Here is a fun Holiday Pattern no matter which holiday you’re celebrating! This is a family of snowmen accessorized in their winter best that will surely spruce up your holiday decor! Each Snowman is worked in rounds and the pattern is written for 3 different sizes. Feel free to mix and match their accessories and any of the colours shown below. Enjoy!
Pattern Notes:
This pattern is written for 3 different sizes of snowmen. We’ve accessorized them in various outfits but feel free to mix and match. The snowmen patterns are written in rounds, without joins.
Measurements:
Large: 10.5in tall
Medium: 9in tall
Small: 7in tall
Materials:
- Crochet hooks:
- 8.0mm for Snowmen bodies
- 5.5 for accessories.
- 2 Balls of Baby Softee Chunky in Natural
- Red Heart Super Saver Metallics in:
- Black (top hat)
- Red (ear warmer + scarf
- Grey (small beanie / toque)
- Red Heart Super Saver in:
- Carrot (noses)
- Blue (small scarf)
- 5/16in Plastic animal eyes (with their safeties) to be used as snowmen eyes and buttons (5 per snowmen):
- 15 total if making the entire set
- Here is an example but make sure you find the right size!
- Polyfil pellets: to weigh down each snowman base. I used ½ cup in each snowman but you can certainly use any doll weights that you have on hand. The goal is to weigh them enough so they will stand upright.
- Cellophane wrap or small ziplock bag
- Polyfil to plump up the snowmen
- Tapestry Needle
Gauge:
Various. Just make sure to match the yarn to the suggested hook size on the package.
Abbreviations:
Ch: Chain
Sc: Single Crochet
Rnd: Round
St: Stitch
Sc2tog: single crochet 2 stitches together
Pattern:
Large Snowman:
Body:
With White, Ch 2
Rnd 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 sc)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around (12 sc)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, 2 sc in next st), repeat within () 6 times (18 sc)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, 2 sc in next st), repeat within () 6 times (24 sc)
Rnd 5: (3 sc, 2 sc in next st), repeat within () 6 times (30 sc)
Rnd 6: (4 sc, 2 sc in next st), repeat within () 6 times (36 sc)
Rnd 7-11: sc in each st around
Rnd 12: (4 sc, sc2tog) repeat within () 6 times (30 sc)
Rnd 13: sc in each st around
Rnd 14: (3 sc, sc2tog) repeat within () 6 times (24 sc)
Rnd 15: sc in each st around
Rnd 16: (2 sc, sc2tog) repeat within () 6 times (18 sc)
Rnd 17: sc in each st around
Rnd 18: (1 sc, sc2tog) repeat within () 6 times (12 sc)
Bind off, leaving a long tail to attach to head.
Head:
Ch 2
Rnd 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 sc)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around (12 sc)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, 2 sc in next st), repeat within () 6 times (18 sc)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, 2 sc in next st), repeat within () 6 times (24 sc)
Rnd 5: (3 sc, 2 sc in next st), repeat within () 6 times (30 sc)
Rnd 6-10: sc in each st around
Rnd 11: (3 sc, sc2tog) repeat within () 6 times (24 sc)
Rnd 12: (2 sc, sc2tog) repeat within () 6 times (18 sc)
Rnd 13: (1 sc, sc2tog) repeat within () 6 times (12 sc)
Bind off.
Arms: Make 2
Ch 2
Rnd 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 sc)
Rnd 2: (1 sc, 2 sc in next st), repeat within () 3 times (9 sc)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, sc2tog), repeat within () 3 times (6 sc)
Rnd 4-9: sc in each st around.
Bind off leaving a long tail to attach to body.
Carrot Nose
With Orange:
Ch 2
Rnd 1: 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook (3 sc)
Rnd 2: sc in each st around
Rnd 3: 2 sc in each st around (6 sc)
Rnd 4-6: sc in each st around (6 sc)
Bind off leaving a long tail to attach to face.
Top Hat:
With Metallic Black:
Ch 2:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 sc)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around (12 sc)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, 2 sc in next st), repeat within () 6 times (18 sc)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, 2 sc in next st), repeat within () 6 times (24 sc)
Rnd 5: in BLO sc in each st around (24 sc)
Rnd 6-10: sc in each st around (24 sc)
Rnd 11: in FLO, (3 sc, 2 sc in next st), repeat within () 6 times (30 sc)
Rnd 12: (4 sc, 2 sc in next st), repeat within () 6 times (36 sc)
Rnd 13: (5 sc, 2 sc in next st), repeat within () 6 times (42 sc)
Bind off. Weave in ends.
Bow Tie:
With Metallic Black:
Ch 5:
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook to end (4 sc), ch 1 turn
Row 2: sc2tog twice, ch 1 turn (2 sc)
Row 3: sc2tog (1 sc)
Row 4: ch 25, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in next st (2 sc at the end of a long ch)
Row 5: 2 sc in each sc, ch 1 turn (4 sc)
Row 6: sc in each st across. Bind off.
