A long, striped snake lady in two shades of green with bead eyes, fluttering eyelashes, a red smile and a wide-brimmed summer hat with a ribbon and a little white flower. A wire inside lets her coil, curl and pose. Knit her a pink, orange or yellow hat – or a Christmas hat to make a boy snake. A cheerful lucky charm for the Year of the Snake and a fun gift for snake lovers.
An easy knitting pattern by Svetlana Zabelina with step-by-step instructions and photos (24 pages). The body is knitted flat in stocking stitch and sewn up around a wire.
This listing is for an INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF PATTERN, not a finished project.
LANGUAGE:
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The pattern is in English.
SKILL LEVEL:
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Easy
FINISHED SIZE:
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Approx. 70–75 cm (29 inches) long and 15–17 cm (7 inches) high when coiled; about 90 cm long with DK yarn.
SKILLS REQUIRED:
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Knitting flat (knit and purl, stocking stitch)
Increasing and decreasing
Changing colours (stripes)
Basic sewing (explained in the pattern)
MATERIALS AND TOOLS:
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• Sport yarn (230 m / 100 g, e.g. Kartopu Flora) in two colours for the body: about 15 g light green and 10 g dark green.
• A little slightly thinner (fingering) yarn for the hat (e.g. Nako Baby, orange or pink) and white fingering yarn for the flower (e.g. YarnArt Perlee).
• Knitting needles 2.5 mm and 2 mm.
• Chenille or other wire, about 1.5 mm thick and 75 cm long, and plaster tape to wrap the wire ends.
• Stuffing, 2 beads 6 mm for the eyes, false eyelashes (optional), 1 small golden bead for the flower and a ribbon for the hat.
• A tapestry needle, a thin long needle for the eyes and 2 sewing pins.
ABOUT THIS PATTERN:
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All abbreviations are explained in the pattern.
24 pages of step-by-step instructions with tips and photos illustrating the process.
