Looking for a cute and cozy crochet project for winter? This Snowman Amigurumi Pattern is a soft, easy-to-follow tutorial perfect for beginners and amigurumi lovers. With clear step-by-step instructions, plush yarn details, adorable mittens, a warm scarf, and a stylish hat, this snowman doll becomes a charming handmade gift or decoration. If you enjoy creating winter-themed toys or working with plush yarn like Himalaya Dolphin Baby, this crochet snowman pattern is the perfect project for your collection.
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❄️ MATERIALS
1: Yarn – Himalaya Dolphin Baby:
• White – 1 skein
• Grey – small amount for mittens & hat
• Pink – small amount for hat & scarf
2: YarnArt Velour (or YarnArt Dolce Baby or any thin plush yarn) – for the nose
3: YarnArt Jeans in black – for the mouth
4: Safety eyes – 20 mm with backing
5: Hooks:
• 3.5 mm main work
• 3 mm for nose
6: Stuffing – polyester fiberfill
7: Cardboard or plastic circle – to reinforce the bottom of the body
8: Marker, sewing needle, strong thread for shaping, scissors, large needle
9: Finished doll height: 28 cm (including hat)
🧵 ABBREVIATIONS
sc – single crochet
ch – chain
inc – increase
dec – decrease
sl st – slip stitch
FLO – front loop only
BLO – back loop only
hdc – half double crochet
PP – chain
MR – magic ring
Popcorn5 – puff stitch with 5 pulls (instructions below)
Popcorn Stitch (Popcorn5)
(5 hdc pulled into one foundation, closed into one top)
1: Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, pull up loop → 3 loops
2: Yarn over, insert hook into same stitch, pull up loop → 5 loops
3: Repeat 3 more times (total 5 pulls) → 11 loops
4: Yarn over, pull through 9 loops, leaving 2 loops
5: Yarn over, pull through remaining 2 loops → one top formed
❄️ ARMS – Snowman Amigurumi
Start with mitten color.
1: MR, 6 sc
2: (1 sc, inc) ×3 (9)
3: (2 sc, inc) ×3 (12)
4: 12 sc
5: 12 sc
Right arm special row:
6: 5 sc, Popcorn5, 6 sc (12)
Left arm special row:
6: 6 sc, Popcorn5, 5 sc (12)
7: 12 sc
Switch to white yarn.
8: BLO 12 sc
9: 3 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 3 sc (10)
Stuff mittens and arms.
10–17: 10 sc (8 rows)
Fold arm in half and crochet together: 5 sc across both sides.
Fasten off.
Make cuff:
12 sc in FLO of Row 8.
⛄ BODY – Snowman Amigurumi
Stuff as you go.
1: MR, 8 sc
2: 8 inc (16)
3: (1 sc, inc) ×8 (24)
4: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) ×7, 1 sc (32)
5: (3 sc, inc) ×8 (40)
6: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) ×7, 2 sc (48)
7: (5 sc, inc) ×8 (56)
Cut out a cardboard circle to match size.
8: BLO 56 sc
9–13: 56 sc (5 rows)
Insert cardboard.
Realign marker to avoid twisting.
14: (5 sc, dec) ×8 (48)
15–16: 48 sc (2 rows)
17: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) ×7, 2 sc (40)
18–19: 40 sc (2 rows)
20: (3 sc, dec) ×8 (32)
21–24: 32 sc (4 rows)
Attach arms:
25: 6 sc, 5 sc through body + arm, 10 sc, 5 sc through body + arm, 6 sc (32)
26: 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) ×7, 1 sc (24)
27–28: 24 sc (2 rows)
🧊 START OF HEAD
Align marker.
29: 24 inc (48)
30: 12 sc, (1 sc, inc) ×3, 12 sc, (inc, 1 sc) ×3, 12 sc (54)
31–34: 54 sc (4 rows)
Reposition marker so it aligns exactly at center of head.
35: 12 sc, (1 sc, dec) ×3, 6 sc
Place marker – this is head center (align with arms).
Then continue: 6 sc, (dec, 1 sc) ×3, 12 sc (48)
36: 3 sc, (1 sc, dec) ×5, 3 sc (42)
37–40: 42 sc (4 rows)
41: (5 sc, dec) ×6 (36)
👁 EYE PLACEMENT – Snowman Amigurumi
From the center point in Row 35, move up 2 rows.
Attach eyes between Rows 37–38 spaced 8 stitches apart.
42: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) ×5, 2 sc (30)
43: (3 sc, dec) ×6 (24)
44: 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) ×5, 1 sc (18)
45: (1 sc, dec) ×6 (12)
46: 6 dec → close ring.
🔴 NOSE – Snowman Amigurumi
Hook: 3 mm
1: MR, 4 sc
2: 4 sc
3: 2 dec
Leave long tail for sewing.
Do not turn inside out. Pull MR tail through nose for shaping.
Sew it so the nose aligns with the lower edge of the eyes.
🪡 FACE SHAPING
1: Insert needle between Rows 29–30, in the center above increases.
2: Bring needle under left eye, pass through points shown, then exit under right eye.
3: Return to starting point. Pull tight.
Repeat:
4: Insert needle in same start point, pass through side points of eyes, return again.
5: Pull tight. Hide thread ends inside head.
🎩 HAT – Snowman Amigurumi
1: MR, 6 sc
2–5: 6 sc (4 rows)
6: (1 sc, inc) ×3 (9)
7–9: 9 sc (3 rows)
10: (2 sc, inc) ×3 (12)
11–13: 12 sc (3 rows)
14: (3 sc, inc) ×3 (15)
15–17: 15 sc (3 rows)
18: (4 sc, inc) ×3 (18)
19–21: 18 sc (3 rows)
22: (5 sc, inc) ×3 (21)
23–25: 21 sc (3 rows)
26: (6 sc, inc) ×3 (24)
27–28: 24 sc (2 rows)
29: (5 sc, inc) ×4 (28)
30: 28 sc
31: (6 sc, inc) ×4 (32)
32: (7 sc, inc) ×4 (36)
33: 36 sc
Switch to additional color:
34: BLO (5 sc, inc) ×6 (42)
35: (5 sc, inc) ×7 (49)
36: (6 sc, inc) ×7 (56)
37: 56 sc
38: 56 sl st
Sew hat around head color-change line.
Shape the hat by bending it and stitching in place.
🧣 SCARF – Snowman Amigurumi
1: Ch 61
2: From 2nd ch → 60 hdc
🎉 Finished!
Your snowman doll is ready!