RAINBOW SNAILS / CROCHET TUTORIAL BY LITTLE BICHONS

Itsi, Bitsi & Witsi

the rainbow snails
Crochet tutorial by Little Bichons

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Size 5cms x 9cms using the recommended yarn and a 2.5mm hook

Level intermediate

Material • 2.5mm crochet hook

• black embroidery thread
• some blusher
• yarn needle
• stitch markers
• polyester fiberfill
• coated wire (about 30cms for each snail)
• Yarn of your choice: I used DK yarn (140m / 50gr) with colors white or off-white for the bodies,
and for the shells:

Itsi Bitsi Witsi

gold lemon yellow light pink

light pink light green light grey

old pink light pink bright yellow

rosewood light blue dark grey

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Abbreviations • ch : chain
• sl st : slip stitch
• sc : single crochet
• inc : increase by making 2 single crochet in the same stitch.
• dec : decrease = insert your hook in the front loops of next 2 stitches, yarn over, pull loop
through both stitches, yarn over, pull loop through both loops.
• BLO: back loop only

• FLO: front loop only

Note
The snails bodies are crocheted in spirales: don’t forget to mark the beginning of each round!
The shells are crocheted in rows.

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1.Rainbows (make 2):

Note: the rainbows are made out of 4 colors we’ll call A, B, C and D. You can choose the colors you want or use
the suggested color palettes on page 2.

d
c
B
A

arc 4
arc 3
arc 2
arc 1
begin arc 2 here:
arc 1
Using color A, chain 7 and begin in the second stitch from hook:
Row 1: sc 6, ch 1, turn (6)
Row 2: sc 5, sc 3 in last, then on the other side of the chain: sc 5 (13)

arc 2
Change to color B: begin arc 3 here:
Row 3: ch 1, turn, FLO sc 5, inc x3, sc 5, ch 1, turn (16)
Row 4: sc 5, inc x6, sc 5, fasten off. (22)

arc 3
Using color C, insert your hook in the first stitch of row 4 (see picture above):
Row 5: BLO sc 5, (sc 1, inc) x6, sc 5, ch 1, turn (28)
begin arc 4 here:
Row 6: sc across, fasten off. (28)

arc 4
Using color D, insert your hook in the first stitch of row 6 (see picture above):
Row 7: BLO sc 5, (sc 2, inc) x6, sc 5, ch 1, turn (34)
Row 8: sc across, ch 1, turn (34)
Row 9: sl st across (34)
Fasten off and weave in ends.

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2.Top of the shell:

Using color D, chain 35 and begin in the second stitch from hook:
Row 1: sc 34, ch 1, turn (34)
Row 2: sc 34 (34)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Assembly:
This part will be between the 2 rainbows, on the wrong side. Sew each long edge with the last round of the
rainbows.

Place the top of the shell along the Insert the hook into the 2 loops at the
rainbow and sew stitch by stitch. top of the shell and into the loops
behind the sl st of round 9.

The top of the shell is joined to the first Repeat the operation with the 2nd
rainbow. rainbow.

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3.Antennas (make 2):

Using color white or off-white, chain 5 and begin in the second stitch from hook:
Row 1: sc 1, sl st 3 (4)
Fasten off, leaving about 10cms thread.

4.Body:
Using color white or off-white, chain 5 and begin in the second stitch from hook:
Round 1: inc, sc 2, sc 4 in last, then on the other side of the chain: sc 2, inc (12)
Round 2: inc, sc 4, inc x2, sc 4, inc (16)
Round 3: (inc, sc 7) x2 (18)
Rounds 4-5: sc around (18)
Round 6: (dec, sc 7) x2 (16)

Insert the antennas at the ends of round 1:

Insert the antennas here. Insert the starting thread of one antenna into
a stitch and the ending thread into the next
stitch, knot the 2 threads on the inside.

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Rounds 7-35: sc around (16)

Stuff from round 1 to round 13, leave the rest unstuffed.
Cut a wire about 30cms long and fold it in 2. Fold the edges to
the size of the snail's body. Insert the wire into the body and
continue crocheting around it.

Round 36: (sc 6, dec) x2 (14)

Round 37: (sc 5, dec) x2 (12)
Round 38: (sc 4, dec) x2 (10)
Round 39: (sc 3, dec) x2 (8)
Round 40: (sc 2, dec) x2 (6)
Fasten off, leaving a little length. With a wool needle, thread the
yarn through the front loops of the remaining 6 stitches and
tighten to close the opening. Weave in end.

With the black embroidery thread, embroider the eyes on round

4, 3 stitches apart, and the mouth on round 6, centered in
relation to the eyes.

You can put some blusher on the cheeks.

Fold the body at about round 15, and sew the shell to the body. You can use white or off-white thread, or threads
in the colors of the shell.

Stuff the shell lightly before you finish sewing. Be careful not to stuff it too much so as not to distort it.

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 I would love seeing pictures of your rainbow snails!
You can share them on Instagram using hashtag #littlebichons or tagging me
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I can’t wait to see your snails!

<Marlene>

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