Medium Snowman:
Body:
With White, Ch 2
Rnd 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 sc)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around (12 sc)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, 2 sc in next st), repeat within () 6 times (18 sc)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, 2 sc in next st), repeat within () 6 times (24 sc)
Rnd 5: (3 sc, 2 sc in next st), repeat within () 6 times (30 sc)
Rnd 6-10: sc in each st around
Rnd 11: (3 sc, sc2tog) repeat within () 6 times (24 sc)
Rnd 12: sc in each st around
Rnd 13: (2 sc, sc2tog) repeat within () 6 times (18 sc)
Rnd 14: sc in each st around
Rnd 15: (1 sc, sc2tog) repeat within () 6 times (12 sc)
Bind off, leaving a long tail to attach to head.
Head:
Ch 2
Rnd 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 sc)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around (12 sc)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, 2 sc in next st), repeat within () 6 times (18 sc)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, 2 sc in next st), repeat within () 6 times (24 sc)
Rnd 5-9: sc in each st around
Rnd 10: (2 sc, sc2tog) repeat within () 6 times (18 sc)
Rnd 11: (1 sc, sc2tog) repeat within () 6 times (12 sc)
Bind off.
Arms: Make 2
Ch 2
Rnd 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 sc)
Rnd 2: (1 sc, 2 sc in next st), repeat within () 3 times (9 sc)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, sc2tog), repeat within () 3 times (6 sc)
Rnd 4-7: sc in each st around.
Bind off leaving a long tail to attach to body.
Carrot Nose
With Orange:
Ch 2
Rnd 1: 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook (3 sc)
Rnd 2: sc in each st around
Rnd 3: 2 sc in each st around (6 sc)
Rnd 4-6: sc in each st around (6 sc)
Bind off leaving a long tail to attach to face.
Ear Warmer:
With Metallic Red:
Ch 31
Row 1: HDC in 2nd ch from hook across, ch 1 turn
Row 2: in BLO, HDC in each st across, ch 1 turn
Row 3: in FLO, HDC in each st across, ch 1 turn
Row 4: in BLO, HDC in each st across, bind off, leaving a long tail to sew ends together.
Assembly: Pinch the two ends and tuck them into each other as shown. One end is shown in cream color for clarity. Sew together.
Scarf:
With Metallic Red:
Ch 36
Row 1 HDC in 2nd ch from hook across, ch 1 turn.
Row 2: HDC in each st across. Bind off.
Cut 8 pieces of yarn to 4in in length. Attach fringe by folding each piece of yarn in half and tying to the end of the scarf, 4 on each side.
Small Snowman:
Body:
With White, Ch 2
Rnd 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 sc)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around (12 sc)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, 2 sc in next st), repeat within () 6 times (18 sc)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, 2 sc in next st), repeat within () 6 times (24 sc)
Rnd 5-9: sc in each st around
Rnd 10: (3 sc, sc2tog) repeat within () 6 times (24 sc)
Rnd 11: sc in each st around
Rnd 12: (2 sc, sc2tog) repeat within () 6 times (18 sc)
Rnd 13: sc in each st around
Rnd 14: (1 sc, sc2tog) repeat within () 6 times (12 sc)
Bind off, leaving a long tail to attach to head.
Head:
Ch 2
Rnd 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 sc)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around (12 sc)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, 2 sc in next st), repeat within () 6 times (18 sc)
Rnd 4-8: sc in each st around
Rnd 9: (1 sc, sc2tog) repeat within () 6 times (12 sc)
Rnd 10: (sc2tog) repeat around (6 sc)
Bind off.
Arms: Make 2
Ch 2
Rnd 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 sc)
Rnd 2: (1 sc, 2 sc in next st), repeat within () 3 times (9 sc)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, sc2tog), repeat within () 3 times (6 sc)
Rnd 4-7: sc in each st around.
Bind off leaving a long tail to attach to body.
Carrot Nose
With Orange:
Ch 2
Rnd 1: 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook (3 sc)
Rnd 2: sc in each st around
Rnd 3: 2 sc in each st around (6 sc)
Rnd 4-5: sc in each st around (6 sc)
Bind off leaving a long tail to attach to face.
Touque:
With Metallic Grey:
Ch 11
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook to end.
Row 2-20: in BLO, sc in each st across, ch 1 turn
Bind off, leaving a long tail to sew seam to create a tube and to weave along the top to synch closed.
With blue and starting at the opposite end, sc along the bottom of the touque. Join with a slst to the first sc. Ch 2, dc in each sc across, join with a slst to the top of the ch 2. Bind off.
Scarf:
With blue ch 31:
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook to end change to metallic silver.
Row 2: sc in each sc to end, change to blue
Row 3: sc in each sc to end, bind off.
Cut 8 pieces of yarn to 4in in length half in blue/grey. Attach fringe by folding each piece of yarn in half and tying to the end of the scarf, 4 on each side.
Assembly:
Place ½ cup of polyfil pellets onto the cellophane wrap or in a small ziplock bag. Place the pellets at the base of the body of the snowman – this will be the closed end of the snowman. Place the buttons, evenly spaced vertically along the front facing side of the body (your choice here). Fill remainder of the body with polyfil. Place the eyes on the snowman as pictured, fill with polyfil. The top of the head will be the closed end and we will join the head to the body by lining up both open ends of each section. Accessorize as pictured.
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