Materials
• Yarn Himalaya dolphin fine, color number 80527 red, 80506 – milky. You can use analogues, such as YarnArt Dolce baby, YarnArt Velor;
• YarnArt Jeans yarn, pink, for embroidery smiles;
• Eyes on a secure mount, 12 mm in diameter;
• Hook number 3;
• Holofiber;
• Marker or thread in a contrasting color;
• Scissors.

Abbreviations
MR– Magic ring
Sc– Single crochet
Ch– Chain
Inc– Increase
Dec– Decrease

Amigurumi Plush Crab Free Pattern:

Body
We fill the part in the course of crocheting, we do not follow the marker.
Rnd 1) 8 sc in MR;
Rnd 2) 8 inc = 16 sc;
Rnd 3) (1 sc, inc)*8 = 24 sc;
Rnd 4) (inc, 2 sc) 8 = 32 sc;
Rnd 5) (3 sc, inc)*8 = 40 sc;
Rnd 6) 1 sc, inc. (4 sc, inc*7, 3 sc = 48 sc;
Rnd 7) (5 sc, inc)*8 = 56 sc;
Rnd 8) 56 sc;
Rnd 9) Behind the back walls of the loops 56 sc;
Rnd 10) 56 sc;
Rnd 11) (dec, 5 sc)*8 = 48 sc;
Rnd 12) 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec)*5, 3 sc = 42 sc;
Rnd 13) (dec, 5 sc.)*6 = 36sc;
Rnd 14) 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec)*5, 2 sc = 30 sc;
Rnd 15) (3 sc, dec)*6 = 24 sc;
Rnd 16) 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec)*5, 1 sc = 18 sc;
Rnd 17) (dec, 1 sc.)*6 = 12 sc;
Rnd 18) 6 dec = 6 sc.

Cut the thread, leaving a tail. Using a needle, pull the hole behind the front walls of the loops.

Eyes
We fill the part in the course crocheting, we do not follow the marker. We start with white.
Rnd 1) 6 sc in MR;
Rnd 2) 6 inc = 12 sc;
We change the thread to red. Cut off the white, fasten.
Rnd 3) 12 sc;
We insert the eye into the center of the amigurumi ring, fasten it with a plug. We melt the leg of the eye and flatten it so that it does not rest against the canvas of the part.
Rnd 4-5) 2 rows of 12 sc;
Rnd 6) 6 sc = 6 sc.

Fill the eye with holofiber. Cut the thread, leaving the tail. Using a needle, pull the hole behind the front walls of the loops.

Eye leg
The leg of the eye is crocheted on 4-5 rows. We mark the area for crocheted the legs.
We join anywhere we crochet in a circle 3 rows of 6 sc.
Rnd 1-3) 3 rows of 6 sc.
At the end we knit slst, cut the thread, leaving a tail for sewing.

Clamps
We crochet 2 parts, small and large, and then combine them. Detail 1 (small).
Rnd 1) 6 sc in MR;
Rnd 2) 6 sc;
Rnd 3) (1 sc, inc) * 3 = 9 sc;
Rnd 4) 9 sc. slst, cut the thread, fasten. Detail 2 (large).
Rnd 1) 6 sc in MR;
Rnd 2) 6 sc:
Rnd 3) (1 sc, inc) * 3 = 9 sc;
Rnd 4) 9 sc;
Rnd 5) 3 sc, 3 inc. 3 sc = 12 sc;
Rnd 6) 12 sc.

Next, we combine 2 parts.
Rnd 7) we join 1 part and crochet 9 sc on it, and 3 sc each, (inc, 1 sc) * 3, 3 sc = 24 sc;
Rnd 8-9) 2 rows of 24 sc;
Rnd 10) (2 sc, dec) * 6 = 18 sc;
Rnd 11) (dec, 1 sc) * 6 = 12 sc;
Rnd 12) 6 dec = 6 sc;
Rnd 13-15) 3 rows of 6 sc.
At the end we crochet slst, cut the thread, leaving a tail for sewing.

Assembling
• We sew the eyes not exactly in the center, but slightly in front. The distance between the eyes is 1-2 sc.

• Now we sew on the claws, place them on 11-12 rows exactly in the center of each side.

• We will crochet the legs on the front loops of the 8th row. Under each claw we find 7 central loops and mark them.
• Holding the crab with its tummy towards you, we join the extreme right half-loop of the 8th row, and we crochet the legs according to the following scheme.
• 6 ch, in the opposite direction along the chain from ch we crochet 5 sc, then 3 slst for the front half loops;
• we collect 6 ch, in the opposite direction we knit 5 sc in a chain of ch, then 3 slst for the front half loops;
• we dial 6 ch, in the opposite direction along the chain from ch we crochet 5 sc, then 1 slst for the front half loop.
• Cut the thread, fasten and hide. On the other side of the legs we crochet in the same way.

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