Here is another gift idea for Christmas – cute snowman amigurumi dressed in bright striped winter hat and mittens. Crochet snowman will appeal to both adults and children, and will take pride of place under the Christmas tree!

To crochet snowman you will need:

• 100% acrylic yarn, 50 g / 200 m
• A little bit of Alize Softy yarn for winter cap edge
• 2.5 mm crochet hook
• Seed beads and buttons for decoration
• Safety eyes or beads
• Thick cardboard, scotch tape
• Scissors
• Sewing needle

Skill level: intermediate

Crochet snowman
Free amigurumi pattern

Head:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each stitch [12]
Rnd 3: 2 sc in each second stitch [18]
Rnd 4: 2 sc in each third stitch [24]
Rnd 5: 2 sc in each fourth stitch [30]
Rnd 6: 2 sc in each fifth stitch [36]
Rnd 7: 2 sc in each sixth stitch [42]
Rnd 8: 2 sc in each seventh stitch [48]
Rnd 9: 2 sc in each eighth stitch [54]
Rnd 10-12: sc in all stitches without increases [54]
Rnd 13: crochet every 8th and 9th stitches together [48]
Rnd 14: sc in all st [48]
Rnd 15: crochet every 7th and 8th stitches together [42]
Rnd 16: crochet every 6th and 7th stitches together [36]
Rnd 17: crochet every 5th and 6th stitches together [30]
Rnd 18: crochet every 4th and 5th stitches together [24]
Rnd 19: crochet every 3rd and 4th stitches together [18]
Rnd 20: crochet every 2nd and 3rd stitches together [12]
Rnd 21: decrease in every stitch [6]
Fasten off, cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing
Insert eyes between Round 12 and Round 13. Stuff.

Body:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each stitch [12]
Rnd 3: 2 sc in each second stitch [18]
Rnd 4: 2 sc in each third stitch [24]
Rnd 5: 2 sc in each fourth stitch [30]
Rnd 6: 2 sc in each fifth stitch [36]
Rnd 7: 2 sc in each sixth stitch [42]
Rnd 8: 2 sc in each seventh stitch [48]
Rnd 9: 2 sc in each eighth stitch [54]
Rnd 10: 2 sc in each ninth stitch [60]
Rnd 11: 2 sc in each tenth stitch [66]
Rnd 12-16: sc in all stitches without increases [66]
Rnd 17: crochet every 10th and 11th stitches together [60]
Rnd 18: crochet every 9th and 10 th stitches together [54]
Rnd 19: crochet every 8th and 9th stitches together [48]
Rnd 20: crochet every 7th and 8th stitches together [42]
Rnd 21: crochet every 6th and 7th stitches together [36]
Rnd 22: crochet every 5th and 6th stitches together [30]
Rnd 23: crochet every 4th and 5th stitches together [24]
Stuff.
Rnd 24: crochet every 3rd and 4th stitches together [18]
Rnd 25: crochet every 2nd and 3rd stitches together [12]
Rnd 26: decrease in every stitch [6]
Close the opening, fasten off and cut the yarn.

Mittens
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each stitch [12]
Rnd 3-4: sc in all stitches [12]
Rnd 5: sc in next 5 st and crochet a bobble stitch (it’s a finger of the mitten), crochet sc in the next 6 sc [12]
Rnd 6: crochet every 3rd and 4th stitches together [9]
Rnd 7: in front loops only: increase in every stitch around. Thus you’ll get a wristband of the mitten.
Change yarn to the white colour and start crocheting in back loops of Round 6 [9]
Don’t forget to fasten the yarn off when moving from the mitten to the arm.
Rnd 8-16: sc in all stitches [9]
Rnd 17: crochet every 2nd and 3rd stitches together
Close the opening (don’t forget to stuff the arm), fasten off. Cut and weave in the ends.

Legs:
Take cardboard for feet, scotch tape and scissors.
Rnd 1: 6 ch, 3 sc in the second st from the hook, sc in next 3 stitches, 3 sc in the last ch, turn, sc in the next 3 st, join [12]
Rnd 2: 2 sc in the next 3 st, 1 sc in the next 3 st, 2 sc in the next 3 st, 1 sc in the next 3 st. You’ll get an oval [18]
Rnd 3: (2 sc in the next st, 1 sc in the next st) repeat 3 times, 1 sc in the next 3 st, (2 sc in the next st, 1 sc in the next st) repeat 3 times, 1 sc in the next 3 st [24]
Rnd 4: (1 sc in the next st, 2 sc in the next st, 1 sc in the next st) repeat 3 times, 1 sc in the next 3 st, (1 sc in the next st, 2 sc in the next st, 1 sc in the next st) repeat 3 times, 1 sc in the next 3 st [30]
Rnd 5: sc in all 30 stitches in back loops only [30]
Rnd 6: sc in all 30 st in both loops [30]
Rnd 7: (dec) repeat 7 times, sc in the next 5 st, (dec) repeat 3 times on the heel, sc in the next 5 st
Cut the oval from the cardboard of a size equal to the sole. Try it inside the boot. If it doesn’t fit, change it.
The cardboard should fit perfectly in size, otherwise it will stick out or move to the side, and the snowman won’t stand. Got it? Nice, cut one more cardboard, glue over with scotch tape and put inside the boot.
Rnd 8: (dec) repeat 3 times and crochet sc till the heel, fasten off. Stuff.

Carrot – nose
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring
Rnd 2: sc in all 6 st [6]
Rnd 3: 2 sc in each third stitch [9]
Rnd 4-5: sc in all stitches [9]
Rnd 6: 2 sc in each fourth stitch [11]
You can make the nose shorter or longer according to your preference.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Sew head and body together with openings faced to each other. Sew arms and legs. Embroider a smile.

The scarf is crocheted from right to left, each row with new colour. Crochet a chain, fasten off and cut the yarn. Start a new row from the right with new colour. It looks beautiful – right rows on one side and wrong rows on the other side.

Hat:
Choose colours for the hat stripes as you like.
Rnd 1: 56 ch, join in a circle. Try it on the snowman’s head. If there is a need, add or decrease one stitch.
Rnd 2-8: sc in all 56 stitches (or according to your stitch number) [56]
Rnd 9: crochet every 8th and 9th stitches together, sc in next 2 st (or according to your stitch number) [50]
Rnd 10: sc in all stitches [50]
Rnd 11: crochet every 7th and 8th stitches together, sc in next 2 st (or according to your stitch number) [44]
Rnd 12: sc in all stitches [44]
Rnd 13: crochet every 6th and 7th stitches together, sc in next 2 st (or according to your stitch number) [38]
Rnd 14: crochet every 5th and 6th stitches together, sc in next 2 st (or according to your stitch number) [32]
Rnd 15: crochet every 4th and 5th stitches together, sc in next 2 st (or according to your stitch number) [26]
Rnd 16: crochet every 3rd and 4th stitches together, sc in next 2 st (or according to your stitch number) [20]
Rnd 17: crochet every 2nd and 3rd stitches together, sc in next 2 st (or according to your stitch number) [14]
Rnd 18: dec in each stitch around, pull off the opening, fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.
Make a pompom and sew it to the hat.

Dress up your crochet snowman!

If you have any questions about the snowman amigurumi pattern, write them in the comments to the post. Wish you to have a nice time while preparing for Christmas!