Kurt the crab

Crochet Pattern

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 At last you have to place the legs.
Abbreviations:
mr: magic ring The assembly depends on how you like the looks
at your Crab.
St: stitches
sc: single crochet
ch: Chain
dec: Decrease (2sc together)

Inc: Increase (2 sc in the same stitch)

**: Repeat throughout the round

Rd: rounds

Materials:

Crochet needle size 2.5mm

Fiberfill

Yarn needle

Black embroidering yarn

Notes:

Shift between the increase and the decrease

to avoid an edgy look.

All the parts must be crochet in a spiral

Assembly:

Place the eyes like you want them.

Then place the claws one at each sides of the

eyes.

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Claw Fasten off and sew in end.

Make one big and one small and the crochet them
together
Assembly the claws

Put the claws together side by side (picture 1 and

Big (make 2) 2).

R 1: *6 Sc in a magic ring* (6)

R 2: *6 sc* (6)

R 3: *1 sc, 2 sc in one st * (9)

Picture 1
R 4: *2 sc, 2 sc in one st* (12)

R 5: *3 sc, 2 sc in one st* (15)

R 6: *4 sc, 2 sc in one st* (18)

R 7: *5 sc, 2 sc in one st* (21)

R 8: *6 sc, 2 sc in one st* (24)

R 9-12: *1 sc in every st* (24)

R 13: 1 ch in first st.

Fasten off, and sew in end.

Picture 2
Small (make 2)

R 1: *6 sc in af magic ring* (6)

R 2: *6 sc* (6)

R 3: *1 sc, 2 sc in one st* (9)

R 4: *2 sc, 2 sc in one st* (12)

R 5: *3 sc, 2 sc in one st* (15)

R 6: *4 sc, 2 sc in one st* (18)

R 7-10: *1 sc in every st* (18)

R 11: 1 CH in first st

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Crochet the edges: 5 st with 5 sc. (Picture 3)

This will leave 19 st in the big circle and 13 st in The claws are now together as one, and the
the little = 32 st. rest of the arm begins here:

R 1: *6 sc, 2 sc in one* (28) (picture 4)

Picture 3 R 2-5: *1 sc in each* (28)

R 6: *5 sc, 2 sc in one* (24)

R 7: *2 sc, 2 sc in one* (18)

R 8: *1 sc, 2 sc in one* (12)

Stuff firmly both claws and the arm.

R 9-18: *1 sc in every* (12)

R 19: 1 ch in first st.

Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.

(Countinue 1 round, dont use the st you crochet

together - Picture 4)

Picture 4

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Eyes

Fill in the eye before you sew the white and the
green part together.

The white edge is going to be sewed inside the

green.

Green (Make 2 parts)

R 1: *11 sc in a magic ring*

R 2: *2 sc in every st* (22)

R 3-6: *1 sc in ever st* (22)

R 7: 1 ch in first st.

Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.

Black and white (Make 2)

R 1: With black *11 sc in a magic ring* (11)

R 2: Use White *2 sc in every st* (22)

R 3: *1 sc in every st.* (22)

R 4: *9 sc, 2 st together* (20)

R 5: 1 ch in first st.

Fasten off.

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Legs (make 6): (If you want it anatomic correctly –
make 8)

R 1: *4 sc in a magic ring (4)

R 2: *2 sc in every st * (8)

R 3-15 *1 sc in every st* (8)

R 16: 1 ch in first st.

Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.

Stuff a little in every leg.

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Body R 24: *5 sc, 2 sc together* (30)

R1: *6 sc in a magic ring* (6)

R2: *2 sc in every st* (12) Assembly: sew all the parts on the side of the
crab, so you can hide the ends inside the body.
R 3: *1 sc, 2 in one st* (18)

R 4: *2 sc, 2 in one st* (24)

Stuff the body, but be careful Kurt can easily
R 5: *3 sc, 2 in one st* (30) get to round/fat)
R 6: *4 sc, 2 in one st* (36)

R 7: *2 sc, 2 in one st* (48) R 25: *3 sc, 2 sc together* (24)

R 8: *2 sc, 2 in one st* (64)
R 9-10: *1 sc in every st* (64)
R 11: *3 sc, 2 in one st* (80)
R 12: *1 sc in every st* (80)
R 13: *3 sc, 2 in one st* (100)
R 26: *2 sc, 2 sc together* (18)
R 27: *1 sc, 2 sc together* (12)
R 28: *2 sc together* (6)
Fasten off and sew in end.

R 14: *3 sc, 2 sc together* (80)

R 15-16: *1 sc in every st* (80)

R 17: *1 sc in front loop* (80)

(If you want a different colour for the stomach,

change color now)

R 18: *1 sc in back loop* (80)

R 19: *8 sc, 2 sc together* (72)

R 20: *4 sc, 2 sc together* (60)

R 21: *4 sc, 2 sc together* (50)

R 22: *3 sc, 2 sc together* (40)

R 23: *6 sc, 2 sc together* (35)

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 The Pattern

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Translated by: Britt Vestby @brittvestby

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