Crochet snowman pattern — six pieces, 67 rounds written out
A free crochet snowman pattern for a 14 cm figure, worked on a 3.5 mm hook in five colours, about three and a half hours' work. Body and head are one piece of twenty-seven rounds with no join anywhere: out to 36 stitches for the lower ball, in to 12 at round 16, back out to 30 for the head, then closed. The scarf is picked up afterwards from the free front loops of that waist round — twelve stitches all the way around it — so it grows out of him and cannot slide off. All 67 rounds are written out below across six pieces, with the number of stitches it leaves you on printed beside it.
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Why it is rated Medium
Medium is the waist. Round 16 takes the body down to 12 stitches, and the lower ball has to be packed firmly before it closes, because nothing reaches back in afterwards.
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00What you need before you start
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What you need before you start
Yarn — five colours, all weight 4
1 skein (about 60 m used)Worsted / aran acrylic, weight 4
small amount (about 25 m)Worsted / aran acrylic, weight 4. A short length of black embroidery floss works for the face if you would rather not use yarn there.
scraps (about 10 m)Worsted / aran acrylic, weight 4
scrapsWorsted / aran acrylic, weight 4
scrapsWorsted / aran acrylic, weight 4
Tools
5 you probably own, 2 to buyYou likely have
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Stitch markers
Pins
A chopstick or similar for pushing stuffing in
You need to buy
Polyester stuffing (~25 g)
Black embroidery floss or a scrap of black yarn for the eyes and mouth
Optional
A small fabric pouch of plastic pellets (~15 g) to weight the base so he stands steady
Pink blush and a soft brush for the cheeks
Gauge and finished size
the last check before you cast onTension
Gauge is not critical here. Work tight enough that the stuffing does not show between stitches; a looser hand gives a taller snowman, not a wrong one.
Finished size
~14 cm tall to the top of the hat, ~6.5 cm across the lower ball
How to make the snowman, piece by piece
Switching rewrites every round:US6 sc in mrUK6 dc in mrWork a US sc as a UK single crochet and the fabric comes out looser and taller.
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01Body and head
One piece, twenty-seven rounds, no join anywhere. Out to 36 for the…27 RNDS
starts in snowWhite· magic ring· Piece 1 of 6
First six rounds[6] [12] [18] [24] [30] [36]
Lower ball opening out
RND 1–61[6]
2[12]
3[18]
4[24]
5[30]
6[36]
Straight sides
RND 7–127[36]
8[36]
9[36]
10[36]
11[36]
12[36]
Closing to the waist
RND 13–1613[30]
14[24]
15[18]
16[12]
Head opening out
RND 17–1917[18]
18[24]
19[30]
Straight sides
RND 20–2320[30]
21[30]
22[30]
23[30]
Closing the head
RND 24–2724[24]
25[18]
26[12]
27[6]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyFLOfront loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneStuff the lower ball firmly before round 16 closes the waist, and stuff the head as you work rounds 24 to 26. Cinch the last 6 stitches through their front loops and the top disappears.
2
02The hat
A flat disc for the crown, a back-loop round to turn the wall down…13 RNDS
starts in coalBlack· magic ring· Piece 2 of 6
First six rounds[6] [12] [18] [24] [30] [30]
The flat crown
RND 1–51[6]
2[12]
3[18]
4[24]
5[30]
The sides, red band at 9
RND 6–106[30]
7[30]
8[30]
9[30]
10[30]
The brim flaring out
RND 11–1311[36]
12[42]
13[48]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyFLOfront loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneTry it on his head before you sew. The brim should clear the top of the face by a stitch or two.
3
03The carrot nose
Four rounds, one increase in each. A magic ring of 4 is small to…4 RNDS
starts in carrotOrange· magic ring· Piece 3 of 6
First four rounds[4] [5] [6] [7]
1[4]
2[5]
3[6]
4[7]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyFLOfront loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneA pinch of stuffing is enough. Sew it on centred between rounds 21 and 22, pointing straight out.
4
04The scarf
Worked into the free front loops left at the waist, so it grows out…11 RNDS
starts in cranberryRed· picked up· Piece 4 of 6
First six rounds[12] [12] [12] [8] [4] [4]
1[12]
2[12]
3[12]
4[8]
5[4]
6[4]
7[4]
8[4]
9[4]
10[4]
11[4]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyFLOfront loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneFlatten the hanging end between your fingers and press it. It sits against the body better once it has been squashed.
5
05The twig arms
Two the same. Five stitches around, six rounds up, no stuffing.6 RNDS
starts in chestnutBrown· magic ring· Piece 5 of 6
First six rounds[5] [5] [5] [5] [5] [5]
1[5]
2[5]
3[5]
4[5]
5[5]
6[5]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyFLOfront loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneFlatten the open end and sew each arm to the side of the lower ball at round 10.
6
06Right arm
— the same 6 rounds again, worked from piece 056 RNDS
starts in chestnutBrown· magic ring· Piece 6 of 6· mirrors the twig arms
First six rounds[5] [5] [5] [5] [5] [5]
1[5]
2[5]
3[5]
4[5]
5[5]
6[5]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyFLOfront loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
You are here
Six pieces from five lists. One list — the twig arms — is written once and worked twice, identical round for round; the grey bars are piece length, all drawn to the same scale.67 ROUNDS IN ALL
Fifteen notes on the snowman
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01An original Crochet Genie design.
02The whole snowman is worked in a continuous spiral. Nothing is joined and nothing is turned, so keep a marker in the first stitch of each round.
03Body and head are one unbroken piece with no seam to hide. Round 16 is the waist at 12 stitches — that narrow point is what makes the head read as a head rather than a bump.
04Stuff the lower ball firmly before you close down to the waist at round 16. You cannot reach back in once the neck narrows.
05Stuff the head through rounds 24 to 26, a little at a time, and cinch the last 6 stitches shut through their front loops with the tapestry needle.
06Round 6 of the hat is worked in back loops only; that ridge is what turns the flat crown down into the wall so the hat sits square. Round 11 is worked in back loops only for the same reason, and it makes the brim flare out with a crisp corner instead of a soft curve.
07The hat band is a colour change at a round boundary — round 9 changes to cranberry red, round 11 changes back to coal black. Change on the last pull-through of the round before, and the jog barely shows.
08The scarf starts in the free front loops of body round 16, worked all the way around the waist. Because it grows out of the snowman it can never slip off. Rounds 1 to 3 are the collar; rounds 4 to 11 narrow into the hanging tail.
09The hanging end of the scarf is simulated as a 4-stitch tube rather than a flat strip, which is the closest this format comes to a length of scarf. Flatten and press it once it is off the hook and it reads correctly.
10The arms are unstuffed 5-stitch tubes. Flatten the open end and sew each one to the side of the lower ball at round 10, at the same height on both sides — measure rather than eyeball it.
11The nose starts on a magic ring of 4, which is fiddly. Stuff it with a pinch of fibre and sew it to the head between rounds 21 and 22, centred.
12Eyes and mouth are embroidered in black rather than made with safety eyes, which keeps the snowman safe for a small child. Two French knots or small satin patches for eyes just above the nose, and five or six tiny stitches curving down for the coal mouth.
13Three black stitches down the front of the lower ball make the coal buttons.
14Yarn brands, hook and colours here are suggestions for the scale the pattern was drafted at. Any worsted yarn on a 3.5 mm hook lands close.
15Counts chain mathematically, but this design has not been test-crocheted. Treat it as a first draft and adjust as you go.
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