Clue #5 - Let's give him a face!

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Now it's time to give our friend a face, and finish his outfit. Follow our tips - or make your own snowman design to fit your own style!

And don't forget you can find some extra help in the list of resources at the bottom of this clue!

Children sweater
Adult sweater

Children sweater

NOSE:
Cast on 8 stitches with 2 strands orange Air or Nepal with needle size US 9/5.5 mm (leave strand lengths of approx. 12 inches, these are used as stuffing afterwards). Then continue with 1 strand. Purl 1 row. The next row is worked as follows: Knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 5 = 7 stitches. Purl 1 row. Knit 3, knit 2 together, knit 2 = 6 stitches. Purl 1 row. Knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 3 = 5 stitches. Cut the strand (leave a strand-length of approx. 12 inches; this is used to fasten), pull it through the remaining stitches. Sew together in the side and push the long strands from casting-on inside the nose as stuffing. Sew the nose to the middle of the snowman’s head on the front piece.

SCARF:
Cast on 62 stitches with needle size US 9/ 5.5 mm and peacock blue Air or deep ocean Nepal. Work 2 rows stocking stitch. Cast off. Thread the scarf through the sweater by the neck of the snowman (on the front piece) and back to right side on the other side of the neck. Tie the scarf ends together with a double knot in front.

SNOW, BUTTONS AND EYES:
Make 12 knots with off white Air or Nepal for snow and 5 knots with a left-over of black Air or Nepal for buttons and eyes as follows: 1 knot: Cut 1 strand of approx. 16 inches. Make 4 knots around a needle size US 9/5.5 mm - see diagram A.3 (i.e. make 3 LOOSE knots, make 1 more knot and tighten the strand on this knot = 1 knot). Position the knots on the front piece, thread the strand ends through each side of 1 stitch and tie at wrong side - see photo.

single knot

Adult sweater

NOSE:
Cast on 8 stitches with 2 strands orange and needle size US 10.75/ 7 mm (leave strand lengths of approx. 12 inches; these are used to fill afterwards). Continue working with 1 strand. Purl 1 row. The next row is worked as follows: Knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 5 = 7 stitches. Purl 1 row. Knit 3, knit 2 together, knit 2 = 6 stitches. Purl 1 row. Knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 3 = 5 stitches. Cut the strand (leave a strand-length of approx. 12 inches; this is used for assembly), pull it through the remaining stitches. Sew together in the side and push the long strands from casting-on into the nose as stuffing. Sew the nose to the middle of the snowman’s head.

SCARF:
Cast on 62 stitches with needle size US 10.75/7 mm and petrol. Work 2 rows stocking stitch. Cast off. Thread the scarf through to the wrong side of the sweater at the neck of the snowman and back to the right side on the other side of the neck. Tie the scarf with a knot at the front.

SNOW, BUTTONS AND EYES:
Make 12 knots with off white for snow and 5 knots with a left-over of black for eyes and buttons as follows: 1 knot: Cut 1 strand of approx. 16 inches. Make 4 knots around needle size US 11/8 mm - see diagram A.3 (i.e. make 3 LOOSE knots, make 1 more knot and tighten the strand on this knot = 1 knot). Lay the knots on the front piece of the sweater, thread the strands on either side of the knots through the sweater and tie together on the wrong side - see photo.

single knot

Finished!

We are now finished with this fun snowman sweater, and we cannot wait to see how yours look! So make sure to send your pictures to the DROPS-Along gallery!