Racing Snail in a Helmet crochet pattern (free PDF)

R1with green: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3(1 sc, inc) ×6(18)
R41 sc, (inc, 2 sc) ×5, inc, 1 sc(24)
R5–624 sc(24)
R7(3 sc, inc) ×6(30)
R830 sc(30)
R9(4 sc, inc) ×6(36)
R103 sc, (inc, 5 sc) ×5, inc, 2 sc(42)
R11–2442 sc(42)
R25(5 sc, dec) ×6(36)
R2636 sc(36)
R27(4 sc, dec) ×6(30)
R282 sc, (dec, 3 sc) ×5, dec, 1 sc(24)
R29(2 sc, dec) ×6(18)
R30(1 sc, dec) ×6(12)
R31dec ×6(6)
Size before assembly: about 5.8 cm at the widest, 9.8 cm long; 31 rounds.
→ Start stuffing (moderately) and keep adding as you decrease.
Press the piece flat to about 3.5 cm thick (oval cross-section). Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

R1with pink: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2(inc ×2, 1 sc) ×2(10)
A flat circle about 1.5 cm across; 2 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

R1with white: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3[white] 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 2 sc [red] 1 sc in same st(18)
R4[white] 1 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc [red] 1 sc(24)
R5[white] 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 4 sc [red] 1 sc in same st(30)
R6[white] 2 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 1 sc [red] 1 sc(36)
R7[white] 5 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 5 sc [red] inc(42)
R8–1040 sc in white, 2 sc in red(42)
Size before assembly: about 5.6 cm at the widest, 1.9 cm long; 10 rounds. Multi-colour rounds are listed stitch by stitch from the round-start marker; keep the round start on the piece's centre front line (as it sits on the finished toy). The order is for right-handed crocheting (right to left on the outside); left-handed: reverse it.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

R1with green: 5 sc in MR(5)
R2inc ×2, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc(8)
R3–98 sc(8)
R103 sc, dec, 3 sc(7)
Size before assembly: about 1.1 cm at the widest, 3.4 cm long; 10 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Insert the safety nose/eyes now, while the piece is open (positions: see “Face”). Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

Safety eyes and noses go in before the piece is stuffed and closed (see the pieces above); embroidery is easier before the piece is sewn on.

Safety eye with a printed glint 10 mm (on the eye stalk) (2: one on each eye stalk; the left one is described, the right is its mirror): between rounds 5 and 6, on the centre front line.
Embroidery in black thread (on the head), straight stitches through: (between rounds 9 and 10, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 10, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 10 and 11, on the centre front line ) → (in round 10, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 9 and 10, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
Strap (on the shell): with black, ch 9 (≈ 2.5 cm); for a firmer strap sl st back along it. Sew it along (in round 8, 1 st from the line on the toy's left side, toward the back ) → (in round 11, 1 st from the line on the toy's left side, toward the back ) → (between rounds 14 and 15, 1 st from the line on the toy's left side, toward the back ), catching it every 2–3 ch.
Strap (on the shell): with black, ch 5 (≈ 1.3 cm); for a firmer strap sl st back along it. Sew it along (in round 8, 1 st from the line on the toy's left side, toward the back ) → (in round 9, on the line on the toy's left side) → (between rounds 10 and 11, 1 st from the line on the toy's left side, toward the front ), catching it every 2–3 ch.
Strap (on the shell): with black, ch 9 (≈ 2.5 cm); for a firmer strap sl st back along it. Sew it along (in round 8, 1 st from the line on the toy's right side, toward the back ) → (in round 11, 1 st from the line on the toy's right side, toward the back ) → (between rounds 14 and 15, 1 st from the line on the toy's right side, toward the back ), catching it every 2–3 ch.
Strap (on the shell): with black, ch 5 (≈ 1.3 cm); for a firmer strap sl st back along it. Sew it along (in round 8, 1 st from the line on the toy's right side, toward the back ) → (in round 9, on the line on the toy's right side) → (between rounds 10 and 11, 1 st from the line on the toy's right side, toward the front ), catching it every 2–3 ch.