Here is a crochet pattern for a Mini Snowman by Marina Tyuleneva. The finished toy will be about 12 cm in height, and it features a hat and scarf. Any semi-cotton yarn like YarnArt Jeans, Alize Cotton Gold, or Gazzal Baby Cotton will be suitable for this project. The entire toy is crocheted, except for the scarf, which is knitted.

Materials and Tools

• YarnArt Jeans in white, orange, and blue
• Crochet hook size 1.75 mm
• Knitting needles size 2 mm
• 5 mm safety eyes
• Stuffing
• Cardboard or plastic for hat base
• Decorative buttons
• Glue
• Yarn needle for sewing pieces together
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR: Magic Ring
• ch: chain stitch
• sc: single crochet
• inc: increase
• dec: decrease
• edge: edge stitch
• k: knit stitch
• (…) x n: repeat the pattern in parentheses n times

Snowman Body (Head + Body)

Crochet with white yarn and stuff as you go.

1. Round: 6 sc into MR (6)
2. Round: (inc) x 6 (12)
3. Round: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. Round: (inc, 2 sc) x 6 (24)
5. Round: 2 sc, (inc, 3 sc) x 5, inc, 1 sc (30)
6. Round: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7. Round: (inc, 5 sc) x 6 (42)
   8-9. Rounds: 42 sc (42)
8. Round: 17 sc, 1 ch, skip 1 sc of the previous row, 6 sc, 1 ch, skip 1 sc of the previous row, 17 sc (42)
   11-14. Rounds: 42 sc (42) (4 rows)

Insert safety eyes into the holes in round 10.

15. Round: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
16. Round: (dec, 4 sc) x 6 (30)
17. Round: 1 sc, (dec, 3 sc) x 5, dec, 2 sc (24)
18. Round: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
19. Round: (dec, 1 sc) x 6 (12)
20. Round: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
21. Round: (inc, 2 sc) x 6 (24)
22. Round: 2 sc, (inc, 3 sc) x 5, inc, 1 sc (30)
23. Round: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
24. Round: (inc, 5 sc) x 6 (42)
25. Round: 2 sc, (inc, 6 sc) x 5, inc, 4 sc (48)
    26-35. Rounds: 48 sc (48) (10 rows)
26. Round: (dec, 6 sc) x 6 (42)
27. Round: 1 sc, (dec, 5 sc) x 5, dec, 4 sc (36)
28. Round: 2 sc, (dec, 4 sc) x 5, dec, 3 sc (30)
29. Round: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
30. Round: (dec, 2 sc) x 6 (18)
31. Round: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
32. Round: dec x 6 (6)

Close the hole, and hide the yarn tail.

Arms (make 2)

Stuff only the hand portion. Begin with pink yarn.

1. Round: 6 sc into MR (6)
2. Round: (inc) x 6 (12)
3. Round: 12 sc (12)
4. Round: 1 sc, puff stitch, 10 sc (10)
5. Round: (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)
   Change to white yarn.
6. Round: 9 sc through the back loops only (9)
   7-10. Rounds: 9 sc (4 rounds)
7. Round: 2 slip stitches, fold the piece in half, crochet through both layers: 4 sc (4)

Leave a long tail for sewing. Complete the mitten. Attach the yarn to the front loops of round 5: 9 sc. Fasten off and hide the yarn tail. Sew the arms to the body.

Nose

Use orange yarn. Do not stuff.

1. Round: 6 sc into MR (6)
2. Round: 6 sc (6)
3. Round: (2 sc, inc) x 2 (8)

Leave a long tail for sewing. Sew the nose in place, and embroider the mouth and eyebrows.

Scarf

Cast on 6 stitches with knitting needles.

1. Row: edge stitch, 4 knit stitches, edge stitch (6)

Repeat the 1st row until the scarf reaches the desired length. Bind off and hide the yarn tails. Put the scarf around the snowman’s neck and sew it in place.

Hat

1. Round: 6 sc into MR (6)
2. Round: (inc) x 6 (12)
3. Round: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. Round: (inc, 2 sc) x 6 (24)
5. Round: 2 sc, (inc, 3 sc) x 5, inc, 1 sc (30)

Cut out a round piece of cardboard or plastic for the hat’s base.

6. Round: crochet through the back loops only: 30 sc (30)
7. Round: (8 sc, dec) x 3 (27)
   Glue the hat base inside.
8. Round: (dec, 7 sc) x 3 (24)
   9-10. Rounds: 24 sc (24)
9. Round: 1 sc, (dec, 6 sc) x 2, dec, 5 sc (21)
10. Round: 21 sc (21)
11. Round: 2 sc, (dec, 5 sc) x 2, dec, 3 sc (18)
12. Round: crochet through the back loops: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
13. Round: (inc, 3 sc) x 6 (30)
14. Round: 2 sc, (inc, 4 sc) x 5, inc, 2 sc (36)

Leave a long tail for sewing. Stuff the hat, and sew it to the snowman’s head.

And that’s it! Your mini snowman is ready!

By Marina Tyuleneva / translated by onrecip

Enjoy!