Happy year of snake! Wow, times flies! I still remember publishing the dragon pattern, and now we are celebrating the year of snake! Snake is so much simply compared to dragon >U<
It is a very free style pattern, depending on how long you want your snake to be. You can change the color or change the color distribution, change the eye color. I love the chenille yarn perfectly mimic the snake scale and it is a fun project for any snake lover.

I used the one ball of DMC Happy Chenille to crochet this snake, the finishing snake is 32cm long, you can make it much longer as I just run out of yarn><

The standard gauge for the yarn is 30.0 to 19 sts =4inches, needle size. US 2½ – 3.0 mm. I’m using a 3.00mm hook. A 9.5mm cat eyes. You can use black eyes as well, just that I love the cat eyes make them much more lively. Some wires is stuff inside the snake body so it can slightly change gesture.

Please respect copyright and do not claims the pattern as your own or use it for any commercial purposes including but not limited to selling patterns, set up workshop or selling the made products. Thank you in advance!

Abbreviation
MR: magic ring
ch: chain
dsc: invisible single crochet decrease
sc: single crochet
inc: single crochet increase
sl: slip stitch

I used jointed-end method which mean you start with chain to build a new round, and end with slip stitch to starting stitch. I recommended using stitch marker for both starting stitch and finishing stitch as chenille yarn is more difficult to count stitches.

***starting chain did not count as one stitch***

Body
We start with the head part.
Round 1: ch 4, inc into the second stitch from hook, sc, (4sc in the last chain), sc, inc (10)
Round 2: sc 10 (10)
Round 3: (inc, sc) x 3, sc 4 (13)
Round 4: sc 13 (13)
Round 5: inc x 7, sc 6 (20)
Round 6: sc 20
Round 7: sc 20
Round 8: sc 3, dsc, sc 2, dsc, sc 2, dsc, sc 7 (17)
Round 9: sc 17
Round 10: sc 2, dsc, sc, dsc, sc, dsc, sc7 (14)
Round 11: sc 14
Insert the wire and stuff the cotton for the head part.

Repeat round 11 (sc 14) until you reach your desired length. Remember to stuff the snake along when you crochet.

Finishing tail (continue from the body)

Round 13: (dsc, sc 2)x 3, dsc (10)Round 14: sc 10
Round 15: (dsc, sc)x 3, sc (7)
Round 16: sc 7
Repeat round 16 for 5 rounds,

Round 22: (dsc, sc) x2, sc (5)

Repeat round 22 for 3 rounds

Round 26: dsc x 2, sc (3)

Round 27: ch 5, sl back to second loop from hook, sl, sl, sc 2, FO

and then weave in the end~

Dada! It is really simple right! Don’t forget to tag me @calicocraftshk on social media if you are posting! Can’t wait to see everyone work!