Crab Crochet Free Pattern
Hello dear Amigurumi enthusiasts! Today I would like to share with you a free Amigurumi Fish pattern and construction instructions. Amigurumi has become a popular hobby in the world of craftsmanship, and in this article I will present you a great Amigurumi Fish design. Trust your imagination while doing amigurumi. And dare to create your own unique designs. Welcome to the Amigurumi world, enjoy fun handicraft projects.
Here’s the FREE pattern! Have fun!
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner
YARN: Medium Weight Yarn (4) in Red, Yellow and Black
OTHER MATERIALS: Polyester Fiber Filling; 6 mm Plastic Safety Eyes (2); White Felt
HOOK SIZES: 3.25 mm
STITCHES USED and ABBREVIATIONS: magic ring (mr), chain (ch), slip stitch (sl st), single crochet (sc), back loop only (BLO), decrease (dec), increase (inc), fasten off (F/O), round (rnd).
FINISHED SIZE: 4”x7”
INSTRUCTIONS: work in rounds (join with a sl st and ch1 at the end of each row) unless otherwise instructed
BODY (red and yellow yarn)
1) starting off with red yarn, 11 ch, 1 sc inc in the 2nd ch from the hook, 8 sc, 2 sc inc in the last st, keep working on the opposite side of the foundation chain, 8 sc, 1 sc inc in the last st that already contains 2 sc (24)
2) 2 sc inc, 8 sc, 4 sc inc, 8 sc, 2 sc inc (32)
3) 2 sc inc, 12 sc, 4 sc inc, 12 sc, 2 sc inc (40)
4) 1 sc inc, 18 sc, 2 sc inc, 18 sc, 1 sc inc (44)
5-6) sc even (44)
7) 1 sc inc, 20 sc, 2 sc inc, 20 sc, 1 sc inc (48)
8-15) sc even (48)
Cut two 6/8” rounded pieces of white felt, create a hole in them white the scissors, insert the plastic safety eyes in the hole and the place them between rounds #8-9, 3 stitches apart. Secure the eyes with the back parts.
16) *1 sc with red yarn, 1 sc with yellow yarn*, repeat ** around (48)
17) sc even with red yarn (48)
18) *1 sc with yellow yarn, 1 sc with red yarn*, repeat ** around (48)
19) sc even with red yarn (48)
20) *1 sc with red yarn, 1 sc with yellow yarn*, repeat ** around (48)
21) sc even with red yarn (48)
22) *1 sc with yellow yarn, 1 sc with red yarn*, repeat ** around (48)
23) sc even with red yarn (48); start stuffing the body
24) working in BLO, *6 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (42) 25) working in both loops now, *5 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (36)
26) *4 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (30)
27) *3 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (24)
28) *2 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (18); finish stuffing the body firmly
29) *1 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (12)
30) sc dec around (6); F/O, cut and hide the yarn.
Embroider the v-shaped MOUTH with a scrap piece of black yarn between rnds # 11-14
LONG LEGS (red yarn; make two)
1) 8 sc in a mr (8)
2-9) sc even (8); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn for sewing the legs between rnds #23-24 of the body. Stuff the legs before attaching it.
SHORT LEGS (red yarn; make two)
1) 8 sc in a mr (8)
2-7) sc even (8); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn for sewing the legs between rounds #23-24 of the body. Stuff the legs before attaching it.
CLAWS (red yarn; make two)
Small Claw:
1) 4 sc in a mr (4)
2) *1 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** twice (6)
3) *2 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** twice (8); stuff the claw
4) sc even (8); F/O and hide the yarn.
Big Claw:
1) 4 sc in a mr (4)
2) *1 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** twice (6)
3) *2 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** twice (8)
4) sc even (8)
5) *3 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** twice (10)
6) sc even (10); stuff the claw
Do not cut the yarn once you have completed the Big Claw.
Merge the two claws together:
7) join the yarn with a sl st to the small claw, ch 1 and sc in the same st, 7 sc, keep crocheting on the big claw, 10 sc (18)
8) *1 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (12)
9) *1 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (8); finish stuffing
10-11) sc even (8); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn to sew the claw to the side of the body between rnds # 11-15.
It's All Finished:
