Project Instructions

ABBREVIATIONS:

SC = Single Crochet
DC = Double Crochet
CH = Chain
Dec = Decrease
Inc = Increase

Head:

Row 1: Ch 4, connect to chain 1 to make circle. (Leave tail as marker or attach marker to indicate beginning of row.)

Row 2: Ch 1. Sc twice into each stitch. (inc)

Row 3-4: Ch 1. Repeat Row 2.

Row 5: Ch 3. Dc to end.

Row 6-8: Repeat Rows 3-5 (2 rows of sc, 1 row of dc).

Row 9: Ch 1. Sc in stitches 2 & 3. (decreasing) sc in stitches 4 & 5. Repeat sequence to the end.

Row 10: Repeat row 9.

Nose:

Add orange yarn to center of head. Sc 8 stitches in circle (attaching to head). Sc 2 rows. Next row dec once each row until tip of nose. Tie off & tuck tail in nose.

Neck:

Row 11: Ch 1. Sc entire row.

Body:

Row 12: Ch 1. Sc twice in every third stitch. (increasing)

For chubby snowman: Row 13-17 repeat row 12.

For slender snowman: Row 12-17, sc twice in every fifth stitch.

Row 18-24: Ch 1. Sc each row.

Row 25: Ch 1. Sc in first 3 stitches. Dec stitches 4 & 5. Sc next 3 stitches. Dec. Repeat to end of row.

Row 26-28: Repeat row 25.

Bottom flap/pocket for sand:

Row 29: Ch 1. Sc 10 stitches.

Row 30-51: Ch 1. Sc to end.

Stuff head & body with Poly-fil®.

Pour sand into plastic baggies. (I put sand in one bag & sealed, then into another bag & sealed it also.)

Fold crocheted flap inward with bagged sand inside the fold. Sc all around to “seal” the sand in place. Tie off & tuck tail in snowman.

Eyes & Mouth:

Trim down 5 of the 2" black pom-poms with scissors to look like coal. Lay snowman down face up. Glue trimmed down 5 lumps of coal below carrot nose. Glue two 2" black eyes (pom-poms) above carrot nose. Let dry.

Arms:

Insert each branch into sides now & glue. Or if you’re going to make the sweater, wait until completed.

dc = double crochet

ch = chain

dec = decrease

Snowman Hat:

Row 1: MC, ch 4 and connect to chain 1 to make a circle. (Leave tail as marker or attach marker to indicate beginning and end of row.)

Row 2: Ch 1. Sc twice into each stitch. (increasing stitches)

Row 3-4: Ch 1. Repeat Row 2.

Row 5-8: ch 1. Sc to end.

Row 9: add in secondary color. Ch 1. Sc to end.

Row 10-13: ch 1. Sc to end.

Row 14: Add in MC. ch 1. Sc to end.

Row 15: ch 1. Sc to end.

Row 16: Add in color three (Teal). Ch 1. Sc to end.

Row 17: Add in MC (Lime). Ch 1. Sc to end.

Row 18-23: ch 1. Sc to end.

Right Side of Hat

Row 19: ch 1. Sc to stitch 29. Turn.

Row 20: ch 1. Sc 10 stitches. turn.

Row 21: sc to 2nd to last stitch. Last 2 stitches dec. Turn.

Row 22-26: repeat row 21.

Row 27-35: ch 1. Sc to end. Turn.

Row 36: dec. sc. dec. Tie off.

Left Side of Hat

Repeat rows 20 to 36 above.

Finishing of the Hat

Add MC to back of hat & sc all around the hat. (Note: this gives it a finished edge.)

Sweater:

(Note: only 2 colors are used – MC Lime & color three Teal)

Row 1: MC, ch 78. Turn.

Row 2: Sc in stitch 2. Sc to end. Turn.

Row 3-7: Ch 1. sc in stitch 1 to end. Turn.

Row 8: Ch 3. Dc in stitch 1 to end. Turn.

Row 9-10: Repeat row 2.

Row 11: Add color three (teal). Ch 1. Sc in stitch 1 to the end. Turn.

Row 12: Ch 1. Sc in stitch 1 to the end. Turn.

Row 13: add MC, ch 1. Sc to the end. Turn.

Row 14: ch 1. Sc to the end. Turn.

Row 15: ch 3. Dc to the end. Turn.

Front Right of Sweater

Row 16: ch 1. Sc 14 stitches. Turn.

Row 17-22: ch 1. Sc to the end. Tie off.

Front Left of Sweater

Row 16: add color three (teal) to MC & sc 14 stitches. Turn.

Row 17-22: ch 1. Sc to the end. Tie off.

Back of Sweater

Row 16: Add color three (teal) in 6th stitch from front right of sweater (stitch 19).

Sc to end. Turn.

Row 17-22: ch 1. Sc to the end. Ch 5 and sc in 14 stitches to end. Turn.

Row 23: ch 1. Sc to end of back. Ch 5 and sc in 14 stitches to end. Turn.

Row 24: ch 1. Sc to end. Tie off.

Sleeves

Add color three (Teal) to back side of sweater. Sc around open arm hole. (Note: do not add a chain at the beginning of each rotation.) Sc 2 rows, then dec at shoulder & under arm. Continue for 5 rows. Add MC (Lime) to backside of sweater for 2 rows to finish off the sleeve. Tie off. Repeat for other sleeve.

Button Closure

(Note: since my snowman was so chubby, a button was needed to hold the sweater together.) Sew or glue button on upper corner of sweater opening. Add color to opposite corner & ch 5. Sc in ch 1. Tie off.

Scarf:

(Note: make scarf to be 45" long without fringe.)

Row 1: ch 10. Turn.

Row 2: ch 1. Sc to end. Turn.

Row 3 to 45": repeat row 2.

Alternate colors to be even stripes or uneven stripes.

Fringe

Cut 32 strands of yarn 12" long.

Fold strand in half & insert into stitch 1. Thread the 2 loose ends through the folded end and pull tight. Add 2 folded fringe to each stitch.

Dressing the Snowman:

If snowman’s head too fluffy for hat, tack down hat by sewing or a dab of glue on back of head and under flaps.

Put on sweater & button. Now add the branch arms with glue to make permanent. For better storage: do not glue in arms. Allow them to be removable.

Put scarf on snowman. Wrap around, tie and drape. Or do the stylish way: fold in half with fringe ends touching. Wrap around neck with fold in front and pull fringe end through fold.