A4 PDF: materials, every round with a tick box, assembly and face
Free crochet yeti pattern: a Yeti in Earmuffs with Snowball amigurumi, about 13 cm tall in DK yarn with a 2.5 mm hook. The toy is a shaggy white yeti with a blue face and pink fuzzy earmuffs hugging a small snowball buddy that has its own face and a carrot nose.
You need about 145 m of yarn: 100 m white, 15 m pink, 10 m pale blue, 10 m light blue, 5 m blush pink and 5 m orange. Plan on roughly 5 hours.
Give it to anyone who loves winter, cryptids or silly mascots; it is a fun desk buddy for cold days. You can spin the 3D model and follow the round-by-round pattern.
How to crochet the Yeti in Earmuffs with Snowball
Advanced · 13 cm tall · about 5 h · DK yarn · 2.5 mm hook
Crochet the 12 pieces in rounds: Body, Head, Leg with big foot ×2, Arm ×2, Cheek ×2, Fuzzy earmuff ×2, Snowball buddy, Carrot nose (105 rounds in all).
Stuff and put it together in 8 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.
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.
Size before assembly: about 8.4 cm at the widest, 6.9 cm long; 23 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 8.3 cm at the widest, 6.5 cm long; 27 rounds.
Multi-colour rounds are listed stitch by stitch from the round-start marker; keep the round start on the piece's centre front line (as it sits on the finished toy). The order is for right-handed crocheting (right to left on the outside); left-handed: reverse it.
Change to white (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R21).
→ 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 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.
Size before assembly: about 4.9 cm at the widest, 4 cm long; 14 rounds.
Change to white (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R3).
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing.
Stuff firmly, then press the piece slightly flat (oval cross-section; flattened 25 %).
Size before assembly: about 2 cm at the widest, 4 cm long; 12 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.
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 3 cm at the widest, 2.1 cm long; 8 rounds.
→ Start stuffing (moderately) and keep adding as you decrease.
Press the piece flat to about 1.3 cm thick (oval cross-section).<!-- press the piece flat by 55 % -->
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 4.9 cm at the widest, 4 cm long; 16 rounds.
→ 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 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.
Size before assembly: about 0.8 cm at the widest, 0.9 cm long; 3 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.
Safety eyes and noses go in before the piece is stuffed and closed (see the pieces above); embroidery is easier before the piece is sewn on.
Safety eyes with a printed glint 10 mm (on the head): in round 14, 9 st apart (count along round 14: about 4.5 st each side of the centre front line).
Satin stitch (on the head): in charcoal thread, a oval about 8 mm wide and 5.5 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 15 and 16, on the centre front line .
Embroidery in charcoal thread (on the head), straight stitches through: (between rounds 16 and 17, 4 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 17 and 18, 2 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 18, on the centre front line ) → (between rounds 17 and 18, 2 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 16 and 17, 4 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
Satin stitch (on the head): in tongue pink thread, a oval about 9 mm wide and 6.5 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 18 and 19, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left .
Mane (on the head): cut 24 pieces of yarn (white, pale blue) about 52 mm long; fold each in half and attach with a lark's head knot (pull through a stitch with the hook) along in round 9, 18 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right -> in round 9, on the centre back line -> in round 9, 18 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left, evenly spaced. Trim to about 16 mm. Give the strands a soft wave (see the last item of this section).
Strands (mane) (on the head): cut 8 pieces of yarn (white, pale blue) about 56 mm long; fold each in half and attach with a lark's head knot (pull through a stitch with the hook) along in round 12, 11.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left -> in round 14, 14 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left -> in round 16, 16.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left , evenly spaced. Trim to about 18 mm. Give the strands a soft wave (see the last item of this section).
Strands (mane) (on the head): cut 8 pieces of yarn (white, pale blue) about 56 mm long; fold each in half and attach with a lark's head knot (pull through a stitch with the hook) along in round 12, 11.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right -> in round 14, 14 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right -> in round 16, 16.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right , evenly spaced. Trim to about 18 mm. Give the strands a soft wave (see the last item of this section).
Fringe (on the head): cut 9 pieces of yarn (white, pale blue) about 52 mm long; fold each in half and attach with a lark's head knot (pull through a stitch with the hook) along in round 4, 4 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right -> in round 4, on the centre front line -> in round 4, 4 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left, evenly spaced. Trim to about 16 mm. Give the strands a soft wave (see the last item of this section).
Mane (on the body): cut 20 pieces of yarn (white, pale blue) about 46 mm long; fold each in half and attach with a lark's head knot (pull through a stitch with the hook) along in round 10, 6.5 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's right -> in round 10, on the centre back line -> in round 10, 6.5 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's left , evenly spaced. Trim to about 13 mm. Give the strands a soft wave (see the last item of this section).
Strands (mane) (on the arm) (2: one on each arm; the left one is described, the right is its mirror): cut 8 pieces of yarn (white, pale blue) about 40 mm long; fold each in half and attach with a lark's head knot (pull through a stitch with the hook) along in round 8, 1 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's right -> in round 8, on the centre top line -> in round 8, 1 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left , evenly spaced. Trim to about 10 mm. Give the strands a soft wave (see the last item of this section).
Embroidery in charcoal thread (on the head) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (between rounds 16 and 17, 7.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right) → (in round 16, 6.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 15 and 16, 5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ).
Strap (on the head) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image): with pink, ch 19 (≈ 5.7 cm); for a firmer strap sl st back along it. Sew it along (in round 13, 15 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left) → (in round 8, 10.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 3, 2 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 1, on the centre front line), catching it every 2–3 ch.
Satin stitch (on the snowball buddy) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image): in charcoal thread, a oval about 3.5 mm wide and 4 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 11 and 12, 2 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left .
Embroidery in charcoal thread (on the snowball buddy), straight stitches through: (in round 10, 3 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 9, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 9, on the centre front line) → (in round 9, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 10, 3 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
Mane (on the body): cut 22 pieces of yarn (white, pale blue) about 48 mm long; fold each in half and attach with a lark's head knot (pull through a stitch with the hook) along in round 5, 4 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's right -> in round 5, on the centre back line -> in round 5, 4 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's left , evenly spaced. Trim to about 14 mm. Give the strands a soft wave (see the last item of this section).
Mane (on the body): cut 22 pieces of yarn (white, pale blue) about 48 mm long; fold each in half and attach with a lark's head knot (pull through a stitch with the hook) along in round 8, 6.5 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's right -> in round 8, on the centre back line -> in round 8, 6.5 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's left , evenly spaced. Trim to about 14 mm. Give the strands a soft wave (see the last item of this section).
Mane (on the body): cut 22 pieces of yarn (white, pale blue) about 48 mm long; fold each in half and attach with a lark's head knot (pull through a stitch with the hook) along in round 12, 8.5 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's right -> in round 12, on the centre back line -> in round 12, 8.5 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's left , evenly spaced. Trim to about 14 mm. Give the strands a soft wave (see the last item of this section).
Fringe (on the head): cut 12 pieces of yarn (white, pale blue) about 52 mm long; fold each in half and attach with a lark's head knot (pull through a stitch with the hook) along in round 6, 6 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right -> in round 6, on the centre front line -> in round 6, 6 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left, evenly spaced. Trim to about 16 mm. Give the strands a soft wave (see the last item of this section).
Curling the strands: Soft waves: untwist each strand into its plies and brush lightly.
× scV incΛ dec
Abbreviations
MR
magic ring
sc
single crochet
inc
2 sc in the same stitch
dec
single crochet two stitches together (invisible decrease recommended)
