Snowman Christmas Wreath Crochet Pattern

Why you'll love it

A snowman sitting inside a wreath makes a charming, story-like decoration.
Crocheting over a padded metal ring gives a sturdy wreath that keeps its shape.
A wrapped chain cord creates a realistic rope look with very little effort.
Small pieces like the stocking, pinecone, and ornaments are quick and fun.
Gold bells add a gentle jingle when the door opens.

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Last updated November 4, 2026

Materials needed

Tools

4.0 mm (US G-6) crochet hook
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Stitch markers
One 7 in (18 cm) metal macrame ring and a strip of batting about 1.5 in (4 cm) wide
Two 10 mm black safety eyes
Polyester fiberfill
Three gold jingle bells (two 15 mm, one 20 mm)
Four 14 mm wooden beads, five 6 mm gold beads, and one 20 mm wooden button
8 in (20 cm) of twine for the stocking bow

Gauge & finished measurements

Gauge: 20 sc and 22 rounds = 4 in (10 cm) in worsted yarn with a 4.0 mm hook. Exact gauge is not critical, but keep stitches tight on the small stuffed pieces.

The pattern

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Rope Wreath Ring

Padding: Wrap the batting strip around the metal ring in a spiral, overlapping slightly, until it is about 0.75 in (2 cm) thick. Secure the ends with a few stitches. (1 padded ring)
Ring cover: With dark brown, make a slip knot on the hook. Working over the padded ring, sc around it, packing the stitches tightly side by side until the ring is fully covered. Join with sl st to the first sc and fasten off. (About 130 sc (pack tightly))
Rope cord: With light brown, ch 200. Sl st in the back bump of the 2nd ch from the hook and in each ch across. Wrap the cord in a spiral around the covered ring, spacing the wraps about 0.5 in (1.2 cm) apart, and stitch the ends in place. (199 sl st)

Snowman

Head: With white, make a MR and work 6 sc into it. Work in continuous rounds. Rounds 2-6: increase 6 stitches evenly each round (12, 18, 24, 30, 36). Rounds 7-12: sc in each stitch (36); insert the eyes between Rounds 9 and 10, 7 stitches apart. Rounds 13-17: [sc in the next X, dec] 6 times, with X = 4 down to 0 (30, 24, 18, 12, 6), stuffing lightly. Close. (36 sc at widest; 6 sc at close)
Body: With white, make a MR and work 6 sc into it. Rounds 2-7: increase 6 stitches evenly each round (12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42). Rounds 8-12: sc in each stitch (42). Rounds 13-17: [sc in the next X, dec] 6 times, with X = 5 down to 1 (36, 30, 24, 18, 12), stuffing lightly. Round 18: dec 6 times (6). Close. (42 sc at widest; 6 sc at close)
Feet (make 2): With black, make a MR and work 6 sc into it. Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch (12). Round 3: [sc, 2 sc in next] 6 times (18). Rounds 4-5: sc (18). Round 6: [sc, dec] 6 times (12); stuff. Round 7: dec 6 times (6). Close. (18 sc at widest; 6 sc at close)
Arms with mittens (make 2): With red, make a MR and work 6 sc into it. Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch (12). Rounds 3-5: sc (12); stuff the mitten. Change to white. Round 6: [sc in next 2, dec] 3 times (9). Rounds 7-9: sc (9). Flatten and sc 4 across. Fasten off, leaving a tail. (12 sc mitten; closed with 4 sc)
Nose and cheeks: Nose: with orange, make a MR, ch 1, work 6 sc, join, and fasten off. Cheeks: embroider a few pink satin stitches below each eye. (6 sc nose)

