Make Lizzie, a decorative snail with a coiled shell, stalked eyes and a wavy mantle. The model measures approximately 13.5 × 11.5 cm with the pattern supplies. The step photographs follow a light green, purple and white palette. The second blue and beige snail shown on the cover is a color variation of the same pattern.
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Every part and its assembly
- The spiral shell: tube, widening, puff-stitch rim, light stuffing, tightening thread and coiling.
- The two white eyeballs, upper and lower eyelids, eye stalks and their wire frame.
- The upper and lower jaws, their join, routing the wires and the body crocheted as a continuation of the jaws.
- Attaching the shell, the 47 surface pickup positions on the body and the two mantle rows with graduated stitch heights.
- The belly recess and its seam, attaching the two glass eyes and the finishing checks.
Yarn and materials
Prepare a 1.75 mm steel crochet hook and YarnArt Jeans yarn with 160 m / 50 g, made of 55% cotton and 45% acrylic: 14 g of light green 29, 7 g of purple 72 and 3 g of white 62. The guide specifies the rounds, repetitions and quantities for each part.
You will also need fiberfill, two glass eyes measuring 14 mm, suitable glue, a total of 115 cm of aluminum or copper wire 0.75-1 mm thick, fabric adhesive tape, a yarn needle, scissors, round-nose pliers and wire cutters. A wooden skewer and a blunt-tipped toothpick help place the stuffing. The finished dimensions vary with the yarn, hook and tension.
An illustrated 27-page guide
The A4 PDF includes 44 original photographs and the jaw-joining diagram with a translated legend. It contains stitch tables, shaping and assembly steps, a clickable contents list of 15 sections and a bookmark for every page. Stitch names follow US crochet terminology, explained in the glossary.
This advanced project requires experience crocheting in a spiral, increasing, decreasing, sewing small pieces and preparing a wire frame. The finished snail contains a wire frame and glued glass components. The guide takes you through making a decorative piece.
Digital product and personal use
You receive a PDF in your chosen language for your personal reading and crochet practice. No finished snail or physical supplies are delivered. The PDF and its photographs may not be redistributed or resold.
Digital Artisanal
Source instructions, photographs and diagram: Snail Lizzie. Translation, organization of the steps and layout by Digital Artisanal.
