Crochet Winter Showglobe
You’ll need:
Red Heart Super Saver medium weight #4 yarn. Color A – light blue, Color B – white, Color C – burgundy
Crochet hook 3.5 mm;
Stitch marker
Large sewing needle;
Poly-fil stuffing;
Piece of cardboard;
Scissors;
Hot glue gun;
Winter -themed buttons of your choice: Mini Snowflakes Buttons, Glitter Snowflakes Buttons, Christmas Trees Buttons, Snowman Buttons, Woodland Animals Buttons;
Craft cutter.
Size: about 5” (13 cm) tall
Special Stitches
INV DEC (invisible decrease) – put hook through the front loop only of two consecutive stitches. You have three loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through two loops. You have two loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through those two loops.
Instructions
Snow Globe
With Color A, make magic ring;
Round 1. Ch 1, 6 SC in magic ring. Total – 6 SC.
Round 2. 2 SC in each St around. Total – 12 SC.
Round 3. [2 SC in first St, SC in next St] 6 times. Total – 18 SC.
Round 4. SC in first St, [2 SC in next St, SC in each of next 2 Sts] 5 times, 2 SC in next St, SC in next St. Total – 24 SC.
Round 5. [2 SC in first St, SC in each of next 3 Sts] 6 times. Total – 30 SC.
Round 6. SC in first St and in next St, [2SC in next St, SC in each of next 4 Sts] 5 times, 2 SC in next St, SC in each of next 2 Sts. Total – 36 SC.
Round 7. [2SC in first St, SC in each of next 5 Sts] 6 times. Total – 42 SC.
Round 8. SC in first St and in each of next 2 Sts, [2SC in next St, SC in each of next 6 Sts] 5 times, 2 SC in next St, SC in each of next 3 Sts. Total – 48 SC.
Round 9. [2SC in first St, SC in each of next 7 Sts] 6 times. Total – 54 SC.
Round 10. SC in first St and in each of next 3 Sts, [2SC in next St, SC in each of next 8 Sts] 5 times, 2 SC in next St, SC in each of next 4 Sts. Total – 60 SC.
Round 11- 19. SC in each St around.
Round 20. A:(SC – 4), B:(SC – 4), A:(SC – 9), B:(SC – 4), A:(SC – 7), B:(SC – 5), A:(SC – 7), B:(SC – 4), A:(SC – 7), B:(SC – 6), A:(SC – 3). Total – 60 SC.
Round 21. A:(SC – 3), B:(SC – 20), A:(SC – 3), B:(SC – 9), A:(SC – 3), B:(SC – 9), A:(SC – 2), B:(SC – 11). Total – 60 SC.
Continue with Color B.
Round 22. [SC in each of next 8 Sts, INV DEC] 6 times. Total – 54 SC.
Round 23. SC in each of next 3 Sts, INV DEC, [SC in each of next 7 Sts, INV DEC] 5 times, SC in each of next 4 Sts. Total – 48 SC.
Round 24. [SC in each of next 6 Sts, INV DEC] 6 times. Total – 42 SC.
Round 25. SC in each of next 2 Sts, INV DEC, [SC in each of next 5 Sts, INV DEC] 5 times, SC in each of next 3 Sts. Total – 36 SC.
Round 26. Sl St in each St around. Fasten off Color B. Total – 36 Sl Sts.
Continue working on base. Join Color C to first St of previous round,
Round 1. Ch 1, BLO: SC in same St and in each of next 7 Sts, 2 SC in next St, [SC in each of next 8 Sts, 2 SC in next] 3 times. Total – 40 SC.
Round 2. SC in each St around. Total – 40 SC.
Round 3. [SC in each of next 9 Sts, 2 SC in next St] 4 times. Total – 44 SC.
Round 4. SC in each St around. Total – 44 SC.
Round 5. [SC in each of next 10 Sts, 2 SC in next St] 4 times. Total – 48 SC.
Round 6. SC in next St, Sl St in each of next 2 Sts. Fasten off.
Bottom
With Color C, make magic ring;
Round 1. Ch 1, 6 SC in magic ring.
Round 2. 2 SC in each St around. Total – 12 SC.
Round 3. [2 SC in first St, SC in next St] 6 times. Total – 18 SC.
Round 4. SC in first, [2 SC in next St, SC in each of next 2 Sts] 5 times, 2 SC in next St, SC in next St. Total – 24 Sts.
Round 5. [2 SC in first St, SC in each of next 3 Sts] 6 times. Total – 30 St
Round 6. SC in first St and in next St, [2 SC in next St, SC in each of next 4 Sts] 5 times, 2 SC in next St, SC in each of next 2 Sts. Total – 36 St
Round 7. [2 SC in first St, SC in each of next 5 Sts] 6 times. Total – 42 Sts.
Round 8. SC in first St and in each of next 2 Sts, [2 SC in next St, SC in each of next 6 Sts] 5 times, 2 SC in next St, SC in each of next 3 Sts. Total – 48 Sts. Leave long tail for sewing bottom to the base.
Stuff your snow globe and the base, leave some space at the bottom. Stuff the snow globe well, make sure it has a nice, spherical shape.
Cut out a circular piece of cardboard that is slightly smaller than the diameter of the bottom. A compass is very useful for this purpose.
Using a sewing needle and saved long tail, start sewing the bottom to the base (don’t forget to insert the cardboard circle inside). Sew about ¾ of the diameter, add more stuffing as necessary. Add weighted material for stability, and finish sewing the bottom.
Your snow globe is now ready for embellishment!
If your buttons have shanks, cut the shanks off.
Using a hot glue gun, glue the buttons to the snow globe in any pattern that you like.