Here is a super simple crochet snowman pattern you can make to use as an ornament, or to sit on a tabletop. You will need Medium Weight / Worsted Weight Yarn and a 4 mm (G) crochet hook for this project.
This crocheted snowman is not very big, it is similar in size to my crochet angels and it is a very easy project to crochet.
I’d love to see all the snowmen you make with my Free Crochet Snowman Pattern! You can create your project pages on Ravelry here, or even send me an email to share your finished projects!
Free Crochet Snowman Pattern
Supplies
- Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver, 100% Acrylic, Medium (4), (7 oz/198 g; 364 yds/333 m). Colors: Black, White, Orange, Red.
- Hook: 4 mm (G) Clover Amour
- Poly-fil Stuffing
- Scissors, Yarn Needle, Stitch Marker (optional)
Difficulty Level
- EASY
Finished Size
- 6 inches tall and 2.5 inches wide (bottom snowball)
Gauge
- is not really imperative so long as the stitches are close together (no holes)
Abbreviations
US Terminology used
- ch – chain
- MR – magic ring
- R – row/round
- rem – remaining
- rep – repeat
- sc – single crochet
- sc2tog – single crochet 2 stitches together (to make 1 stitch)
- sk – skip
- sl st – slip stitch
- st/sts – stitch/stitches
- * – Repeat the instructions between the asterisks the number of times indicated. This repeat will contain of multiple instructions.
- () – Repeat the instructions between the parentheses the number of times indicated.
- [] – at the end of the row – the total number of stitches
Helpful Tutorials
- Invisible Join
- Stitch Anatomy
- Single Crochet Stitches
- sc2tog
- MR – Magic Ring
- Simple Closing Method (this is how you close the snowballs; weaving through the front loops of the final round of stitches to cinch closed).
Notes
- This little snowman is worked in continuous rounds.
- You will not need to use a slip stitch to join but you will find it helpful to use a stitch marker to mark your place.
- Each snow ball is worked separately and then hand stitched together to form your snowman.
- We begin at the top (head) and work to the bottom. Then add the hat and scarf and facial features.
Free Crochet Snowman Pattern
The 3 snow balls which make up your snowman are each crocheted separately and then stitched together to form your snowman. You will begin by crocheting the Snowman’s Head.
Quick and Easy Holiday Crochet Snowman Pattern available for free today!Crochet Snowman’s Head
R1: Work 6 sc in a MR. [6]
R2: 2 sc in each sc around. [12]
R3: *2 sc in the next st, 1 sc in the next st**. Rep from * to ** around. [18]
R4: 1 sc in each st around. [18]
R5-R6: Rep R4
R7: *Sc2tog over the next 2 sts, 1 sc in the next st**. Rep from * to ** around. [12]
I recommend you firmly stuff the head at this point.
R8: Sc2tog around. Finish off, leaving a yarn end. Weave your yarn end through the front loops of the remaining stitches, pull to tighten and cinch closed [6]
Crochet Snowman’s Belly
R1: Work 6 sc in a MR. [6]
R2: 2 sc in each sc around. [12]
R3: *2 sc in the next st, 1 sc in the next st**. Rep from * to ** around. [18]
R4: *2 sc in the next st, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sts**. Rep from * to ** around. [24]
R5: 1 sc in each st around. [24]
R6-R7: Rep R4
R8: Sc2tog over the next 2 sts, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sts**. Rep from * to ** around. [18]
R9: Sc2tog over the next 2 sts, 1 sc in the next st**. Rep from * to ** around. [12]
I recommend you firmly stuff the belly at this point.
R10: Sc2tog around. [6] Finish off and weave through the fl of rem stitches, tighten to cinch closed.
Crochet Snowman’s Bottom
R1: Work 6 sc in a MR. [6]
R2: 2 sc in each sc around. [12]
R3: *2 sc in the next st, 1 sc in the next st**. Rep from * to ** around. [18]
R4: *2 sc in the next st, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sts**. Rep from * to ** around. [24]
R5: *2 sc in the next st, 1 sc in each of the next 3 sts**. Rep from * to ** around. [30]
R6: 1 sc in each around [30]
R7-R8: Rep R4
R9: Sc2tog over the next 2 sts, 1 sc in each of the next 3 sts**. Rep from * to ** around. [24]
R10: Sc2tog over the next 2 sts, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sts**. Rep from * to ** around. [18]
R11: Sc2tog over the next 2 sts, 1 sc in the next st**. Rep from * to ** around. [12]
I recommend you firmly stuff the bottom at this point.
R12: Sc2tog around. [6] Finish off and weave through the fl of rem stitches, tighten to cinch closed and leave a long tail for assembling your snowman together.
Crochet Snowman’s Hat
R1: Work 6 sc in a MR. [6]
R2: 2 sc in each sc around. [12]
R3: *2 sc in the next st, 1 sc in the next st**. Rep from * to ** around. [18]
R4: 1 sl st in each around finish off invisible join and weave in ends.
Middle Section of the Hat
R1: Ch 11, sk 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st across, ch 1, turn [10]
R2: 1 sc in each across, ch 1, turn [10]
R3-R: Rep R2; fold in half so the ends of the rows touch and slip stitch down the side edges to join into a tube. Finish off and leave a long tail to weave in ends.
Top of Hat
R1: MR, 5 sc [5]
R2: 2 sc in each around [10] finish off with an invisible join and then pop that circle into the open spot at the top of the hat. Weave the yarn end in and out between the top round of stitches on the middle of the hat and the top of the hat outer edge to close the hat. Use your hook to pull the top of the hat up and make it flat(ish) on top.
Crochet Scarf
R1: Ch 41, sk 1 ch, 1 sc in back bump of each ch across, finish off and weave in ends.
Carrot Nose
- Carrot nose – unwind the 4-ply yarn and use 2 of the strands only and sew the nose on by hand. Or alternately use orange embroidery thread to hand stitch the nose shape on the snowman. Another idea – which I have heard work is using puffy paint from Tulip to paint on the fabric nose. I have it on my list to purchase to try on a project in the future!
Eyes (2)
- Using black sewing thread, hand sew the 2 beads as eyes on your snowman. Alternately you could do this with the embroidery thread OR black puffy paint from Tulip!
Mouth
- We use little stones to make the mouth on our snowmen here – so my children insisted I add some to our Snowman. I simply used the same black sewing thread to sew tiny black dots in a smile on my snowman. You can omit these if you wish – not all snowmen have smiles 😉
Assembly
- Using the extra yarn from the final snowball (bottom) on a yarn needle, weave your yarn needle through the center hole (at the very bottom) and through the inside of the ball, straight up to the top center hole (now you have a ball hanging on a string).
- Now find the belly snowball and thread the yarn needle through the bottom hole (created when you cinched the last round closed) and thread the yarn straight through the inside and up to the center hole on the top of the belly snowball (now you have 2 balls on top of each other on a string.
- Do the very same process for your top snowball (head) and then weave your yarn through some of the stitches to secure it to the top of the head.
- Do not cut the yarn because you can actually use this to hang him on the tree if you do not want to use ribbon or a different color of yarn.
- Our snowman is using the yarn from the bottom snowball to hang from the three.
- I simply threaded it through the hat as I assembled the hat on his head 😉 Once his hat was completely sewn I threaded the yarn back into the hat and pulled it through the side piece; removed my yarn needle and tied a double knot. Then I pulled that knot back inside his hat. Easy peasy! Alternately you can add a super pretty piece of ribbon the same way!
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