Knitted Crab Pattern

Materials:

- Knitting needles: US 6 (4mm)

- Worsted weight yarn: 200 yards of red and small amounts of white and black

- Yarn needle

Gauge:

20 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch

Abbreviations:

- K: knit

- P: purl

- K2tog: knit two stitches together

- M1: make one stitch by picking up the horizontal loop between stitches and knitting into the back of it

Instructions:

Body:

1. Using red yarn, cast on 36 stitches.
2. Row 1: Knit all stitches.
3. Row 2: Purl all stitches.
4. Repeat Rows 1 and 2 for a total of 10 rows.
5. Row 11: K2tog, k32, k2tog (34 stitches).
6. Row 12: Purl all stitches.
7. Repeat Rows 11 and 12 for a total of 5 times (24 stitches remaining).
8. Row 23: *K2tog, k2* repeat to last 2 stitches, k2tog (18 stitches).
9. Row 24: Purl all stitches.

Legs (Make 4):

1. Using red yarn, cast on 8 stitches.
2. Row 1: Knit all stitches.
3. Row 2: Purl all stitches.
4. Repeat Rows 1 and 2 for a total of 4 times.
5. Row 9: K2tog, k4, k2tog (6 stitches).
6. Row 10: Purl all stitches.
7. Repeat Rows 9 and 10 for a total of 2 times (4 stitches remaining).
8. Bind off.

Eyes (Make 2):

1. Using black yarn, cast on 4 stitches.
2. Row 1: Knit all stitches.
3. Row 2: Purl all stitches.
4. Repeat Rows 1 and 2 for a total of 4 times.
5. Bind off.

Mouth:

1. Using white yarn, cast on 8 stitches.
2. Row 1: Knit all stitches.
3. Row 2: Purl all stitches.
4. Repeat Rows 1 and 2 for a total of 4 times.
5. Bind off.

Assembly:

- Sew the legs to the body, evenly spaced and about 1 inch below the cast on edge.

- Attach the eyes above the legs, centered and approximately 4 rows above the cast on edge.

- Sew the mouth in a smile shape, centered below the eyes and leaving a small gap for the white part of the eyes to show through.

Your adorable knitted crab is now complete!