Free crochet pattern
Snow Buddy Amigurumi Pattern
This free snow buddy amigurumi pattern is worked in continuous rounds of single crochet, with increases and decreases for the shaping. In worsted yarn with a 3.5 mm hook it makes a toy about 2½ in tall, and it takes about 40-55 min at an everyday pace. It is one crocheted piece: the safety eyes go in while you make it, then you stuff it and close the last round. Nothing to sew on. A good first amigurumi if you are just starting out.
- Level
- Easy
- Size
- About 2½ in
- Time
- 40-55 min
- Piece
- 1
- Yarn
- Worsted
- Hook
- 3.5 mm
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What you need
- White yarn, worsted weight: about 25 yd (25 m)
- 2 safety eyes, 8 mm
- Fiberfill stuffing
- Stitch marker
- Yarn needle
- 3.5 mm crochet hook
Yarn amounts are estimates with a little extra for tails.
Stitches and techniques
Magic ring · Single crochet · Increase · Invisible decrease · Stuffing · Safety eyes
Abbreviations (US terms): MR = magic ring, sc = single crochet, inc = 2 sc in the same stitch, dec = crochet 2 stitches together (an invisible decrease looks neatest). The number in brackets is the stitch count at the end of the round.
The pattern
Work in continuous rounds. Move the stitch marker up each round.
Snowball · make 1 · White
| Round | Stitches | Count |
|---|---|---|
| R1 | 6 sc in MR | 6 |
| R2 | inc x6 | 12 |
| R3 | (sc, inc) x6 | 18 |
| R4 | sc, (inc, 2 sc) x5, inc, sc | 24 |
| R5 | (3 sc, inc) x6 | 30 |
| R6 | 2 sc, (inc, 4 sc) x5, inc, 2 sc | 36 |
| R7 | (5 sc, inc) x6 | 42 |
| R8-9 | sc around | 42 |
| R10 | 3 sc, (inc, 6 sc) x5, inc, 3 sc | 48 |
| R11-13 | sc around | 48 |
| R14 | 3 sc, (dec, 6 sc) x5, dec, 3 sc | 42 |
| R15 | sc around | 42 |
| R16 | 2 sc, (dec, 5 sc) x5, dec, 3 sc | 36 |
| R17 | sc around | 36 |
| R18 | 2 sc, (dec, 4 sc) x5, dec, 2 sc | 30 |
| R19 | (3 sc, dec) x6 | 24 |
| R20 | sc, (dec, 2 sc) x5, dec, sc | 18 |
| Stuff firmly. | ||
| R21 | (sc, dec) x6 | 12 |
| R22 | dec x6 | 6 |
| Fasten off, then gather the last 6 stitches closed. | ||
Eyes: Put the safety eyes in now, between R10 and R11, about 4 stitches apart. Once the piece is closed you can't add them.
Stuff firmly. This is the only piece. Nothing to sew on.
Putting it together
- Put the safety eyes in about 4 stitches apart, a little above the middle, before you close the ball.
- Stuff, then close the last round: weave the yarn tail through the front loops and pull it shut.
- Optional: tie a scrap of red yarn around it for a scarf (no sewing needed).
Make it round by round
Open the snow buddy in the free Crochet Shelf app to count stitches as you go, see the toy in 3D, and rate the pattern when you finish.
