Snowman Mug

Free Snowman Mug crochet tutorial by Evgeniya Kosolapova @viazhu_zhizn.

Using this pattern, you can crochet a snowman-shaped mug of hot chocolate. Any cotton blend yarn will work for this amigurumi project, including YarnArt Jeans, Alize Cotton Gold, Gazzal Baby Cotton, and others.

The finished toy is about 6 cm tall.

Materials and Tools

• YarnArt Jeans yarn: 62 white, 77 orange, 40 brown
• 2-2.5 mm crochet hook
• Embroidery floss for the face
• 8-10 mm safety eyes
• Toy stuffing
• Soft pastels or blush
• Needle for sewing pieces together
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR — magic ring
• sc — single crochet
• inc — increase
• dec — decrease
• (...) x n — repeat n times

Crochet Snowman Mug Amigurumi Pattern

Mug Body (Main Piece)

Using white yarn:

Rnd 1. 8 sc in MR
Rnd 2. 8 inc (16)
Rnd 3. (1 sc, inc) x 8 (24)
Rnd 4. (2 sc, inc) x 8 (32)
Rnd 5. (3 sc, inc) x 8 (40)
Rnd 6. 40 sc in BLO
Continue crocheting as usual
Rnds 7-16. (10 rounds) 40 sc

Cut and fasten off the yarn.

Mug Handle

Using white yarn:

Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR
Rnds 2-11. (10 rounds) 6 sc

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing. Fasten off.

Nose

Using orange yarn:

Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR
Rnd 2. 6 sc
Rnd 3. (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
Rnd 4. 9 sc

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing. Fasten off.

Hot Chocolate (Mug Filling)

Using coffee-colored (brown) yarn:

Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR
Rnd 2. 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Rnd 6. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
Change to white yarn:
Rnd 7. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (42)

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing. Fasten off.

Assembly and Finishing

• Insert the eyes between Rounds 11 and 12, 5 sc apart.
• Join the two pieces using the long yarn tail. Follow the photo: on the inside of one piece, locate the back loops of Round 15. Lift them with your needle all the way around to make the pieces easier to join. Place one piece inside the other. Pick up a front loop and a lifted loop, sewing first from bottom to top, then through the next stitch from top to bottom. Continue alternating this way to the end of the round. Since the pieces have different stitch counts (40 on one and 42 on the other), skip two stitches. Simply do not pick them up. Space the skipped stitches evenly, 20 stitches apart. Remember to add stuffing as you sew. When finished, fasten off as usual, weave in the yarn ends, and trim any excess.
• Sew on the nose. You do not need to stuff it. Position it in the center, slightly below the eye line.
• Sew on the handle. Position it on either the left or right side.
• Embroider the eyelashes and smile as desired.
• Apply blush or soft pastels to the cheeks. If you plan to use the toy as a Christmas tree ornament, add a hanging loop using a suitable thread.

And voilà—your toy is ready! Decorate it however you like. Happy crocheting!