Snowman Pillow with Bluebird

Materials

Lion Brand Heartland Thick & Quick super bulky weight 100% acrylic yarn (5 oz/125yd/142g per ball) :

•  Acadia (#137-098) —2 balls

Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice® worsted weight 100% acrylic yarn (3.5 oz/170yd/100g per ball)

• White (#860-100)—1 ball
• Aqua (#860-102)—1 ball
• Chocolate (#860-126)—1 ball

Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton worsted weight yarn (3.5 oz/186 yds/100g per ball):

• Aqua (#761-102) —1 ball
• Tangerine (#761-133) —1 ball

Lion Brand Unique bulky weight 100% acrylic yarn (3.50 oz./109 yd/100 g per ball):

• Circus (#755-210) —1 ball

Crochet Hooks:

• N/13/9mm
• G/6/4mm
• I/9/5.5mm
• E/4/3.5mm

Tapestry needle

Felt–2″ square of black and 1″ square of orange.

Poly-Fil® Premium Fiber Fill 

Fabric Glue

Embroidery Floss—Black

Scissors

 

Instructions

Pillow

Front/Back (make 2)

Row 1: With Heartland Acadia using a 9mm hook, ch 26, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in 24 ch. (25 sc)

Rows 2-29: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across.

Fasten off.

Side Edge (make 2)

Row 1: With Vanna’s Aqua using a 4mm hook, ch 40, sc in the second ch from hook and 38 ch. (39 sc)

Rows 2-3: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc. After row 3 change to cotton aqua.

Rows 4-6: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc. After row 6, change to Vanna’s aqua.

Rows 7-8: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc.

Fasten off.

Top/Bottom Edge(make 2)

Row 1: With Vanna’s Aqua using a 4mm hook, ch 42, sc in the second ch from hook and 30 ch. (41 sc)

Rows 2-3: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc. After row 3 change to cotton aqua.

Rows 4-6: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc. After row 6, change to Vanna’s aqua.

Rows 7-8: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc.

Fasten off.

 

Snowman

Head

Row 1: Using 4mm hook with white yarn, ch 10, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each rem ch across. (9 sc)

Row 2: Ch 1, turn,  work 2 sc into first sc, sc 7 sc, work 2 sc into last sc.  (11 sc)

Row 3: Ch 1, turn, work 2 sc into first sc, sc 9 sc, work 2 sc into last sc.  (13 sc)

Row 4: Ch 1, turn, work 2 sc into first sc, sc 11 sc, work 2 sc into last sc. (15 sc)

Row 5: Ch 1, turn, work 2 sc into first sc, sc 13 sc, work 2 sc into last sc. (17 sc)

Rows 6-9: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across.

Row 10: Ch 1, turn, , sc in 13 sc, sc2tog.  (15 sc)

Row 11: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, sc in 11 sc, sc2tog. (13 sc)

Work 42 sc around the outside edge—9 sc on top and bottom and 12 sc on right and left side.

Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.

 

Body

Row 1: Using 4mm hook with the white yarn ch 18. Sc in the second ch from the hook and 16 ch. (17 sc)

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc into first sc, sc in 15 sc, 2 sc into last sc. (19 sc)

Row 3: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc into first sc, sc in 18 sc. (20 sc)

Row 4: Ch 1, turn, sc in 19 sc, 2 sc into last sc. (21 sc)

Row 5: Ch 1, turn, sc in 20 sc, 2 sc into last sc. (22 sc)

Row 6: Ch 1, turn, sc in 19 sc, 2 sc into last sc. (23 sc)

Rows 7-11: Ch 1, turn sc in each sc.

Row 12: Ch 1, turn, 21 sc, sc2tog. (22 sc)

Row 13: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc.

Row 14: Ch 1, turn, sc in 20 sc, sc2tog. (21 sc)

Rows 15-17: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc.

Row 18: Ch 1, turn, sc in 18 sc, sc2tog. (20 sc)

Row 19: Ch 1, turn, sc in 17 sc, sc2tog. (19 sc)

Row 20: Ch 1, turn, sc in 16 sc, sc2tog. (18 sc)

Finish off curved edge by working 21 sc.

Fasten off.

 

Twig Arm 

1. Using 4mm hook with chocolate yarn, ch 21, slp st in 2nd ch from hook, and the next 5 ch. (6 slp sts)
2. Ch 9, slp st in 2nd ch from hook, and the next 7 ch. (8 slp sts)
3. 3 sc into the next ch. (3 sc)
4. Slp st in the next 12 ch. (12 slp sts)

Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.

 

Hat

Row 1: Using 3.5mm hook with the aqua cotton yarn, ch 21, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each rem ch across. (20 sc)

Rows 2-4: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across.

Row 5: Ch 1, turn [sc in each of next 2 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc] across. (15 sc)

Row 6: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across.

Row 7: Ch 1, turn [sc in each of next sc, sc dec in next 2 sc] across. (10 sc)

Row 8: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across.

Row 9: Ch 1, turn [sc dec in next 2 sc] across. (5 sc)

Row 10: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across.

On both curved edges, work 10 sc.

Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.

 

Hat Band

Use back loop only when you work sc.

Row 1: With 5.5mm crochet hook and circus, ch 4, sc in 2^nd ch from, sc in each rem ch across. (3 sc)

Rows 2-21: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across.

Fasten off and leave tail for sewing.

 

Pompom

Using Vanna’s aqua yarn, lay 3” piece of yarn on your ¼” wide strip of cardboard or pencil. Wrap another piece of yarn around 25 times. Tie the ends of the 3” piece together to secure the wrapped yarn. Gently remove it from the surface. Then tightly tie the 3” piece into a knot. Cut the outside loop of the wrapped yarn. The trim to pompom shape. If you would like to see tutorials on how to make a pompom, then click here.

