In this post, with a step-by-step tutorial, learn how to crochet a cute snowman with winter hat amigurumi for your Christmas decor. This crochet mini snowman also features a little scarf and can be a cherished ornament for a tree or simply a table centrepiece as it can stand. This small project is very detailed but can be completed very quickly with a 30-minute guide.
Especially kids will love it for its adorable expressions. This post will aim to provide with essential details and helpful guides to tackle the project and easily follow through with the snowman amigurumi tutorial.
Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Video Span: 30 Minutes
Best for: The Crochet Snowman in a winter hat can be used as a delightful tabletop decoration, bringing a cozy and whimsical winter vibe to your home during the holiday season.
Crochet Snowman With Winter Hat Tutorial
The Crochet Christmas Snowman is an adorable and easy festive project. It has cute winter accessories and small details perfect for improving your skills at crocheting small items. The tutorial is detailed, making it suitable for beginners. The tutor suggests paying attention to stitch counts and recommends watching the video for clarity. The crochet tutorial will certainly help you. Here are the video notes:
- Body and head: The tutor starts with a magic ring and crochets the body and head as a one-piece by working in the round using white yarn. Crocheting consists of a large sphere for the body and instead of completing, crocheting another smaller one for the head.
- Hat: Working in the rounds, crochet the hat using the green and parrot yarn. For the bottom, work in the front loops only.
- Using the pom clover, you will crochet a small pom pom.
- Scarf: There is also an instruction for crocheting a small scarf by working in rows.
Technique Guides
Learn how to crochet the stitches and techniques used in the crochet snowman in winter hat pattern:
- Chain stitch: Yarn over and pull through the loop on the hook.
- Single Crochet: Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, and pull through both loops on hook.
- Half Double Crochet: Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, and pull through all three loops on hook.
- Double Crochet: Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through two loops, yarn over, and pull through remaining two loops.
- Increase: Make 2 single crochets in the same stitch.
- Decrease: Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through (2 loops on hook), insert hook into next stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, and pull through all loops.
- Slip Stitch: Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, and pull through both the stitch and the loop on your hook.
- Back Loop Only: Insert the hook into the back loop of the stitch only, then complete the stitch as usual.
- Front Loop Only: Insert the hook into the front loop of the stitch only, then complete the stitch as usual.
Abbreviations
In the on-screen written pattern for the crochet snowman in a winter hat, the following abbreviations are used:
- MR - Magic Ring
- Ch - Chain
- SC - Single Crochet
- HDC - Half Double Crochet
- DC - Double Crochet -
- Inc - Increase
- Dec - Decrease
- Slst - Slip sticth
- BLO - Back Loop Only
- FLO - Front Loop Only
- F.O - Fasten off
- (...) - number of stitch you should
- (...)*6 - repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated
- x - Single Crochet (SC)
- v - Increase (Inc)
- A - Decrease (Dec)
Supplies Needed
The following supplies were used for crocheting this Snowman With Winter Hat:
- Soft cotton yarn light green, green
- Soft cotton yarn small ply orange
- Polyester yarn light green, green, white
- Hook sizes 2.20 mm and 0.90mm
- Scissors, needle, fiberfill, glue, bead, gas lighter
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