Adorable Crochet Baby Snake Pattern — Easy Amigurumi Tutorial (About 19 cm)

Make a soft, cuddly Crochet Baby Snake with this easy amigurumi pattern. Worked from head to tail, this little snake uses cotton yarn in yellow, green and white and finishes at about 19 cm long (size will vary with yarn and hook). The pattern is suitable for beginners who know basic stitches and includes tips for seamless color changes, stuffing, and assembly so your toy looks neat and child-safe.

Crochet Baby Snakes Overview

Crochet Baby Snakes are charming handmade toys that make great gifts for baby showers or additions to a nursery. They encourage imaginative play and sensory development in infants and toddlers. This pattern describes materials, abbreviations, and step-by-step instructions to crochet a snake from head to tail, plus assembly notes for eyes, tongue and belly.

Supplies Needed

To create your Crochet Baby Snake, gather the following supplies:

• Cotton yarn (e.g. Schachenmayr Catania 125m/50g) in yellow, green, and white
• Crochet hook 2.5 mm
• Two black beads or safety eyes
• Scissors
• Yarn needle
• Fiberfil stuffing

Skill Level

Easy — basic amigurumi experience recommended.

Size Information

The finished amigurumi is approximately 19 cm long; adjust hook or yarn to change the size.

Skills Needed

• Chain (ch)
• Single crochet (sc)
• Half double crochet (hdc)
• Double crochet (dc)
• Slip stitch (sl st)
• Increase (inc) and decrease (dec)

Abbreviations Used

• Ch = chain
• St = stitch
• Sc = single crochet
• Sl st = slip stitch
• Dec = decrease (two single crochets together)
• Inc = increase (two single crochets in one stitch)
• Dc = double crochet
• Rnd = round
• * = repeat instructions between asterisks
• (...) = total stitches after the round

Tips for Creating Your Crochet Baby Snake

• Work in a continuous spiral (do not join rounds) unless stated otherwise.
• Use a stitch marker to mark the start of each round.
• All stitches are worked into both loops unless specified.
• When stuffing, break large chunks of fiberfill into small pieces for even distribution.
• Customize colors and length as desired; you can insert wire for posability if you want a bendable snake.

Seamless Way of Changing Color When Working in the Round

To avoid a visible seam, pick up the new color at the end of the round: insert your hook into the stitch, yarn over with the new color, pull through the stitch and the loop on your hook to complete the stitch in the new color.

How to Make a Magic Ring

1. Loop the thread twice around your middle finger.
2. Put the hook under both loops, pull the yarn under the loops and hook the thread again.
3. Pull the thread through the new loop — the first crochet stitch is ready.
4. Repeat the needed number of times for the round.
5. Pull the inner threads to tighten the ring.

Shift Stitch

To maintain symmetry when working in spirals, you may need a shift stitch. If the marker drifts to the right, work one extra stitch at the end of the round (this extra stitch is not included in round counts). Fold your work in half to check marker alignment.

Pattern Instructions (Head to Tail)

The pattern below is worked from head to tail. Length is adjustable by repeating body rounds.

Eggshell Section (white yarn)

Part 1: Create the Body

Round 1: 6 sc into magic ring.

Round 2: Inc in each st (12).

Round 3: *Sc in next st, inc* (18).

Round 4: *Sc in next 2 sts, inc* (24).

Round 5: *Sc in next 3 sts, inc* (30).

Round 6: *Sc in next 4 sts, inc* (36).

Round 7: Sc in each of next 36 sts.

Round 8: *Sc in next 5 sts, inc* (42).

Rounds 9–16: Sc in each of next 42 sts. Repeat until desired height.

Round 17: *Skip next st, sl st in next, skip next, sc and hdc in next, dc+tc+dc in next, hdc and sc in next* — repeat to end. Bind off and hide ends.

Part 2: Continue the Body (white yarn)

Round 1: 6 sc into magic ring.

Round 2: Inc 6 times (12).

Round 3: *Sc, inc* (18).

Round 4: *Sc in next 2 sts, inc* (24).

Round 5: *Sc in next 3 sts, inc* (30).

Round 6: *Sc in next 4 sts, inc* (36).

Round 7: Sc in each of next 36 sts. Repeat until desired height.

Round 8: *Skip next st, sl st in next, skip next, sc and hdc in next, dc+tc+dc in next, hdc and sc in next* — repeat to end. Bind off and hide ends.

Head Section (start with green yarn)

Round 1: 6 sc into magic ring.

Round 2: Inc 6 times (12).

Round 3: *Sc, inc* (18).

Round 4: *Sc in next 2 sts, inc* (24).

Rounds 5–9: Sc in each of next 24 sts. Change to yellow yarn.

Round 10 (working into back loop): *Sc in next 3 sts, inc* (30).

Round 11: *Sc in next 4 sts, inc* (36).

Rounds 12–14: Sc in each of next 36 sts.

Round 15: *Dec, sc in next 4 sts* (30).

Round 16: *Dec, sc in next 3 sts* (24). Stuff the head firmly.

Round 17: *Dec, sc in next 2 sts* (18).

Round 18: *Dec, sc in next st* (12).

Body Section (green yarn)

Rounds 1–2: Sc in each of next 12 sts. Stuff the body as you go; leave some of the body less stuffed for flexibility or insert wire for posability if desired.

Round 3: *Sc in next 3 sts, inc* (15).

Rounds 4–13: Sc in each of next 15 sts.

Round 14: *Dec, sc in next 3 sts* (12).

Rounds 15–20: Sc in each of next 12 sts.

Round 21: *Dec, sc in next 2 sts* (9).

Rounds 22–26: Sc in each of next 9 sts.

Round 27: *Dec, sc in next st* (6).

Rounds 28–30: Sc in each of next 6 sts.

Round 31: *Dec, sc in next st* (4).

Rounds 32–33: Sc in each of next 4 sts. Cut yarn leaving a tail; pull through last stitch, weave tail through front loops of final round and pull to close. Hide the end inside the snake.

Belly Section (yellow yarn)

Round 1: 3 sc into magic ring, ch 1, turn.

Rounds 2–20: Sc in each of next 3 sts, ch 1, turn. Cut yarn leaving a tail for sewing the belly to the body.

Assembly Instructions

Tongue: Ch 6, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and in next ch, ch 3, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and next ch, sl st in remaining 3 chains of the starting chain. Bind off leaving a long tail and sew tongue to the head.

Place and secure the eyes in their positions. Embroider eyebrows, mouth, or eyelashes with black yarn as desired. Sew the belly piece to the underside of the body. Weave in and hide all ends.

Your Crochet Baby Snake is now complete — a playful, handmade amigurumi suitable for gifting or keeping in the nursery.