A little snowman for the Christmas tree!
You
will need:
- Yarn needle
- Soft toy filling
- 3mm crochet hook
- DK Yarn
- Approx. 10g each
Stitches
and abbreviations used:
(I am from England but use US crochet
terms)
- MC - Magic circle/ring (sc unless otherwise specified)
- Ch - Chain
- SC - Single crochet
- Inc - Increase stitch (2 single crochets into one stitch)
- Dec - Decrease stitch (single crochet 2 stitches together)
- ST - Stitch
- FLO – Front loop only
- BLO – Back loop only
- DC – Double crochet
- HDC – Half double crochet
- SLST - Slip stitch
- R – Round or Row
- FO - finish off
Other things to note....
- This is worked in continuous rounds. It is helpful to use a stitch
marker to keep track
- The number in ( ) at the end of each round indicates the total
stitch count for that round
- * * indicates repeated series of stitches
- Use invisible decreases for a neater finished product
- Stitches in [ ] are worked
into one stitch
- Remember to stuff the product as you work
Body - White
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1.
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MC (6)
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2.
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*INC * (12)
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3.
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*1sc, inc * (18)
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4.
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*2sc, inc * (24)
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5-8
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Sc (24) – if using safety
eyes, place between R 6-7 approx. 4 st apart.
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9.
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*2sc, dec * (18)
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10.
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*1sc, dec * (12) –
stuff the head adding more to the head and body until closing
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11.
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*dec * (6)
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12.
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*inc * (12)
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13.
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*inc * (24)
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14.
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*5sc, inc * (28)
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15-19.
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Sc (28)
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20.
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*5sc, dec * (24)
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21.
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*2sc, dec * (18)
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22.
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*1sc, dec * (12)
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23.
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*dec * (6)
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FO – Close hole.
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Hat – Black
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1.
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MC (6)
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2.
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*Inc * (12)
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3.
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*1sc, inc * (18)
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4.
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BLO – sc (18)
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5-7.
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Sc (18)
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8.
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FLO - *2sc, inc * (24)
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9.
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*3sc, inc * (30)
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FO – Leaving yarn tail to sew to head
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Scarf – Red
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1.
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Ch 25
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FO – Leaving yarn tail to sew to body.
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Eyes and buttons
– French knot
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Nose –
embroidered on with yarn
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Hanging loop –
when sewing one of the pieces onto the body, move the yarn to the head and
loop round. Hold this loop in place whilst you carry on sewing the rest of
the piece on with that strand of yarn. This secures the loop in place.
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