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Anleitung No. 2784 Anleitung No. 2784 Difficulty: Advanced Working time: 12 Hours
In our tutorial we show you a beautiful inspiration for adorable crocheted coasters. The cute sea creatures also cut a cute figure as a cuddly toy for the little ones or as a decoration in your own four walls. In combination with the book "Crochet - The Standard Work" you will easily succeed with the crocheted friends.
You need needle size: 3
In the following we refer to the book "Crochet - The Standard Work" and will refer you to it in places in the instructions.
Air stitch: Take the cover and pull the yarn through the loop.
Chain stitch: Insert the needle into the stitch, take the cover and pull the yarn through the two loops.
Double crochet: Take a cover, insert the needle into the stitch, get the yarn through the stitch. This way you have 3 loops on the needle. Take a yo and pull through the first two loops, take a yo again and pull through the next two loops.
In the following we refer to the book "Crochet - The Standard Work" and will refer you to it in places in the instructions.
Air stitch: Take the cover and pull the yarn through the loop.
Chain stitch: Insert the needle into the stitch, take the cover and pull the yarn through the two loops.
Double crochet: Take a cover, insert the needle into the stitch, get the yarn through the stitch. This way you have 3 loops on the needle. Take a yo and pull through the first two loops, take a yo again and pull through the next two loops.
Crochet the body
First start by crocheting the body.
This consists of a circular area made of air stitches, double crochet stitches and chain stitches. Crochet 7 rounds:
1) At the beginning, form an initial loop from the yarn: double the end of the yarn, form a "little pretzel", pass the crochet hook through, pull the yarn through and tighten. Crochet 5 air stitches. Then go into the first air stitch with the needle and crochet a chain stitch, thus creating a circle.
This consists of a circular area made of air stitches, double crochet stitches and chain stitches. Crochet 7 rounds:
1) At the beginning, form an initial loop from the yarn: double the end of the yarn, form a "little pretzel", pass the crochet hook through, pull the yarn through and tighten. Crochet 5 air stitches. Then go into the first air stitch with the needle and crochet a chain stitch, thus creating a circle.
2) 1st round: Crochet two air stitches to come to the height of the sticks. Important: these do not count as sticks! Now crochet 11 stitches in the circle and end the round with a sl stitch.
3) 2nd round: Crochet two air stitches to come to the height of the sticks. Crochet a total of 22 sts in this round. Crochet 2 stitches in one stitch. End the round with a chain stitch.
3) 2nd round: Crochet two air stitches to come to the height of the sticks. Crochet a total of 22 sts in this round. Crochet 2 stitches in one stitch. End the round with a chain stitch.
4) 3rd round: Crochet two air stitches to come to the height of the sticks. In this round crochet 33 sticks. Crochet 2 stitches in one stitch and 1 stitch in the next stitch alternately. End the round with a chain stitch.
5) 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th round: Crochet two air stitches to come to the height of the bars. Crochet +10 sticks per round. Always start with 2 stitches in a stitch and increase the single stitches per round. That means: 2 single sticks in the 4th round, 3 single sticks in the 5th round, 4 single sticks in the 6th round and 5 single sticks in the 7th round. End the rounds with a sl st.
5) 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th round: Crochet two air stitches to come to the height of the bars. Crochet +10 sticks per round. Always start with 2 stitches in a stitch and increase the single stitches per round. That means: 2 single sticks in the 4th round, 3 single sticks in the 5th round, 4 single sticks in the 6th round and 5 single sticks in the 7th round. End the rounds with a sl st.
Legs turtle & crab claw
Proceed as above, but only 3 rounds. Fold the finished pieces, sew them together in half, fill with cotton wool and sew to the end.
Octopus arms (sticks)
Crochet 20 + 1 air stitches. +1 is used to come to the height of the chopstick. As with the body, crochet half crochet stitches: take 1 yo, slip through the stitch, pull the thread through so that there are 3 loops on the crochet hook. Then pull the thread through all 3 loops to form a new stitch. Repeat until 2 rows are crocheted.
Octopus arms (sticks)
Crochet 20 + 1 air stitches. +1 is used to come to the height of the chopstick. As with the body, crochet half crochet stitches: take 1 yo, slip through the stitch, pull the thread through so that there are 3 loops on the crochet hook. Then pull the thread through all 3 loops to form a new stitch. Repeat until 2 rows are crocheted.
Legs crab (sticks)
Crochet 20 + 1 air stitches. +1 is used to get to the height. Take 1 yo, slip through the stitch, pull the thread through so that there are 3 loops on the crochet hook. Then pull the yarn through all 3 loops to form a new stitch. Crochet 2 rows.
Arms crab (crochet stitch)
Crochet 6 + 1 air stitch. +1 is used to come to the height. Take 1 yo, slip through the stitch, pull the thread through so that there are 3 loops on the crochet hook. Then pull the yarn through all 3 loops to form a new stitch. Crochet 2 rows.
Crochet 20 + 1 air stitches. +1 is used to get to the height. Take 1 yo, slip through the stitch, pull the thread through so that there are 3 loops on the crochet hook. Then pull the yarn through all 3 loops to form a new stitch. Crochet 2 rows.
Arms crab (crochet stitch)
Crochet 6 + 1 air stitch. +1 is used to come to the height. Take 1 yo, slip through the stitch, pull the thread through so that there are 3 loops on the crochet hook. Then pull the yarn through all 3 loops to form a new stitch. Crochet 2 rows.
Head turtle (sticks)
Crochet 4 rounds as described above for the "body". To achieve a crocheted ball (head), now crochet off stitches in the next 4 rounds:
In the 5th round every 3rd stitch is crocheted off: crochet 2 stitches, then crochet the next 2 stitches together (first crochet both stitches, then crochet the "upper" 3 stitches to 1 stitch), repeat until end of round.
In the 6th round every 2nd stitch is crochet off: crochet 1 stitch, then crochet the next two stitches together, repeat until the end of the round.
Crochet 4 rounds as described above for the "body". To achieve a crocheted ball (head), now crochet off stitches in the next 4 rounds:
In the 5th round every 3rd stitch is crocheted off: crochet 2 stitches, then crochet the next 2 stitches together (first crochet both stitches, then crochet the "upper" 3 stitches to 1 stitch), repeat until end of round.
In the 6th round every 2nd stitch is crochet off: crochet 1 stitch, then crochet the next two stitches together, repeat until the end of the round.
In the 7th round always stitch 2 sticks together. Now stuff the head of the turtle with cotton wool. Crochet a final round of single loops and stitch them off by pulling a thread through them to close the head.
Finally, sew together all the individual parts that belong together, glue on little wiggly eyes.
Finally, sew together all the individual parts that belong together, glue on little wiggly eyes.
