– DK or Worsted weight yarn in: Hot pink (head & tail) Orange Yellow Green Blue Purple Light pink (for dots) Red (for tongue) – Crochet hook: 2.5 mm or 3.0 mm – Black safety eyes: 6–8 mm – Stitch marker – Yarn needle – Fiberfill stuffing
Materials
MR = Magic ring sc = single crochet inc = increase (2 sc in one st) dec = decrease (sc2tog) sl st = slip stitch ch = chain st = stitch R = round BLO = back loop only
Abbreviations
SNAKE (One Piece – Head → Body → Tail)
With hot pink (head color): R1. MR, 6 sc (6) R2. inc × 6 (12) R3. (sc, inc) × 6 (18) R4. (2 sc, inc) × 6 (24) R5–7. sc around (24) → Insert safety eyes between R5 and R6, 5–6 stitches apart R8. (2 sc, dec) × 6 (18) R9. (sc, dec) × 6 (12) Stuff the head
SNAKE (One Piece – Head → Body → Tail)
STRIPED BODY Start changing colors every 3–4 rounds in this order: Orange → Yellow → Green → Blue → Purple → Pink → repeat as needed R10–R60+. sc around (12) → Stuff as you go → Slight shaping (optional): Add an increase or decrease every 10–15 rows to give the snake a slithering curve
SNAKE (One Piece – Head → Body → Tail)
TAPERED TAIL (continue with last color, e.g. pink or purple) R61. (2 sc, dec) × 3 (9) R62–63. sc around (9) R64. (sc, dec) × 3 (6) R65–66. sc around (6) R67. dec × 3 (3) Stuff lightly R68. sc around (3) Fasten off, sew hole closed
SNAKE (One Piece – Head → Body → Tail)
TONGUE (Red Yarn) Ch 6, sl st in each ch back (5 sl st) Fasten off, leave a tail Use yarn needle to insert it under the front of the snake’s head
SNAKE (One Piece – Head → Body → Tail)
POLKA DOTS (Light Pink) Make ~10–20 small dots: Ch 2, 6 sc into 2nd ch from hook, sl st to join Fasten off and sew onto body in random places Or embroider French knots using a needle.
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