Hi, I have made amigurumi patterns for some time now. My shop on Etsy: TinyAmigurumi just had a birthday: 1 year.
I´m going to share my amigurumi snake pattern for free. Enjoy!
Free amigurumi snake pattern
Amigurumi
snake is crocheted in the round. Do not join rounds. Mark the beginning of
your rounds with a stitch marker or safety pin. I use the same yarn left from
the beginning, choose the best way for yourself how to mark the rows. You will
have lots of photos to help you!
Size: with 2mm crochet hook: 40 cm
Tools and materials what you´ll
need:
Cotton yarns, 10-12 mm safety eyes with slit pupil,
for filling: preferably sheep wool or fibrefill. Stuff gradually.
Crochet skill level:
Confident beginner:
requires knowledge of basic crochet terms: Crocheting in the round, forming a
magic ring, single crochet stitch (sc), single crochet increase (Inc), single
crochet invisible decrease (Invdec).
Terms:
“Magic ring”: adjustable
loop with 6 sc, pulled together tightly, there is no hole left.
“Neat finish”: one method
to finish a toy piece in amigurumi.
Abbreviations used: Sc – single crochet; Inc – increase; Invdec –
invisible decrease.
1) 6
sc into magic ring
2) 6
x Inc (12 sc)
3)
12 x Inc (24)
4-5)
sc all around (24)
6) [1
Inc, 11 sc] x 2 (26)
7) [2
x Inc, 11 sc] x 2 (30)
8-9)
sc all around (30)
10)
23 sc, 1 Invdec, 5 sc (29)
11-14)
sc all around(29)
15)
2 x Invdec + 11 sc, 2 x Invdec + 10 sc (25)
16-17)
sc all around (25)
(attach
safety eyes: look photos 2-6)
18)
1 Invdec, 11 sc, 1 Invdec, 10 sc (23)
19)
18 sc, 1 Invdec, 3 sc (22)
20)
6 sc, 1 Invdec, 14 sc (21)
21-
82) sc all around (21)
83)
1 Invdec, 19 sc (20)
84-
88) sc all around (20)
89)
8 sc, 1 Invdec, do the same (18)
90-
99) sc all around (18)
100)
1 Invdec, 7 sc, do the same (16)
101-107)
sc all around (16)
108)
6 sc, 1 Invdec, do the same (14)
109-115)
sc all around(14)
116)
1 Invdec, 5 sc, do the same (12)
117-121)
sc all around (12)
122)
6 x Invdec (6)
Do
the „neat finish“: photos 10-13
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1. Here you can see how I use yarn left from beginning to mark rows.
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2. If
you use safety eyes, place them between the 12 th and 13 th rows, do this once you
have completed the 16 th row. I would advise you to make pre- holes with the
end of your crochet hook for easier insertion.
3.Here You see safety eye
without the washer.
4. For easier placement I push the washer with two fingers
at the same time.
Before
attaching the washer be sure the eyes are in the right place because you
can't make changes once the washer is on.
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5. Here You´ll see the safety eye after attachment.
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6. Now
You can stuff, You can use the other side of the crochet hook. Stuff the head really
tightly.
7. 1/3
of the work is done. Stuff gradually.
8. I
also use another yarn as a row marker, because the yarn of the beginning is now
too short.
9. Finishing the snake: it´s a bit hard to crochet and
even harder to stuff. Again
I use the other end of the hook. I use wool for stuffing.
10. At
the end, I cut the yarn and start to make „neat finish“. For that I pick up all
the sc left, one or two at the time and…
11.…I pull them together, this
creates a neat finish.
12. Then
I start to hide the yarn.
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13. Then You´ll
have a neat finish. 14. Properly hiding the yarn
gives toys a better finish.
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15. You
can embroider your snake as You
wish.
Well done, Your snake is ready!
Kids will love it and not only...:)
Feedback and comments are always welcome!
Please, if You use my pattern, refer to my site. Thank You!
Special thanks to Leah and Kathryn who tested my snake pattern in English.
