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.

Supplies

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

Step 1: The Head

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)

Step 2: The Body

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)

Step 3: The Tail

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.

Step 4: The Face

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!