Snails

Free Snail crochet tutorial by Irissesile by Cecilia @irissesile.

With this pattern, you can crochet a snail. The author used Alize Diva yarn in caramel and camel shades with a 2.2 mm crochet hook. A wire frame should be inserted into the snail body. For shell decoration, you can use beads, sequins, or glitter.

Materials and Tools

• Yarn in two colors of your choice
• 2.2-2.5 mm crochet hook
• 0.7 mm wire
• Toy stuffing
• Beads/glitter for decoration
• Embroidery thread
• Sewing needle
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR - magic ring
• ch - chain stitch
• sl st - slip stitch
• sc - single crochet
• dc - double crochet
• inc - increase
• dec - decrease

Amigurumi Crochet Snail Pattern

Body

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: inc 6x (12)
3: 1 sc, inc 6x (18)
4: 2 sc, inc 6x (24)
5-9: (5 rounds sc) (24)
10: 2 sc, dec 6x (18)
11-18: (8 rounds sc) (18)
19: 2 sc, inc 6x (24)
20-21: (2 rounds sc) (24)
22: 3 sc, inc 6x (30)
23-30: (8 rounds sc) (30)
31: 3 sc, dec 6x (24)
32-36: (5 rounds sc) (24)
37: 2 sc, dec 6x (18)
38-42: (5 rounds sc) (18)
43: 1 sc, dec 6x (12)
44-47: (4 rounds sc) (12)
48: dec x 6 (6)
49: 1 round sc (6)

Close the round and cut the yarn. Stuff only the head (rounds 1-19). Do not stuff the rest of the body.

Shell

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: 1 round sc (6)
3: inc 6x (12)
4: crochet in back loops only for 1 round sc (12)
5: 1 sc, inc 6x (18)
6: 2 sc, inc 6x (24)
7: 3 sc, inc 6x (30)
8-10: (3 rounds sc) (30)
11: crochet in back loops only for 1 round sc (30)
12: 4 sc, inc 6x (36)
13: 5 sc, inc 6x (42)
14: sc, inc 14x (56)
15-17: (3 rounds sc) (56)
18: sc, dec 14x (42)
19: crochet in back loops only for 1 round sc (42)
20: crochet in back loops only 5 sc, dec 6x (36)
21: 4 sc, dec 6x (30)
22: 3 sc, dec 6x (24)
23: 2 sc, dec 6x (18)
24: 1 sc, dec 6x (12)
25: dec 6x (6)

Add stuffing, close the piece, and cut the yarn.

Shell Ruffle (Half Only)

Attach new yarn to stitch 1 of round 20, make dc increases (2 dc in 1 stitch) 18x - (36)
1 ch, 15 sc, 6 dc, 15 sc, and sl st - (36)

Close and leave a long tail for sewing.

Antennae

5 ch, sl st in the second chain from the hook, 4 sl st. Sew on black beads as eyes on the top of the antennae, or use black yarn.

Assembly

Go back to all front loops that were left unworked in rounds 4, 11, and 19. Insert new yarn of the same color, make sl st and sc in the remaining loops. When finished, take another strand of yarn and insert it from any point near the sl st (only in rounds 4 and 11), work sl st to reinforce the shape.

Place the shell on the flat part of the body and sew it slightly toward the tail. Use the photos below as a guide. Sew the antennae onto the head between rounds 2 and 3. The author decorated the shell with beads and French-knot embroidery. Feel free to decorate your snail however you like. Slightly flatten the neck area and sew the shell ruffle to the neck, or let it flow naturally and stitch that area closed.

Slightly flatten the neck area and sew the shell ruffle to the neck, or let it flow naturally and stitch that area closed. Your snail is ready!