Hey crochet friends! I’m very excited to share this free crochet pattern for a super cute snowman with a little fir tree. It´s a perfect Christmas gift for friends, coworkers or relatives. You can use whatever sized yarn and matching hook to change the size of your snowman. So, grab your hook, heat up a cup of hot cocoa or coffee and let’s make this little snow buddy together.
SUPPLIES
cotton yarn (e.g. Schachenmayr Catania 125m/50g) in the following colors: brown, beige, red, green and white, crochet hook 2,5 mm, white beads, scissors, yarn needle, Fiberfil stuffing.
SKILL LEVEL
Easy
SIZE
The ready amigurumi is approx. 16 cm long, can be made bigger or smaller depending on the yarn and hook you use.
SKILLS YOU NEED
chain, single crochet, double crochet, half double crochet, slip stitch, increase, decrease
ABBREVIATIONS
Ch =chain
St = stitch
Sc = single crochet
Sl st = slip stitch
dec = decrease stitch (two single crochets together)
inc = increase stitch (two single crochets in the one stitch)
Dc = double crochet
Rnd = Round
* = repeat instructions for the times indicated
(...) = total amount of stitches
TIPS
- Do not join rounds, work in a continuous spiral.
- Use a stitch marker or piece of yarn to keep track of the last stitch in each round
- All stitches are worked into both loops, unless stated otherwise in the pattern.
- When filling with polyester stuffing, pull apart each large chunk into many smaller chunks. This ensures an even distribution of firmness within the amigurumi
- Amigurumi can be made in any desired colors.
Seamless way of changing color when working in the round
Pick up the new color at the end of the round: inset your hook into the stitch, yarn over the new color and pull through the stitch and the loop on your hook to complete the stitch.
To make a magic ring
- Loop the thread twice around your middle finger
- Put the hook under both loops, pull the yarn under the loops and hook the thread again
- Pull the thread through the new loop. The first crochet stitch is ready!
- Repeat the needed number of times.
- Pull the inner threads to tighten the ring.
SHIFT STITCH
Sometimes during a work of the spiral amigurumi, you need to keep the work symmetrically. As work tends to twist to the right you need to adjust the position of the marker periodically (beginning of the round).
Shift stitch is an extra stitch you work at the end of a round to make your work look symmetrical. If you notice that the marker moves right, you need to work one extra stitch in the end of the round and move marker for one stitch (now 2nd stitch of the round becomes first). This is the shift stitch.
The shift stitch is not included in the round description. To check if it’s time to work shift stitch fold your work in half and check if marker still goes straight or use a yarn that marks a straight line.
You may think this is an increase, but it isn’t. This way you don’t increase or decrease the number of stitches. The stitches count remains the same.
INSTRUCTIONS
The snowman consists of several parts which you crochet separately and then sew them together.
ARM (2x)
Start your work using white color yarn.
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring
Round 2: increase 6 times (12 stitches)
Round 3: *single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, increase* (15 stitches)
Rounds 4-7: single crochet in each of next 15 stitches
Change the yarn color to red
Round 8 (working into the back loop): single crochet in each of next 15 stitches
Rounds 9-15: single crochet in each of next 15 stitches
Round 16: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (12 stitches)
Rounds 17-18: single crochet in each of next 12 stitches
Fill in some stuffing material into the arms, not too much, as it will hurm their shape.
Bind off. Work the second arm the same way.
FOOT (2x)
Crochet using white color yarn.
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring
Round 2: increase 6 times (12 stitches)
Round 3: *single crochet in the next stitch, increase* (18 stitches)
Rounds 4-7: single crochet in each of next 18 stitches
Round 8: *single crochet in each of next 4 stitches, decrease* (15 stitches)
Round 9: single crochet in each of next 15 stitches
Fill in some stuffing material into the feet, not too much.
Round 10: *dec, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (12 stitches)
Round 11: single crochet in each of next 12 stitches
Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing. Work the second foot the same way.
BODY and HEAD
Work using white color yarn.
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring
Round 2: increase 6 times (12 stitches)
Round 3: *single crochet in the next stitch, increase* (18 stitches)
Round 4: *single crochet in each of next 2 stitches, increase* (24 stitches)
Round 5: *single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, increase* (30 stitches)
Round 6: *single crochet in each of next 4 stitches, increase* (36 stitches)
Round 7: *single crochet in each of next 5 stitches, increase* (42 stitches)
Round 8: *single crochet in each of next 6 stitches, increase* (48 stitches)
Round 9: single crochet in each of next 48 stitches
Round 10: *single crochet in each of next 7 stitches, increase* (54 stitches)
Rounds 11-17: single crochet in each of next 54 stitches
Round 18: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 7 stitches* (48 stitches)
Round 19: single crochet in each of next 48 stitches
Round 20: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 6 stitches* (42 stitches)
Change the yarn color to red
Round 21 (working into the back loop): single crochet in each of next 42 stitches
Rounds 22-23: single crochet in each of next 42 stitches
Round 24: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 5 stitches* (36 stitches)
Rounds 25-27: single crochet in each of next 36 stitches
Round 28: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches* (30 stitches)
Round 27: single crochet in each of next 30 stitches
In the next round attach the hands (ensure that the hands are located in the middle and make several shift stitches if needed):
Round 28: single crochet in each of next 5 stitches, 6 single crochets both through hand and body, single crochet in each of next 10 stitches, 6 single crochets both through hand and body, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches.
Do not bind off.
