Description
This snake is knitted using just one ball of DK weight yarn and some scrap yarn for the mouth and thus makes for an ideal stash buster. The self striping yarn does all the work and is fun to knit with as you see stripe after stripe appear. This would be an ideal project for practicing knitting in the round, as well as being a fun quick project for more advanced knitters who fancy some instant gratification. The snake would of course make for a great children’s toy, but alternate uses could include a draught stopper, a funny sort of scarf, a skipping rope, a cat’s toy, a turban when rolled around on one’s head and many many more (admittedly, some are more plausible than others :P).

Materials

• 115 yards / 105 meters of self striping yarn in double-knitting weight
• Scraps of contrast colour for mouth
• Four double pointed needles or circular needle for magic loop size UK8 / US6 (4mm)
• Safety eyes, buttons or scrap yarn for eyes
• Toy stuffing

Finished proportions
Snake measures 40”/102 cm in length and 1.25”/3.2 cm in diameter

Skills needed

• knitting in the round
• increasing and decreasing
• a tiny bit of grafting
• mattress stitch

If you find any mistakes please let me know and I will fix them. Also, if you have any questions, just ask and I’ll try my best to help you :)