Crochet Boa Snake
By UP Sommers Creations
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Materials:
• Yarn, 4 colors for head, body, outer and inner bands and small amount of black for eyes and
nostrils
• Hook size – H/8 5.00MM
• Tapestry needle to weave in ends and for sewing
• Scissors
• Button eyes
• Felt fabric for tongue
• Hot glue gun
• Poly-fil for stuffing
Skill level: Beginner
Size: 34 inches
Notes:
• Chain 1 at the beginning of each row
• There is no turning on the rows for the head
• Color change occurs during a chain.
• Colors are dropped and picked up throughout pattern, be sure to give enough slack when
picking up color to prevent too much tension in snake body
• Fill head and body with stuffing as you go
Abbreviations:
• R = Row
• mc = magic circle
• ch = ch
• st = stitch
• Sc= single crochet
• inc = single crochet increase
• dec = single crochet decrease
• () = number of stitches in the row
• **= repeat pattern in between asterisks
• Blo= back loop only
• F.o= finish off
Pattern
Head:
• R1. 8 sc in a mc (8)
• R2. 8inc (16)
• R3. 16sc (16)
• R4. 16sc (16)
• R5. *Inc, sc* 8x (24)
• R6-10. 24sc (24)
• R11. 5sc, 2inc, 4sc, 2inc, 4sc, 2inc, 5sc (30)
• R12. 6sc, 2inc, 5sc, 2inc, 2sc, 2inc, 5sc, 2inc, 6sc (36)
• R13. 5sc, *2inc, 2sc, 2inc* 4sc, **, 4sc, **, 5sc (48)
• R14-21. 48sc (48)
• R22: 5sc,* 2dec, 2sc, 2dec*, 4sc, **, 4sc, ** 5sc (36)
• R23: 6sc, 2dec, 5sc, 2dec, 2sc, 2dec, 5sc, 2dec, 6sc (30)
• R24: 30sc (30)
*Color change for body, f.o. previous color
Body:
• R25-36: ch1, turn, 30sc blo (30)
*Color change outer band, drop previous color
• R37-43: ch1, turn, 30sc blo (30)
*Color change inner band, drop previous color
• R44-49: ch1, turn, 30sc blo (30)
*Pick up outer band color, drop previous color
• R50-55: ch1, turn, 30sc blo (30)
Repeat rows 25-55, change colors in appropriate spots and crochet to desired length. Snake pictured has
repeated said rows 3x.
End of tail:
*pick up body color, drop and f.o. previous color
• R1: ch1, turn, 30sc blo (30)
• R2: ch1, turn,*dec, 4sc* 5x blo (25)
• R3-4: ch1, turn, 25sc blo (25)
• R5: ch1, turn, *dec, 3sc* 5x blo (20)
• R6-7: ch1, turn, 20sc blo (20)
• R8: ch1, turn, *dec, 2sc* 5x blo (15)
• R9-10: ch1, turn, 15sc blo (15)
• R11: ch1, turn, *dec, sc* 5x blo (10)
• R12-13: ch1, turn, 10sc blo (10)
• R14: ch1, turn, 5dec (5) f.o.
Assemble
• Sew on button eyes and nostrils
• Cut red felt fabric in the shape of a forked snake tongue and hot glue into place
Thank you and happy crocheting!!
