Free Crochet Snowman Tutorial by Oksana (@cozypuppet)
This tutorial will guide you through creating a snowman holding a small bucket with a scarf using a crochet hook. You can use any semi-cotton yarn for amigurumi, such as YarnArt Jeans, Alize Cotton Gold, or Gazal Baby Cotton. The finished toy will be approximately 19 cm in size.
Materials and Tools
- Yarn:
- 10 – White
- 90 – Red
- 40 – Brown
- 46 – Gray
- 85 – Orange
- 82 – Olive
- Crochet Hook: 2.5 mm
- Safety Eyes: 8 mm
- Toy Filling
- Needle for Sewing Parts
- Scissors
You can find all the necessary materials here.
Abbreviations:
- KA – Magic Ring
- ch – Chain
- sl st – Slip stitch
- sc – Single crochet
- dc2tog – Double crochet decrease
- inc – Increase
- dec – Decrease
- (…) x n – Repeat n times
Crochet Snowman Amigurumi
Legs (Make 2)
Start by using red yarn:
- 6 sc in KA (6)
- 6 inc (12)
- (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
- (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5-8. 24 sc (24) - 6 dec, 10 sc, dec (17)
- 4 dec, 3 sc, dec, 4 sc (12)
Keep the red yarn attached. Attach the brown yarn at the back side of the heel at the 10th row, then crochet:
- 12 sc in the back loops (12), stuff the boot
- 6 dec (6)
13-20. 6 sc (6), cut the yarn and hide the end.
Switch back to red yarn:
- One round of 12 sc in the front loops of the 10th row.
- One round of 12 dc, close the round.
Arms (Make 2)
Start with red yarn:
- 6 sc in KA (6)
- 6 inc (12)
- (inc, 5 sc) x 2 (14)
- 14 sc (14)
- (inc, 6 sc) x 2 (16)
- (dec, 6 sc) x 2 (14)
- (dec, 5 sc) x 2 (12)
- Make a puff stitch of 3 dc2tog, 11 sc (12)
- 12 sc (12)
Keep the red yarn attached. Attach brown yarn at the back loops of the 9th row:
- 12 sc in the back loops (12), stuff only the palm
- 6 dec (6)
12-19. 6 sc (6), cut yarn and hide the end.
Switch back to red yarn:
- One round of 12 sc in the front loops of the 9th row.
- Cut yarn and hide the end.