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This jolly fellow is quick to make for Christmas or as part of your wintry
display. He uses classic amigurumi techniques of magic rings and double
crochet stitches so is easy to make. Remember, we use British crochet
terminology, so our double crochet is the same as a US single crochet. Stuff
your snowman quite firmly so he stands upright.
SPEEDY
SNOWMAN
CROCHET THIS QUICK DEC FROM RICO
FOR A LAST-MINUTE MAKE
MEASUREMENTS & SIZES
17cm tall
CROCHET KIT
Yarn: Rico Ricorumi DK, shades (A) 002
Cream, (B) 021 Salmon, (C) 009 Coral,
(D) 038 Patina, (E) 041 Mint, one 25g ball
of each, (F) 060 Black, small amount
Hook: 3mm
Safety toy stuing
Stitch markers
Ricorumi eye buttons: 8.5mm
Tapestry needle
SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS
dc2tog: insert hook into next st, yoh,
pull through st, rep from once, yoh, pull
through all loops on hook
FOR ABBREVIATIONS SEE PAGE 97
ABOUT THE YARN
Rico Ricorumi is a pure cotton yarn that
comes in handy mini balls that are perfect
for toys. It comes in 80 shades and costs
£1 per 25g (58m) ball from 01433 620933,
woolfull.com
Start to crochet here
MIDDLE BODY
Using 3mm hook and yarn A,
make a magic ring, work 6dc
into ring. Six sts
£ Rnds 1-6: rep Rnds 1-6 of
Lower Body. 42 sts
£ Rnds 7-11: 1dc in each st
to end
£ Rnd 12: (5dc, dc2tog) to
end. 36 sts
£ Rnd 13: (4dc, dc2tog) to
end. 30 sts
£ Rnd 14: (3dc, dc2tog) to
end. 24 sts
£ Fasten of
HEAD
Using 3mm hook and yarn A,
make a magic ring, work 6dc
into ring. Six sts
£ Rnds 1-5: rep Rnds 1-5 of
Lower Body. 36 sts
£ Rnds 6-9: 1dc in each st
to end
£ Rnd 10: (4dc, dc2tog) to
end. 30 sts
£ Rnd 11: (3dc, dc2tog) to
end. 24 sts
Push eye buttons between
two sts between Rnds 6 and 7.
Sew in place on WS
£ Rnd 12: (2dc, dc2tog) to
end. 18 sts
Stuf
£ Rnd 13: (1dc, dc2tog) to
end. 12 sts
£ Rnd 14: (dc2tog) to end.
Six sts
£ Fasten of
NOSE
Using 3mm hook and yarn B,
make a magic ring, work 6dc
into ring. Six sts
£ Rnds 1-2: 1dc in each st
to end
£ Rnd 3: (1dc, 2dc in next st)
to end. Nine sts
£ Fasten of
These pieces begin with
a magic ring. First, make
a loop of yarn with the
tail hanging downwards
and the working yarn
overlapping in front.
Holding the loop in place,
insert the hook through
the centre of the loop
and pull the working yarn
through. Make one chain
stitch to secure, then work
into the ring as instructed,
making sure you work over
the top of the tail. After the
first round, pull the tail to
close the hole in the
centre of the ring.
Magic
RING
Celebrate winter with our
LOWER BODY
Using 3mm hook and yarn A,
make a magic ring, work 6dc
into ring. Six sts
£ Rnd 1: 2dc in each st to
end. 12 sts
£ Rnd 2: (1dc, 2dc in next st)
to end. 18 sts
£ Rnd 3: (2dc, 2dc in next st)
to end. 24 sts
£ Rnd 4: (3dc, 2dc in next st)
to end. 30 sts
£ Rnd 5: (4dc, 2dc in next st)
to end. 36 sts
£ Rnd 6: (5dc, 2dc in next st)
to end. 42 sts
£ Rnd 7: (6dc, 2dc in next st)
to end. 48 sts
£ Rnds 8-13: 1dc in each st
to end
£ Rnd 14: (6dc, dc2tog) to
end. 42 sts
£ Rnd 15: (5dc, dc2tog) to
end. 36 sts
£ Rnd 16: (4dc, dc2tog) to
end. 30 sts
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