Snowman Square
I am so happy to be apart of this blog hop "Christmas 2020 Hope for the Holidays" hosted by Bearye.com. Very talented designers joined together to make different design squares that you can use to make a blanket or throw pillow. You can buy as a bundle here, which will give you more designs to make as many blankets as many you want, or a variety of colorful decorative pillows. If you would rather buy one and don't mind coming back everyday, you can check them here
That being said, this has been a year to behold. With everything that has been going on, it is finally coming to an end, and hopefully, everything that has been going on will go with it.
That is what I was thinking about while I was making this Snowman Square. I do not live in a snow area, but I know when the snow comes, with it comes the cold and the chill. I don’t like the cold, but if you do, you have to protect yourself when you go outside. Otherwise, the chill will cut through you and you might not enjoy it as you would, if you were bundled up. When it gets warm, the snow melts away, and before long, summer comes. During the warm weather, there is usually nothing to show that there was snow.
Making this snowman made me start hoping that when the year ends, everything else that has been going on in 2020 will melt away with it. I know we can’t erase all that has happened, but seeing a reduction will give us hope. The sun will rise again and brighten our days again. The gloominess that has been looming since the year started can be a thing of the past. That is kind of the same with this snowman or snow in general. It comes and melts away. Looking forward to when sunshine will come again.
This square was made with Mighty Stitch yarn from WeCrochet. I had never used this yarn before but I enjoyed working with it. I found it to be very soft and easy to work with. It kind of feels like the Caron Simply Soft yarn.
The good thing about this square, you can make it however you want. You can decide to fill the color inside so with or without the outline or even reverse the colors. Playing around with the colors will still give you a snowman as long as you follow the outline. Alternating the color is another way that can help you make a colorful blanket, throw pillow, dishcloth, potholder, or kitchen towel.
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Materials
Mighty Stitch 80% Acrylic, 20% superwash Wool 208 yds (183 m)/ 100 gm (4 oz), worsted weight (4)
White (MC): 68 yds (62 m)
Silver (CC1): 15 yds (14 m)
Herrschners Baby Yarn 100% Acrylic 265 yds (242 m)/3.5 0z (100 g)
Weight- Light (3)
Baby Blue (CC2): 4 yds (3.7 m
Caron Simply Soft Yarn 100% Acrylic 315 yds (288 m)/6 oz/(170g) worsted weight yarn (medium)
Black: 0.5 yds
Bernat Blanket Yarn 100% polyester, 220 yds (201 m)/10.5 oz (300 g)
Red: 0.1 yds
Hook size 4 mm (G)
Skill
Easy
Gauge
20 sts x 16 rows = 4” (10 com)
Finished Size
8” x 8”
Abbreviations
Ch- chain
St(s)- stitch(es)
Sc-single crochet
Dc- double crochet
Notes
This Snowman Square is made from the Mighty Stitch Yarn. The yarn is very soft and very to work with
Ch 2 at the beginning of row counts as a stitch
Color change is done in the middle of the row, not at the beginning of rows
Each row starts with the MC
Pattern Instructions
With MC, 37
Row 1: sc in 2nd st and each st to end, turn (36)
Row 2: ch 2, (dc in 2nd st, sc in next st) x 5, dc in next st, change to CC1, (sc in next st, dc in next st) x 6, change to MC, (sc, in next st, dc in next st) x 6, turn
Row 3: ch 2, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 5, change to CC1, dc in next st, sc in next st, change to MC, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 5, change to CC1, dc in next st, sc in next st, change to MC, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 5, dc in last st, turn
Row 4: ch 2, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 4, dc in next st, change to CC1, sc in next st dc in next, change to MC, (sc in next st, dc in next st) x 6, change to CC1, sc in next st, dc in next st, change to MC, (sc in next st, dc in next st) x 5, turn
Row 5: ch 2, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 4, change to CC1, dc in next st, sc in next st, change to MC, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 7, change to CC1, dc in next st, sc in next st, change to MC, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 4, dc in last st, turn
Rows 6-11: ch 2, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 3, dc in next st, change to CC1, sc in next st, dc in next st, change to MC (sc in next st, dc in next st) x 8, change to CC1, sc in next st, dc in next st, change to MC, (sc in next st, dc in next st) x 4, turn
Row 12: ch 2, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 4, change to CC1, dc in next st, sc in next st, change to MC (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 7, change to CC1, dc in next st, sc in next st, change to MC, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 4, dc in last st, turn
