You may not be a fan of real-life slithery snakes, but this crochet snake is ever so sweet! With an adorable crown, rosy cheeks and the super-cute stitches in rainbow colours on it's belly, who wouldn't love this resplendent reptile?
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This amigurumi snake crochet pattern was designed by the talented amigurumi designer Khuc Cay to help celebrate the Simply Crochet 2021 Zodiac Calendar from issue 104 of Simply Crochet. It's still available as a digital issue which includes the calendar and all the patterns, or you can also find it on Ravelry.
If you're new to amigurumi, check out our What is Amigurumi guide, as well as our how to crochet amigurumi tutorial! And if you're completely new to crochet, then you can always check out our complete crochet guide for beginners, as well as finding more amigurumi projects in our free crochet patterns section.
Free Crochet Snake Amigurumi Pattern
You will need
Scheepjes Catona (100% cotton, 25g/63m) - or alternative 4ply cotton
- 1 ball of Yarn A Light Orchid (226)
Scheepjes Catona (100% cotton, 10g/25m) - or alternative 4ply cotton
- 1 ball of Yarn B Linen (505)
A small amount of each:
- Saffron (249)
- Rust (388)
- Chrystalline (385)
- Lilac Mist (399)
- Lemon (280)
- Kiwi (205)
- Vintage Peach (414)
- Marshmallow (518)
Scheepjes Sweet Treat (100% cotton, 25g/140m) - or alternative lace/2ply cotton
- A small amount of Black Coffee (162)
Makeup blush (optional)
5 small beads (optional)
Tension
Tension is not critical for this project, but it may affect the yarn quantities required
Measurements
Crochet snake measures 11cm (4¼in) tall
Abbreviations
You can find a full list of all abbreviations we use in our abbreviations and conversions guide. This free crochet snake pattern is written in UK terminology but you can easily convert it to US terms using the guide.
Notes
This amigurumi snake crochet pattern is worked in the amigurumi style unless otherwise stated. Work stitches in a continuous spiral without closing off each round with a slip stitch. You may find it helpful to mark the first stitch of the round, moving the marker up as you go.
The crochet snake pattern is worked from the Head down. A space is left towards the end of the Head which the Body is worked off from. The Tail is worked in the same way, with a space being left towards the end of the Body.
Free Snake Crochet Pattern
Head
Using Yarn A, make a crochet magic loop.
Round 1 (RS) Ch1 (does not count as a st throughout), 8dc in loop. [8 sts]
Round 2 2dc in each st around. [16 sts]
Round 3 (1dc, 2dc in next st) 8 times. [24 sts]
Round 4 (2dc, 2dc in next st) 8 times. [32 sts]
Round 5 Dc in next st, 2dc in next st, (3dc, 2dc in next st) 7 times, dc in next 2 sts. [40 sts]
Round 6 (4dc, 2dc in next st) 8 times. [48 sts]
Rounds 7-10 Dc in each st around.
Round 11 (7dc, 2dc in next st) 6 times. [54 sts]
Rounds 12-15 Dc in each st around.
Round 16 (8dc, 2dc in next st) 6 times. [60 sts]
Rounds 17-18 Dc in each st around. [60 sts]
Round 19 (2dc, dc2tog) 9 times, change to Yarn B (leave Yarn A inside the work to crochet the Body later), ch8, skip 24 sts, dc in first st of round. [27 sts, 1 ch-8 sp]
Round 20 (1dc, dc2tog) 9 times, dc in each ch across. [26 sts]
Insert eyes between Rounds 15-16, 12 sts apart.
Start stuffing Head firmly.
Round 21 (Dc2tog) 13 times. [13 sts]
Rounds 21 (Dc2tog) 6 times, dc in final st. [7 sts]
Fasten off and use the tail to close the opening.
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Fancy making your snake a few friends? You'll find loads of cute critters in our roundup of the best amigurumi animal patterns.
Body
Insert the hook first skipped st from Round 18 of Head and pick up Yarn A.
Round 1 (RS) Ch1, dc in first 24 sts, change to Yarn B, working in opposite side of ch-8: (1dc, 2dc in next st) 4 times. [36 sts]
Change to Yarn A.
Rounds 2-12 Dc in first 24 sts, change to Yarn B, dc in next 12 sts.
Round 13 Change to Yarn A, (8dc, 2dc in next st) twice, dc in next 6 sts, change to Yarn B, dc in next 12 sts. [38 sts]
Start stuffing the Body, continue as you go.
Rounds 14-15 Change to Yarn A, dc in next 26 sts, change to Yarn B, dc in next 12 sts.
Fasten off Yarn A only.
Round 16 (1dc, dc2tog) twice, ch6, skip 14 sts (tail space made), (1dc, dc2tog) 6 times. [16 sts, 1 ch-6 sp]
Round 17 Dc in first 4 sts, dc in each ch across, dc in final 12 sts. [22 sts]
Round 18 (Dc2tog) 11 times. [11 sts]
Round 19 (Dc2tog) 3 times, ss in final st.
Fasten off and use the tail to close the opening.
Using Chrystalline, Lilac Mist, Lemon, Kiwi, Vintage Peach and Marshmallow, sew small straight sts over the stomach. You can use the image as a guide.
Tail
Join Yarn A in seventh skipped st from Round 15 of Body.
Round 1 Ch1, dc in next 8 sts, 6dc in opposite side of ch-6, dc in next 6 skipped sts from Round 15. [20 sts]
Rounds 2-26 Dc in each st around.
Start stuffing Tail, continue as you go.
Round 27 (3dc, dc2tog) 4 times. [16 sts]
Rounds 28-30 Dc in each st around.
Round 31 (2dc, dc2tog) 4 times. [12 sts]
Rounds 32-33 Dc in each st around.
Round 34 (1dc, dc2tog) 4 times. [8 sts]
Round 35 Dc in each st around.
Round 36 (Dc2tog) 4 times. [4 sts]
Fasten off, leaving a long tail.
Use the tail to close the final round, then stitch it to the body so it curves around to the front. You can use the image as a guide.
Using Black Coffee and Yarn B, sew the mouth, nose and fangs to the Head.
Tongue
Using Rust, ch6
Row 1 Ss in second ch from hook, ss in next ch, ch3, ss in second ch from hook and next ch, ss in each remaining ch of foundation ch-6. [7 ss]
Fasten off leaving a long tail.
Sew the Tongue to the mouth.
Using the makeup blush, adding colours for the cheeks.
Crown
Using Saffron, ch25 and ss to first ch to form a loop.
Round 1 Ch1, dc in each ch around, ss to beg dc. [25 sts]
Round 2 Ch3 (count as tr), (1tr, ch3, 2tr) in same st as beg ch-3, *skip 4 sts, (2tr, ch3, 2tr) in next st) 4 times, skip 4 sts, ss to top of beg ch-3.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Sew the small beads to the Crown then sew the Crown on the Head over Rounds 1-6.
Discover a world of amigurumi
If you're fancy creating a wide range of amigurumi makes, you can find loads of choice and inspiration in our list of the best amigurumi books.
Practice makes perfect
This crochet snake pattern is a brilliant project for perfecting your amigurumi skills. While using a smaller hook and those embroidery details may be a bit tricky to start with, they'll help to improve your stitches and skills, and the more amigurumi you make the better you'll get!
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