Change the yarn color to white
Round 29 (working into the back loop): *decrease, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (24 stitches)
Round 30: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (18 stitches)
Round 31: single crochet in each of next 18 stitches
Stuff the body firmly. Do not bind off.
Crochet with red color yarn again:
working into the front loop: single crochet in each of next 30 stitches.
HEAD
Continue crocheting in rounds using white color yarn.
Round 32: *single crochet in each of next 2 stitches, increase* (24 stitches)
Round 33: *single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, increase* (30 stitches)
Round 34: *single crochet in each of next 4 stitches, increase* (36 stitches)
Round 35: *single crochet in each of next 5 stitches, increase* (42 stitches)
Round 36: *single crochet in each of next 6 stitches, increase* (48 stitches)
Rounds 37-44: single crochet in each of next 48 stitches
Round 45: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 6 stitches* (42 stitches)
Round 46: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 5 stitches* (36 stitches)
Round 47: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches* (30 stitches)
Round 48: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (24 stitches)
Round 49: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (18 stitches)
Stuff the head firmly.
Round 50: *decrease, single crochet in the next stitch* (12 stitches)
Round 51: *decrease*, repeat 6 times.
Bind off. Hide yarn ends.
NOSE
Round 1: 3 single crochets into Magic Ring.
Round 2: *increase* (6 stitches)
Round 3: single crochet in each of next 6 stitches
Round 4: *increase, single crochet in next stitch* (9 stitches)
Round 5: single crochet in each of next 9 stitches
Cast off leaving a long tail for sewing.
HAT
Crochet with red color yarn.
Round 1: Chain 4 stitches, join with slip stitch into a ring. Chain 3 stitches, 11 double crochets into the ring, slip stitch (12 stitches).
Round 2: chain 3 stitches, dc in the same stitch as chain, 2 dc in each of next 11 stitches, slip stitch to top of chain 3 (24 stitches)
Round 3: chain 3 stitches, dc in the same stitch as chain, dc in the next stitch, *2 dc in the next stitch, dc in the next stitch*, repeat from*to* 11 times, slip stitch to top of chain 3 (36 stitches)
Round 4: dc in each of next 36 stitches
Round 5: chain 3 stitches, dc in the same stitch as chain, dc in each of next 5 stitches, *2 dc in the next stitch, dc in each of next 5 stitches*, repeat from*till the end of the round, slip stitch to top of chain 3 (42 stitches)
Rounds 6-7: dc in each of next 42 stitches
Earflaps:
Start the first earflap in the 5th stitch from the starting seam.
- dc in each of next 13 stitches, chain 3 stitches, turn the work
- dc in each of next 5 stitches, dc2tog, chain 3 stitches, turn the work
- dc in each of next 3 stitches, dc2tog, chain 3 stitches, turn the work
- dc in the next stitch, dc2tog.
Bind off.
Leave 18 stitches unworked across the front of the hat and join in the 19th stitch. Crochet the second earflap like the first one.
Work one round of sc´s all around the hat.
Make two pompons and sew them to the earflaps of the hat.
FIR TREE
Crochet with green color yarn.
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring
Rounds 2-3: single crochet in each of next 6 stitches
Round 4: *single crochet in next stitch, increase* (9 stitches)
Round 5: single crochet in each of next 9 stitches
Round 6: *single crochet in each of next 2 stitches, increase* (12 stitches)
Round 7: single crochet in each of next 12 stitches
Round 8: *single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, increase* (15 stitches)
Rounds 9-10: single crochet in each of next 15 stitches
Round 11: *single crochet in each of next 4 stitches, increase* (18 stitches)
Round 12: single crochet in each of next 18 stitches
Round 13: *single crochet in each of next 5 stitches, increase* (21 stitches)
Round 14: single crochet in each of next 21 stitches
Round 15: *single crochet in each of next 6 stitches, increase* (24 stitches)
Round 16: single crochet in each of next 24 stitches
Round 17: *single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, increase* (30 stitches)
Round 18: *single crochet in each of next 4 stitches, increase* (36 stitches)
Round 19: single crochet in each of next 36 stitches
Round 20: *single crochet in each of next 5 stitches, increase* (42 stitches)
Round 21: single crochet in each of next 42 stitches
Round 22: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 5 stitches* (36 stitches)
Round 23: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches* (30 stitches)
Round 24: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (24 stitches)
Round 25: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (18 stitches)
Stuff the fir tree firmly.
Round 26: *decrease, single crochet in the next stitch* (12 stitches)
Round 27: *decrease*, repeat 6 times.
Bind off. Hide yarn ends.
RUFFLE
Row 1: Make ca 50 cm long crochet chain.
Row 2: single crochet in the next stitch, *picot, (chain 3, slip stitch in the first chain), chain 1, skip the next stitch, single crochet in next stitch*, repeat from* to* till the end of row.
Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Sew ruffles to the hat with distance of 2-3 rows. Decorate it as desired.
ASSEMBLY
Work with red color yarn now:
Join yarn to the last stitch of the 21st round.
Working into the front loop: single crochet in each of the next 42 stitches.
Bind off, hide yarn ends.
Place the eyes on their right place on the head and sew them to the head of the snowman. Attach the nose using the yarn left. Weave in all the ends.
Sew a couple of beads of 2 buttons.
Embroider eyebrows with black color yarn. Embroider mouth if desired. Proceed to the smile if desired. You can also add eyelashes. Weave in all ends.
Feet are attached to the body now. Thread a needle on one of the yarn tails left from the feet and sew feet to the body of your snowman.
Happy crocheting!
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