Amigurumi Crab Free Pattern
Materials
Cotton yarn Ricorumi (orange, blue, pink, white)
Black embroidery thread Crochet hook 3 mm
Safety eyes 6 mm
Yarn needle
Fiberfill for stuffing
Stitch marker
Scissors
Abbreviations
Rnd: round
MR: magic ring
Ch: chain
sl st slip stitch
sc: single crochet
FLO: front loops
BLO: back loops
Inc: increase
Dec: decrease
()*: repeat till the end of round
[]: total number of stitches in the round
The crab is crocheted in two parts: the high part (head) and the low part (overalls)
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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: sc, inc, 12 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 3, 12 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 2 [42]
Rnd 4: 2 sc, inc, 12 sc, (2 sc, inc) x 3, 12 sc, (2 sc, inc) x 2 [48]
Rnd 5: 3 sc, inc, 12 sc, (3 sc, inc) x 3, 12 sc, (3 sc, inc) x 2 [54]
Rnd 6 4 sc, inc, 12 sc, (4 sc, inc) x 3, 12 sc, (4 sc, inc) x 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 sl st (adjust the lengh if necessary).
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Front claws
In orange.
Start with the small part.
Rnd 1: MR, 4 sc [4]
Rnd 2: (1 sc, inc)* [6]
Rnd 3: (2 sc, inc)* [8]
Rnd 4: 8 sc [8]
Stuff. Fasten off.
Now, make the big part.
Rnd 1: MR, 4 sc [4]
Rnd 2: (1 sc, inc)* [6]
Rnd 3: (2 sc, inc)* [8]
Rnd 4: (3 sc, inc)* [10]
Rnd 5: (2 sc, 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: (2 sc, dec)* [15]
Rnd 12 (3 sc, dec) * [12]
Rnd 13: (2 sc, 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.
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Side claws
In orange.
For each side, make 4 claws as follows:
Rnd 1: MR, 4 sc [4]
Rnd 2: (1 sc, 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 1 sc, then crochet 2 sc
Join to the 2nd claw with 1 sc,
then crochet 2 sc
Join to the 1st claw with 1 sc, 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.
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Eyes (x2)
In white. Make 2.
Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc [6], don’t tight the MR too much.
Rnd 2 (1 sc, inc)* [9]
Rnd 3:9 sc [9], 1 sl st.
Fasten off.
Insert the security eyes in the center of the MR.
In orange. Make 2.
Rnd 1: MR, 8 sc [8]
Rnd 2: (3 sc, 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 parts together, then sew the eye to the head.