ABBREVIATIONS
• ch – chain
• sc – single
crochet
• hdc – half
double crochet
• dc – double
crochet
•R1: round 1 or
row 1
•bb: back bumps
•sc: single
crochet
• inc – increase
• hdc-inc – half
double crochet increase
• invdec –
invisible decrease
•dec: decrease
• sl st – slip
stitch
• st/s – stitch/es
• (...) –
indicates stitch count changing colors
• (...) –
indicates stitch count at end of round
• [...] – repeat
the instructions in brackets
PATTERN
SHELL (make 2)
R1: 8 hdc in magic ring ( 4 green, 4 purple) (8)
Work in the third
loop only for the rest of the shell.
R2: [Hdc-inc] x8 (
8 green, 8 purple) (16)
R3: [Hdc, hdc-inc]
x8 ( 12 green, 12 purple) (24)
R4: Hdc, hdc-inc,
[2 hdc, hdc-inc] x7, hdc ( 16 green, 16 purple)
(32)
R5: [3 hdc,
hdc-inc] x8 ( 20 green, 20 purple) (40)
R6: 2 hdc,
hdc-inc, [4 hdc, hdc-inc] x7, 2 hdc ( 24
green, 24 purple) (48)
R7: [Hdc] x48 ( 24
green, 24 purple) (48)
Sc in next st, sl
st in next and fasten off invisibly.
Repeat for the 2nd
piece.
Stuff firm.
Sewing the 2 pieces together.
Fastening off.
Head
This piece starts at the bottom using green yarn.
R1: Ch 15. Star
ting in the 2nd bb f rom hook, 1inc, 12sc, 1inc. Rotate chain so
you' re working in
the bottom loops, 1inc, 12sc, 1inc (32)
R2: 1sc, 1inc,
13sc, 1inc, 1sc, 1inc, 13sc, 1inc (36)
R3: 1sc in each st
(36)
R4: 1dec, 16sc, 1dec, 16sc (34)
R5: 1dec, 15sc, 1dec, 15sc (32)
R6: 1dec, 14sc, 1dec, 14sc (30)
R7: 1dec, 13sc, 1dec, 13sc (28)
R8: 1dec, 12sc, 1dec, 12sc (26)
R9: 1dec, 11sc, 1dec, 11sc (24)
Switch to beige
R10: 1dec, 10sc,
1dec, 10sc (22)
R11: 1dec, 9sc, 1dec, 9sc (20)
R12: 1dec, 8sc, 1dec, 8sc (18)
R13: 1dec, 7sc, 1dec, 7sc (16)
R14: 1dec, 6sc, 1dec, 6sc (14)
R15: 1dec, 5sc, 1dec, 5sc (12)
R16: 1dec, 4sc, 1dec, 4sc (10)
R17: 1dec, 3sc, 1dec, 3sc (8)
R18: 1dec, 2sc, 1dec, 2sc (6)
Slst in next st
and fasten off. Then weave in ends with a tapestry needle.
Stuff firm.
sew the shell to
the head.
Antenna
6 ch
1 hdc in the 3nd ch from the hook
3 Slst in the
remaining ch
fasten off and sewing to the head.
R1: 8 sc
in a mr (8) – do not close the mr
R2: 1sc, 1 triple inc (16)
Slst in next st and fasten off
Insert the eye.
Sewing to de head
