Cut yourself a rough tube of sweater material. The size you cut will entirely depend on the size of snowman you want to make. You really can't mess this up. You'll be stuffing and shaping the tube to your own specifications. Sweater material is super stretchy. And you can shape it as you stuff it. So, don't worry.
Sew up the side of your tube with a zig-zag stitch on your machine with the fabric's right sides together.
Then, use your glue gun to seal up the top in an X pattern. This will be the top of the head. You could also use thread to simply gather it up and tie the top. Since these guys are wearing cozy hats, no one will see the tops of their little heads.
Turn it right side out and begin to stuff your snowman's head.
Once you think you've created a good sized head, use some thread and wrap at the base to create a neck area. Tie off and trim your thread.
I stuffed the lower portion of the body and simply folded the ends over before securing the base with hot glue.
I made a simple cone shape with a different sweater material. Again, I sewed up the sides of my cone, right sides together, and flipped it right side out. Instant hat.
The little scarf is just an unfinished strip of material.
Dress up your little snowman. Place dabs of glue where you'd like your hat to role up, if you want a brim.
Another dab of hot glue folds the top of the hat down just a bit, if you'd like. They also look really cute when they're left a bit pointy.
Also, secure the scarf to itself right where you want the overlap.
Use hot glue to place some buttons.
Make a whole family!
Or a couple!
I feel cozy just looking at them.
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