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Today is Day 4 of The Bitty Blizzard Crochet Along. The first pattern was a little snowman and when I shared that pattern I mentioned that that would be the first little snowman in the set, but not the last. Today is the second snowman of the set, this time a Little Snowman with Earmuffs.
As I was planning the designs for this crochet along I had a few different ideas for how to make a snowman and had a hard time deciding on one style. The biggest difference between all of the snowmen will be their hats and accessories. The last one had a winter hat and scarf. For this second snowman I made one wearing earmuffs, a scarf, and mittens.
The snowman itself is made the same as the other snowman. The only difference in the actual snowman pieces is that the arms don't have a piece that branches off to make the y shape that the first snowman had. This is because this little guy is wearing mittens on the end of his stick arms. I made the scarf exactly the same, except I added a fringe to the end this time.
Once again you will need white yarn for the little snowman, orange for the carrot nose, and brown for the stick arms. I used the exact same colors that I used in the last snowman- Red Heart Super Saver in White, Pumpkin, and Cafe Latte. For the accessories you can use any colors that you want. I chose a turquoise and mint for the earmuffs and scarf, and coral for the mittens, all also Red Heart Super Saver from the bright craft kit- Turqua, Minty, and Coral.
Two snowmen, a mitten, and a snowball so far, what will Day 5 bring? Come back tomorrow to find out.
How to Crochet a Little Snowman with Earmuffs
Finished size: about 5" tall
You will need:
- medium weight yarn in white, brown, orange, and any colors you want for scarf and hat (Sample made with Red Heart Super Saver in White, Cafe Latte, Pumpkin, Turqua, Minty, and Coral)
- G Crochet Hook (4.25 mm)
- 2- 6mm safety eyes
- fiberfill
- yarn needle
- stitch markers
- black embroidery floss and needle
Instructions:
The body and head are made in one piece, the other pieces are made separately and sew on. Most pieces are made beginning with a magic ring (mr), the beginning of each piece will indicate if it starts with a magic ring or a chain.
Body
Make 1 with white yarn, beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (18 sc)
Round 4: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (24 sc)
Round 5: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 3 sts] repeat around (30 sc)
Rounds 6-10: 1 sc in each st (30 sc)
Round 11: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 3 sts] repeat around (24 sc)
Round 12: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 2 sts] (18 sc)
Begin stuffing and continue stuffing as you work
Round 13: sc2tog around (9 sc)
Round 14: 2 sc in each st (18 sc)
Round 15: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (24 sc)
Round 16-19: 1 sc in each st (24 sc)
Round 20: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 2 sts] (18 sc)
Insert safety eyes between round 17 and 18 about 3-4 stitches apart
Round 21: [sc2tog, sc in next st] repeat around (12 sc)
Round 22: sc2tog around (6 sc)
Finish off, weave in ends
Arms
Make 2 with brown yarn, beginning with a chain
ch 6
sl st in last ch (closest to hook), and each ch to the end (6 sl st)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing
Sew the arms to the side of the body, this time I sewed them close to the neck area so that they were kind of hanging down the sides of the snowman
Nose
Make 1 with orange yarn
ch 2
turn, sl st in first ch, sc in next
Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing
Sew the nose to the face between the eyes
Stitch a little mouth below the nose.
Mittens
Make 2 with any color, beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 1 sc in each st (6 sc)
Round 3: ch 3, sc in second ch from hook, sc in next ch, 1 sc in each st around, push the thumb (made with the ch 3, 2 sc at the beginning of the round) up against the rest of the mitten and bringing you hook behind it work a sl st in the next st (what would be the first in the next round), this should push the thumb piece into the right position (8 sc- 2 sc in the thumb ch, 6 in the round)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing
Place the mittens on the ends of the stick arms, It may be helpful to either use something to help you push the arm into the mitten, or poke the crochet hook through the top of the mitten and use the hook to pull the arm in, use the tail on the mitten to stitch the mitten in place and secure it to the end of the arm.
Scarf
Make 1 with any color, beginning with a ch
ch 36
turn, hdc in third ch from hook and each ch to the end (34 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing
Add a fringe if desired by cutting 6 strands of yarn each a few inches long, fold one in half, pull the loop through the end of the scarf, then pull the ends through the loop and pull to tighten, repeat so you have 3 pieces on each end of the scarf (you should have 6 strands of fringe on each side because each one is folded in half), trim to the length you want.
Wrap the scarf around the snowman's neck and tie, use tail to tack in place in a couple places to secure if desired
Earmuffs
Make 1 headband and 2 ear covers
Headband
Make 1 with any color, beginning with chain
ch 13
turn, sc in second ch from hook and each ch to the end (12 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing
Sew the headband to the top of the head wrapping from one side to the other over the top of the head
Ear Covers
Make 2 with any color, beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 3: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next st 2 sts] repeat around (9 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing
Sew one ear cover to each side of the head at the end of the headband
So cute
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