Sensational Snake Crochet Patterns | 7 Patterns
Lunar New Year starts January 29th, 2025, kicking off the year of the snake. To celebrate this mysterious, thoughtful, wise and passionate sign, we’re featuring amazing snake crochet patterns from several different talented designers! In this collection, you’re sure to find something to delight the ophiophilist (e.g. snake lover) in your life.
In the simplest form, crochet snakes are just a long tube with limited shaping. If you’re a beginner, have limited time, or are creating a toy, you may want something simple. However, when you start experimenting with different skin patterns and poses, crochet snakes can truly become works of art.
The patterns in this roundup represent a wide range of difficulty, from realistic snake crochet patterns, requiring complex shaping or intricate colorwork, to easy and cute snakes that are perfect for cuddling. To help you find a project that suits your needs, we’ve listed the larger and more complex patterns first, then the smaller, simpler ones.
I’ve collected these snake crochet patterns with the permission of the designers and by using images they have authorized me to use. These patterns are all designed by REAL PEOPLE, no artificial intelligence involved, and will help you create the art that inspires you.
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Other Chinese Zodiac Signs
Want to make an amigurumi of a different zodiac animal? We have some of those, too! Check out these other patterns and roundups for inspiration.
- All Dragon Amigurumi Patterns
- Monroe the Wolpertinger – easily simplified to make a rabbit!
- Ulyssa the Unicorn – leave off the horn to make a horse!
- Wonderful Dog and Wolf Crochet Patterns
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Piper the Peppermint Snake
by CB Fiberworks
In classic red and white, this snake amigurumi resembles a candy cane and would be a fun Christmas gift. But you could use any color combo you want—like red and gold for Chinese New Year! Although the twisted colors look complex, once you get going, this free pattern makes a relaxing, mindless project that’s perfect for stress relief.
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Betty the Ball Python
by Critter-iffic Crochet
This realistic crochet snake pattern offers tons of color options, one of which is the three-color version shown above, which creates amazing detail. This paid pattern also includes a two-color graph and a blank graph for you to design your own markings! For a simpler alternative, you can also crochet her using self-striping yarn.
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Snake Collection
by Planet June
This paid collection of snake crochet patterns will show you how to create four different designs, based on real-life non-venomous snakes. These include unmarked (single color), dual-banded, tri-banded, and spotted. Depending on your color choice, you can create all different species of snake!
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Sidewinder Sid
by Southern Gal’s Crochet
Sidewinder Sid is a different style of crochet snake—one that sits up straight. The paid pattern will yield a plush that measures about 10 inches tall. Sid has a thick body that would be great for little ones to snuggle.
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Easy Crochet Snake
by Stitch by Fay
This free beginner-friendly snake pattern is the perfect way to practice amigurumi basics and end up with a cute new friend! It uses less than 40 grams of super bulky weight yarn, which makes it an ideal scrap crochet project as well.
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Striped Crochet Snake
by Cuddly Stitches Craft
This free easy striped snake pattern is another great choice for beginners to practice simple shaping and color changes. By the way, if you want flawless color changes without the “jog,” check out this video tutorial for jogless joins! It’s a simple technique that will give your stripes a clean, even look.
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Rainbow Snake
by Golden Lucy Crafts
You can work this free crochet snake pattern with color changes every 10 rows, as shown. Or, if you want to commemorate 2025, you can also make it into a temperature snake. Use a different color each day to represent that day’s temperature, and at the end of the year, you’ll have a beautiful record. Fun fact: if you choose to track the lunar year, it has about 354 days compared to the 365-day solar year.
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Don’t you love these snake crochet patterns?!
I hope you found an amazing new project and maybe even found a new designer to follow!
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For more free patterns from safe and reputable designers, check out all of the Hooked by Kati free patterns and all of my crochet pattern roundups!
Yarn on,
Kati