This Holly Hat Snowman Ornament Crochet Pattern makes a cheerful flat snowman with a black top hat, bright red scarf, holly decoration, and a red hanging loop. Round pink cheeks, an orange nose, and two black buttons follow the details of the reference.
The head and body are separate white crochet circles joined at the neck. Add a flat hat and scarf, then finish with the small sewn decorations. The ornament stays unstuffed, making it suitable for a Christmas tree, gift tag, or seasonal wall display.
Pattern Information
- Skill level: confident beginner to intermediate; flat circles, simple rows, embroidery, and assembly.
- Estimated height: 18–22 cm excluding the loop with DK cotton and a 2.5–3 mm hook. Tension affects size.
- Construction: separate flat components sewn into one snowman silhouette. No stuffing is needed.
- Terms: US crochet terminology.
This is an image-inspired adaptation. Stitch counts have been reviewed, but the design has not been physically crocheted or independently tested. The photographs show the intended appearance; follow the written pattern for the construction.
Materials
- DK cotton: approximately 25–35 g white, 10–15 g black, 10–15 g red, and small amounts of green, orange, and pink.
- 2.5–3 mm hook, tapestry needle, scissors, markers, pins, and a blocking mat.
- Two black sew-on eyes or embroidery yarn; two black buttons for the body.
- Fine black thread for the smile and ivory thread for the scarf snowflake.
- Optional: embroidered eyes and buttons instead of attached notions.
Abbreviations
- MR: magic ring; ch: chain; sl st: slip stitch.
- sc: single crochet; hdc: half double crochet; dc: double crochet.
- inc: 2 sc in the same stitch; dec: sc2tog.
- Picot: ch 3, sl st into the first of those chains.
- Numbers in brackets give stitch counts. Turning chains and joining slip stitches do not count.
Work the circles in continuous rounds and move the marker at the beginning of each round. Work the hat, band, and scarf in turned rows. A starting ch 1 or ch 2 does not count as a stitch.
Holly Hat Snowman Ornament Crochet Pattern
1. White Body Circle
- R1: 6 sc in MR [6].
- R2: inc × 6 [12].
- R3: (sc, inc) × 6 [18].
- R4: (2 sc, inc) × 6 [24].
- R5: (3 sc, inc) × 6 [30].
- R6: (4 sc, inc) × 6 [36].
- R7: (5 sc, inc) × 6 [42].
- R8: (6 sc, inc) × 6 [48].
Sl st into the next stitch and fasten off with a long sewing tail. Keep the disc flat. Do not add straight rounds around its edge, as that would make a cup instead of a flat ornament.
2. White Head Circle
Repeat body R1–7, stopping at 42 sc. Sl st into the next stitch and fasten off with a long tail. This makes the head slightly smaller than the body. Weave in the MR tails on the back, leaving the assembly tails free.
Lay the body upright and overlap the lower edge of the head over the upper edge of the body by approximately 1–1.5 cm. Pin the two circles on one vertical center line. Sew across the overlapping section through dense stitches, taking several passes. The scarf will cover this join.
3. Black Top Hat
Crown: ch 23 with black. Row 1: hdc in the third chain from the hook and in each remaining chain [21 hdc]. Rows 2–7: ch 2, turn, 21 hdc [21 each row]. Fasten off with a sewing tail. The crown is a flat rectangle, not a cylinder.
Brim: ch 30 with black. Row 1: sc in the second chain from the hook and each remaining chain [29 sc]. Row 2: ch 1, turn, 29 sc. Fasten off with a long tail. Center the brim along the lower edge of the crown, leaving four brim stitches extending beyond each side, and sew the edges together.
Red band: ch 22 with red. Row 1: sc in the second chain and each remaining chain [21 sc]. Row 2: ch 1, turn, 21 sc. Fasten off. Sew this band across the lower two rows of the crown, just above the black brim.
Place the hat over the upper edge of the head. Sew its lower crown and brim to the head through several dense stitches. Keep the brim corners free enough to form a gentle curve. The hat should remain centered and flat.
