As many of you know, this is a hand knit pattern as it is the case of Jean Greenhowe’s patterns.

MitzyGoose and I are both fans of J. Greenhowe’s knitted toys. She suggested that we challenge each others in machine knitting at least one of her pattern. In a few weeks, we will meet for lunch and will have our own show ‘n tell.

It was fun to turn Greenhowe’s hand knit pattern to machine knitting. It wasn’t hard, I just had to sort out the decreasing and increasing process.

This snowman was my first toy to knit. So, I decided to pick a simple pattern with the least pieces involved.

J. Greenhowe’s patterns are mostly knitted flat. I followed the pattern to the tee for the body parts (main piece, hands & feet). Although, I thought I had matched the needed gauge, the snowman came out 2 inches short. This fellow was supposed to be 11 inches tall. I was glad that he turned out well proportioned.

As for the scarf and hat, I didn’t follow the pattern. I used left over cone yarns I had. I knew that the vivid colors of Chrismas from this yarn would bring some colors to the overall white body. Thus, it really wasn’t much necessary to follow the pattern so closely. Of course, the hat needed to fit the head and the scarf’s length needed to be approximate length to look as part of the pattern.

The nose as directed in the pattern was supposed to be made of felt sheet. Instead, I decided to knit the cone/carrot shape. I used a small tension of 2 with the 2-ply acrylic yarn. It created a tight and firm fabric, perfect for the nose to stand up.

The machine knitting part of this project was much quicker than attaching all the pieces together.

The body & nose was filled with 100% untreated cotton stuffing that I had left overs when I reupholstered some chairs.

This cute little snowman didn’t came into life until the eyes, nose and mouth were completed. He definetely has a personality.