Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to pick up your home and go
anywhere you like? I believe being locked down in a mobile
home would have been much easier to endure! As a teacher, my lockdown ended a bit sooner than others and I’m fortunate to work with an amazing group of ladies who made returning to a ‘bubble’ a lot less painful than it could have been.
It is now the summer holidays and as a thank you gift I’ve made them each a little travelling snail! We stay in touch through social media and I get daily updates on their little snail friends as they go about their travels this summer!

Who will you make a travelling snail for?

Yarn:
about 8g of 4ply yarn in at least 2 contrasting colours.
I used a combination of left over Sirdar Snuggly 4ply and Peter pan 4ply to create the snails in the pictures. (If substituting DK yarn, use 3.5 mm needles instead. You’ll have a slightly larger snail!)

Needles:
3 mm Straight needles
Other supplies:
Toy stuffing
Tapestry Needle
2 small safety eyes (6 mm diameter)

Abbreviations
x times: Knit the instructions between the brackets x amount of times.
* ; rep from * to end: Repeat the instructions between the * and ; until the end of the row.
st(s): stitch(es)
K: knit, if followed by a number, knit that amount of stitches
P: purl
St st: stocking stitch: alternate a row of knitting and a row of purling.
K2tog: knit two stitches together knitwise.
P2tog: purl two stitches together purlwise.
Kfb: knit in the front and back of the stitch, creating an increase.