Crochet Rainbow Snake

This cute crochet Rainbow Snake was supposed to be not a snake at all. It was supposed to be something else.

But after I made this snake, my son fell in love with this toy and asked me if he can keep it. Of course, I let him keep this fun rainbow Snake.

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So, this rainbow crochet snake now belongs to my son and lives in his room together with his crochet Garfield and many other stuffed animals.

Occasionally, this crochet snake goes to explore our backyard. It loves to hang on my Ladybug tree!

Later on, I crocheted another snake for my son and made that into what was the original purpose of this project. Can you guess what that was? You can find out about this project in one of my next posts!

Rainbow Snake – Crochet Pattern

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Abbreviations:

Ch – chain

Rnd – round

SC- single crochet

Sl St – slip stitch

St (Sts) – stitch (stitches)

Finished Size

This crochet Snake is about 85” long.

Yarn

Red Heart Super Saver Acrylic Yarn, worsted weight #4 yarn:

1 skein Cherry Red

1 skein Pumpkin

1 skein Bright Yellow

1 skein Spring Green or Hunter Green

1 skein Delft Blue

1 skein Blue

1 skein Lavender

A small amount of red Patons Grace sport weight #2 Yarn (100% mercerized cotton) for the Tongue.

Hooks and Other Materials

Crochet hook H/8 (5 mm)

Crochet hook D/3 (3.25 mm)

2 safety eyes

Notes

1. Ch 1 in the beginning of every round DOESN’T count as a Stitch.
2. Join every round in top of first SC.
3. How to change color: make last SC in the round, draw new color through first St of the round and through the loop on the hook.
4. First, I changed color after round 8, then I was changing color every 10 rounds. You can change colors in your own way, or, you can make your Snake just in one color.
5. Don’t forget to stuff the Snake as you go!
6. I’ve made my Snake very long, you can make your Snake as long or short as you wish.

Instructions:

With crochet hook H/8 (5 mm), make a magic ring,

Rnd 1.Ch 1, 4 SC in ring, join with Sl St. (4 SC)

Rnd 2. Ch 1, *2 SC in first St, SC in next, repeat from * around, join with Sl St. (6 SC)

Rnd 3-5. SC in each St around. (6 SC)

Rnd 6. Ch 1, *2 SC in first St, SC in next 2 Sts, repeat from * around, join with Sl St. (8 SC)

Rnd 7-9. Ch 1, SC in each St around. (8 SC)

Rnd 10. Ch 1, *2 SC in first St, SC in next 3 Sts, repeat from * around, join with Sl St. (10 SC)

Rnd 11-13. Ch 1, SC in each St around. (10 SC)

Rnd 14. Ch 1, *2 SC in first St, SC in next 4 Sts, repeat from * around, join with Sl St. (12 SC)

Rnd 15-16. Ch 1, SC in each St around. (10 SC)

Rnd 17. Ch 1, *2 SC in first St, SC in next 5 Sts, repeat from * around, join with Sl St. (14 SC)

Rnd 18-19. Ch 1, SC in each St around. (14 SC)

Rnd 20. Ch 1, *2 SC in first St, SC in next 6 Sts, repeat from * around, join with Sl St. (16 SC)

Rnd 21-23. Ch 1, SC in each St around. (16 SC)

Rnd 24. Ch 1, *2 SC in first St, SC in next 7 Sts, repeat from * around, join with Sl St. (18 SC)

Rnd 25. Ch 1, SC in each St around. (18 SC)

Keep repeating Rnd 25 until you reach desired length of your Snake.

Continue working on Snake’s head.

Head

Rnd 1. Ch 1, *2 SC in first St, SC in next 8 Sts, repeat from * around, join with Sl St. (20 SC)

Rnd 2. Ch 1, *2 SC in first St, SC in next 9 Sts, repeat from * around, join with Sl St. (22 SC)

Rnd 3. Ch 1, *2 SC in first St, SC in next 10 Sts, repeat from * around, join with Sl St. (24 SC)

Rnd 4. Ch 1, *2 SC in first St, SC in next 11 Sts, repeat from * around, join with Sl St. (26 SC)

Rnd 5 – 8: Ch 1, SC in each St around. (26 SC)

Rnd 9. Ch 1, SC2tog, SC in next 11 Sts, repeat from * around, join with Sl St. (24 SC)

Rnd 10. Ch 1, SC in each St around. (24 SC)

Rnd 11. Ch 1, *SC2tog, SC in each of next 10 Sts, repeat from * around, join with Sl St. (22 SC)

Rnd 12. Ch 1, SC in each St around. (22 SC)

Rnd 13. Ch 1, *SC2tog, SC in each of next 9 Sts, repeat from * around, join with Sl St. (20 SC)

Rnd 14. Ch 1, *SC2tog, SC in each of next 8 Sts, repeat from * around, join with Sl St. (18 SC)

Rnd 15. Ch 1, *SC2tog, SC in each of next 7 Sts, repeat from * around, join with Sl St. (16 SC)

When using safety eyes, attach them now between Rnd 13 and 14.

Rnd 16. Ch 1, *SC2tog, SC in each of next 6 Sts, repeat from * around, join with Sl St. (14 SC)

Rnd 17. Ch 1, *SC2tog, SC in each of next 5 Sts, repeat from * around, join with Sl St. (12 SC)

Rnd 18. Ch 1, *SC2tog, SC in each of next 4 Sts, repeat from * around, join with Sl St. (10 SC)

Rnd 19. Ch 1, *SC2tog, SC in each of next 3 Sts, repeat from * around, join with Sl St. (8 SC)

Rnd 20. Ch 1, *SC2tog, SC in each of next 2 Sts, repeat from * around, join with Sl St. (6 SC)

Fasten off and leave about 6″ tail.

Do not close the opening, we will do this later.

Make the Tongue.

With red crochet cotton yarn and hook D/3 (3.25 mm),  Ch 5,

Row 1. SC in 2^nd Ch and in each next 3. (4 SC).

Fasten off.

Sew the opening closed with the tongue sticking out of it.

Weave in the ends.

I hope you enjoyed this crochet Snake free pattern!

With Love,

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