Crochet Amigurumi Snake Plush

While most people have a fear of snakes, I find them quite cute. So when I learned how to crochet, I wanted to make an amigurumi snake. However, when I looked for patterns none of them caught my eye so I decided to make a pattern myself! This is my first documented pattern and it's very customizable. So here's the pattern, a crochet amigurumi snake, perfect to lay on your bed or wherever you want.

For this project you'll need:

• A crochet hook (I used an I/9 5.5mm hook)
• Yarn that fits the crochet hook size (I used Red Ribbon yarn)
• Stuffing
• Stitch markers (Bobby pins and hoop earrings also work as stitch markers if you don't have enough actual ones!)

Optional if you want to give your snake a face!

• Black yarn
• Yarn needle

Abbreviations - These are US terms

Mc = Magic Circle

Sc = Single crochet

Inc = Single crochet increase (make 2 sc in one stitch)

Invidec = Invisible single crochet decrease (insert hook into back loops only of the next 2 stitches, yarn over and pull through leaving 2 loops on your hook, then yarn over and pull through all loops)

Sl st = Slip stitch

*...* = Repeat the stitches in between the * *

(#) = Amount stitches you should have after a round

Make a magic circle

Round 1: 4sc into mc (4) Make sure to put a stitch marker in the first stitch for the rest of the project.

Round 2: *sc, inc* x2 (6)

Round 3: *2sc, inc* x2 (8)

Round 4: inc around (16)

Round 5: sc around (16)

Round 6: *2sc, 2invidec, 2sc* x2 (12)

Round 7: sc around (12)

Round 8: *2sc, invidec, 2sc* x2 (10)

Round 9: sc around (10)

Stuff the head with stuffing, make sure to start stuffing as you go now.

Round 10: 2sc, invidec, 6sc (9)

Round 11: sc around (9)

Round 12: 4sc, inc, 4sc (10)

Rounds 13 - 32 (20 rounds): sc around (10)

This number of rounds is really a suggestion to make a decently long snake, but if you want it to be longer, just crochet more rows in this section. Remember to keep stuffing as you go!

Round 33: 4sc, invidec, 4sc (9)

Rounds 34 - 43 (10 rounds): sc around (9)

Round 44: 3sc, invidec, 4sc (8)

Round 45: sc around (8)

Round 46: 3sc, invidec, 3sc (7)

Round 47: sc around (7)

Round 48: 2sc, invidec, 3sc (6)

Round 49: sc around (6)

Sl st into the next stitch and finish.

Now that you have a finished snake, you can leave it as is or give it a face like I did! To do this you'll need a yarn needle and black yarn or whatever color you want the snake's face to be.

Thread your needle with yarn.

Insert the needle between rounds 3&4 and have it come out between rounds 4&5.

Go back through the same spot where you first inserted your needle and repeat that process until your snake has a cute round eye.

To make the second eye, do the exact same thing 5 stitches away from the first eye.

And voila! You now have your own crochet amigurumi snake!