 

Scarf

Left to right scarf band

Row 1: With 5.5mm crochet hook and circus, ch 4, sc in 2^nd ch from, sc in each rem ch across. (3 sc)

Rows 2-19: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across.

Fasten off.

Hanging down ends

The two hanging down ends of the scarf are worked off of the left to right scarf band. Fold the band in half to identify the center. Do not work into that row.

Row 1: Join yarn to the row after the center. Ch 1, work 3 evenly spaced sc.

Rows 2-5: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across.

Fasten off.

Repeat rows one to five to create the second end. Fasten off.

“Knot”

Row 1: With 5.5mm crochet hook and circus, ch 4, sc in 2^nd ch from, sc in each rem ch across. (3 sc)

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across.

Row 3: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc into first sc, sc into 2^nd sc, 2 sc into 3^rd sc. (5 sc)

Row 4: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across.

Row 5: Ch 1,  turn, sc2tog, sc, sc2tog. (3 sc)

Row 6:  Ch 1, turn, sc3tog.

Fasten off and leave tail for sewing

Add Aqua Trim to the knot. Use 4mm crochet hook with aqua cotton to add trim. Join yarn and work 5 sc along the right  and fasten off. Repeat on left side.

Finish the scarf

1. Sew knot over the center of the scarf. (Row 6 goes on the bottom.)
2. Using photo for reference sc along outside edges with cotton aqua using the 4mm crochet hook
3. Diagonal trim— use aqua cotton. You can either hand embroidered stitches or worked as a ch st.  Here is some information on how to use the chain stitch option. Join yarn to scarf (4mm hook) ch 1,  pass through the scarf prior to working the next ch stitch.  (The hook passes through two hole, keeping it on top, so you can work the stitch.) You pass through the scarf every other stitch until you reach the other side.
4. Using the aqua and the 4mm hook, work evenly spaced sc along the outside edges of the scarf. (See photo for reference.
5. Add fringe to the ends of the scarf using Vanna’s aqua. If you don’t know how to add fringe, then click here for tutorial.

Bluebird Applique for Snowman Pillow

Rnd 1: With  3.5mm hook using aqua cotton yarn, ch 6, 3 sc in the second ch from the hook, sc in next 3 ch sts, 3 sc into the last ch, working along opposite side of foundation chain, sc in next 3 ch. (12 sc)

Rnd 2:  2 sc in sc, sc in sc,  2 sc in each of the next 5 sc, sc in sc, 2 sc in each of the next 4 sc. (22 sc)

Rnd 3: Sc in 3 sc, 2 sc in sc, sc in 10 sc, 2 sc in sc, sc in 7 sc. (24 sc)

Rnd 4: [Sc in each of next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc] around. (32 sc)

Rnd 5: [Sc in each of next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc] around. (40 sc)

Tail—worked in rows

Row 1: Sc in 5 sc, hdc in sc, sc2tog, sc2tog, hdc.

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in 4 sts. (4 sc)

Row 3: Ch 1, turn, sc in 2 sc, sc2tog. (3 sc)

Row 4: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc

Row 5: Ch 3 (count as a dc) turn, dc in to first sc, dc in sc, 2 dc in sc. (5 dc)

Row 6: Ch 3 (count as a dc), turn, dc in each dc. Fasten off.

 

Wing

Row 1: With 24/7 aqua and 4mm hook, ch 3, 3 sc in the second ch from the hook. (3 sc)

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in sc, sc in sc, 2 sc in sc. (5 sc)

Row 3: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in sc, sc in 3 sc, 2 sc in sc. (7 sc)

Row 4: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, sc in 3 sc, sc2tog. (5 sc)

Row 5: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, sc in sc, sc2tog. (3 sc)

Row 6: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc.

Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.

Sew to attach wing to center of body.

Embellish wing and tail with Vanna’s aqua.

Wing—use 4mm hook. Join yarn to wing in stitch that is closest to body. Work evenly spaced sc around wing. Fasten off and weave in yarn ends.

Tail—use embroidery needle to add two lines of three stitches.

 

Eye and Beak—use photo for reference for placement.

Eye—cut ¼” circle from black felt and glue it into place.

Beak—use 3.5mm hook and X yarn. Join yarn to bird. Ch 3, sc into the same st. Sc in the sc below and slp st into next sc. Fasten off.

 

Assemble

The pillow embellishment can be treated as an applique—just sewn into place flat. Or, you can choose to give them dimension as shown in the photo. This means adding some fiber fill as you sew the hat to the head, the snowman to the pillow, and the bird to the pillow.

Snowman Pillow Base Assemble

Sew top and bottom edge to the front of the pillow. Sew the sides to the front. Sew the four corners. Sew back into place–about 75% of the way around. This will make it easier to add decoration. When you are done with the decoration finish sewing closed.

 

Assemble Snowman

1. Stitch head to body.
2. Stitch scarf to snowman.
3. Hat—sew hat band to hat. Then sew pompom to top of hat. The hat covers approximately 1/4 of the head. Sew hat to head.
4. Eyes—cut out two circles from black felt. (The diameter of the circle is between 1/4″ an 3/4″.) Glue into place. There are 6 stitches between the eyes.
5. Nose—cut carrot nose out of orange felt and glue it to the center of the face.
6. Mouth—use all strands of black embroidery floss to stitch mouth. The top edge of the mouth has five stitches between them and the bottom has 3 stitches.

Snowman Pillow Base Embellish & Finish

1. Snowman placement—align the square edge of the snowman with the corner of the pillow. Pin the twig arm into place so that it is slightly under the body.  Stitch snowman into place including its arm.
2. Bird placement—it rests in the twig hand. Sew into place.
3. Stuff pillow base, finish sewing closed, weave in yarn ends and trim.

 

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