Materials: 2-3 oz Bernat Baby Boulce in Soft White, Bernat Soft Boucle in The Big Blue, H hook, small amount of stuffing, fabric paint in black & gray, small amount of pumpkin color sculpy or other oven bake-able clay, small amount of blush (make-up) if you’d like, craft glue, 3-1\2” paper mache box with lid, 4 gold and 7 silver chenille stems 1\2” white pom-poms, needle and thread.
Finished Size: Box with Snowman is 9-1\2” tall including hat. Candy Cup is 3” tall.
Gauge: 3 hdc = 1”, 2 rows hdc = 1”
Snowman Cup:
With White Boucle and H hook ch-4, sl st to form a ring.
RND 1: Ch-1, work 8 hdc in ring, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. (8 sts)
RND 2-4: (2 hdc next st, hdc next st) around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. (12 sts)(18 sts)(27 sts)
RND 5-10: Hdc ea st around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. End rnd 10 fasten off.
Collar:
With Blue and H hook ch-4, sl st to form a ring.
RND 1: Ch-1, work 12 hdc in ring, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. (12 sts)
RND 2-3: (2 hdc next st, hdc next st) around, sl st top beg hdc, c-1, turn. End rnd 3 do not ch-1. (18 sts)(27 sts)
RND 4: (Ch-3, sl st next st, ch-4, sl st next st) around, fasten off.
-Make one for ea snowman
Finishing Snowman Cup:
With fabric paint draw on snowman’s eyes and mouth. Dot ea eye with a bit of the gray paint. Let dry. Go back and add blush to the cheeks. Following manufacture’s instructions make a carrot nose out of your bankable clay and bake it. When Cool glue to the face. Sew the collar to the bottom of the cup. Make four stems of one silver and one gold twisted tog. Twist two of the four tog to make one. Glue this around the top of the cup, trimming