Amigurumi Richie the Snake

Amigurumi Richie the Snake Crochet Pattern

Project Overview

Richie the Snake is an amigurumi toy design created by Stacey Trock, measuring 20 inches long including the tongue. This intermediate-level crochet project produces a charming stuffed snake character with a date of birth marked as August 2010. The pattern is available as a downloadable PDF and is suitable for crocheters with some experience looking to create a playful, three-dimensional toy.

What Is Being Made

This pattern creates a complete amigurumi snake toy featuring a segmented body, a forked tongue, and facial details. The finished snake stands as a freestanding stuffed toy approximately 20 inches in length, making it a substantial handmade gift or decorative piece. The design includes animal eyes and dimensional shaping achieved through strategic increases and decreases in the crochet structure.

Crochet Techniques Used

The pattern employs fundamental amigurumi construction techniques to create a three-dimensional, stuffed toy. Crocheters work primarily in continuous rounds, building the snake's body from the head downward. A key technique emphasized in the pattern is stitching into the back loop only, which creates a distinctive ribbed texture that enhances the snake's segmented appearance and adds visual interest to the finished piece.

Stitches Used

• Chain (ch): Foundation stitch used to begin sections
• Single Crochet (sc): Primary stitch for building the body and creating dense fabric
• Half Double Crochet (hdc): Used for specific shaping and structural elements
• Single Crochet 2 Together (sc2tog): Decrease stitch for shaping the snake's form and tapering sections
• Slip Stitch (sl st): Used for joining rounds and finishing sections

Materials and Yarn

This project requires less than 220 yards of yarn total, meaning a single skein of each color is sufficient. The pattern calls for worsted weight yarn in three colors: Pale Green (main color), White (secondary color), and Pink (accent color). The sample was created using 100% wool worsted weight yarns, specifically Ella Rae Classic and Plymouth Galway brands, though any worsted weight yarn can be substituted based on personal preference or availability.

Additional materials include a Size H crochet hook, two 12mm black animal eyes for facial features, a tapestry needle for weaving in ends and assembling pieces, and polyester fiberfill stuffing to create the toy's three-dimensional shape. The combination of these materials creates a soft, cuddly finished toy suitable for display or play.

Difficulty Level

Rated as intermediate, this pattern assumes the crocheter is comfortable with basic stitches and can follow written instructions with some complexity. The emphasis on back-loop-only stitching and the three-dimensional shaping required make this project suitable for those with foundational crochet skills who are ready to advance to amigurumi construction.