If you love crochet and are looking for a fun project, why not try making a cute shrimp? Our guide has easy-to-follow steps to help you create a little shrimp out of yarn. You will use two shades of pink, a light one and a darker one, to make your crochet shrimp look just like the real thing but much cuter! This pattern is perfect for anyone who enjoys crocheting and wants to add a charming shrimp to their collection.
Crochet Shrimp Pattern
Finished size:
From head to tail 13 cms tall
Materials:
- Dark Pink, Light Pink Cotton Yarn
- 2.5 mm hook
- Tapestry Needle
- Safety Scissors
- 9 mm safety eyes Polyfill
Abbreviation:
- MR: Magic Ring ch: chain
- sc: single crochet
- st: stitch(es) ss: slip stitch
- f.o.: finish off
- hdc: half double crochet
- dc: double crochet
- inc: increase
- dec: decrease
- hdc dec: half double
- cdc: crochet decrease
Head And Body:
Rounds highlighted in Light Pink color has to be done with Light Pink Yarn and Rounds highlighted in Dark Pink has to be done with Dark Pink Yarn
- R1: MR, 6sc = 6st
- R2: inc x 6 = 12st
- R3: (1sc, inc) x 6
- R4: (2sc, inc) x 6
- R5: (3sc, inc) x 6 = 18st 24st = 30st
- R6: (4sc, inc) x6 = 36st
- R(7-11): 36sc = 36st (for 5 rounds)
- R12: 15ss, 21hdc 36st
- R13: 2sc, 11ss, 2sc, 21hdc = 36st
- R14: 2sc, 11ss, 2sc, 21dc = 36st
- R15: 3sc, 9ss, 3sc, 21dc = 36st
- R16: 5sc, 5ss, 5sc, 21dc = 36st
- R17: 15sc, 21dc = 36st
- R18: 15sc, 3hdc, 15dc, 3hdc = 36st Start stuffing with polyfill and continue stuffing as you go...
- R19: 15sc, (hdc dec, hdc) x 7 = 29st
- R20: 15sc, 14hdc 29 st
- R21: 14sc, (hdc, hdc dec) x 5 = 24st
- R22:10sc, (hdc, hdc dec) x 5 = 20st
- R23-24: 20sc = 20st (for 2 rounds)
- R25: dec, 16sc, dec 18st
- R26: 18sc = 18st
- R27: (1sc, dec) x 6 = 12st
- R28: 12sc = 12st
Close the hole by single crocheting 2 halves of the tail portion together as shown in pic. f.o. and hide the tail
TENTACLE (Use Dark Pink Yarn)
ch 5 Starting from the 2nd chain from the hook, make 4sc.
Turn your work.
Make 13 ch. Starting from 2nd chain from the hook make 12hdc.
- ss into next 2 stitches.
Again make 13 ch. Starting from the 2nd chain from the hook make 12hdc and ss into next st. f.o. and leave tail for sewing.
Now you have 2 tentacles.
TAIL (Use Dark Pink Yarn)
- R1: MR, 9sc = 9 st
- R(2-4): 9sc 9st (for 3 rounds) =
- R5: (1sc, dec) x 3
- R6: 6sc = 6st = 6sc sl st into next stitch
f.o. And leave a tail for sewing.
Do not stuff the tail.
LEGS (MAKE 3)
Use Dark Pink Yarn
ch9, starting from 2nd ch from hook make 8sc.
f.o. and leave a tail for sewing.
ASSEMBLY
- Sew the parts of the tail side by side at the lowest part of the shrimp.
- Sew the antennae at round 4 of head
- Attach safety eyes at R8-9, one on each side of the head
- Sew each of the 3 legs at R14, R17, R19 5.
Use dark pink yarn to make freckles below the eyes, as shown in the picture.
Free crochet pattern by @peggygurumi
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