Creating a Crochet Doily Snowman is such a delightful and charming project! These little snowmen are perfect for adding a cozy touch to your winter decor. To start, choose your favorite doily pattern and some soft white yarn to bring your snowman to life. Begin by crocheting the doily as the snowman's body, then craft a smaller one for his head. As you assemble the pieces, don't forget to add adorable details like a tiny hat, a carrot-shaped nose, and colorful buttons for eyes. Once finished, your Crochet Doily Snowman will be a whimsical and heartwarming addition to your seasonal decorations, sure to bring smiles to all who see it!
Yarn: Size 10 cotton thread
Hook: Steel hook size 7
(or two doilies, one that is 7 inches and
one that is 8 or 9 inches)
Size: Snowman is approximately 20in. tall when assembled.
Special stitches
Leaf stitch: Chain 5 {yo 2 times insert hook into 5th chain from hook yo and pull through, (yo pull through two loops) twice [you should have 2 loops on the hook]} repeat {to} once (3 loops), (yo and pull through 2 loops) 2 times.
Picot: Chain 4 slip stitch into tr just made.
Tr3tog: {Yo two times insert hook into desired stitch, yo and pull through, yo pull through two loops twice} repeat {to} 2 more times. You should have 4 loops on the hook, yo and pull through all 4 loops.
Tr4tog: {Yo 2 times insert hook into desired stitch, yo and pull through, (yo pull through 2 loops on the hook) 2 times} repeat {to}3 more times. You should have 5 loops on the hook, yo and pull through all 5 loops.
Doily 1 Pattern:
This first doily has a picture tutorial from the Lacy Japanese Lantern.
Round 1: Ch 6, sl st into beg ch, ch 8, {Tr ch 4 in ring} repeat {to} 6 more times, slip stitch into 4th ch at beg. (8 Tr and 8 ch 4 spaces).
Round 2: Sl st into ch 4 sp, ch 1, {5 sc in ch four space} repeat {to} till end, sl st into first sc. (40 sc).
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in same st, {leaf stitch twice (one will be on top of the other) sk 4 sc, and sc in next stitch} repeat {to}around to end, ending with 2 leaf stitches, sl st into beg sc. (16 leaf stitches).
Round 4: Ch 5, {leaf stitch, tr between two leaf stitches of previous row, picot, leaf stitch, Dtr in sc,} repeat {to} 6 times, end with leaf stitch, tr between two leaf stitches, picot, leaf stitch, sl st into 5th ch of beg st.
Round 5: Ch 8, {(tr3tog, chain 3 in picot of previous row), repeat (to) 2 times. Dtr in dtr of previous row, ch 3} repeat {to} 6 times, tr3tog, ch 3 times, sl st into fifth ch at beg. (24 tr3tog).
Round 6: Ch 8, (tr in tr3tog of last round, ch 4,) repeat (to) 2 more times, {tr in dtr of last round, (ch 4, tr in next tr3tog) 3 times, ch 4} repeat {to} to end. Sl st. into forth ch of beg st.
Round 7: Ch 1, sl st into ch sp, {3 sc, 4 ch, 3 sc in each ch 4 space} repeat {to} around. Sl st into beg st.
Finish off.
Doily 2
Round 1: Ch 10, sl st in first ch to make a ring, ch 3 (counts as dc here and though out), make 23 dc in the loop, sl st into beg dc. (24 dc)
Round 2:{Ch 3, 2 dc in the next dc, ch 3, sl st into next dc} repeat {to} 11 times. (12 starts to petals)
Round 3: Sl st up the first ch 3 of previous row, ch 4, tr3tog in the next 3 dc completing the petal, {ch 10, tr4tog in next four dc} repeat {to} 10 times, ch 10, sl st into the first tr4tog. (12 petals)
Round 4: Ch 1, sl st into ch 10 sp, {(6 sc, ch 4, 6 sc) in ch 10 sp} repeat {to} around, sl st in first sc
Round 5: Sl st in next 5 sc and into the ch 4, (ch 4, tr, ch 4, 2 tr) in ch 4 sp, {ch 7, (2tr, ch 4, 2 tr) in next ch 4 sp} repeat {to} 11 times, ch 3 dc in first tr.
Round 6: Ch 1, sc in same st, ch 4, (2 dc, ch 3, 2dc) in ch 4 sp of previous row, ch 4, {sc in ch 7 sp, ch 4, (2dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in ch 4 sp, ch 4} repeat {to} 11 times, sl st in to first sc.
Round 7: Ch 6, tr in same space, ch 1, (2 dc , ch 3, 2 dc) in next ch 3 sp, ch 1, {(tr, ch 2, tr) in next sc, ch 1, (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in the ch 3 sp, ch 1}, repeat around, sl st into first tr.
Round 8: Sl st into ch 2 sp, ch 1, {sc in ch 2 sp, ch 3, 7 dc in ch 3 sp, ch 3} repeat {to}11 times, sl st into first sc.
Finish Off
Assembling the Snowman
Once the doilies are done, starch doilies to where they are hard. I like using a sugar starch (one part water, 2 parts sugar that has been heated up to boiling).
When they are dry, using a hot glue gun attach the smaller doily to larger one, then add the buttons for his mouth, eyes and buttons. Cut the jewelry wire into four equal parts and string on 6 wooden beads each, and then attach the wire to the snow man. For the last touch cut out some old flannel for a scarf and a hanging loop.
