Larry the lobster
BODY
Start in Coral (Colour A).
Rnd 1: start 6 dc in a magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: inc in each stitch around [12]
Rnd 3: (inc in next st, 1dc) six times [18]
Rnd 4: (inc in next st, 2dc) six times [24]
Rnd 5: (inc in next st, 3dc) six times [30]
Rnd 6: (inc in next st, 4dc) six times [36]
Rnd 7-21: dc around Add safety eyes to the front.
Rnd 22: change to Orange (Colour B), (dec, 10dc) three times [33] Rnd 23-24: dc around. Rnd 25: (dec, 9dc) three times [30]
Rnd 26-27: dc around. Rnd 28: change to Coral (Colour A), (dec, 8dc) three times [27]
Rnd 29-30: dc around. Rnd 31: (dec, 7dc) three times [24]
Rnd 32-33: dc around. Rnd 34: change to Orange (Colour B), (dec, 6dc) three times [21] Rnd 35-36: dc around. Rnd 37: (dec, 5dc) three times [18]
Rnd 38-39: dc around. Add toy stuffing.
Rnd 40: (dec, 1dc) six times [12]
Rnd 41: dec six times [6]
Fasten off and sew up the end.
ANTENNAE
Make 2 in Coral (Colour A).
Rnd 1: start 6 dc in a magic ring [6]
Rnd 2-34: dc around. Fasten off, leave a tail for sewing.
BIG CLAWS
Make 2 in Coral (A). Rnd 1: start 6dc in a magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc, 1dc) three times [9]
Rnd 3: dc around.
Rnd 4: (inc, 2dc) three times [12]
Rnd 5: dc around.
Rnd 6: (inc, 3dc) three times [15]
Rnd 7: (inc, 4dc) three times [18]
Rnd 8: (inc, 5dc) three times [21]
Rnd 9: (inc, 6dc) three times [24]
Rnd 10: (inc, 7dc) three times [27]
Rnd 11: (inc, 8dc) three times [30]
Rnd 12-21: dc around. Rnd 22: (dec, 4dc) five times [25]
Rnd 23: (dec, 3dc) five times [20]
Rnd 24: (dec, 2dc) five times [15]
Add stuffing.
Rnd 25: (dec, 1dc) five times [10]
Rnd 26-35: dc around. Fasten off, leave a tail for sewing. Use a bit of yarn to sew a line along the claw between Rnd 6-14 to shape pincer.
TAIL
Make 2 in Coral (A). Rnd 1: start 6dc in a magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (1dc, 3dc in next st, 1dc) two times [10] Rnd 3: (2dc, 3dc in next st, 2dc) two times [14] Rnd 4: (3dc, 3dc in next st, 3dc) two times [18] Rnd 5: (4dc, 3dc in next st, 4dc) two times [22] Rnd 6: (5dc, 3dc in next st, 5dc) two times [26] Rnd 7: (6dc, 3dc in next st, 6dc) two times [30] Rnd 8-11: dc around. Rnd 12: (6dc, dc3tog, 6dc) two times [26] Rnd 13: (5dc, dc3tog, 5dc) two times [22] Rnd 14: (4dc, dc3tog, 4dc) two times [18] Fasten off, add a bit of stuffing and sew to the end of the body. Use a spare bit of yarn to shape the tail into segments.
LEGS
Make 8 in Coral (A). Rnd 1: start 7dc in magic ring [7]
Rnd 2-9: dc around.
TO MAKE UP
Once all pieces are crocheted and stuffed, use the photograph as a guide to assemble the fnal shape.