4. Red Scarf
Neck strip: ch 32 with red. Row 1: hdc in the third chain and each remaining chain [30 hdc]. Row 2: ch 2, turn, 30 hdc. Fasten off. Center the strip across the neck join, take the two ends around to the back, and sew them together without squeezing the white circles.
Hanging scarf end: ch 8. Row 1: sc in the second chain and each remaining chain [7 sc]. Rows 2–12: ch 1, turn, 7 sc. Fasten off with a long tail. Sew its upper edge to the front-right portion of the neck strip, letting it hang down over the right side of the body.
Loop fringe: join red to a lower corner of the scarf end. In each of its seven bottom-edge stitches work (sl st, ch 8, sl st in the same stitch). This makes seven closed chain loops. Fasten off and weave in the ends. Embroider a small ivory snowflake on the lower half of the scarf using three crossing straight lines and short angled branches.
5. Face and Body Details
Cheeks: with pink, make 6 sc in MR, then inc × 6 [12]. Sl st and fasten off. Make two. Sew them near the lower sides of the head.
Nose: with orange, make 4 sc in MR. R2: (inc, sc) × 2 [6]. R3: dec × 3 [3]. Fasten off and gather the remaining opening. No stuffing is necessary. Sew the small rounded nose to the face center with its closed end facing forward.
Sew two black eyes above and to either side of the nose. Use the reference to keep the expression balanced. Embroider a curved black smile below the nose in short backstitches. Sew two black buttons down the center of the body below the neck, leaving the scarf end clear. Embroidered eyes and buttons can be used in place of notions.
6. Two Holly Leaves and Three Berries
Leaf: ch 7 with green. Starting in the second chain, work sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc in the next five chains. In the last chain work 3 sc. Return along the unused foundation loops: sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc. Join to the first sc [13 stitches].
For the serrated edge, ch 1; work sc in each of those 13 stitches, adding a picot after stitches 2, 4, 7, 10, and 12. Join to the first sc and fasten off [13 sc plus five picots]. Make two leaves. Sew their bases to the right side of the hat band, with their tips pointing upward and outward.
Berries: make 4 sc in a red MR, join, and fasten off. Tighten the ring and curl the tiny disc into a bead with a few sewing stitches. Make three. Sew the berries in a compact cluster over the leaf bases, taking several passes through the hat band. These berries remain unstuffed.
7. Red Hanging Loop
Ch 28 with red and fasten off with two long tails. Fold the chain into a loop. Sew both ends to the back of the hat center, catching several crown stitches and continuing into the head behind the brim. Make at least four passes in different directions so the loop load is spread across the fabric.
Lift the finished snowman gently by the loop and check that the head and body hang straight. Secure any loose hat or scarf corners with small hidden stitches. Weave in every remaining tail.
Finishing and Care
Lightly damp-block the white circles before assembly if they curl. After sewing, reshape the ornament flat and let it dry fully. Do not soak attached buttons or eyes. Spot-clean gently and store flat. This is a display ornament with small sewn parts and a long loop; keep it out of reach of young children and pets.
Questions and Tips
Why is my circle ruffling? Check that each round has exactly six increases. If the count is correct, try a slightly smaller hook or looser joining stitch. Gentle blocking can help minor unevenness.
Can I make a padded version? This pattern is intended to stay flat. A padded version needs a second matching back and an outer seam, which changes the construction. Keep this version unstuffed to match the reference.
Is the chart one continuous piece? The single assembled chart shows the snowman silhouette and where separately crocheted parts join. Dashed lines indicate sewing. Each white circle is worked independently from its MR, and the hat and scarf are made in rows.
Complete Snowman Chart
The chart image has one assembled snowman chart at the top and the finished ornament photograph below. It includes the full head and body bases, hat, brim, red band, and the scarf end in their assembly positions. Facial details are placement marks. The holly and loop instructions are written above. Follow the English symbol legend and the written counts for small decorative parts.
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