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A crochet amigurumi inspired by Olaf from Frozen: a happy snowman with a carrot nose, a buck tooth, twig hair and twig arms. About 13 cm tall in DK yarn with a 2.5 mm hook. A free pattern with every round counted, a 3D model to turn around and a printable PDF. Unofficial fan-made design, not affiliated with or endorsed by Disney.
How to crochet the Happy Snowman with Twig Arms
Beginner-friendly · 13 cm tall · about 3 h · DK yarn · 2.5 mm hook
- Crochet the 8 pieces in rounds: Body, Head, Carrot nose, Coal button ×3, Foot ×2 (63 rounds in all).
- Stuff and put it together in 10 steps; each one lights up where it goes on the 3D model.
- Add the face: safety eyes by round and stitch, or embroider them for a child under 3.
Every round with its stitch count is in the Pattern tab below, and in the free printable PDF.
What you'll need
0 of 9 gathered
Gauge
1 sc ≈ 4 mm wide, 1 round ≈ 3.6 mm tall (10 cm ≈ 25 sc × 28 rounds); yarn about 1.9 mm thick. The gauge sets the size of the toy; crochet tightly so the stuffing does not show.
Worked in
Continuous spiral rounds. Don't join. Move a stitch marker up every round.
Parts
0 of 51 rounds done
- Size before assembly: about 6.5 cm at the widest, 6.7 cm long; 22 rounds.
- Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff firmly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.
- Size before assembly: about 8.4 cm at the widest, 6.9 cm long; 27 rounds.
- → Insert the safety eyes now (positions: see “Face”) and fix the backs. Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
- Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 12 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.
- Size before assembly: about 1.3 cm at the widest, 2.7 cm long; 8 rounds.
- Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.
- Of these: top — 1; mid — 1; low — 1. A flat circle about 1.5 cm across; 2 rounds.
- Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.
- Size before assembly: about 1.5 cm at the widest, 1.2 cm long; 4 rounds.
- Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly only and press it flat to about 8 mm thick.<!-- flattened 50 % -->
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