Snowman Ornament – Free Pattern

Hello everyone!

I hope you are all doing well and feeling all the Christmas vibes. It’s really great to have all of you here.

Today we’ll continue our series of Plush Christmas Ornaments with the Snowman ☃️

This ornament obviously goes wonderfully with the Snowman decoration I posted a couple weeks ago, you can check the pattern here in case you missed it https://boulettecrochet.com/2023/11/08/sam-the-snowman-free-pattern/

So let’s get to work! As always, don’t hesitate to reach out if you have questions.

Materials

Super Bulky chenille yarn (weight 6) in: white, black, orange, and contrast color of your choice (for top hat detail)

5mm and 6mm hooks

10mm safety eyes

Fiberfill

Scissors, stitch markers, tapestry needle

Blush for the cheeks (optional)

Black cotton yarn for embroidery

Thread in the color of your choice to hang the ornament

Abbreviations

MR: magic ring

FO: fasten off

CC: color change

st: stitch

rnd: round

ch: chain

sl-st: slip stitch

sc: single crochet

inc: increase

dec: invisible decrease

BLO: back loops only

FLO: front loops only

Notes

This pattern is written in U.S terminology. You can use any yarn weight or type, adapt your hook size accordingly.

Closing the last rnd: Using a tapestry needle, go though the front loop of each st in the last rnd and pull yarn to close. Make a little knot in one of the sts and hide the tail.

I’m a lefty! If you’re right-handed, you’ll notice that some of my pictures may look inverted when compared to your work.

Copyright

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Head – use white and a 6mm hook

Rnd 1) 6 sc in a MR (6)

Rnd 2) 6 inc (12)

Rnd 3) (1 sc, 1 inc)x6 (18)

Rnd 4) (2 sc, 1 inc)x6 (24)

Rnd 5-10) 24 sc around (24) [6 rnds]

Rnd 11) (2 sc, 1 dec)x6 (18)

Insert safety eyes between rnds 6-7, leave 3 free sts between the eyes.

Rnd 12) (1 sc, 1 dec)x6 (12)

Stuff firmly

Rnd 13) 6 dec (6)

FO and close the last rnd. Weave in tail.

Hat – use black, contrast color and a 5mm hook

Start with black yarn

Rnd 1) 8 sc in a MR (8)

Rnd 2) 8 inc (16)

Rnd 3) BLO 16 sc around (16)

Rnds 4-6) 16 sc around (16) [3 rnds]

Change to contrast color, do not FO black yarn

Rnd 7) 16 sl-st around (16)

Rnd 8) BLO 16 sc around (16)

FO contrast color, change to black

Rnd 9) 16 sl-st around (16)

Rnd 10) FLO (1 sc, 1 inc)x8 (24)

Rnd 11) 24 sc around (24)

FO and leave a long tail for sewing. Stuff lightly.

Carrot Nose – use orange and a 5mm hook

Turn the head upside down and insert you hook horizontally between rnds 7-8, between the eyes. Attach yarn with a sl-st, leave a beginning tail.

1) Ch3, starting in the 2nd ch from the hook, make 1 sl-st, 1 sc (2)

FO and leave a tail.

Using a tapestry needle, insert needle in the next free st of the face and pull out with beginning tail. make a knot with both tails and hide them inside the head.

Assembly

Hat: Sew rnd 10 of the hat on the head, a little tilted to the side.

Eyebrows: Use black cotton yarn to embroider the eyebrows diagonally on rnds 5-6, in the space of 2 sts.

Mouth: Embroider a mouth 1 rnd below the nose (rnd 8): make a straight line in the space of 7 sts, pull out your needle 1 rnd below (rnd 9) in the middle, pass needle under the thread and insert it back in the same st. You can make little two little diagonal lines at the ends of the smile in the space of 1 st.

Add blush to the cheeks.

Thread: Cut a piece of thread in the color of your choice and attach it to the inner corner of the hat), the ornament should stay straight when you hold it by the thread. Make a knot and trim the ends.

Your Snowman Ornament is ready !

I hope you had a great time working on this project, I’ll be back soon with the Elf Ornament pattern ☺️

❤︎

Clarissa