Christmas Corner To Corner Blanket & Snowman Amigurumi Crochet in King Cole Pricewise DK & Dolly Mix DK - 5117pdf - Downloadable PDF

Christmas Corner to Corner Blanket & Snowman Amigurumi Crochet Pattern – King Cole 5117

This festive crochet pattern from King Cole (pattern number 5117) includes two delightful Christmas projects in one downloadable PDF: a large Corner to Corner (C2C) Santa blanket and a charming Snowman Amigurumi figure. Rated as intermediate difficulty, this pattern is ideal for crocheters who are comfortable with basic stitches and ready to explore colourwork and three-dimensional construction techniques. For every King Cole pattern purchased, a donation is made to the Pink Ribbon Foundation.

Project One: Christmas Corner to Corner (C2C) Santa Blanket

What Is Being Made

The blanket is a large, square throw worked in the popular Corner to Corner (C2C) crochet method, featuring a festive Santa design rendered in bold, graphic colourwork. The finished blanket measures approximately 75 cm square (29.5 inches square), making it a generous lap blanket or a wonderful Christmas display piece. The C2C technique creates a distinctive diagonal grid texture that gives pixelated colourwork designs a clean, striking appearance — perfect for a detailed character image like Santa.

Techniques Used

• Corner to Corner (C2C) crochet — the blanket is built diagonally from one corner, increasing one block per row until the centre, then decreasing back to the opposite corner
• Colourwork / intarsia-style colour changes — multiple yarn colours are worked across each row following a charted grid to build up the Santa image
• Graph/chart reading — the pattern includes a colour-coded grid chart (51 x 51 blocks) that the crocheter follows row by row
• Back Loop Only (BLO) working where specified

Stitches Used

• Treble Crochet (tr) — the primary stitch used to form each C2C block or square
• Chain (ch) — used to form the base of each C2C block and to turn at the end of rows
• Double Crochet (dc) — used in finishing or joining elements

Materials

• 300g King Cole Pricewise DK in Shamrock shade 39 (background green)
• 300g King Cole Pricewise DK in Cranberry shade 308 (Santa's suit red)
• 100g King Cole Pricewise DK in White shade 001
• 100g King Cole Pricewise DK in Blush shade 149 (skin tones)
• 100g King Cole Pricewise DK in Black shade 048
• Oddments of King Cole Pricewise DK in yellow
• Hook: 3.5mm crochet hook

King Cole Pricewise DK is a well-regarded, budget-friendly DK weight yarn known for its consistent tension and wide colour range, making it particularly well suited to colourwork projects where multiple shades are required. Tension is noted as not important for this pattern, giving crocheters flexibility in their natural gauge.

Project Two: Snowman Amigurumi

What Is Being Made

The second project in this pattern is an amigurumi snowman, a three-dimensional stuffed crochet figure worked in the round. The finished snowman stands approximately 16.5 cm (6.5 inches) tall, making him a sweet Christmas decoration, tree ornament, or gift. Amigurumi is a Japanese craft tradition of creating small, stuffed crocheted or knitted figures, typically worked in continuous rounds to produce seamless, rounded shapes.

Techniques Used

• Amigurumi construction — individual body parts (body, head, and accessories) are crocheted separately in the round and then assembled