Sumikko Gurashi Amigurumi Minniko Ebi Fried Shrimp Tail Crochet Free Pattern

Minniko Ebi Fried Shrimp Tail

Ebi Fried Shrimp Tail is a leftover tail of a fried shrimp in Japanese cuisine. Its full name in Japanese is Ebifurai No Shippo. Because of the similar experience of being left over on the plate, it becomes a close friend of Pork Cutlet, Tonkatsu. They like to refry themselves together as their own way of taking bath. They also like to apply sauce onto their body and hoping one day they will be eaten.

How to crochet Minniko Ebi Fried Shrimp Tail?

Materials:

Acrylic Yarn
Light Amber (for body and hand)
Orange (for tail)

Lace Yarn:
Black (for eyes and mouth)

Crochet Hook:
I used 4/0 here but any hook that fit your yarn would do

Yarn Needle:
for sewing the parts together

Abbreviations (US terms):

  • sl st - slip stitch
  • ch(s) - chain(s)
  • sc - single crochet
  • st - stitch
  • sc inc - 2 single crochet in 1 stitch
  • sc dec - 1 single crochet in 2 stitch

Minniko Ebi Fried Shrimp Tail Amigurumi Pattern Instructions

Minniko Ebi Fried Shrimp Tail Body Crochet Pattern:

Round 1:
In Light Amber, make a Magic Circle with 6sc. Close the circle with sl st. (6st)

In the following rows, start with a sl st and close the round with sl st.

Round 2:
In this round, make 2ch between every single sc.
1sc inc in next st, Repeat 6 times. (12st)
note: all 2ch doesn't count as a st.

Round 3:
1sc in every st. (12st)

Round 4:
In this round, make 2ch between every single sc. 
1sc inc in every st. (12st)
note: all 2ch doesn't count as a st.

Round 5-11:
Repeat Round 3-4.

Now, turn the inside out. Here we will use the back side of the crochet as the body surface because we want to take the rough surface to get the texture of crispy. Start stuffing.  

Round 12:
1sc dec. Repeat 5 times. Stuff and fasten off. (6st)

The body of Minniko Ebi Fried Shrimp Tail is formed. 

Minniko Ebi Fried Shrimp Tail Crochet Pattern:

In Orange yarn, start with chain stitch:

Line 1: 4 ch

Line 2: On the 2nd chain from the hook, 1sc inc. Repeat in next chain. Sl st in the next ch, 3 ch.

Line 3: On the 2nd chain from the hook, 1sc inc. Repeat in next chain. Sl st in the next ch.

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing onto the top of the body.

Minniko Ebi Fried Shrimp Tail Hand Crochet Pattern:

Make 2 in total.

Round 1:

In Amber yarn, make a Magic Circle. 1 ch, 1sc, 1ch. Close the circle with sl st. 

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing onto the body.

Minniko Ebi Fried Shrimp Tail Face Details:

Eye: 
In black, embroidery the shape of eye between Row 5-6 with 3-4 st gap.

Mouth:
In black, embroidery the shape of mouth on 1 row below the eyes.

Yay! It's done~

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