Cute New Year Snake Amigurumi

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Designer: v_me.mi_vyazhet
VK: @v_me.mi_vyazhet
Difficulty Level: Beginner

A festive touch of charm for cheerful crochet moments
This cute New Year snake amigurumi pattern, designed by v_me.mi_vyazhet, is inspired by playful holiday symbols and soft décor accents, making it a delightful choice for shelves, gift baskets, or seasonal displays. It fits naturally into DIY Crochet Gift Ideas, Easy Crochet Projects, and Low Sew or No Sew Amigurumi Patterns, and the pattern also shares lovely amigurumi snake ideas at the end for extra inspiration. Many thanks to the designer for this creative and festive design.

This beginner amigurumi snake pattern is written in a step by step, beginner friendly style, making it enjoyable even if you are just learning how to crochet amigurumi. If you’re looking for an amigurumi snake that feels decorative, cheerful, and easy to complete, this project is a great place to begin. It is a Quick to Make Amigurumi, and the finished size may vary depending on yarn choice and tension. Difficulty Level: Easy / Beginner-Friendly. The pattern also includes instructions for a charming New Year hat.

The design uses YarnArt Jeans yarn for the body and hat, Alize Softy for soft edging and a pom-pom, crochet hooks in 2.0 mm and 2.5 mm sizes, safety eyes, embroidery thread, wire for shaping, and fiberfill stuffing. While cotton yarn creates a neat and defined finish, using velvet yarn gives this New Year snake a plush, chunky look—just note that the final toy will be much larger. If you enjoy festive animal designs, you may also like this cute bunny amigurumi for more inspiration.

Materials and Tools

– YarnArt Jeans yarn (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 50 g / 160 m):

  • Color 29 (light green) – body
  • Color 01 (white) – hat
  • Color 51 (red) – hat
  • Color 69 (green) – body decoration

– Alize Softy yarn – white (for edging the hat and making the pom-pom)
– Crochet hooks: 2.0 mm and 2.5 mm
– 8 mm safety eyes
– Black, white, and pink embroidery thread (for facial details)
– Yarn needle
– Wire for frame (approx. 30 cm)
– Fiberfill stuffing

Abbreviations (US Terms)

MR – magic ring
sc – single crochet
inc – increase
dec – decrease
(…) x n – repeat the instructions in parentheses n times
( ) – number of stitches in the round

CUTE SNAKE AMIGURUMI FOR NEW YEAR – FREE CROCHET PATTERN

Head and Body

The head and body are crocheted as one piece.
Stuff as you go.
R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
R2: inc x 6 (12)
R3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
R4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
R5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
R6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
R7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
R8–R13: 42 sc (6 rounds)
R14: 9 sc, inc x 3, 18 sc, inc x 3, 9 sc (48)
R15: 9 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 3, 18 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 3, 9 sc (54)
R16–R18: 54 sc (3 rounds)

Attach the safety eyes between R13 and R14, leaving 6 sc between them.
R19: 9 sc, (1 sc, dec) x 3, 18 sc, (1 sc, dec) x 3, 9 sc (48)
R20: 9 sc, dec x 3, 18 sc, dec x 3, 9 sc (42)
R21: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
R22: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
R23: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
R24: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)

R25–R49: 18 sc (25 rounds)
R50: (7 sc, dec) x 2 (16)
R51–R57: 16 sc (7 rounds)
R58: (6 sc, dec) x 2 (14)
R59–R63: 14 sc (5 rounds)

Insert the wire frame.
R64: (5 sc, dec) x 2 (12)
R65: 12 sc
R66: (4 sc, dec) x 2 (10)
R67: dec x 5 (5)
Fasten off and pull the opening closed.

Face and Body Details

Embroider the whites of the eyes using white thread and the eyelashes using black thread.
Eyebrows are embroidered between R8 and R9.
Nostrils are embroidered at R16.
The mouth is embroidered between R18 and R19.
Cheeks are embroidered at R16.

Embroider stripes on the body and small V-shaped stitches on the forehead.

New Year Hat

Start with white yarn.
Ch 43, join into a circle.
R1–R3: 42 sc (3 rounds)
Change yarn to red.
R4: 42 sc worked in back loops only
R5: 42 sc
R6: (12 sc, dec) x 3 (39)
R7: 39 sc
R8: (11 sc, dec) x 3 (36)
R9: 36 sc
R10: (10 sc, dec) x 3 (33)
R11: 33 sc
R12: (9 sc, dec) x 3 (30)
R13: 30 sc
R14: (8 sc, dec) x 3 (27)

R15: 27 sc
R16: (7 sc, dec) x 3 (24)
R17: 24 sc
R18: (6 sc, dec) x 3 (21)
R19: 21 sc
R20: (5 sc, dec) x 3 (18)
R21: 18 sc
R22: (4 sc, dec) x 3 (15)
R23: 15 sc
R24: (3 sc, dec) x 3 (12)
R25: 12 sc
R26: (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)
R27: 9 sc
R28: (1 sc, dec) x 3 (6)

Fasten off and close the opening.
Optionally, edge the hat with Alize Softy yarn.
Make a pom-pom using Alize Softy and sew it to the top of the hat.

Copyright & Credits

This pattern is designed by v_me.mi_vyazhet; you may sell finished toys made from this pattern, but please credit the designer by tagging @v_me.mi_vyazhet and linking to their social media when sharing your work.