The finished size for the snail is 13.5 cm * 11.5 cm (5.31 x

4.53 inch). Please note that this size may vary depends on the

yarn and crochet hook size used. Before you begin,

please read the whole pattern carefully.

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Materials and tools: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3

Abbreviations: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4

Toy Parts: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4

Recommendation: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4

Shell ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5

Eye …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6

Upper eyelid ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7

Lower eyelid ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7

Upper jaw ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9

Lower jaw ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9

Body ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 11

Mantle ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 12

Assembly and design of the toy ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 13

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Materials and tools:

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steel crochet hook size 1.75 mm (#4 US);

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YarnArt Jeans 160 m (174 yds) in 50 g (1.76 oz), 55 % cotton, 45 % pac:

light green (color 29) – 14 g, purple (color 72) – 7 g, white (color 62) -3 g;

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fiberfill for stuff;

•

a wooden skewer and a toothpick with a broken tips for stuff;

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gypsy needle;

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scissors;

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2 glass eyes 14 mm (0.55 inch);

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glue Moment Crystal;

•

craft wire (aluminum or cooper) thick 0,75-1 mm (0.03-0.039 inch) – 115 cm

(45.28 inch);

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round pliers and wire cutters;

•

textile band-aid.

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Abbreviations:

MC – magic circle

ch – chain

sl st – slip stitch

sc – single crochet

hdc – half double crochet

dc – double crochet

ps – puff stitch of 2 hdc

inc – increasing (2 sc in 1 stich)

dec – decrease for the front loop (take front loop for the thirst sc, take front

loop for the second sc, yarn over and pull yarn through all free loops on hook).

(…) * n – repeat instructions in brackets n times

= n – number of loops in a row or in a round.

Toy Parts:

Shell – make one

Eye – make two

Upper eyelid – make two

Lower eyelid – make two

Upper jaw – make one

Lower jaw – make one

Body – make one

Mantle – make one

Recommendation:

•

The toy must be crocheted with tight stitches. Avoid small holes when

stretching crochet fabric.

•

If there are tiny holes, use a smaller hook size. Stuff the body while

crocheting. Don’t use the stuffing material too sparingly.

•

If the toy is for a toddler under the age of three, use safety eyes and don’t

use buttons.

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Shell

We knit in a spiral.

Row 1: 6 sc in MC

Row 2: 6 inc = 12

Row 3-12: 12 sc

Row 13: inc, 11 sc = 13 (photo 1)

Row 14-23: 13 sc

Row 24: inc, 12 sc = 14

Row 25-29: 14 sc

Row 30: 3 sc in 1, 13 sc = 16

Row 31: sc, 3 sc in 1, 14 sc = 18

Row 32: 2 sc, 3 sc in 1, 15 sc = 20

Row 33: 3 sc, 3 sc in 1, 16 sc = 22

Row 34: 4 sc, 3 sc in 1, 17 sc = 24 (photo 2)

Row 35: 5 ps, 3 ps in 1, 18 ps = 26 (photo 3-4),

fasten off, hide the tip of the thread. Fill the

shell with fiberfill lightly.

Make a tie from the narrow part of the shell

and fix it at the first round (photo 5-6).

Photo 5

Photo 6

Photo 4

Photo 3

Photo 2

Photo 1

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Fold the second round and stretch the ends of the pulling thread through the tip

of the shell, make a knot on the inside of the shell (photo 1-2). Bend the side

(photo 3).

Eye

We knit in a spiral with white yarn.

Row 1: 6 sc in MC

Row 2: 6 inc = 12

Row 3: (sc, inc) * 6 = 18

Row 4: (2 sc, inc) * 6 = 24

Row 5-7: 24 sc

Row 8: (2 sc, dec) * 6 = 18

Row 9: (sc, dec) * 6 = 12, fill with fiberfill.

Row 10: 6 dec = 6, pull the hole by the front

loops. Hide the tip of the thread inside the

ball (photo 4).

Photo 4

Photo 1

Photo 2

Photo 3

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Upper eyelid

We knit in a spiral with light green yarn.

Row 1: 6 sc in MC

Row 2: 6 inc = 12

Row 3: (sc, inc) * 6 = 18

Row 4: (2 sc, inc) * 6 = 24

Row 5-8: 24 sc, fasten off, hide the tip of

the thread (photo 1).

Lower eyelid

We knit in a spiral with light green yarn. Immediately leave the tip for sewing 20

cm (8 inch).

Row 1: 5 sc in MC, we do not tighten the ring tightly – there should be a hole for

the frame (photo 2-3).

Row 2-6: 5 sc

Row 7: 7 inc = 12 (the marker of the beginning of the row will shift by 2 loops)

Row 8: (sc, inc) * 6 = 18, sl st. Cut the yarn leaving a tail for sewing (photo 4).

