Add a touch of whimsical charm to your hairstyle with this adorable crochet snail hair clip! This quick and easy amigurumi project is perfect for using up scrap yarn and making unique accessories for kids and adults alike. With its cute spiral shell, tiny yellow antennae, and sweet expression, this little snail is bound to turn heads.
Why You Will Love Making This DIY Snail Accessory
Not only is this crochet snail hair clip incredibly cute, but it is also a highly functional accessory. It makes a wonderful handmade gift, a fun craft fair best-seller, or a charming addition to your own collection. This pattern is beginner-friendly, requiring only basic stitches and a small amount of yarn to create a high-quality, professional-looking hair piece.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail on one of the pieces. Place the two circles wrong sides together and sew them around the edges. Before closing, stuff the shell lightly with fiberfill to give it a 3D shape.
Snail Body & Head:
Using Beige yarn:
Round 1: Start with a MR, work 6 sc into the ring. (6)
Round 2: [1 inc] repeat 6 times. (12)
Round 3-7: Sc in each st around. (12)
Round 8: [1 dec] repeat 6 times. (6) – Stuff the head lightly here.
Row 9: Do not fasten off. We will now work in rows to make the flat body/foot. Ch 1, turn. Work 6 sc. (6)
Row 10-18: Ch 1, turn. Work 6 sc. (6)
Row 19: Ch 1, turn. Dec, 2 sc, dec. (4)
Row 20: Ch 1, turn. Dec 2 times. (2)
Fasten off and weave in the ends.
Antennae (Make 2):
Using Mustard Yellow yarn:
Ch 4. In the 2nd chain from hook, work a French knot or a 3-dc popcorn stitch to create the round bulb, then slip stitch back down the remaining 3 chains. Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.
Assembly:
Insert 2 mm black safety eyes or sew beads to the sides of the head.
Sew the yellow antennae securely to the top of the head.
Using beige yarn, sew the stuffed shell onto the middle of the flat body.
Apply hot glue or fabric glue to the top of the metal hair clip and press the bottom of the snail body onto it. Let dry completely.
