Crochet Snowman Basket
You’ll need:
4 skeins of RED HEART® With Love® in1101 Eggshell A;
3 skeins of the same yarn, but in 1401 Pewter B;
2 skeins of the same yarn, but in 1909 Holly Berry C;
1 skein of the same yarn, but in 1012 Black D;
Crochet hook 6 mm and 11,5 mm;
Stitch marker;
Yarn needle.
Stitches control: 5 sts x 5 rnds = 7,5 cm x 7,5 cm.
Size: 40,5 cm tall and 106,5 circumference.
Special Stitch
sc2tog = [Draw up a loop in next st] twice, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook.
Instructions
Scarf
With smaller hook and 2 strands of C held together, ch 11.
Row 1: Dc in 3rd ch from hook (2 skipped ch do not count as a st) and in each remaining ch across—9 dc.
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in each dc across.
Row 3: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), turn, dc in each st across.
Rows 4–85: Repeat Rows 2 and 3 for 41 times.
Row 86: Repeat Row 2.
Fasten off.
Basket
Before beginning basket, wind B and C into 4 separate, equal sized balls of yarn. With larger hook and 4 strands of A held together, ch 2.
Round 1 (right side): Work 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook—6 sc. Do not join, work in continuous rounds (spiral). Place a marker in last stitch made. Move marker up as each round is completed.
Round 2: Work 2 sc in each st around—12 sc.
Round 3: Repeat Round 2—24 sc.
Round 4: [Sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st] 6 times—30 sc.
Round 5: [Sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st] 6 times—36 sc.
Round 6: [Sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st] 6 times—42 sc.
Round 7: [Sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st] 6 times—48 sc.
Round 8: [Sc in next 7 sts, 2 sc in next st] 6 times—54 sc.
Round 9: [Sc in next 8 sts, 2 sc in next st] 6 times—60 sc.
Round 10: [Sc in next 9 sts, 2 sc in next st] 6 times—66 sc.
Round 11: [Sc in next 10 sts, 2 sc in next st] 6 times—72 sc.
Scalloped Lower Edge
Working in front loops only of Round 11 sts, slip st in first st, *2 hdc in next st, skip next st **, slip st in next st; repeat from * around ending last repeat at **.
Round 12: Working in back loops only of Round 11 sts, sc in each st around.
Rounds 13–28: Sc in each st around; change to 4 strands of C held together in last st of Round 28.
Rounds 29–32: With C, sc in each st around; change to 4 strands of B held together in last st of Round 32.
Rounds 33–38: With B, sc in each st around.
Round 39 (form handles): Sc in next 12 sts, ch 12, skip next 12 sts, sc in next 24 sts, ch 12, skip next 12 sts, sc in next 12 sts—48 sc and 2 ch-12 spaces.
Round 40: Sc in next 12 sts, sc in next 12 ch, sc in next 24 sts, sc in next 12 ch, sc in next 12 sts; slip st in first sc of this round.
Fasten off.
Carrot Nose
With smaller hook and a single strand of C, ch 4.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each remaining ch across—3 sc.
Rows 2–6: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across.
Row 7: Ch 1, turn, sc in first sc, sc2tog—2 sc.
Rows 8–12: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across.
Row 13: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog—1 sc.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing carrot nose to basket.
Eyes
With smaller hook and a single strand of D, ch 2.
Round 1 (right side): Work 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook—6 sc. Do not join, work in continuous rounds (spiral). Place a marker in last stitch made. Move marker up as each round is completed.
Round 2: [Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st] twice, slip st in next st; leave last st unworked. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing eye to basket.
Assembly
Nose: Sew carrot nose at an angle between Rounds 22 and 26.
Eyes: Sew an eye on each side of top of carrot nose, about 2 stitches away from nose.
Mouth: With yarn needle and 2 strands of D held together, embroider a chain stitch smile beneath the carrot nose.
Scarf: The scarf is longer than needed to reach around the basket, the ends are supposed to overlap. Before beginning, decide where you want the overlapping ends of the scarf to be. Carefully pin scarf in place around basket just above scalloped lower edge. When happy with the scarf placement, sew the top and lower edges to the basket leaving the overlapping ends loose. After edges of scarf are sewn to basket, gather the 9 sts of the first overlapping row on each overlapped end to make it look like the scarf ends have been tied together.
Weave in any remaining ends.