I've made him twice, and the second time I made just a few minor changes. I found that he was a little wobbly when I brought the head/upper/lower body to a full close at the bottom (down to 6 single crochet), so instead I stopped the pieces a couple rounds before the pattern suggests, giving the pieces a wider hole. That way I could sew them together at the final round of each piece. I found this really helped stabilize Olaf, but if you prefer to close all the way, that works well too (maybe you'll be more successful than me).
The first Olaf was a gift for a graduate, so I opted out of the hair and instead gave him a cute little grad cap. I just kind of guessed a pattern for this, but basically I made a long strip, sewed it into a ring, and then crocheted a square and sewed it on top. I also gave him a cute tassel in my high school's colors.
Some people are worth melting for. :)
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