Jewelry & Accessories Intermediate 1-2 hours Thread yarn

Worked on the glider, counted out loud —

Tiny crochet snowman earrings in two rounds

Thread-weight snowman earrings for a quiet night of small stitches. About an hour, suits confident beginners with a steady hand.

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What this one is

This is the pair you make for the friend who still believes in handmade gifts, the ones you drop into a card instead of a note. It is small enough to finish in one sitting, which makes it a good project for a night when you want to start and finish something without leaving a half-done pile on the arm of the chair.

Your hands stay busy but never strained: a magic ring, two quick rounds for the white circle, one black border round for the hat, a tiny crocheted nose, then needle and thread for the face. Between the stitching and the gluing of the nose, you are looking at about an hour, maybe less once you have made the first one and the second goes faster.

Try it another way

Once you have the basic shape down, there is room to play. Swap the white for a pale gray or cream thread if you want a softer, less stark look, and the black border still reads as a hat either way. The orange nose is a tiny crocheted piece, so you can try a different small color there, or a bead instead, or skip it for a plainer face. Since the white circle only grows from twelve stitches to twice that over two rounds, you could work a third round in the same pattern of two double crochets per stitch if you want a slightly larger body, just know the hat border will need to stretch to match. The earring hook attaches with pliers at the end, so you can swap a simple hook for a lever-back or a stud finding if that suits your ears better. Make a mismatched pair on purpose, one with a bigger smile, one with the eyes set a little wider, since embroidering the face freehand means no two ever come out quite the same anyway.

There is something satisfying about working this small and still getting a recognizable little face out of it. The white circle starts as twelve double crochets into a magic ring, then doubles on round two, so you watch the shape go from a tight coin to a proper round body in just two rounds. The black border round is where the hat happens, single crochet and chain one worked around the edge until it reads as a brim rather than a stripe. A tiny crocheted triangle of chain, slip stitch, single crochet, and half double crochet becomes the orange nose. Then you set the hook down and pick up a needle, wrapping black thread ten times for each eye and stitching a smile freehand, which is the part that makes every pair a little different from the last.

The rounds, in full

Written out, round by round

Intermediate1-2 hours1.25 mmThread

Bring to the porch

Everything this one takes, in the order you will reach for it.

  • Three colors of thread
  • Two crochet hooks (1.25 mm and 0.7 mm)
  • Earring hook
  • Cutter
  • Needle
  • Plier
  • Glue

Making the White Circle (Body)

Use the 1.25 mm crochet hook to create a magic ring.

  1. Round 1Make 12 double crochets inside the magic ring. Close the round with a slip stitch in the first stitch.
  2. Round 2Chain two, and then make two double crochets in each stitch around the circle.Finish with a slip stitch in the first stitch. Cut the yarn and tie a knot.

For Making the Black Border (Hat)

Join the black thread to the circle.

  1. Round 3Chain two, then make one single crochet followed by a chain one in the next stitch.Repeat this pattern in each stitch around the circle.Close the round with a slip stitch and secure the end.

Making the Orange Nose

Use the 0.7 mm crochet hook.

  1. Row 1Chain four. Skip one stitch, and make one slip stitch in the second stitch. In the next stitch, make one single crochet. In the last stitch, make one half double crochet. Cut the yarn.

Adding the Eyes and Mouth

Using a needle and black thread, create the eyes by wrapping the thread ten times around the needle and pulling it through the fabric to form a small loop.

Stitch a smile onto the snowman using the same black thread.

Putting it together

Step 1

Glue the orange nose onto the center of the snowman's face.

Step 2

Use pliers to attach the earring hook to the top of the snowman.

Marlene's notes

Note 01

The hook sizes matter more than usual here because the pattern uses two different ones on purpose, 1.25 mm for the body and hat, 0.7 mm for the small nose piece, so keep them sorted as you work.

Note 02

Keep your tension even but not tight on round one of the white circle so all twelve double crochets sit into the magic ring without crowding, which makes round two easier to work into.

Note 03

The eyes and smile are embroidered after crocheting, not worked as stitches, so leave yourself a little slack in the black thread rather than pulling each wrap too snug.

Porch photos

Tiny crochet snowman earrings in two rounds — photo 2
Tiny crochet snowman earrings in two rounds — photo 3

Before you sit down

  • Set out your three thread colors before you begin so you are not hunting mid-round for the black or the orange.
  • Have both hooks within reach, the 1.25 mm for the white circle and hat border, the 0.7 mm for the little orange nose piece.
  • Read through the two rounds of the white circle once so you know round two means two double crochets in every stitch, not just some.
  • Thread your needle with black thread ahead of time since you will need it twice, once for the eyes and once for the smile.

How the hours go

White circle (body)
about 20 minutes because it is only two rounds, but round two doubles the stitch count so it takes a bit of care
Black border (hat)
about 10 minutes because it is a single round of repeating single crochet and chain one
Face, assembly, and second earring
about 30 minutes because the nose is a quick extra piece, the eyes and smile are hand-stitched, and you are repeating the whole thing for the matching earring

Looking after it

  • Hand wash in cool water if needed, laying the pair flat on a towel to dry rather than hanging, since thread crochet holds its shape better that way.
  • Store them flat in a small box or pouch rather than tangled with other jewelry, so the hat border and the stitched smile keep their form.
FAQs

Asked on the glider

the ones that come up on the glider

Why does the pattern use two different hook sizes?

The 1.25 mm hook works the thicker white circle and black hat border, while the 0.7 mm hook is for the small orange nose piece. Using the smaller hook there keeps that part tight and neat against the bulkier body.

How do I make the eyes look even on both earrings?

Wrap the black thread the same ten times for each eye and try to pull through at a matching spot relative to the hat border each time. It helps to make both eyes on one earring before starting the second, so your hand stays in the same rhythm.

Can I skip the embroidered smile if I am not confident with a needle?

You can, and the earrings will still read as snowmen thanks to the hat and nose. A simple straight stitch or even a few small dots works as a minimal smile if a curved line feels fussy.

What if my white circle round two does not lie flat?

That usually means the first round was a little loose, so the twelve double crochets did not sit evenly before you doubled them. Try snugging the magic ring a bit tighter and keeping consistent tension across all twelve stitches in round one.

Do I need to stuff the body before adding the black border?

No stuffing is called for in this pattern since the white circle stays flat as a two-round disc. The black border is worked straight onto the finished circle rather than around a stuffed shape.

How long does one earring actually take once I know what I am doing?

Once you have made the first one, the second tends to go noticeably faster since you already know the rhythm of the two hooks and the hand-stitched face. Expect the second earring to take a little less than half the total time of the first.