Is it snowing where you are yet?

We’ve seen a couple flakes here in Pennsylvania, but it’s been way too warm for anything to stick. So in preparation for the white stuff, I designed an adorable snowman pillow!

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This pillow covers a 16″ x 16″ pillow form and is a pretty easy pattern. The only stitches you will need to know are the single crochet, half double crochet and double crochet and that is mostly for the carrot nose! The entire pillow cover and scarf are done in single crochets. So, like I said, it’s pretty easy.

I love the soft squishiness of the Bernat Blanket yarn that I used for the main pillow cover. In order to reduce bulk and because of the better color selection, I mixed yarn brands when I used Red Heart Super Saver for the embellishments. Do you ever mix yarn brands or sizes? Let me know in the comments below!

My husband actually picked out these buttons at Hobby Lobby that I used for the eyes, mouth and closure on the back. He liked the fact that they didn’t look like buttons, but were kind of faceted like a piece of coal might be. I wasn’t so sure at first, but after I attached them, I knew he was right again. Dang it. Ha!

You could even customize the scarf’s colors to make the snowman male or female or to just match your decor!

Since this pattern is kind of long…I wrote out every single line of the Front Panel of the pillow cover along with stitch counts…I’m going to keep my chatter to a minimum. I hope you enjoy the pattern and have a lovely winter season!

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Snowman Pillow

Materials Used:

• 2.5 skeins of Bernat Blanket in Vintage White – 5.5 oz/108 yds – 150 g/98 m
  Or any Size 6 Super Bulky yarn.
• Less than 1 oz. of Red Heart Super Saver in Soft Navy – 7 oz/198 g – 364 yds/333m
• Less than 1 oz. of Red Heart Super Saver in Blue – 7 oz/198 g – 364 yds/333m
• Less than 1 oz. of Red Heart Super Saver in Carrot – 7 oz/198 g – 364 yds/333m
  Or any Size 4 medium weight yarn.
• I/9 (5.50 mm) crochet hook — My favorite hooks! I use them daily!
• N (9.00 mm) crochet hook
• 16” x 16” pillow form
• 10 – 1 ¼” black buttons
• Safety pins or stitch markers
• Tapestry needle
• Sewing needle and black thread

Finished Size Approximately:

16” x 16”

Gauge:

9.5 single crochet stitches and 9 rows in a 4” (10cm) square using the size 6 yarn and N (9.00 mm) hook.

Abbreviations:

FC – foundation chain
ch(s) – chain(s)
st(s) – stitch(es)
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
sl st – slip stitch

Notes:

• You will attach the button eyes and mouth and carrot nose to the front panel before you assemble the pillow pieces. The scarf will be attached last, after the pillow is assembled.
• For the front panel, you can either work chain 4 and slip stitch to form a loop or use the Magic Circle method. Both will work and it is your preference.
• For the Front Panel Only: At the end of every round there will be a number of sc per side in parenthesis. This number indicates the number of sc on each side. Not the total number of sc for all four sides.

*** American crochet terms used throughout.

Instructions:

Pillow Panel #1 (Front Panel)

Make 1 using N (9.00 mm) hook and size 6 yarn

FC: Ch 4, sl st in the first ch to form a loop. (Or you can use the Magic Circle method.)

Round 1: Ch 1, sc, ch 2, *2 sc, ch 2* Repeat from * to * 2 more times. Sc once more, sl st in 1st sc made of round. (2 sc per side)

Round 2: Ch 1, sc in the same st ch 1 comes out of. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc) *sc in next 2 sts. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc)* Repeat from * to * 2 more times. Sc in next st. Sl st in 1st sc made of round. (4 sc per side)

Round 3: Ch 1, sc in the same st ch 1 comes out of. Sc in next st. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc) *sc in next 4 sts. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc)* Repeat from * to * 2 more times. Sc in next 2 sts. Sl st in 1st sc made of round. (6 sc per side)

Round 4: Ch 1, sc in the same st ch 1 comes out of. Sc in next 2 sts. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc) *sc in next 6 sts. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc)* Repeat from * to * 2 more times. Sc in next 3 sts. Sl st in 1st sc made of round. (8 sc per side)

Round 5: Ch 1, sc in the same st ch 1 comes out of. Sc in next 3 sts. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc) *sc in next 8 sts. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc)* Repeat from * to * 2 more times. Sc in next 4 sts. Sl st in 1st sc made of round. (10 sc per side)