Snowman Hat, Scarf and Gift

Hat: With red, make a MR and work 6 sc into it. Round 2: sc (6). Round 3: [sc, 2 sc in next] 3 times (9). Round 4: sc (9). Round 5: [sc in next 2, 2 sc in next] 3 times (12). Round 6: sc (12). Rounds 7-12: [sc in the next X, 2 sc in next] 6 times, with X = 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and Round 8 as a plain round (18, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42). Rounds 13-15: sc (42). Change to white. Rounds 16-17: sc (42). Fasten off, leaving a tail. (42 sc in each brim round)
Pompom: With white, make a MR and work 6 sc into it. Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch (12). Round 3: [sc, 2 sc in next] 6 times (18). Rounds 4-5: sc (18). Round 6: [sc, dec] 6 times (12); stuff. Round 7: dec 6 times (6). Close. (18 sc at widest)
Scarf: With dark green, ch 51. Row 1: hdc in the 3rd ch from the hook and in each ch across (49). Rows 2-3: ch 2 (does not count), turn, hdc in each stitch across (49). Fasten off. Knot alternating red and white fringe on both ends and embroider small white snowflakes. (49 hdc in each row)
Gift box: With green, make a MR, ch 1, 8 sc in the ring. Round 2: [sc, 3 sc in next] 4 times (16). Round 3: in BLO, sc (16). Rounds 4-6: sc (16). Stuff. Round 7: in BLO, [sc, sc 3 together] 4 times (8). Round 8: dec 4 times (4). Close. Ribbon: with red, ch 31, sl st in the back bump of each ch (30); wrap around the box and tie a bow. (16 sc at widest; 30 sl st ribbon)

Wreath Decorations

Bow: Loop: with red, ch 41; Row 1: sc in the 2nd ch and each ch across (40); Rows 2-5: ch 1, turn, sc across (40); sew the short ends together and flatten into a bow shape. Tails (make 2): ch 16; Rows 1-3: sc across (15). Center: ch 8; Rows 1-3: sc across (7); wrap around the middle of the loop and tails and sew closed at the back. (40 sc loop; 15 sc tails; 7 sc center)
Holly leaf (make 16): With dark green, ch 9. Sl st in the 2nd ch from the hook, sc, hdc, dc, picot, dc, hdc, sc, 3 sc in the last ch. Along the other side: sc, hdc, dc, picot, dc, hdc, sc, sl st. Ch 2 and sl st in the same ch. Fasten off, leaving a tail. (17 stitches + 2 picots + tip)
Berry (make 24): With red, make a MR and work 6 sc into it. Round 2: sc in each stitch (6). Tuck the tail inside, close the opening, and leave a tail. (6 sc)
Poinsettia: Petal (make 6): with red, ch 8. Sl st in the 2nd ch, sc, hdc, dc in the next 2 ch, hdc, 3 sc in the last ch; along the other side: hdc, dc in the next 2 ch, hdc, sc, sl st; ch 2 and sl st in the same ch. Fasten off. Arrange the petals in a star, sew them together at the center, and sew 5 gold beads in the middle. (15 stitches + ch-2 tip per petal)
White flower and pinecone: Flower: with white, make a MR; *ch 3, 2 dc in the ring, ch 3, sl st in the ring; repeat from * 4 more times; pull closed and fasten off. Pinecone: with light brown, MR 6 sc; Round 2: [sc, 2 sc in next] 3 times (9); Round 3: [sc in next 2, 2 sc in next] 3 times (12); Rounds 4-7: in BLO, sc (12); Round 8: [sc in next 2, dec] 3 times (9); stuff; Round 9: [sc, dec] 3 times (6); close. (5 petals; pinecone 12 sc at widest)
Mini stocking: With white, ch 14 and join to form a ring. Rounds 1-2: sc (14). Change to red. Rounds 3-8: sc (14). Round 9: sc in next 4, 2 sc in each of the next 6, sc in next 4 (20). Rounds 10-11: sc (20). Change to white. Rounds 12-13: sc (20). Stuff lightly. Round 14: dec 10 times (10). Flatten and sc 5 across. Fasten off. Embroider a white snowflake on the leg and tie a twine bow at the top. (14 sc leg; 20 sc foot)

