Snowman - © Jane Eborall 2003

The snowman is made in three parts which are joined as work progresses.  The scarf, walking stick and flowers are added as required.  Knowledge of split rings is needed.

Materials Required

No. 20 thread in black, white and colours of choice, two shuttles, two black beads for the eyes and two for buttons.  One orange bead (mouth).

Face – 2 shuttles, 3 beads threaded on Wsh1 - 1 black, 1 orange, 1 black

R1:       3 – 3 vsp 4 – 6

Ch:       12

R2:       6 + (3^rd p R1) 2 B (eye) 2 – 6

Ch:       12

R3:       6 + (last p R2) 4 – 6

Ch:       6 – 6

R4:       6 + (last p R3) 2 B (mouth) 2 – 6

Ch:       6 – 6

R5:       6 + (last p R4) 4 – 6

Ch:       12

R6:       6 + (last p R5) 2 B (eye) 2 – 6

Ch:       12

SR7:     6 + (last p R6) 4 / 3 – 3

Ch:       4 – 4 + (vsp R1)  T & C

Body & Arms – 2 shuttles

Join to base of R3 of face – using Wsh1

Ch:       2

SR1:     4 – 4 / 8

R2:       6 vsp 6

Ch:       10

R3:       As R2

Ch:       10

SR4:     6 / 10

Ch:       10 Lj (R3) 10 Lj (R2)

R5:       6 + (SR1) 4 – 6

SR6:     5 – 5 / 10

SR7:     5 – 5 / 10

SR8:     5 / 15

SR9:     5 – 5 / 10

Ch:       5 – 5

R10:     5 + (SR9) 5 + (SR7) 5 – 5

Ch:       5 – 5

R11:     5 + (R10) 5 + (SR6) 5 – 5

Ch:       5 – 5

R12:     5 + (R11) 5 + (R5) 5 + (Ch btwn R3 & R4 on face) 5. 

Change to Wsh 2

Ch:       5  Change to Wsh1

R13:     5 + (Ch btwn R4 & R5 on face) 5 – 5 – 5

Ch:       5 +B (Ch btwn R11 & R12) 5

R14:     5 + (R13) 5 – 5 – 5

Ch:       5 +B (next Ch) 5

R15:     5 + (R14) 5 – 5 – 5

Ch:       5 + (next Ch) 5

SR16:   5 + (R15) 5 / 10

SR17:   5 / 15

SR18:   5 + (SR15) 5 / 10

SR19:   5 + (SR14) 5 / 10

R20:   6 + (SR13) 4 – 6

R21:     6 vsp 6

Ch:       10

R22:     6 vsp 6

Ch:       10

SR23:   6 / 10

Ch:       10 Lj (R22) 10 Lj (R21)

SR24:   4 + (SR20) 4 / 8

Ch:       2 Lj (base R5 on face)  T & C

Hat – two shuttles using black thread  – Wsh1

Row 1

R1:       8 – 6 vsp 2

SR2:     8 / 4 + (R1 of face) 4

SR3:     8 / 4 + (final Ch on face) 4

SR4:     8 / 4 + (R7 of face) 4  Rw & change to Wsh2

R5:       8 – 6 vsp 2

Row 2

SR6:     2 + (vsp R5) 6 / 8  Change to Wsh1

Ch:       vsp 8

R7:       8 + (space btwn SR3 & SR4) 8

Ch:       vsp 8

R8:       8 + (space btwn SR2 & SR3) 8

Ch:       vsp 8

R9:       8 + (space btwn R1 & SR2) 2 +(vsp R1) 6

Row 3

SR10:   8 / 8  Change to Wsh2

Ch:       12

R11:     8 + (vsp base R8) 8

Ch:       12

R12:     8 + (vsp base R7) 8

Ch:       12

R13:     8 + (vsp base SR6) 8  T & C

Walking Stick - two shuttles, black thread

R1:       8

*SR2:   4 / 4

Repeat from * 3 times then change to Wsh2

Ch:       12 T & C.  Pull chain and last SR through hand.

Scarf - two shuttles and using two colours - join to p at base of R3 on face

*SR1:   6 / 6  SLT

Repeat from * 5 times  T & C leaving ends to fray

Join to p at base of R5 on face

SR1:     6 / 6  SLT

SR2:     6 / 6

Take Wsh1 in front of first half of scarf and Wsh2 behind tying a knot to make the threads of this half lie btwn SR2 & SR3 of first half of scarf.

Repeat SR2 3 times  T & C leaving ends to fray

Flowers for Hat

These are simply rings of 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 leaving ends to tie onto hat at beginning and end.

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