Hey crochet friends, Snake Year is approaching, and I'm so excited to share this simple and fun baby snake in a cracked egg amigurumi pattern with you. It´s a perfect gift for friends, coworkers or relatives. You can use whatever sized yarn and matching hook to change the size of your snake. The length of the snake is easily adjustable by adding more single crochet rounds. Use any leftover yarn for this project so that you can make this snake your own by playing with different colours/yarns, add stripes or use a self-striping yarn. So, grab your hook, heat up a cup of hot cocoa or coffee and let’s make this little snow buddy together.
SUPPLIES
cotton yarn (e.g. Schachenmayr Catania 125m/50g) in the following colors: yellow, green and white, crochet hook 2,5 mm, two black beads or safety eyes, scissors, yarn needle, Fiberfil stuffing.
SKILL LEVEL
Easy
SIZE
The ready amigurumi is approx. 19 cm long, can be made bigger or smaller depending on the yarn and hook you use.
SKILLS YOU NEED
chain, single crochet, double crochet, half double crochet, slip stitch, increase, decrease
ABBREVIATIONS
Ch =chain
St = stitch
Sc = single crochet
Sl st = slip stitch
dec = decrease stitch (two single crochets together)
inc = increase stitch (two single crochets in the one stitch)
Dc = double crochet
Rnd = Round
* = repeat instructions for the times indicated
(...) = total amount of stitches
TIPS
- Do not join rounds, work in a continuous spiral.
- Use a stitch marker or piece of yarn to keep track of the last stitch in each round
- All stitches are worked into both loops, unless stated otherwise in the pattern.
- When filling with polyester stuffing, pull apart each large chunk into many smaller chunks. This ensures an even distribution of firmness within the amigurumi
- Amigurumi can be made in any desired colors.
Seamless way of changing color when working in the round
Pick up the new color at the end of the round: inset your hook into the stitch, yarn over the new color and pull through the stitch and the loop on your hook to complete the stitch.
To make a magic ring
- Loop the thread twice around your middle finger
- Put the hook under both loops, pull the yarn under the loops and hook the thread again
- Pull the thread through the new loop. The first crochet stitch is ready!
- Repeat the needed number of times.
- Pull the inner threads to tighten the ring.
SHIFT STITCH
Sometimes during a work of the spiral amigurumi, you need to keep the work symmetrically. As work tends to twist to the right you need to adjust the position of the marker periodically (beginning of the round).
Shift stitch is an extra stitch you work at the end of a round to make your work look symmetrical. If you notice that the marker moves right, you need to work one extra stitch at the end of the round and move marker for one stitch (now 2nd stitch of the round becomes first). This is the shift stitch.
The shift stitch is not included in the round description. To check if it’s time to work shift stitch fold your work in half and check if marker still goes straight or use a yarn that marks a straight line.
You may think this is an increase, but it isn’t. This way you don’t increase or decrease the number of stitches. The stitches count remains the same.
INSTRUCTIONS
The pattern is worked from head to tail and the length can be easily adjusted to make a longer or shorter snake.
EGGSHELL
Work using white color yarn.
PART 1
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring
Round 2: increase 6 times (12 stitches)
Round 3: *single crochet in the next stitch, increase* (18 stitches)
Round 4: *single crochet in each of next 2 stitches, increase* (24 stitches)
Round 5: *single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, increase* (30 stitches)
Round 6: *single crochet in each of next 4 stitches, increase* (36 stitches)
Round 7: single crochet in each of next 36 stitches
Round 8: *single crochet in each of next 5 stitches, increase* (42 stitches)
Rounds 9-16: single crochet in each of next 42 stitches
Repeat this rounds until you get the height you desire.
Round 17: *skip the next stitch, slip stitch in the next stitch, skip the next stitch, sc and hdc in the next stitch, dc+tc+dc in the next stitch, hdc and sc in the next stitch*, repeat from* to* till the end of the rund.
Bind off, hide yarn ends.
PART 2
Crochet using white color yarn.
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring
Round 2: increase 6 times (12 stitches)
Round 3: *single crochet in the next stitch, increase* (18 stitches)
Round 4: *single crochet in each of next 2 stitches, increase* (24 stitches)
Round 5: *single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, increase* (30 stitches)
Round 6: *single crochet in each of next 4 stitches, increase* (36 stitches)
Round 7: single crochet in each of next 36 stitches
Repeat this rounds until you get the height you desire.
Round 8: *skip the next stitch, slip stitch in the next stitch, skip the next stitch, sc and hdc in the next stitch, dc+tc+dc in the next stitch, hdc and sc in the next stitch*, repeat from* to* till the end of the rund.
Bind off, hide yarn ends.
HEAD
Start your work using green color yarn.
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring
Round 2: increase 6 times (12 stitches)
Round 3: *single crochet in the next stitch, increase* (18 stitches)
Round 4: *single crochet in each of next 2 stitches, increase* (24 stitches)
Rounds 5-9: single crochet in each of next 24 stitches
Change the yarn color to yellow
Round 10 (working into the back loop): *single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, increase* (30 stitches)
Round 11: *single crochet in each of next 4 stitches, increase* (36 stitches)
Rounds 12-14: single crochet in each of next 36 stitches
Round 15: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches* (30 stitches)
Round 16: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (24 stitches)
Stuff the head firmly.
Round 17: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (18 stitches)
Round 18: *decrease, single crochet in the next stitch* (12 stitches)
BODY
Crochet using green color yarn.
Rounds 1-2: single crochet in each of next 12 stitches
Stuff the body of the snake while crocheting. I left almost half of the body unstuffed for maximum flexibility. You can also add wire.
Round 3: *single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, increase* (15 stitches)
Rounds 4-13: single crochet in each of next 15 stitches
Round 14: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (12 stitches)
Rounds 15-20: single crochet in each of next 12 stitches
Round 21: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (9 stitches)
Rounds 22-26: single crochet in each of next 9 stitches
Round 27: *decrease, single crochet in the next stitch* (6 stitches)
Rounds 28-30: single crochet in each of next 6 stitches
Round 31: *decrease, single crochet in the next stitch* (4 stitches)
Rounds 32-33: single crochet in each of next 4 stitches
Cut the yarn leaving a tail and pull through last st. Weave the yarn tail through the front loops only of the final round and pull to close. Hide the end inside the snake.
BELLY
Crochet using yellow color yarn.
Round 1: 3 sc into a magic ring, chain 1 stitch, turn the work.
Rounds 2-20: single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, chain 1 stitch, turn the work.
Cut the yarn leaving a tail for sewing the belly to the body of your snake.
ASSEMBLY
You can also add the tongue to your snake:
Ch 6, sl st in the second chain from hook and next chain, chain 3 stitches, sl st in the second chain from hook and next chain, sl st in remaining 3 chains of starting chain.
Bind off leaving a long tail. Sew the tongue to the head of your snake using yarn tail.
Place the eyes in their right place on the head and sew them to the head of the snake.
Embroider eyebrows with black color yarn. Embroider mouth if desired. Proceed to the smile if desired. You can also add eyelashes. Weave in all ends.
Sew the belly to the body of your snake. Ready!
Happy crocheting!
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