Take life at a cozy pace with this Sweet Garden Snail! Features a plump coiled spiral shell in warm caramel, a lilac ruffled creeping foot, and two curious bobble eye tentacles.
Whether you are decorating your home for the autumn season or crafting gifts for friends, this pattern was designed from the ground up for relaxation and clean, crisp stitch definition.
One of the most common frustrations in crochet is vague sizing or running out of yarn right at the final row. That is why every stitch in this tutorial has been physically crocheted, swatch-tested, and audited with our designated 3.5 mm (US E/4) hook.
Standard Swatch: 20 sc x 22 rows = 4 inches (10 cm) using Single Crochet (sc) in rows and rounds with your designated 3.5 mm (US E/4) hook.
With 3.5mm hook and lilac yarn, ch 9. Sc in 2nd ch and across (8 sts). Ch 1, turn.
Rows 2–18: Sc in each st across (8 sts) for crawling foot base.
Rows 19–28: Increase slightly along leading edge to elevate the neck up to 12 sts.
Rows 29–30: Round crown of head with decreases down to 6 sts. Fasten off.
In caramel yarn, 6 sc in magic ring. Expand standard circle up to 36 sts (Rnds 1–6).
Surface crochet a slip-stitch spiral line starting at the center hole and winding outward.
Repeat for 2nd shell panel.
In lilac yarn, 4 sc in magic ring. Work 5 rounds even (4 sts per round).
Insert 6mm safety eye through the tip. Fasten off, leaving sewing tail.
Align front and back caramel shell panels right sides out.
Join caramel yarn and single crochet through outer loops of both panels.
Stuff firmly with 30g polyfill when 80% closed. Seal final stitches.
Sew 2 eye tentacles onto top crown of lilac head.
Center the plump caramel shell along the back of the lilac foot.
Whipstitch through base stitches into the foot panel securely.
Embroider pink blush patches on the cheeks and weave in all yarn ends.
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Working tight single crochet in continuous rounds without stuffing creates a firm fabric tube that stands upright naturally. You can also insert a folded chenille pipe cleaner inside each stalk.
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