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Monday, September 21, 2020

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Materials:
Orange or red yarn. I used cotton yarn, 425 m/100 g. The consumption is minimal, approx. 15 gr
- A small amount of white, black and brown yarn
- A crochet hook, I have 1,25 mm crochet hook  
- Hollow fiber for stuffing
- A piece of wire approx.  20cm long
- Adhesive fabric plaster
- A sewing needle, matching sewing threads
- Transparent glue
- For eyes: 2 half-beads, I used 6mm and 8 mm diam half-beads or ready - made eyes
- Dressmaking pins
Abbreviations:
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc - double crochet 
inc – increase (2 sc in 1 st)
dec – decrease (single crochet two stitches together)
 (...) x N times – repeat instructions in brackets N times

Legs (make 6)
1) 4 sc in a Magic Ring
2) 3 sc, inc (5)
3) 4 sc, inc (6)
4-5) 6 sc
Fasten off, cut off. Add some hollow fiber.

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Crab claws (make 2)
1st part 
1) 4 sc in a Magic Ring
2) (1sc, inc)х 2 times (6)
3) 5 sc, inc (7)
4) 6 sc, inc (8)
Fasten off, cut off.

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2nd part
1) 5 sc in a Magic Ring
2) 4 sc, inc (6)
3) (2 sc, inc) х 2 times (8)
4) (3 sc, inc) х 2 times (10)
5) (4 sc, inc) х 2 times (12)
6) (5 sc, inc) х 2 times (14)
7) 14 sc

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Attach 1st part
8) work into the loops of the first part: 8 sc, work into loops of the second part: 14 sc (22)

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9) 3 sc, dec, 9 sc, dec, 6 sc (20)
10) 20 sc
11) (1 sc, dec) х 2 times, 5 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 4 sc (16)
12) dec, 1 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 2 sc, leave the last stitch unworked (12)
Move place marker – a new round will start from here. Prepare the wire and insert it into the crab claws. Add some hollow fiber.

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13) (dec, 1 sc) х 4 times (8)
14-16) 8 sc
17) dec, 6 sc (7)
18-19) 7 sc
20) dec, 5 sc (6)
21) 6 sc
Fasten off, cut off.

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Body, the lower part
1) 6 sc in a Magic Ring
2) 6 inc (12)
3) (1 sc, inc) х 6 times (18)
4) (1 sc, inc, 1 sc) х 6 times (24)
5) (3 sc, inc) х 6 times (30)
6) (2 sc, inc, 2 sc) х 6 times (36)
7) (5 sc, inc) х 6 times (42)

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Attach the legs
8) 6 sc, (work the loops of the leg and body together: 2 sc, 1 sc along the body) х 2 times, work the loops of the leg and body together: 2 sc, along the body: 14 sc, 
(work the loops of the leg and body together: 2 sc, along the body: 1 sc) х 2 times, work the loops of the leg and body together: 2 sc, along the body: 6 sc (42) 

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9) 6 sc, (4 sc along the leg, 1 sc along the body ) х 2 times, 4 sc along the leg, along the body: 1 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 1 sc
(4 sc along the leg, 1 sc along the body) х 2 times, 4 sc along the leg, 6 sc along the body (58)

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10) 4 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) х 7 times, 4 sc (66)
11) (5 sc, inc, 5 sc) х 6 times (72)
Attach the claws
12) 25 sc, work the loops of the claw and body together: 3 sc, 16 sc along the body, work the loops of the claw and body together:  3 sc, 25 sc along the body (72)
13) 25 sc, along the claw: 3 sc, 16 sc, along the claw: 3 sc, 25 sc (72)

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Fasten off, cut off.
Body, the upper part
1) 6 sc in a Magic Ring
2) 6 inc (12)
3) (1 sc, inc)х 6 times (18)
4) (1 sc, inc, 1 sc)× 6 times (24)
5) (3 sc, inc)× 6 times (30)
6) (2 sc, inc, 2 sc)× 6 times (36)
7) (5 sc, inc)× 6 times (42)
8) (3 sc, inc, 3 sc)× 6 times (48)
9) (7 sc, inc)× 6 times (54)
10) 54 sc
11) (4 sc, inc, 4 sc)× 6 times (60)
12) (9 sc, inc)× 6 times (66)
13) 66 sc
14) (5 sc, inc, 5 sc)× 6 times (72)

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Attach both parts together. Stuff as you go.
15) 72 sc
Fasten off, cut off. 

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Small eye
Work with white colour yarn. Stuff as you go.
1) 6 sc in a Magic Ring
2) 6 inc (12)
3-5) 12
6) 6 dec
Fasten off, cut off. 
Big eye
Work with white colour yarn. Stuff as you go.
1) 6 sc in a Magic Ring
2) 6 inc (12)
3) (1 sc, inc)× 6 times (18)
4-7) 18
8) (1 sc, dec)× 6 times (12)
9) 6 dec
Fasten off, cut off. 

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Eyelid
1) 4 sc in a Magic Ring, 1 ch, turn
2) 4 inc, 1 ch, turn (8)
3) (inc, 1 sc)×2 times, (1 sc, inc)×2 times, 1 ch, turn (12)
4) (inc, 2 sc)×2 times, (2 sc, inc)×2 times, 1 ch, turn (16)
5-6) 16 sc, 1 ch, turn 

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Change to brown colour yarn.
7) 16 sc
Fasten off, cut off. 

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Moustache
Crochet with black colour yarn
17 ch
1) starting from 2nd ch from hook: 2 sl st, inc, 1 hdc, 2 dc in 1 loop, 1 hdc, 1 sc, 2 sl st, 1 sc, 1 hdc, 2 dc in 1 loop, 1 hdc, inc, 2 sl st (20)
Fasten off, cut off.

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Sew on the eyes. Sew on the eyelid. Sew a mustache on.

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Choose appropriate eyes – large, small or one small and one large to add a bit of craziness to its look. 
 Glue them on.

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The Crazy crab is completed!

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