{"id":1591,"date":"2018-11-14T10:00:14","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T09:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flauscheinhorn.mareikeschumacher.de\/?p=1591"},"modified":"2018-11-14T10:00:14","modified_gmt":"2018-11-14T09:00:14","slug":"how-to-crochet-a-small-snowman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flauscheinhorn.mareikeschumacher.de\/?p=1591","title":{"rendered":"How to crochet a small snowman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>He is small, friendly and done super quickly with this crochet pattern &#8211; your next little snowman. You can use him as cheeky Christmas decoration for your Christmas tree or as individual gift tag. As he is so small you can even put him into the advent calendar of your kids giving it a very personal touch. But enough with ideas how to use him, let&#8217;s start to work on your sweet snowman:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Abbreviations<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>bpsc &#8211; back past single crochet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ch \u2013 chain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>dec \u2013 decrease<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>inc \u2013 increase<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>sc \u2013 single crochet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>sl &#8211; sling stitch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll need:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Less than half a skein of white yarn<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>bits and pieces in orang, grey, a clour of your choice for the scarf and black<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crochet hook, which is slightly too small for your yarn (I use 2,5 when 3,5 is recommended)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Soft filling<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scissors, needle and everything you need to have a cozy crochet (for my part, it certainly would be a caramel macchiato)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"http:\/\/flauscheinhorn.mareikeschumacher.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0838-1-e1542438159830-777x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1655\"\/><figcaption>Crochet your own little snowman with this free pattern<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<strong>Head and Body<\/strong>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>R: 6 sc into magic ring<\/li><li>R: 6 inc (12 sc)<\/li><li>R: [sc, inc] 6x (18 sc)<\/li><li>R: [2 sc, inc] 6x (24 sc)<\/li><li>R: [3 sc, inc] 6x (30 sc)<\/li><li>R: 30 sc<\/li><li>R: 30 sc<\/li><li>R: 30 sc<\/li><li>R: [3 sc, dec] 6x (24 sc)<\/li><li>R: [2 sc, dec] 6x (18 sc)<\/li><li>R: [sc, dec] 6x (12 sc)<\/li><li>R: 12 inc (24 sc)<\/li><li>R: [3 sc, inc] 6x (30 sc)<\/li><li>R: [4 sc, inc] 6x (36 sc)<\/li><li>R: 36 sc<\/li><li>R: 36 sc<\/li><li>R: 36 sc<\/li><li>R: 36 sc<\/li><li>R: [4 sc, dec] 6x (30 sc)<\/li><li>R:&nbsp;[3 sc, dec] 6x (24 sc), stuff head and body<\/li><li>R:&nbsp;[2 sc, dec] 6x (18 sc)<\/li><li>R:&nbsp;[sc, dec] 6x (12 sc), stuff again<\/li><li>R: 6 dec<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Cut yarn and sew up the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/flauscheinhorn.mareikeschumacher.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0837-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1661\"\/><figcaption>Small, happy and quickly done &#8211; that&#8217;s your next snowman, which you can easily do with this free pattern!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nose<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>R: crochet 4 sc directly to the front of the head, so that they form a little square<\/li><li>R. 4 sc<\/li><li>R. 4 sc<\/li><li>R. 2 dec<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Cut yarn and sew up the ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cocking Pott Hat<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each snowman needs an old cocking pott to use as hat, don&#8217;t you think so too? Then let&#8217;s crochet one:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>R: 6 sc into magic ring<\/li><li>R: 6 inc (12 sc)<\/li><li>R: [sc, inc] 6x (18 sc)<\/li><li>R: [2 sc, inc] 6x (24 sc)<\/li><li>R: [3 sc, inc] 6x (30 sc)<\/li><li>R: 30 bpsc<\/li><li>R: 30 sc<\/li><li>R: 30 sc<\/li><li>R: 30 sc<\/li><li>R: 12 sc, 5 ch and skip 3, 12 sc, 5 ch and skip 3, sl<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Cut yarn, but leave a long tail and sew it to the head with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Scarf<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>R: 5 ch<\/li><li>&#8211; 50. R: 4 sc, ch, turn<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Cut yarn and sew up the ends. Sew scarf to the snowman with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally embroider the face as seen on the pictures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ready you are with your little snowman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/flauscheinhorn.mareikeschumacher.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0782-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1658\"\/><figcaption>The snowman crocheted with this free pattern makes a very individual Christmas decoration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this post I show you how to crochet a small snowman. 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