Needlepoint Stitch Guide for Seashore Crab

Seashore Crab needlepoint design

Stitch Guide:

Crab Shell (Main Body)—Double Woven stitch:

needlepoint double woven stitch
Crab Legs—Tent stitch

Crab Eyes—French Knots

Crab Pincers—T Stitch with Satin stitches at the base (optional):

needlepoint t stitch

Background Blue Columns—Opposing Satin Stitches:

Opposing Satin Stitches
Background White Columns—Open Herringbone Darning Pattern:
 
NB: These stitches are worked up 2 and over 1

Open Herringbone Darning Pattern
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Seashore Crab blue and white needlepoint kit
And the Seashore series of three (20% discount) here...
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