Bride and Groom Snowmen Ornaments

A great gift for newlyweds celebrating their first holiday season together. Customize the colors to match the couple’s wedding attire or theme.

Materials

Size US 1 (1.25mm) dpn (x5)

Tapestry Needle

Card stock

Cotton Stuffing

Yarn

Patons Grace (or similar Light/#3 yarn)

Colors Used in this pattern:

White, Black, Red, Pink,

Natural, Orange, Brown

Pattern

The Groom, Body:

Cast on 8 stitches, white; separate onto 4 dpn (2-2-2-2)

Row 1: [Kfb, K to end of needle] X 4 (3-3-3-3)

Rows 2-7: Repeat Row 1 until you have 36 stitches (9-9-9-9)

Attach Red

Rows 8-10: Knit 3 Rows of red

Attach Black

Row 11: K2 black, K5 red, K2 black; K9 black; K9 black (9-9-9-9)

Row 12: K3 black, K3 red, K3 black; K9 black; K9 black

Row 13: K3 black, K3 white, K3 black

Row 14: K3 black, K3 white, K1 black, K2tog; K7 black, K2tog; K7 black, K2tog (8-8-8-8)

Row 15: SSK black, K1 black, K3 white, K2 black; K6 black, K2tog; K6 black, K2tog (7-7-7-7)

Stuff part of the body now, before the opening gets too narrow

Row 16: K2 black, K3 white, K2tog black; K5 black, K2tog; K5 black, K2tog (6-6-6-6)

Row 17: SSK black, K3 white, K1 black; K4 black, K2tog; K4 black, K2tog (5-5-5-5)

Row 18: K1 black, K2 white, K2tog white; K3 black, K2tog; K3 black, K2tog (4-4-4-4)

Row 19: SSK white, K2; K2 black, K2tog; K2 black, K2tog (3-3-3-3)

Row 20: [K1 white, K2 tog] X 4 (2-2-2-2)

Finish stuffing body

Head:

All white

Row 21: [Kfb, K to end of needle] x4 (3-3-3-3)

Rows 22, 23: Repeat Row 21 until you have 20 stitches (5-5-5-5)

Rows 24-26: Knit 3 rows

Stuff part of the head

Row 27: [K3, K2tog] x4 (4-4-4-4)

Rows 28-30: Repeat Row 27, decreasing the last 2 stitches of every needle, until you have 4 stitches (1-1-1-1)

Finishing stuffing head

Cut yarn and thread through remaining stitches

Carrot Nose:

Cast on 3 stitches Orange

Use I-Cord technique (see below for details)

Rows 1-3: Knit all stitches

Row 4: K2tog, K1

Row 5: K2tog

Cut yarn and thread through the center of carrot. Use tail to attach to

face.

Top Hat:

Cast on 6 stitches Black; separate onto 3 needles (2-2-2)

Row 1: Kfb on all stitches (4-4-4-4)

Rows 2-8: Knit all stitches

Row 9: Kfb on all stitches (8-8-8-8)

Cast off all stitches

Cut a 1"x3" rectangle strip of card stock. Roll and trim the strip so it fits inside the top hat. This will help keep the shape and flatten out the top of the hat.

Attach to the hat to head

Other Details:

Add knots of black for eyes, mouth, and buttons (not shown)

Tie a square knot for a bow tie.

Thread brown yarn through body for arms. Tie short pieces onto the

ends for hands.

The Bride, body:

Cast on 8 stitches, white; separate onto 4 dpn.

(2-2-2-2)

Row 1: [Kfb, K to end of needle] x4 (3-3-3-3)

Rows 2-7: Repeat Row 1 until you have 36 stitches (9-9-9-9)

Attach Natural and Pink

Rows 8-13: Knit 6 Rows of “wedding dress”. In the picture shown, I alternated knitting 2 stitches of Natural, and 1 stitch of Pink, making sure to off-set the Pink in each row, as not to create stripes. Glittery yarn may also work nicely here.

Row 14: K7, K2tog; K7, K2tog; K7, K2tog (8-8-8-8)

Rows 15-20: Repeat Row 14 until you have 8 stitches (2-2-2-2), stuffing the

body along the way.

Head

All white

Row 21: [Kfb, K to end of needle] x4 (3-3-3-3)

Rows 22, 23: Repeat Row 21 until you have 20 stitches (5-5-5-5)

Rows 24-26: Knit 3 rows

Stuff part of the head

Row 27: [K3, K2tog] x4 (4-4-4-4)

Rows 28-30: Repeat Row 27, decreasing the last 2 stitches of every

needle, until you have 4 stitches (1-1-1-1)

Finishing stuffing head

Cut yarn and thread through remaining stitches

Veil

Cast on 13 stitches

Rows 1-2: stst 2 rows

Row 3: K1, [yo, k1, k2tog]; Repeat [ ] until 1 stitch remains; K1

Row 4: Purl all

Rows 5-8: Repeat Rows 3 and 4 for 4 more rows

Starting at Row 9, begin decreasing, depending on the shape you want your veil to be.

For the photos shown, I decreased like this:

Row 9: K2tog, [yo, k1, k2tog]; Repeat [ ] until 2 stitches remain; K2tog

Row 10: P2tog, Purl all until 2 stitches remain; P2tog

Row 11: K2tog, K2, K2tog . . . Etc

Until there were 3 stitches left

Cast off

Use the tail at the end to sew onto head. Use the tail at the beginning and thread through the bottom seam. Pull tight to add some puckering to the veil.

Necklace

Tie knots close together on a piece of white yarn, and tie around the neck. You may want to attach the ends to the back of the neck, so it stays put.

Other Details:

Add a carrot nose, eyes, mouth, and arms as you did for the groom.

Tie to bride and groom’s arms together.

Hanger:

Print your message on card stock and cut it out. Fold the card stock in half with the seam along the bottom. Thread a piece of yarn through the snowmen’s heads (or wherever looks best to you) and tie in a knot. Sandwich the yarn in the fold of the card stock and tape closed at the top.

Key

stst = Stockinette Stitch

yo = Yarn Over

K2tog = Knit 2 stitches together

Kfb = knit into the back of the stitch to increase 1.

SSK = Slip 2 stitches knitwise. Insert left needle into the front loops of the

slipped stitches and knit them together from this position (through the back loops).

(2-2-2-2) = indicates 2 stitches on 4 needles, total of 8 stitiches

I-Cord = Knit a row. Slide row to other end of needle. Do not turn the work. Repeat.