Baby Snake

Baby Snake is an original crochet pattern by June Gilbank. A small but perfectly proportioned no-sew baby snake! The narrow body makes it easy to pose in a variety of realistic positions, and you can make your snakes as long or short as you want. Make a baby snake in a single colour, use a variegated yarn for easy colour patterning, or combine it with my [Ultimate Stripes technique][1] to make a tiny striped snake! Baby Snake is designed to be a perfect miniature version of the snakes in my [Temperature Snake][2] and [Snake Collection][3] patterns (see last 2 photos for size comparison), and you can also use all the striping ideas from those patterns for your baby snakes. **Yarn:** Small quantity of worsted weight yarn **Hook:** E US/3.5mm **Size:** approx 13-15" (33-38cm) long, but you can make yours as long as you want by adding more repeats to the body! (Your gauge and yarn choice will affect the finished size slightly.) **Eyes:** 6mm **Please note:** The rainbow-striped baby snake pictured in the 5th-8th photos here is **not** part of the free pattern. This is a Donationware pattern - the basic (single colour) snake pattern as shown in the first 4 photos here is available for free from the linked page, but if you like it please consider sending me a donation to show your appreciation, and to receive the exclusive bonus Rainbow Ombré pattern as part of the pattern PDF: The PDF version (available for any size donation from the link on the pattern’s webpage), also includes exclusive bonus content that you'll only find in the PDF version: - The beautiful Rainbow Ombré version of the snake pattern that fades through a series of colours (a classic rainbow, or any other colour palette you want). - Additional tips (instructions for managing the tiny eyes and choosing variegated yarns). - The crochet instructions for the basic pattern are all included on one printer-friendly page, so you can save paper and ink by printing only that page. *** > ***Please join us*** *in the [PlanetJune crochet designs > group](http://www.ravelry.com/groups/planetjune-crochet-designs) > - you can get pattern support, join crochet-alongs, show off your FOs, > suggest new designs, and chat. All > welcome!* [1]: https://www.planetjune.com/stripes [2]: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/temperature-snake-3 [3]: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/snake-collection-2