Simple crochet snowman amigurumi for beginners

A small snowman can be hung on a Christmas tree or used as a keychain. You can decorate a New Year’s and Christmas gift with such a toy. Such a snowman is crochet very quickly and easily.

Materials and tools for crocheting:

• 4-ply yarn: white, orange (for nose) and red (for scarf and hat).
• Black thread for embroidery eye.
• Hook size 2 mm. 
• Needle for sewing on details, scissors, thin needle for eyes embroidery.
• Polyester stuffing.
• Pink chalk, pastel or blush to tint cheeks (optional).

Abbreviations:

• MR —  magic ring
• sc — single crochet
• slst — slip stitch
• inc — increase, crochet 2 sc in one stitch
• dec — invisible decrease, crochet 2 sc in front loops together
• ch — chain stitch
• BLO — crochet stitches back loops only
• (…)*n  — repeat instruction in brackets n times
• R – row/round 

PATTERN Simple snowman

R1: 6 sc in a MR (6).

R2: inc*6 = 12.

R3: (sc, inc)*6 = 18.

R4: (2 sc, inc)*6 = 24.

R5: (3 sc, inc)*6 = 30.

R6: (4 sc, inc)*6 = 36.

R7-12: 36 sc (6 rounds).

R13: (4 sc, dec)*6 = 30.

R14: (3 sc, dec)*6 = 24.

R15: (2 sc, dec)*6 = 18.

R16: 18 sc.

R17: (2 sc, inc)*6 = 24.

R18: (3 sc, inc)*6 = 30.

R19: (4 sc, inc)*6 = 36.

R20-22: 36 sc (3 rounds).

R23: (4 sc, dec)*6 = 30.

R24: (3 sc, dec)*6 = 24.

R25: (2 sc, dec)*6 = 18.

Stuff the snowman.

R26: (1 sc, dec)*6 = 12.

R27: dec*6  (6).

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail. Tighten the loops.

Hide yarn ends inside the body.

To hang your snowman as a Christmas tree ornament, make a loop with a separate piece of yarn.

Scarf: The simplest version of a scarf – ch95, fasten off and weave in the yarn ends.

Nose:

R1: 5 sc in a MR.

R2: 5 sc. 

Cut the thread, leaving a long tail. Tighten the loops. Sew on the nose with the first row, the second row is sharper.

Hat:

ch19.

R1: from the second ch crochet 18 sc.

R2: ch1, turn, BLO 13 sc, 5 slst.

R3: ch1, turn, 5 slst, BLO 13 sc.

Repeat rows 2 and 3 until the desired volume, I have crochet 34 rows in total.

Sew the hat on the side. From above, collect the loops with a needle and pull off, secure the yarn.

Embroider eyes on 22 round. Sew on the snowman’s nose. Tie the scarf 3 turns and put on the hat. Paint your cheeks with pink chalk.

Congratulations! The Snowman is ready 🙂

I will be glad to see your work 🙂 When you post finished toys on Instagram
give a link to my profile @zenknit_toys, so I can see them and repost to story. 

Thanks!

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