Fold the upper and lower eyelid and combine 8 sc in pairs (photo 5).

Photo 5

Photo 4

Photo 2

Photo 3

Photo 1

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Pick up the eye in the 7th row for 2 columns on a long wire. Align the ends of the

wire and twist it under the eye (photo 1-2). Bend the ends of the wire.

Stretch the ends of the wire through the tube of the lower eyelid, thereby

inserting the eye into the socket (photo 3-5).

The eye does not need to be sewn in any way. It is remarkably fixed between the

eyelids (photo 6).

Photo 5

Photo 6

Photo 4

Photo 3

Photo 1

Photo 2

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Upper jaw

We knit in a spiral with light green yarn.

Row 1: 6 sc in MC

Row 2: 6 sc

Row 3: inc, 5 sc = 7

Row 4: 7 sc

Row 5: inc, 6 sc = 8

Row 6: 8 sc

Row 7: 3 sl st, sc, 4 hdc = 8 (photo 1), finish, hide the tip of the thread. Fold the

wire with a loop (photo 2), wrap it with a textile band-aid (photo 3). Insert it into

the upper jaw. To add volume, fill it slightly (photo 4).

Lower jaw

We knit in a spiral with light green yarn.

Row 1: 4 sc in MC

Row 2: (inc, sc) * 2 = 6

Row 3: 6 sc, sl st. Do not fill.

Photo 4

Photo 3

Photo 1

Photo 2

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Row 4: ch, rotate, 3 join sc with upper jaw on sl st (photo 1-2), when knit on upper

jaw: sc, 3 hdc, sc, on lower jaw: 3 sl st = 8 (photo 3)

Insert the eye wires at the base of the first and last half double crochet of the

7th row of the upper jaw (photo 4). Stretch the frame into the neck (photo 5-6).

Wrap the wires with a textile band-aid.

Photo 1

Photo 2

Photo 2

Photo 3

Photo 4

Photo 5

Photo 6

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Body

We continue to knit from the united jaws in a

spiral around the frame.

Row 1-2: 8 sc

Row 3: dec, 6 sc = 7

Row 4: dec, 5 sc = 6

Row 5-7: 6 sc

Row 8: inc, 5 sc = 7

Row 9: 7 sc

Row 10: inc, 6 sc = 8

Row 11: 8 sc

Row 12: inc, 7 sc = 9 (photo 1)

Row 13: inc, 8 sc = 10

Row 14: (inc, 4 sc) * 2 = 12

Row 15: (3 sc, inc) * 3 = 15

Row 16: (4 sc, inc) * 3 = 18

Row 17-19: 18 sc

Row 20: dec, 16 sc = 17

Row 21-23: 17 sc

Row 24: dec, 15 sc = 16

Row 25-27: 16 sc

Row 28: dec, 14 sc = 15

Row 29: 15 sc

Row 30: dec, 13 sc = 14

Row 31: dec, 12 sc = 13

Row 32: dec, 11 sc = 12 Fill the body with

fiberfill lightly.

Row 33: dec, 10 sc = 11

Row 34: dec, 9 sc = 10

Row 35: dec, 8 sc = 9

Row 36: dec, 7 sc = 8

Row 37: dec, 6 sc = 7

Row 38–51: 7 sc, cut off the excess tip of the

frame (photo 2), complete, pull the hole by

the front loops, hide the tip (photo 3-4).

Photo 1

Photo 2

Photo 3

Photo 4

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We bend the body of the snail in the place of thickening with the letter L. We sew

the shell to the body with invisible stitches, picking up the border between 34 and

35 rows (photo 1-2). The stitch length is 1 column or 1 row. We bend 35 Row up.

Mantle

Make 47 loops on the body. To do this, it is

convenient to mark 3 columns on the chest

(photo 3) and count another 22 rows on the

sides of them. For each row and for each

single crochet, make 1 loop. The mantle line

should be in 2 loops below the shell. The line

does not have to be flat. The curves of the

line will create the illusion of mobility of the

mantle (photo 4-5).

Photo 1

Photo 2

Photo 3

Photo 4

Photo 5

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Row 1: rotate, 10 sc, 7 hdc, 5 dc, 3 inc dc, 5 dc,

7 hdc, 10 sc = 50

Row 2: sl st on the body, rotate, skip 1, 10 inc,

7 inc hdc, 16 inc dc, 7 inc hdc, 10 inc, sl st,

fasten off, hide the tip of the thread

(photo 1).

Assembly and design of the toy

1.

Press a recess on the abdomen with your finger (photo 2) and sew it around

the perimeter so that the snail stands more stable (photo 3).

2. Glue the eyes (photo 4-5).

Photo 1

Photo 2

Photo 3

Photo 4

Photo 5

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