Crochet Amigurumi Crab Free Pattern For Beginners
This plush amigurumi crab crochet pattern is designed to help you create a soft, squishy, and irresistibly cute sea creature using velvet yarn. The pattern walks you through each part of the crab in a clear and structured way, making it suitable for confident beginners as well as experienced crocheters who enjoy quick plush projects.
Crochet Amigurumi Crab
With its rounded body, tiny legs, chunky claws, and expressive eyes, this crab makes a perfect handmade gift, nursery décor piece, or market item. You can easily customize the size and look by switching yarn colors, adjusting hook size, or adding embroidered details to give your crab its own personality.
Materials
- Pink plush or velvet yarn
- Thin black yarn for embroidery
- 4.0 mm crochet hook
- 8 mm safety eyes
- Fiberfill stuffing
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
- Stitch marker
Legs Make 6
- Start with a magic circle and crochet 5 single crochets
- Crochet 1 single crochet in each stitch for the next rows until the leg reaches the desired length
- Slip stitch into the next stitch and fasten off without leaving a long tail
Claws Make 2
- Start the small part with a magic circle and crochet 4 single crochets
- Crochet 1 single crochet in each stitch for the next rows and fasten off
- Start the large part with a magic circle and crochet 5 single crochets
- Crochet 1 single crochet in each stitch for the next rows and do not fasten off
- Crochet across the small part stitches and then across the large part stitches to join them
- Work decrease and single crochet repeats to shape the claw
- Crochet even rows until the claw is complete and fasten off
Eyes Make 2
- Start with a magic circle and crochet 8 single crochets
- Crochet 1 single crochet in each stitch for the next rows
- Fasten off with a long tail
- Insert safety eyes into the center and secure
Body
- Start with a magic circle and crochet 6 single crochets
- Increase evenly to expand the body following standard amigurumi shaping
- Crochet even rounds to build height
- Work one round in back loops only to create a decorative edge later
- Attach legs and claws by crocheting through both the body and the flattened parts
- Begin decreasing gradually to close the body
- Add stuffing before fully closing
- Finish with final decreases and fasten off
Finishing Touches
- Join yarn to the front loops left earlier and crochet single crochets around to form a decorative ridge
- Sew the eye pieces onto the top of the body and lightly stuff them
- Embroider a small curved smile using thin black yarn