Row 13: ch 2, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 4, dc in next st, change to CC1, sc in next st, dc in next st, change to MC, (sc in next st, dc in next st) x 2, change to CC2, sc in next st, change to MC (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 3, dc in next st, change to CC1, sc in next st, dc in next st, change to MC, (sc in next st, dc in next st) x 5, turn
Row 14: ch 2, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 5, change to CC1, dc in next st, sc in next st, change to MC, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 2, dc in next st, change to CC2, sc in next st, dc in next st, change to MC, sc in next st, dc in next st, sc in next st, change to CC1, dc in next st, sc in next st, change to MC, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 5, dc in last st, turn
Row 15: ch 2, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 6, change to CC1, dc in next st, sc in next st, change to CC2, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 3, change to CC1, dc in next st, sc in next st, change to MC, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 2, change to CC2, dc in next st, sc in next st, change to MC (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 3, dc in last st, turn
Row 16: ch 2, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 3, change to CC2, dc in next st, sc in next st, change to MC, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 2, change to CC2, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 5, change to MC, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 6, dc in last st, turn
Row 17: ch 2, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 5, change to CC1, dc in next st, sc in next st, change to MC, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 5, change to CC1, dc in next st, sc in next st), change to MC, dc in next st, sc in next st, change to CC2, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x change to MC, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 3, dc in last st, turn
Row 18: ch 2, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 3, change to CC2, dc in next st, sc in next st, dc in next st, change to MC, sc in next st, change to CC1, dc in next st, sc in next st, change to MC, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 5, change to CC1, dc in next st, sc in next st, change to MC, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 5, dc in last st, turn
Row 19: ch 2, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 5, change to CC1, dc in next st, sc in next st, change to MC, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 5, change to CC1, dc in next st, sc in next st, change to CC2, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 2, change to MC, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 3, dc in last st, turn
Row 20: ch 2, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 3, change to CC2, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 2, change to CC1, dc in next st, sc in next st, change to MC, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 5, change to CC1, dc in next st, sc in next st, change to MC, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 5, dc in last st
Row 21: ch 2, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 5, change to CC1, dc in next st, sc in next st, change to MC, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 4, dc in next st, with CC1, sc in next st, dc in next st, change to CC2, (sc in next st, dc in next st) x 2, change to MC, (sc in next st, dc in next st) x 4, turn
Row 22: ch 2, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 4, turn with CC2, dc in next st, sc in next st, dc in next st, change to CC1, (sc in next st, dc in next st) x 6, sc in next st, change to MC, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 5, dc in last st, turn
Row 23: ch 2, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 6, change to CC1, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 4, dc in next st, change to CC2, (sc in next st, dc in next st) x 2, change to MC, (sc in next st, dc in next st) x 5, turn
Row 24: ch 2, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 5, change to CC2, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 5, dc in next st, change to MC, ( sc in next st, dc in next st) x 7, turn
Row 25: ch 2, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 7, change to CC2, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 4, dc in next st, change to MC, (sc in next st, dc in next st) x 6, turn
Row 26: ch 2, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 5, change to CC2, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 5, dc in next st, change to MC, (sc in next st, dc in next st) x 7, turn
Row 27: ch 2, dc in 2nd st, *sc in next st, dc in next st*, repeat from * to end, turn
Border
Using MC, sc evenly around making sure to sc 3 sts in each corner
Fasten off and weave in ends
