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Crab – Jane Eborall © 2006

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Materials Required - No. 20 thread makes a crab measuring 5" x 4 ½", two shuttles, two 4mm beads for eyes. 

Skills needed – knowledge of split ring and the continuous thread join (shown and explained below).

Making the CTJ - continuous thread join

Using a hook, take Sh1 thread under and up through the last very small picot of side 1.  Push Sh2 through the loop and gently tighten.

Continue through all the picots on this side of the SR.

Tip:  The bottom three legs on each side can be adjusted to curve after the continuous thread join by gently pulling the thread which runs through the vsp's.

Body and first side

Starting at top left hand corner of body with Sh1 – see fig. 3.

R1:     3 vsp 3 vsp 3 vsp 3

SR2:   3 vsp 3 / 3 vsp 3

SR3:   3 vsp 3 / 3 vsp 3

SR4:   3 vsp 3 / 3 vsp 3

SR5:   3 vsp 3 / 3 vsp 3

Ch:     3 vsp 3 vsp 3

Row 2

SR6:   4 / 4 vsp 4 vsp 4

SR7:   4 + (SR5) 4 / 4 vsp 4

SR8:   4 + (SR4) 4 / 4 vsp 4

SR9:   4 + (SR3) 4 / 4 vsp 4

SR10:  4 + (SR2) 4 / 4 vsp 4

SR11:  4 + (SR1) 5 vsp 5 / 4

Row 3          

SR12:  5 vsp 5 vsp 4 / 4

SR13:  4 vsp 4 / 4 + (SR10) 4

SR14:  4 vsp 4 / 4 + (SR9) 4

SR15:  4 vsp 4 / 4 + (SR8) 4

SR16:  4 vsp 4 / 4 + (SR7) 4

SR17:  4 / 4 + (SR6) 5 vsp 5

Row 4

SR18:  4 / 5 vsp 5 vsp 4

SR19:  4 + (SR16) 4 / 4 vsp 4

SR20:  4 + (SR15) 4 / 4 vsp 4

SR21:  4 + (SR14) 4 / 4 vsp 4

SR22:  4 + (SR13) 4 / 4 vsp 4

SR23:  4 + (SR12) 5 vsp 5 / 4

Row 5

SR24:  5 vsp 5 vsp 4 / 4

SR25:  4 vsp 4 / 4 + (SR22) 4

SR26:  4 vsp 4 / 4 + (SR21) 4

SR27:  4 vsp 4 / 4 + (SR20) 4

SR28:  4 vsp 4 / 4 + (SR19) 4

SR29:  4 / 4 + (SR18) 4 vsp 4

Row 6

Ch:     3 vsp 3 vsp 3

SR30:  3 + (SR28) 3 / 3 vsp 3

SR31:  3 + (SR27) 3 / 3 vsp 3

SR32:  3 + (SR26) 3 / 3 vsp 3

SR33:  3 + (SR25) 3 / 3 vsp 3

SR34:  3 + (SR24) 3 vsp 3 / 3

Claw

SR1:   10 / 10

SR2:   14 / 14

SR3:   14 / 13 vsp 1 SS

Ch:     10 SS Rw

Ch:     8 + (vsp SR3)  continue

Ch:     10 SS Rw continue

Ch:     14 Lj (vsp SR3) 14 Lj (space btwn SR3 & SR2) 14 Lj (space btwn SR2 & SR1) 11 vsp 1 Lj (base SR1) 2 Lj (vsp 33) SS

First Leg

SR4:   2 + (last vsp on Ch) 6 / 8

SR5:   8 / 8

SR6 & SR7 as SR5

SR8:   5 vsp 1 / 6

R9:     1 + (vsp SR8) 5 – 6 SS

Ch:     8 Lj (space btwn SR8 & SR7) 10 Lj (space btwn SR7 & SR6) 10 Lj (space btwn SR6 & SR5) 10 Lj (space btwn SR5 & SR4) 5 vsp 5 Lj (base SR4) 2 Lj (vsp SR32) 4 Lj (vsp SR31) SS

Second Leg

SR10:  5 + (vsp on Ch of last leg) 5 / 2 vsp 2 vsp 2 vsp 2 vsp 2

SR11:  8 / 2 vsp 2 vsp 2 vsp 2

SR12 – SR14 as SR11

R15:   6 – 6 SS

CTJ to vsp’s on SR14, 13, 12, 11 & 10 & spaces btwn these SR’s as shown.  Also join to base SR10 continue with

Ch:     2 Lj (vsp SR30) SS

Third Leg

SR16:  10 / 2 vsp 2 vsp 2 vsp 2 vsp 2

SR17:  8 / 2 vsp 2 vsp 2 vsp 2

SR18 & SR19 as SR17

SR20:  6 / 2 vsp 2 vsp 2

R21:   4 – 4 SS

CTJ to vsp’s on SR20, 19, 18, 17 & 16 & spaces btwn these SR’s.  Also join to base SR16.

Ch:     continue with 3 Lj (vsp Ch btwn SR29 & SR30) SS

Fourth Leg

SR22:  8 / 2 vsp 2 vsp 2 vsp 2

SR23:  6 / 2 vsp 2 vsp 2

SR24 – SR26 as SR23

R27:   4 – 4 SS

CTJ to vsp’s on SR26, SR25, SR24, SR23 & SR22 & spaces btwn these SR’s.  Also join to base SR22

Ch:     continue with 2 Lj (next vsp Ch btwn SR29 & SR30) 6 Lj (SR29) 6 Lj (SR18) 6 Lj (SR17) 6 Lj (SR6) 6 Lj (vsp Ch btwn SR5 & SR6) T & C

Second side

Turn work over (as in turning the page of a book).

Top and second side

Rejoin threads to SR34 where it meets the first claw.

Ch:     3 Lj (SR34) 6 Lj (SR24) 5 – 1 Lj (SR23) 1 + B (last p) 4 – 1 Lj (SR12) 1 + B (last p) 5 Lj (SR11) 6 Lj (R1) 3 Lj (next vsp R1) SS

Claw 2

SR1:   10 / 10

SR2:   14 / 14

SR3:   14 / 13 vsp 1 SS

Ch:     10 SS Rw

Ch:     8 + (vsp SR3)

Ch:     10 SS Rw continue

Ch:     14 Lj (vsp SR3) 14 Lj (space btwn SR3 & SR2) 14 Lj (space btwn SR2 & SR1) 11 vsp 1 Lj (base SR1) 3 Lj (vsp SR2) SS

Continue from First Leg on first side until the last leg has been joined to the base of that leg. 

Ch:     3 Lj (vsp on Ch) T & C

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