How To Crochet Snowman Refrigerator Magnets Out Of Plarn

When it comes to crafting, I am a fan of Trash To Treasure type of projects and this crochet project is no exception. I came up with the idea a few months ago to use Plarn instead of white yarn...but if you don't know how to make Plarn, you can still crochet up this snowman refrigerator magnet by using 4-Ply white yarn.

You can use felt, ribbons, black beads, wiggle eyes, colored craft foam or whatever you have on hand to trim them. You can glue a magnet disk onto the back to make them into holiday refrigerator magnets or omit the magnet and add a hanging string to turn them into Christmas Tree Ornaments.

Each one will take only a few minutes to crochet and then about an hour to glue on all of the trims. Quick and Easy type of craft!

Here is what you will need:

1 plastic shopping bag, turned into plarn
1 round magnet disk
scraps of black, red and orange felt (for hat, hat ribbon, eyes and carrot nose)
all-purpose craft glue
size F or G crochet hook
scissors

Note: If using yarn as your base, you can use a glue gun to add the trims. If using Plarn, hot glue can melt plastic bags!

To Make The Snowman Head:

With your plarn or yarn, chain 5, slant stitch into first chain to form a ring. Chain 1, then make 10 single crochets in the ring, slant stitch to first SC that you made, chain 1, then make 2 single crochets in each single crochet, slant stitch in first single crochet, fasten off and weave in your ends. (note: I made mine with plarn which is much bulkier than regular yarn).

To Make The Trims:

From black felt, cut a top hat shape and glue it onto the top of your snowman's head. I trimmed mine with a scrap of red felt on one and on the other with a scrap of ribbon. Cut a small triangle from orange felt for his nose and 2 small circles from black felt for his eyes. Glue these onto his head. You can decide if you want to add a mouth or not...either way he looks cute! Finish up by gluing a magnet disc on the back and let them dry for 2 hours.

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Shelly Hill is a mother and grandmother living in Pennsylvania who enjoys making a variety of crafts. You can visit Shelly's online craft site at passionateaboutcrafting.blogspot.com for FREE craft project ideas and patterns. You can find a photo of the completed project on Shelly's web site at passionateaboutcrafting.blogspot.com/2010/09/free-crochet-plarn-snowman-refrigerator.html

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