Skill level:
Experienced
Project with intricate techniques, such as detailed shaping, wire frame and small hook.

Skills required:
Crochet in rounds
Single crochet
Increasing
Decreasing
Slip stitch
Double crochet

Materials:

• Yarn in 4 colors:
  Fingering / 4 ply (14 wpi). I use Troitskaya Moskvichka (50% wool, 50% cashmere – 219 yards (200 meters)/ 1.76 ounces (50 grams))
  Color A - in my case lettuce green (1 skein for body),
  Color B - some yellow for the tummy
  Color C - some white for eyes
  Color D - scrap of red for the tongue

• Hook 1.25 mm
• Copper wire with plastic covering (approx. 80 cm) for frame.
• Any stuffing.
• 2 little black beads for pupils (mine are of different size) and 1 white bead for navel.
• Adhesive plaster with fabric base 1-1.5 cm wide (to work up the wire cuts).
• Tapestry needle (for tightenings) and sewing needle (to sew the parts).
• Sewing thread of matching colors.
• Plastic disposable fork (for teeth).
• Wooden stick for stuffing hard-to-get-to places.
• Any transparent glue for plastic (for teeth).
  Optional:
• Weights for the bottom of the snake (Polypropylene Filling Beads or a pebble(s)).
• Black acrylic paint for circles around eyes or eye shadow.

Finished size:
Finished size approx. 45 cm (17.7 inches). if you use 1.25 mm hook.

About this pattern
We use USA terminology in this pattern (don’t worry if you use UK terms, all the differences are explained in the pattern).

This pattern is easy to follow with step-by-step instructions (13 pages with detailed instructions, tips, photos illustrating the process)