Amigurumi Hermit Crab by Anna Sytnikova

Amigurumi Hermit Crab

Crochet
October 2020
Sport (12 wpi) ?
This is amigurumi toy, so it doesn't require gauge
1.5 mm
350 - 360 yards (320 - 329 m)
US
English

Skills required: magic circle (or magic ring), crocheting in spiral, chain, single crochet, increase, invisible decrease, also basic sewing
Required Materials:
• Yarn. I used 3 colors of Gazzal Baby Cotton (50g and 160m) (fine or fingering) yarn: 1 skein of dark orange color for the body and legs, 1 skein of light brown color for the shell and some yarn of light orange color for eyes, antennaes
• Hook – 1,50 mm
• Hollowfibre filler for stuffing
• Tapestrty needle, scissors
• Safety eyes (diameter of eyes I used is 0.3 inches (0.6 cm)) of course you can choose smaller or bigger
• Pins
• Marker (I used another color piece of yarn)
Abbreviations:
rnd – round
mc –magic circle
sc – single crochet
st - stitch
inc – increase
dec - decrease
– work instructions within brackets as many times as directed