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What does amigurumi means?
The word Amigurumi comes from Japanese. The Japanese call handicrafts knitted with crochet and needle as Ami. The Japanese call the toys that are filled with objects such as fibers or cotton as Nuigurumi. The word Amigurumi is derived as a combination of these two words.
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Todays daily new amigurumi free crochet pattern is lobster
I want to give you some informations about this pattern ;
FINISHED SIZE
3.5” from tail to claw
MATERIALS
Rowan Wool Cotton; 50g/123 yds Color: 973 Blue Wash
(Any DK weight yarn can be used as a substitution for the Rowan Wool Cotton)
Crochet hook size D/3 (3.25 mm)
Yarn needle
Poly fiber stuffing
Small pair of sharp scissors
Tiny black beads (for eyes)
Sewing needle and black thread
GAUGE
Exact gauge is not essential to this project, however, as in all amigurumi, it is
important to keep your stitches tight.
PATTERN NOTES
Feel free to use worsted weight yarn and a G hook if you desire a larger lobster
STITCH GUIDE
Single Crochet Decrease (abbreviated sc decrease) (uses next 2 sts). Pull up a
loop in each of the next 2 sts, YO and draw through all 3 loops on hook (counts as
one sc).
Body
Ch 2.
Rnd 1: Work 3 sc in first ch. Place marker in first st for beg of rnd: move marker
up as each rnd is completed.
Rnd 2: Work 2 sc in each st around – 6 sts.
Rnd 3: (Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) 3 times – 9 sts.
Rnd 4: Sc in each st around.
Rnd 5: (Sc in each of next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st) 3 times – 12 sts.
Rnds 6-9: Sc in each st around.
Rnd 10: (Sc in each of next 2 sts, sc decrease) 3 times – 9 sts.
Rnds 11-12: Sc in each st around.
Rnd 13: (Sc in next st, sc decrease) 3 times– 6 sts.
Rnds 14-15: Sc in each st around.
Rnd 16: 2 sc in each st around – 12 sts.
Rnd 17: TAIL (Sl st, ch 2, dc) in next st, (dc, ch 2, sl st) in next st, first scallop
formed; (sl st, ch 1, hdc) in next st, (hdc, ch 1, sl st) in next st, middle scallop
formed; (sl st, ch 2, dc) in next st, (dc, ch 2, sl st) in next st, last scallop formed.
Leave last 6 sts unworked.
- Fasten off leaving long yarn tail for sewing.
- Stuff lobster body firmly.
- Sew opening closed by sewing 6 unused sts of Rnd 17 to base of lobster tail.
- Weave in yarn tail.
Legs (make 3)
Ch 11 (leaving long yarn tail before the chain).
Row 1: Sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in next 9 chains.
- Fasten off leaving long yarn tail for sewing.
- Repeat 3 times so that you have 3 ropes.
Claw Arm
Ch 25 (leaving long yarn tail before the chain).
Row 1: Sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in next 23 chains.
- Fasten off leaving long yarn tail for sewing.
Claws (make 2)
Ch 2 (leaving long yarn tail before the chain).
Row 1: 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook.
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in next st, 2 sc in last st – 3 sts.
Row 3: Ch 1, turn, sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in last st – 4 sts.
Row 4: Ch 1, turn, sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in last st – 5 sts
Row 5: Ch 1, turn, sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in last st – 6 sts.
- Fasten off leaving long yarn tail for sewing.
- Repeat 2 times so that you end up with two triangles.
Lobster
Assembly
- Thread tails from legs through eye of yarn needle.
2.Pull legs through stitches on underside of lobster body in desired position
3.Repeat process described above with claw arm
- Weave in tails.
- Fold claw in half and tack with yarn tail. Slide claw onto claw arm. Use yarn tail
to tack claw to claw arm in desired position. Use second yarn tail (starting at tip of
claw) to sew inside edge of folded claw closed. Repeat for second claw.
- Weave in tails.
- Sew on black bead “eyes” with sewing needle and thread.
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