Round 6: Ch 1, sc in the same st ch 1 comes out of. Sc in next 4 sts. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc) *sc in next 10 sts. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc)* Repeat from * to * 2 more times. Sc in next 5 sts. Sl st in 1st sc made of round. (12 sc per side)

Round 7: Ch 1, sc in the same st ch 1 comes out of. Sc in next 5 sts. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc) *sc in next 12 sts. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc)* Repeat from * to * 2 more times. Sc in next 6 sts. Sl st in 1st sc made of round. (14 sc per side)

Round 8: Ch 1, sc in the same st ch 1 comes out of. Sc in next 6 sts. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc) *sc in next 14 sts. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc)* Repeat from * to * 2 more times. Sc in next 7 sts. Sl st in 1st sc made of round. (16 sc per side)

Round 9: Ch 1, sc in the same st ch 1 comes out of. Sc in next 7 sts. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc) *sc in next 16 sts. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc)* Repeat from * to * 2 more times. Sc in next 8 sts. Sl st in 1st sc made of round. (18 sc per side)

Round 10: Ch 1, sc in the same st ch 1 comes out of. Sc in next 8 sts. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc) *sc in next 18 sts. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc)* Repeat from * to * 2 more times. Sc in next 9 sts. Sl st in 1st sc made of round. (20 sc per side)

Round 11: Ch 1, sc in the same st ch 1 comes out of. Sc in next 9 sts. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc) *sc in next 20 sts. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc)* Repeat from * to * 2 more times. Sc in next 10 sts. Sl st in 1st sc made of round. (22 sc per side)

Round 12: Ch 1, sc in the same st ch 1 comes out of. Sc in next 10 sts. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc) *sc in next 22 sts. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc)* Repeat from * to * 2 more times. Sc in next 11 sts. Sl st in 1st sc made of round. (24 sc per side)

Round 13: Ch 1, sc in the same st ch 1 comes out of. Sc in next 11 sts. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc) *sc in next 24 sts. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc)* Repeat from * to * 2 more times. Sc in next 12 sts. Sl st in 1st sc made of round. (26 sc per side)

Round 14: Ch 1, sc in the same st ch 1 comes out of. Sc in next 12 sts. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc) *sc in next 26 sts. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc)* Repeat from * to * 2 more times. Sc in next 13 sts. Sl st in 1st sc made of round. (28 sc per side)

Round 15: Ch 1, sc in the same st ch 1 comes out of. Sc in next 13 sts. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc) *sc in next 28 sts. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc)* Repeat from * to * 2 more times. Sc in next 14 sts. Sl st in 1st sc made of round. (30 sc per side)

Round 16: Ch 1, sc in the same st ch 1 comes out of. Sc in next 14 sts. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc) *sc in next 30 sts. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc)* Repeat from * to * 2 more times. Sc in next 15 sts. Sl st in 1st sc made of round. (32 sc per side)

Round 17: Ch 1, sc in the same st ch 1 comes out of. Sc in next 15 sts. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc) *sc in next 32 sts. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc)* Repeat from * to * 2 more times. Sc in next 16 sts. Sl st in 1st sc made of round. (34 sc per side)

Round 18: Ch 1, sc in the same st ch 1 comes out of. Sc in next 16 sts. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc) *sc in next 34 sts. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc)* Repeat from * to * 2 more times. Sc in next 17 sts. Sl st in 1st sc made of round. (36 sc per side)

Round 19: Ch 1, sc in the same st ch 1 comes out of. Sc in next 17 sts. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc) *sc in next 36 sts. In ch-2 space (sc, ch 2, sc)* Repeat from * to * 2 more times. Sc in next 18 sts. Sl st in 1st sc made of round. (38 sc per side)

Finish off.

Pillow Panel #2 (Back Panel)

Make 1 using N (9.00 mm) hook and size 6 yarn

FC: Ch 39

Row 1: In 2nd ch from hook, sc. Sc in every ch across. Turn. (38 sc)

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in every st across. Turn. (38 sc)

Row 3 – Row 24: Repeat Row 2.

Finish off.

Pillow Panel #3 (Back Panel with button holes)

Make 1 using N (9.00 mm) hook and size 6 yarn

FC: Ch 39

Row 1: In 2nd ch from hook, sc. Sc in every ch across. Turn. (38 sc)

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in every st across. Turn. (38 sc)

Row 3 – Row 15: Repeat Row 2.

