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Crochet Crab Amigurumi PDF Free Pattern

Designer: les.mailles.du.rocher

Materials

Cotton yarn ricorumi (orange, blue, pink, white)
Black embroidery thread
Crochet hook 3mm
Safety eyes 6mm
Yarn needle
Fiberfill for stuffing
Stitch marker
Scissors

Abbreviations

MR: Magic ring
Sc: Single crochet
Ch: Chain
Slst: Slip stitch
FLO: Front loop only
BLO: Back loop only
Inc: Increase
Dec: Decrease
Rnd: Round

The crab is crocheted in two parts: the high part (head) and the low part (overalls).

Head

In orange.
Make a ch 15. Crochet around the ch, starting in 2nd ch from hook.
Rnd 1. 13 sc, 3 sc in last ch, 12 sc, inc (30)
Rnd 2. inc, 12 sc, 3 inc, 12 sc, 2 inc (36)
Rnd 3. 1 sc, inc, 12 sc, (1sc,inc)*3, 12 sc, (1sc,inc)*2 (42)
Rnd 4. 2 sc, inc, 12 sc, (2sc,inc)*3, 12 sc, (2sc,inc)*2 (48)
Rnd 5. 3 sc, inc, 12 sc, (3sc,inc)*3, 12 sc, (3sc,inc)*2 (54)
Rnd 6. 4 sc, inc, 12 sc, (4sc,inc)*3, 12 sc, (4sc,inc)*2 (60)
Rnd 7-14. 60 sc (60)
Fasten off, leaving a long thread for sewing to the low part (overalls).

Overalls

In blue.
Repeat rnds 1 to 6 or the head.
Rnd 7-13. 60 sc (60)
Rnd 14. FLO- 60 sc (60)
Rnd 15. 60 sc (60)
Fasten off and hide the thread.
Sew the head to the overalls, using back loops of rnd 13. Stuff before closing.
Take the blue thread at the back, make a ch 22 and attach to the front with a slst (adjust the lengh if necessary).

Front claws

In orange.
Start with the small part.
Rnd 1. 4 sc in MR (4)
Rnd 2. (1sc,inc)* (6)
Rnd 3. (2sc,inc)* (8)
Rnd 4. 8 sc (8)
Stuff. Fasten off.
Now make the big part.
Rnd 1. 4 sc in MR (4)
Rnd 2. (1sc,inc)* (6)
Rnd 3. (2sc,inc)* (8)
Rnd 4. (3sc,inc)* (10)
Rnd 5. (2sc,inc)* (12)
Rnd 6-8. 12 sc (12)
Stuff.
Rnd 9. Join to the small with 1 sc, 7 sc in the remaining stitches, 12 sc on the big part (20)
Rnd 10. 20 sc (20)
Rnd 11. (2sc,dec)* (15)
Rnd 12. (3sc,dec)* (12)
Rnd 13. (2sc,dec)* (9)
Rnd 14-15. 9 sc (9)
Add some stitches so that the round finishes on the right side and that both claws are at the same height.
Stuff. Fasten off, leaving thread for sewing.

Side claws

In orange.
For each side, make 4 claws as follows:
Rnd 1. 4 sc in MR (4)
Rnd 2. (1sc,inc)* (6)
Rnd 3-5. 6 sc (6)
Fasten off 3 claws, but not the 4th.
The claws are all joined together.
After rnd 5, continue 3 sc on the 4th claw, join to the 3rd claw with 1sc, then crochet 2sc.
join to the 2nd claw with 1sc, then crochet 2sc.
join to the 1st claw with 1sc, then crochet 5 sc all around to continue on the other side, and crochet: 3 sc in 2nd claw, 3 sc in 3rd claw, 3 sc in 4th claw.
Fasten off, leaving a long thread for sewing.

Eyes (Make 2)

In white. Make 2.
Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR (6), don’t tight the MR too much.
Rnd 2. (1sc,inc)* (9)
Rnd 3. 9 sc (9), 1 slst.
Fasten off.
Insert the security eyes in the center of the MR.

In orange. Make 2.
Rnd 1. 8 sc in MR (8)
Rnd 2. (3sc,inc)* (10)
Rnd 3. 10 sc (10)
Rnd 4. FLO- 10 sc (10)
Fasten off, leaving a long thread for sewing.
Insert the white part inside. Sew both together, then sew the eye to the head.