How to Make a Snuggie for Toddlers

Make a Snuggie to keep little toes and arms warm on winter nights.

Crochet a toddler a Snuggie afghan that chases the chill at story time on a cold winter's night. A miniature version of an adult's afghan-with-sleeves, the toddler Snuggie keeps a child covered without falling or slipping off. If you know how to make chain, single crochet, double crochet and decrease stitches, you can stitch a toddler's Snuggie in a few evenings. When your toddler is snug and warm, make a matching one for yourself.

Things You'll Need

• 4 skeins soft acrylic worsted weight yarn
• Crochet hook US size H-8
• Safety pin
• Scissors
• Blunt large-eye needle

Instructions

Afghan Portion

1. Make 122 chain stitches with the yarn and crochet hook for a size 24 months' Snuggie. Turn and work a double crochet in the fourth chain stitch from the hook.

2. Continue double crocheting to the end of the row. You should have 121 stitches.

3. Chain two stitches, turn the row, and double crochet in each stitch to the end of the row. Repeat until a total of 47 rows have been worked from the beginning.

Right Armhole

1. Chain two stitches, turn the row and double crochet into each of the next 29 stitches. Don't work the remainder of the stitches.

2. Chain two stitches, turn the row and work a double crochet in each of the following stitches to the end of the row. Repeat this step three more times.

3. Slip the hook out of the last stitch, and don't cut the yarn. Place the stitch on the safety pin.

Snuggie Back

1. Turn the Snuggie so the inside of the garment is facing you. Skip the first 11 stitches of the last body row. Attach a second skein of yarn with the crochet hook in the next stitch.

2. Make two chain stitches, then work a double crochet in each of the next 38 stitches. Don't work the remaining stitches.

3. Chain two stitches, turn the row and work in double crochet to the end of the row. Repeat this step three more times. Cut the yarn and fasten it.

Snuggie Left Side

1. Turn the garment so the inside is facing you. Skip the first 11 stitches of the body. Attach a second ball of yarn in the next stitch and make a slip stitch using the hook.

2. Chain two stitches. Double crochet in each of the next 29 stitches.

3. Chain two stitches, turn the row and double crochet to the end of the row. Repeat this step three more times.

Top Shaping

1. Turn the Snuggie so its outside is facing you. Slip the stitch on the safety pin on to the hook.

2. Make two chain stitches, then work a double crochet in each of the next 29 stitches. Chain 11 stitches, the double crochet in the first 39 stitches of the back section.

3. Chain another 11 stitches, then double crochet in the 39 stitches of the back. Chain 11 more stitches, then double crochet in the next 30 stitches of the left side of the garment.

4. Chain two stitches, turn the row and double crochet into the following 29 stitches. Work double crochets in each of the following 11 chain stitches. Double crochet in the next 39 stitches.

5. Double crochet in each of the next 11 chain stitches and in each of the following 30 stitches. You should have 121 stitches. Chain two stitches and double crochet across all the stitches for four rows. Don't cut and fasten the yarn.

Edging

1. Turn the garment so one of its side edges is facing you. Attach a ball of yarn with the crochet hook and work single crochets in the stitches at the ends of the 78 rows.

2. Work three single crochets in the corner stitch, then continue making single crochets in the stitches of the beginning row.

3. Work three single crochets into the corner stitch. Make single crochet stitches the next 119 stitches. Make three single crochets in the corner stitch.

4. Work single crochets into the next 78 edge stitches. Make three single crochets into the corner stitch.

5. Work single crochets in the next 119 stitches at the top edge. Make three single crochets in the final stitch, then join with a slip stitch into the first stitch of the round. Cut the yarn with the scissors and fasten it.

Sleeves

1. Turn the Snuggie so its outside is facing you. Attach a ball of yarn with a slip stitch in the sixth stitch of the nine stitches you skipped at the armhole on the body.

2. Make three chain stitches, then double crochet in the next five stitches. Work nine evenly spaced double crochets across the end stitches of the next five rows. Make double crochets in the unworked side of the following 11 chain stitches.

3. Make nine double crochets across the next five edge stitches. Work double crochets in the next five stitches. Join the round with a slip stitch in the first stitch you made.

4. Make three chain stitches and turn the row. Work double crochets in each stitch around and join with a slip stitch in the first one you made. Repeat this step four times.

5. Chain three stitches and turn the row. Double crochet in the first 10 stitches, then double crochet the next two stitches together to make a decrease. Double crochet in the next 11 stitches, then work a decrease. Repeat the 11 double crochets and a decrease once more, then double crochet to the end of the row, joining the first and last stitches with a slip stitch at the end.

6. Work the next three rounds in double crochet without decreasing any stitches.

7. Chain three stitches and turn the row. Double crochet in the next nine stitches, then work a decrease over the next two stitches. Double crochet in the next 10 stitches and work a decrease over the next two. Repeat this last step once. Work double crochets to the end and join the last stitch to the first with a slip stitch.

8. Chain three stitches, then work double crochets in all the stitches in the round. Join the first and last stitches with a slip stitch. Repeat this round four more times.

9. Turn the sleeve so its right side is facing you. Work single crochets in each stitch around, joining the first and last with a slip stitch. Cut the yarn with the scissors and secure it.

10. Make the second sleeve as you did the first. Weave in any loose yarn ends so they don't show on the right side of the Snuggie.

Tips & Warnings

• Make a Snuggie for a larger toddler by using more stitches for the width and more rows for the length. Each size increase requires adding width stitches in nine-stitch increments. Length is increased in four-row increments. Toddlers grow faster in length than width, so working a few more rows will often suffice for a bigger Snuggie.

References

• Red Heart; Crochet Baby Snuggle Up with Sleeves
• Craftown; Learn How to Crochet; Easy Crocheting Lessons