This cute guy is based on the galastropod pets from Astroneer!

TOOLS AND MATERIALS
• Size F crochet hook
• One (1) stitch markers – optional but recommended to mark your rounds
• Yarn needle
• Pins to hold pieces in place while attaching – I used bobby pins!
• Worsted weight yarn in at least four (4) colors – GRAY and WHITE for the shell, GREEN, WHITE, and DARKER GREEN for the snail.
• Two (2) black 20mm safety eyes
• Polyfil or other stuffing material

Gauge: 4 sts/inch and 4 sc rows/inch

The finished Snail Buddy measures about 10” tall and 10” from the back of the shell to the belly.

SKILLS AND ABBREVIATIONS
Crochet
• ch: chain
• sc: single crochet
• hdc: half-double crochet
• sl: slip stitch
• inc: increase
• dec: decrease
• st/sts: stitch/stitches
• rnd/rnds: round/rounds
• BLO: back loops only
• FLO: front loops only

It may also be helpful if you are already familiar with the “short rows” technique for making curved sections around pieces worked in the rnd.