Garter snake

Garter snakes are an amazingly varied and colorful family - this amigurumi version is modeled on the San Francisco garter snake, possibly the most stunning of them all with its stripes of red, black and blue-green.

The pattern has instructions for both a basic, straight snake (freely posable so great for toys, mostly mindless crochet, easy to make longer or shorter) and a realistically coiled one (perfectly posed without wiring, requires attention to crochet which also means it doesn’t get boring).

Difficulty

This pattern is suitable for intermediate level crocheters who are confident with basic stitches (ch, sl st, sc) and frequently used amigurumi techniques (invisible decrease, color change).

The pattern is written in English using US crochet terminology (UK/Aus equivalents provided). It contains many in-progress photos, but also includes a text-only appendix for easy printing, if you prefer working from a printed pattern but want to save ink and paper.