Here at Crochet World, our readers often tell us that it’s not always easy to find items to crochet for little boys, especially toys. We think we found a great answer to that dilemma with the fun and colorful Jake the Snake, featured in the new Crochet World special issue Best Crochet Animals, Toys & Dolls, available here as a quick and easy download.

Also on this same page be sure and check out the cool video that shows you how to make smooth, almost imperceptible color changes with the concealed color change technique used in Jake the Snake.

Christmas will be here before you know it and Jake would make a super-cute holiday gift for your favorite little boy (or girl, too!). You could make Jake in your child’s favorite colors, favorite team colors, or wouldn’t he be really cool crocheted in camouflage yarn? Jake is long enough to wrap around a child’s neck for a soft and cushy little pillow.