Tuesday 3 December 2013

Free Crochet Pattern! Amigurumi Snowman Christmas Tree Decoration

In the spirit of all things festive, for this week's blog post I have written out my Snowman Christmas tree decoration pattern as an early Christmas present to you all :-) If you do decide to make one or more, I would love to see some photos! You can email them to me at cogzspot@gmail.com or even better, post them on my Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/Cogzspot   Happy hooking!

Snowman Christmas Tree Decoration Pattern


If you have any comments or questions or spot any typos, please feel free to comment below or email me on cogzspot@gmail.com

Yarn = Oddments of DK acrylic yarn in white, black, orange and whatever colour you want the hat and scarf to be. I used Hayfield Bonus in White and Bright Orange, and Patons Fab in Black and Raspberry.
Hook = 4mm
Other materials = Polyester toy stuffing.
Tension = not critical. The finished snowman is approx. 3.5 inches high.

Notes
I use UK stitch names in this pattern. If you are not used to UK notation, the following table will be useful:
US

UK
Ch (chain)
=
Ch (chain)
Slst (slip stitch)
=
Slst (slip stitch)
Sc (single crochet)
=
Dc (double crochet)
Hdc (half double crochet)
=
Htr (half treble crochet)
Dc (double crochet)
=
Tr (treble crochet)
Sc2tog (single crochet decrease)
=
Dc2tog (double crochet decrease)

This amigurumi pattern is mostly crocheted in double crochet in continuous rounds. You will also need to know how to do a slip stitch and chain stitch. Starting with an amigurumi style magic ring is optional but will give a neater finish.

Body
White yarn
Make 4 ch and join with a sl st or start with a magic ring.
Round 1: Ch 1, 6 dc in ring. (6 stitches)
Round 2: 2 dc in each stitch. (12 stitches)
Round 3: [dc in next stitch, 2 dc in next stitch] six times. (18 stitches)
Rounds 4 to 13: dc all round (18 stitches)
Round 14: dc2tog, 9 times (9 stitches). Stuff the body section (do not finish off yet)
Round 15: 2 dc in each stitch (18 stitches)
Rounds 16 to 19: dc all round (18 stitches)
Round 20: [dc in next stitch, dc2tog] six times. (12 stitches). Stuff the head section.
Round 21: dc2tog, six times, slst. (6 stitches)
Hanging loop: 16 ch, slst to the base of the chain to make a loop.
Fasten off and leave a long enough end to neatly sew the remaining hole closed.


Hat

Coloured yarn (raspberry in the picture)
Make 6 ch and join with a sl st or start with a magic ring. DO NOT PULL THE RING TIGHT YET
Round 1: Ch 1, 6 dc in ring. (6 stitches)
Round 2: 2 dc in each stitch. (12 stitches)
Round 3: [dc in next stitch, 2 dc in next stitch] six times. (18 stitches)
Thread the white hanging loop through the hole on the centre of the hat (if you used a magic ring you can now pull the loop tight)
Fasten off, leaving a 20cm / 8inch end to sew the hat onto the head around the bottom edge.

Scarf

Cut 6 strands of coloured yarn (raspberry in the picture), each 15 cm long. Knot them together at one end, plait, then knot the other end. Tie around the snowman's neck.

Face and buttons

Embroider eyes, nose and buttons onto the snowman with black and orange yarn, using french knots.

©Cogzspot Woolly Things 2013 You may share this pattern as a whole, or sell items made from this pattern, provided you acknowledge Zoe Coggon / Cogzspot Woolly Things as the pattern designer. It is your responsibility to ensure that any items made for sale comply with relevant local Trading Standards and Toy Safety Regulations.



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