Cedric is a happy little chap. He can bend his claws thanks to pipe cleaners, and he peers out from beneath his African flower shell, bordered with (yes, you guessed), crab stitch!

You’ll need a smallish quantity of DK yarn in two colours (more for the colour used for the legs), two safety eyes, a small amount of polyfill, a short strand of embroidery thread for the mouth, and eight pipe cleaners.

Please note that because of the pipe cleaners in the legs, this toy is not suitable for very young children. You can stuff the legs instead of using pipe cleaners, but this will not obtain the same result. And if you want to offer it to young children, you may prefer to replace the safety eyes with embroidered eyes.

Special thanks to Heidi Bears for her tutorial for the African flower pattern, which is an integral part of this design. And thanks to Tamara Kelly for her video explanation of the crab stitch.

Please let me know if you find any errors or if you have any suggestions for improvement. Thank you!