Project Details

Skill Level: Intermediate
Estimated Size: 9 cm high x 8 cm wide (approximately 3.5″ x 3.1″)

Materials

• Yarn: YarnArt Jeans (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 50 g/160 m) in red, pink, white, and black
• Hook Size: 2.0 mm
• Needle with a large eye
• Stitch marker
• Tailors pins
• Scissors
• Fiberfill stuffing

Abbreviations

• R = row
• mc = magic circle
• ch = chain
• st = stitch
• sl st = slip stitch
• sc = single crochet
• hdc = half double crochet
• inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
• dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
• F. o. = fasten off
• (12) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
• (…)*6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated

Pattern

Head and Body (One Piece)

Top Part
With red yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: (inc, 2 sc)*6 (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
R 6: 1 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc)*5, 3 sc (36)
R 7: (5 sc, inc)*6 (42)
R 8: 2 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc)*5, 4 sc (48)
R 9: (7 sc, inc)*6 (54)
R 10: 3 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc)*5, 5 sc (60)
R 11: (9 sc, inc)*6 (66)
R 12: 4 sc, inc, (10 sc, inc)*6, 6 sc (72)
R 13-15: 72 sc (3 rows)
Place a stitch marker in the last loop on your hook. Do not cut the yarn.

Bottom Part
With pink yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: (inc, 2 sc)*6 (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
R 6: 1 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc)*5, 3 sc (36)
R 7: (5 sc, inc)*6 (42)
R 8: 2 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc)*5, 4 sc (48)
R 9: (7 sc, inc)*6 (54)
R 10: 3 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc)*5, 5 sc (60)
R 11: (9 sc, inc)*6 (66)
R 12: 4 sc, inc, (10 sc, inc)*6, 6 sc (72)
Sl st in the next st.
F. o.
Fold the bottom and top parts with the edges facing each other. Continue crocheting from the top part with the red yarn: 72 sc around through both sides, joining two parts together. Add fiberfill stuffing when you are 3⁄4 done with crocheting it on. F. o.

Hind Legs (Make 6)

With red yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: 6 sc
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*3 (9)
R 4-5: 2 sc, 5 hdc, 2 sc (2 rows)
R 6: 9 sc
Sl st in the next stitch.
Stuff the leg.
F. o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Claws (Make 2)

The claw is made of two parts, joined together.
With red yarn:
Part #1
R 1: 4 sc in mc (4)
R 2: (1 sc, inc)*2 (6)
R 3: 5 sc, inc (7)
R 4: 6 sc, inc (8)
Sl st in the next stitch.
F. o.
Part #2
R 1: 5 sc in mc (5)
R 2: 4 sc, inc (6)
R 3: (2 sc, inc)*2 (8)
R 4: (3 sc, inc)*2 (10)
R 5: (4 sc, inc)*2 (12)
R 6: (5 sc, inc)*2 (14)
R 7: 14 sc
Do not cut the yarn.
Continue crocheting from the part #2, join with part #1:
R 8: 8 sc on part #1 (starting from the sc after the sl st), then 14 sc on part #2 (22)
Stuff both parts with fiberfill.
R 9: 3 sc, dec, 9 sc, dec, 6 sc (20)
R 10: 20 sc
R 11: (1 sc, dec)*2, 5 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 4 sc (16)
Add some fiberfill.
R 12: dec, 1 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 2 sc – we do not crochet the last sc at the row – here will be a new beginning of the row (12)
R 13: (dec, 1 sc)*4 (8)
Add some fiberfill.
R 14-15: 8 sc (2 rows)
Add some fiberfill.
R 16-19: 4 sc, 4 hdc (4 rows)
Sl st in the next stitch.
Finish stuffing.
F. o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Eyes (Make 2)

With red yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: (inc, 2 sc)*6 (24)
R 5-7: 24 sc (3 rows)
R 8: (2 sc, dec)*6 (18)
R 9: (dec, 1 sc)*6 (12)
Stuff the eye.
R 10: (1 sc, dec)*4 (8)
R 11-13: 8 sc (3 rows)
Sl st in the next stitch.
F. o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Eyeballs (Make 2)

With white yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc, sl st in the first st of the row (6)
R 2: 1 ch, 6 inc, sl st in the first st of the row (12)
F. o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Pupils (Make 2)

With black yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc, sl st in the first st of the row (6)
F. o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Sew the pupil on the eyeball, then sew the eyeball on the red detail of the eye between R 3 and R 10 as shown in the picture. Sew the finished eyes on the top part, at the center, between R 2 and R 6.

Assembly

Sew the claws to the front side of the body, 20 sc apart from each other, attaching them between the row joining the two parts and the 10th row. The short part of the claw should face inward. Next, attach the hind legs: three on one side and three on the other, directly beside each other on the bottom part between the row joining the two parts and the 10th row.

Final Notes

Feel free to experiment with different colors and yarns to make your own unique version of Christian the Crab! Enjoy your crocheting!

Copyright Notice

Pattern created for amigurumi.badoomobile.net

Finished Crab Amigurumi – Color Variations and Accessories