Row 16: Ch 1, sc in next 8 sts, *ch 2, skip 2 sts, sc in next 8 sts* Repeat from * to * 2 more times. Turn. (32 sc)

Row 17: Ch 1, sc in next 8 sts, *2 sc in ch-2 space, sc in next 8 sts* Repeat from * to * 2 more times. (38 sc)

Finish off.

Scarf

Make 1 using I/9 (5.50 mm) hook and size 4 yarn

Note: You will alternate Navy and Blue. Each stripe is 4 rows of single crochet.

With Navy

FC: Ch 13

Row 1: In 2nd ch from hook, sc. Sc in every ch across. Turn. (12 sc)

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in every ch across. Turn. (12 sc)

Row 3 – Row 4: Ch 1, sc in every ch across. Turn. (12 sc)

Finish off.

With Blue

Row 5 – Row 8: Repeat Row 2. (12 sc)

Finish off.

With Navy

Row 9 – Row 12: Repeat Row 2. (12 sc)

Finish off.

Continue to alternate the Navy and Blue until you have 49 stripes (or 196 rows).

Fringe

Cut 12 pieces of Navy and 12 pieces of Blue, each 7” long.

Along both edges of the scarf, attach one strand per stitch, alternating the colors. Twelve pieces of fringe on one end of the scarf and twelve on the other.

To attach the fringe, take one piece of yarn and fold it in half. Using your crochet hook, insert your hook into the stitch you wish to attach your fringe to. Hook the folded center of the yarn and pull back through the stitch half way. (There will be a loop on one side of the scarf and the two ends on the other side. Insert your hook through the loop and wrap around the two ends, pulling them through the loop. Make sure that all of this is done wrapping around the stitch of the scarf. Pull tight to secure. Repeat for the remaining pieces. Once finished, trim the ends so that they are even.

Carrot Nose

Make 1 using I/9 (5.50 mm) hook and size 4 yarn

FC: Ch 18

Round 1: In 2nd ch from hook, 4 sc. Sc in next 4 chs, hdc in next 7 chs, dc in next 4 chs. In last ch, 6 dc all in same ch. Working along the opposite edge of the FC, dc in next 4 chs, hdc in next 7 chs, sc in next 4 chs, sl st in 1st sc made of round.

Finish off. Leave a 12” – 14” tail for sewing.

Finishing

Using the tapestry needle, attach the Carrot Nose to the Front Panel of the pillow. Place the wider end of the carrot over the FC center according to the photo.

Using the sewing needle and black thread, attach the black buttons for the eyes and mouth according to the photo.

Lay the Front Panel flat on a surface with the snowman face facing upward. Lay the Back Panel #3 (with the button holes) on the top of the Front Panel as shown in the photo below.

Place the Back Panel #2 on top of the other two where the bottoms of the Back Panel #2 and the Front Panel are lined up and the top of the Back Panel #2 is slightly overlapping the Back Panel #3.

The pillow is now “inside out”. Place your safety pins or stitch markers around the pillow to keep the panels in place for sewing.

Using the tapestry needle and the size 6 yarn, begin stitching the entire way around the pillow. You can use the mattress stitch, whip stitch or any other joining method of your choice. Be sure to stitch through all three thicknesses where the panels overlap as shown in the photo above.

Flip the pillow right side out and lay flat on a surface with the snowman face facing downward.

Using the sewing needle and black thread, attach the three buttons for the closure to the Back Panel #2, lined up with the button holes on Back Panel #3.

Flip the pillow cover over so that the face is facing upward again.

Fold the scarf in half so that the two fringed ends are touching and even. The center Navy stripe will be folded in half. Using the tapestry needle and size 4 yarn and beginning at the fold, whip stitch the long ends on one side only for 14 more stripes (not including the center Navy stripe that is folded over). See photo below. Finish off. Flip the scarf inside out. This will make a kind of “cup” for the pillow to sit in. The remainder of the scarf will hang loosely on one side for you to tie later.

Insert the pillow cover between the folded over scarf as shown in the photo below. Using the size 4 yarn and tapestry needle, tack stitch the scarf to the Front and Back Panel #2, but make sure you are only stitching through one thickness and not both. You will need to insert your hand into the pillow cover opening to stitch through only one thickness.

Insert your pillow form.

Gently tie the two loose ends of the scarf once and let hang. Fasten the buttons on the back.

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