Snail
A bold, recognizable snail drawn on the filet grid at 26 by 21, equally at home in playful kids' blankets, nursery pieces, and animal-lover gifts. Bring it into the editor to enlarge it, pair it with a matching motif, or tile it across a panel, then export to PDF or print the chart sized to your gauge.
- Grid
- 26 × 21
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Mesh count
- 546
- Category
- Animals
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Perfect for
Skill level: intermediate
A mid-level make that rewards focus. Several distinct shapes need to line up, so working from a printed grid and ticking off rows keeps it on track.
Yarn and hook
For a larger snail, mercerised cotton in DK or worsted weight on a 3.5–4.5 mm hook keeps the blocks square while giving you a usable throw or cushion size. A solid, light colour shows the mesh best; high-contrast yarns make the design pop in photos and in the finished fabric.
Project ideas
Use the snail as a single friendly character or a row of them along a border. It suits a nursery cushion and works just as well on a pet-lover gift square. Scale the grid up for a centrepiece or tile the motif for an all-over effect.
Who it's for
Think of an animal-lover, and occasions like a child's birthday — the snail lands well for both. Pair it with letters from the alphabet set to personalise the finished piece.
Size, printing, and scaling
Worked at 4 mesh per inch the 6.5-by-5.3-inch result is a guide only — your thread and hook set the true size, so swatch before you start. Print the numbered grid to follow row by row, or open it in the editor to crop, enlarge, or tile the design before exporting a PDF or PNG.
Before you start
- Hook
- 3.5–4.5 mm hook
- Thread / yarn
- DK or worsted-weight cotton
- Finished size
- 6.5 × 5.3 in at 4 mesh/in
- Print or export a numbered chart from the editor
- Have your hook and thread or yarn ready
- 21 rows, worked bottom to top
- Keep a row counter handy for the detailed sections
Learn the technique
Increases and Decreases in Filet Crochet
This chart has shaping to follow — here is how increases and decreases work.