Bring a touch of garden whimsy to your crochet collection with this Amigurumi Snail The Garden Buddy pattern! 🐌✨ With its charming spiral shell, delicate antennae, and friendly expression, this design captures the gentle beauty of snails in yarn form. Whether you’re crafting for a nature-inspired décor piece, a playful gift, or simply love character-driven amigurumi, this pattern is a delightful addition to your projects.
Designed for intermediate crocheters, this pattern allows for customization in shell textures, body shape, and even tiny accessories like a miniature flower or a leaf to enhance its personality. Choose classic earthy tones for a realistic look or experiment with vibrant hues for a whimsical twist! Whether displayed as part of a garden setup or gifted to a fellow crochet enthusiast, this amigurumi snail is sure to bring smiles. Grab your hook, select your favorite yarn, and let’s bring this adorable garden buddy to life—one stitch at a time! 🧶✨
🐌 Amigurumi Snail “Garden Buddy” Crochet Pattern
This gentle little snail looks right at home perched on a leafy branch. With its tall eye stalks, smooth rounded body, crisp white side stripe, and thick spiral shell, it has a calm and curious personality that feels straight out of a fairytale garden.
✨ Skill Level
Confident Beginner to Intermediate
Includes spiral shaping, sculpted shell, slim neck shaping, and clean stripe application.
📏 Finished Size
Approx. 24–26 cm (9.5–10.5 in) long
Using worsted yarn and 3–3.5 mm hook
🧶 Materials
Worsted weight yarn:
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Light green (body & base)
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Light grey (shell)
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White (side stripe)
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Black (eyes)
3–3.5 mm crochet hook
8 mm safety eyes
Polyester fiberfill
Stitch marker
Tapestry needle
🧵 Abbreviations (US)
MR – Magic Ring
sc – Single crochet
inc – Increase
dec – Decrease
ch – Chain
sl st – Slip stitch
FO – Fasten off
🐌 Body, Neck & Head (One Piece)
Light Green
MR 6
inc x6 (12)
(1 sc, inc) x6 (18)
(2 sc, inc) x6 (24)
Rounds 5–8: sc around (24)
(3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
Rounds 10–22: sc around (30)
This creates the tall neck and torso.
(3 sc, dec) x6 (24)
Rounds 24–25: sc around (24)
(2 sc, dec) x6 (18)
Round 27: sc around (18)
(1 sc, dec) x6 (12)
Insert safety eyes between rounds 8–9, spaced 6 sts apart
Stuff firmly
dec x6 (6)
FO and close.
Gently curve body into an upright sitting posture.
👀 Antenna Stalks (Make 2)
Light Green
MR 6
Rounds 2–11: sc around (6)
Top ball:
(1 sc, inc) x3 (9)
Rounds 13–14: sc around (9)
(1 sc, dec) x3 (6)
Stuff lightly
FO
Sew stalks to top of head, angled slightly outward.
🌀 Spiral Shell (Thick 3D Coil)
Light Grey — worked as a tube then coiled
MR 6
(1 sc, inc) x3 (9)
Rounds 3–55: sc around (9)
Stuff lightly as you go.
Roll into a spiral starting from the center.
Stitch coil together as you form the shell.
The shell should be tall, thick, and dimensional — not flat.
Sew securely onto the snail’s back.
🐾 Creeping Base (Flat Foot)
Light Green
Ch 28
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and across (27)
Row 2–6: sc across (27)
Lightly stuff.
Sew under the body so the snail sits naturally on the base.
➰ White Side Stripe
White
Ch 42
sc across
FO
Sew along the lower edge of the body following the curve from head to tail on both sides.
This stripe should sit clean and slightly raised like in the photo.
🧷 Assembly
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Sew shell onto back
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Attach creeping base underneath
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Attach antennae
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Shape body into seated posture
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Add side stripe
🌿 Final Touches
Your garden snail is now complete — calm, curious, and perfectly posed for a leafy perch. With its smooth spiral shell, gentle antennae, and elegant posture, it looks right at home among houseplants or on a forest-themed shelf.
This snail isn’t just a toy — it’s a tiny woodland sculpture stitched with care and patience.