Dangles

Striped ornament (make 2): Work in continuous rounds, changing color every round: Round 1 red, MR 6 sc. Round 2 white: 2 sc in each stitch (12). Round 3 red: [sc, 2 sc in next] 6 times (18). Round 4 white: [sc in next 2, 2 sc in next] 6 times (24). Rounds 5-6: red, then white, sc (24). Round 7 red: [sc in next 2, dec] 6 times (18). Round 8 white: [sc, dec] 6 times (12); stuff. Round 9 red: dec 6 times (6). Close. (24 sc at widest; 6 sc at close)
Snowflake: With white, make a MR. Round 1: ch 1, 6 sc in the ring, join (6). Round 2: *ch 9, sl st in the 5th ch from the hook to make a picot loop, ch 4, sl st in the next sc; repeat from * 5 more times. Fasten off. Sew the wooden button to the center. (6 arms)
Hanging cords: With red, make three chains: ch 10 for each ornament and ch 14 for the snowflake. Thread a wooden bead onto each chain and sew one end of each chain to the top of its dangle. Sew 2 holly leaves and 3 berries to the top of each ornament. Tie the 20 mm bell below the snowflake with a short red chain. (10, 14 and 10 ch)

Abbreviations

This pattern is written in US terms. Your current view: US.

US	UK	Meaning
MR	MR	magic ring (adjustable ring) · how to
ch	ch	chain · how to
sl st	ss	slip stitch · how to
sc	dc	single crochet (UK double crochet) · how to
hdc	htr	half double crochet (UK half treble) · how to
dc	tr	double crochet (UK treble) · how to
dec	dec	decrease: work 2 stitches together (invisible decrease in amigurumi)
BLO	BLO	back loop only
st(s)	st(s)	stitch(es)

Assembly

1
Snowman: sew the head to the body, add the nose and face details, and sew on the hat with the pompom falling to the right. Add 1 holly leaf and 3 berries to the hat.
2
Sew the feet to the front bottom of the body, the arms to the sides, and the gift box between the mittens. Wrap the scarf around the neck with one end hanging down on the right.
3
Seat the snowman on the bottom of the wreath ring so his feet hang just over the edge. Sew his body to the ring at the bottom and tack his back to the sides of the ring.
4
Bow: sew the bow to the top center of the ring and hang a 15 mm bell from its center.
5
Greenery: sew holly sprigs with berries on both sides of the bow and down the left side of the ring. Add the poinsettia, white flower, and pinecone on the left side.
6
Stocking: tie the stocking to the right side of the ring with its twine bow, and add a holly sprig above it.
7
Dangles: sew the two ornament cords to the bottom of the ring on either side of the snowman and the snowflake cord at the center.
8
Hanging loop: with red, ch 61 and sl st in the back bump of each ch (60). Thread a wooden bead onto it, fold it in half, and sew both ends to the top of the ring behind the bow. Add the second 15 mm bell to the bow if you like.

Important notes

Tip: This is an original pattern inspired by the photo. Hidden details are interpreted from the image, and the pattern has not been physically test-crocheted.
Tip: Abbreviations (US terms): ch = chain, sc = single crochet, hdc = half double crochet, dc = double crochet, sl st = slip stitch, MR = magic ring, BLO = back loop only, dec = decrease (invisible single crochet decrease).
Tip: Small round pieces are worked in continuous rounds with a stitch marker. The bow, scarf, and tails are worked in turned rows; the turning chain does not count as a stitch.
Tip: Safety: safety eyes, beads, bells, and the metal ring are not suitable for young children or pets. Hang the wreath out of their reach.

Pattern FAQ

Can I use a wooden embroidery hoop instead of a metal ring?

Yes. Use the inner ring of a 7 in wooden embroidery hoop. Pad it the same way and crochet over it.

How do I keep the snowman from tipping forward?

Stuff him lightly so his back is flat, then sew his body to the bottom of the ring and add a few stitches from his back to the ring on each side.

Can I make it without the dangles?

Yes. The wreath looks complete without them. You can sew the ornaments and snowflake onto the ring instead.

How do I clean and store it?

Spot clean with a damp cloth and let it air dry. Store it flat in a box with tissue paper so the bow, holly, and snowman keep their shape.

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