This snail is about 30 cm long, the length of a long ruler. Stand about 28 cm tall. You would need quite a lot of stuffing. I used cotton yarn and a 3.5 mm hook. I also used a pair of safety eyes and a few maker to mark my way as I crochet, these are optional.
The Head And Body
1) Start with a magic ring, make 6 single crochet (sc) into ring (total 6)
2) Make 2 sc in each stitch (increase) (total 12)
3) (sc, inc) - 6 times (total 18)
4) Sc, inc, (sc next 2, inc) - 5 times, sc (total 24)
5) (sc next 3, inc) - 6 times, (total 30)
6) Sc next 2, inc, (sc next 4, inc) - 5 times, sc next 2 (total 36)
7) (sc next 5, inc) - 6 times (total 42)
8) Sc next 3, inc, (sc next 6, inc) - 5 times, sc next 3 (total 48)
9) - 14) sc all around (total 48)
15) sc next 3, do a 2 together (decrease), (sc next 6, dec) - 5 times, sc next 3 (total 42)
16) Sc all around (total 42)
17) (sc next 5, dec) - 6 times (total 36)
18) Sc all around (total 36)
19) Sc next 2, dec, (sc next 4, dec) - 5 times, sc next 2 (total 30)
20) (sc next 3, dec) - 6 times (total 24)
21) Sc next 3, dec, (sc next 6, dec) - 2 times, sc next 3 (total 21)
22) - 32) Sc all around (total 21)
Add stuffing only on the head part, until around row 30.
33) Sc next 3, inc, (sc next 6, inc) - 2 times, sc next 3 (total 24)
34) - 35) Sc all around (total 24)
36) (sc next 7, inc) - 3 times (total 27)
37) - 38) Sc all around (total 27)
39) Sc next 4, inc, (sc next 8, inc) - 2 times, sc next 4 (total 30)
40) - 47) Sc all around (total 30)
48) sc next 4, dec, (sc next 8, dec) - 2 times, sc next 4 (total 27)
49) - 52) Sc all around (total 27)
53) (sc next 7, dec) - 3 times (total 24)
54) Sc all around (total 24)
55) Sc next 3, dec, (sc next 6, dec) - 2 times, sc next 3 (total 21)
56) Sc all around (total 21)
57) (sc next 5, dec) - 3 times (total 18)
58) Sc all around (total 18)
59) Sc next 2, dec, (sc next 4, dec) - 2 times, sc next 2 (total 15)
60) Sc all around (total 15)
61) (sc next 3, dec) - 3 times (total 12)
62) Sc all around (total 12)
63) sc, dec, (sc next 22, dec) - 2 times, sc (total 9)
64) Sc all around (total 9)
65) (sc, dec) - 3 times (total 6)
Leave some tail and use a needle to sew on all the 6 front loop and pull, to close up the hole. Refer to tutorial video for better understanding.
The Shell
1) Start with a magic ring, make 6 sc into ring (total 6)
2) Inc all around (total 12)
3) (sc, inc) - 6 times (total 18)
4) Sc, inc, (sc next 2, inc) - 5 times, sc (total 24)
5) (sc next 3, inc) - 6 times (total 30)
6) Sc next 2, inc, (sc next 4, inc) - 5 times, sc next 2 (total 36)
7) (sc next 5, inc) - 6 times (total 42)
8) Sc next 3, inc, (sc next 6, inc) - 5 times, sc next 3 (total 48)
9) (sc next 7, inc) - 6 times (total 54)
10) Sc next 4, inc, (sc next 8, inc) - 5 times, sc next 4 (total 60)
11) (sc next 9, inc) - 6 times (total 66)
12) - 20) Sc all around (total 66)
Can start to add stuffing and do add some pebbles or stones or something that is slightly heavy but not too heavy, to help the snail stand upright once we had assemble.
21) (sc next 9, dec) - 6 times (total 60)
22) sc next 4, dec, (sc next 8, dec) - 5 times, sc next 4 (total 54)
23) (sc next 7, dec) - 6 times (total 48)
24) Sc next 3, dec, (sc next 6, dec) - 5 times, sc next 3 (total 42)
25) (sc next 5, dec) - 6 times (total 36)
26) Sc next 2, dec, (sc next 4, dec) - 5 times, sc next 2 (total 30)
27) (sc next 3, dec) - 6 times (total 24)
28) sc dec, (sc next 2, dec - 5 times, sc (total 18)
29) (sc, dec) - 6 times (total 12)
30) dec - 6 times
Antennae (make 2)
1) Start with a magic ring, make 6 sc into ring (total 6)
2) Inc all around (total 12)
3) - 4) Sc all around (total 12)
Now is the time to add safety eyes (optional) and stuffing.
5) Dec all around (total 6)
6) - 12) Sc all around (total 6)
Leave a long tail for sewing.
The Side Of The Snail (optional)
Do one line of sc on the body of the snail (optional), can refer to video on how it look like. On top of these sc start by making a few sc then the rest are half double crochet. You can add some double crochet or even trebal crochet if you want the sides to have a wider sides.
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