Step Two: Arms and Legs

Claw / Nail (make 12)

With white, working in rounds:

  1. 6 sc in a magic circle (6)

  2. *inc* around (12)

  3. *sc*around (12)

  4. skip 3, slst to 4th stitch, pull tight, sc 8 (9)

  5. -7.*sc* around (9) three total rounds  tuck in ends

8. dec, sc, ch 1, turn (2)

9. sctog closed 4 (4)

Legs (make 2)

With green,  working in rounds

  1. make 6 sc in a magic circle (6)

  2. *inc* around (12)

  3. *sc, inc* six times (18)

  4. *sc, inc, sc * around (24)

  5. *sc 3, inc* around (30) in following round attach wide part of nail to bottom of foot, by working first through the nail and then through current work. Hold the nail so the curved end is away from you and pointed end  toward you, or so that the nail will point up if  laid on a flat surface.

  6. sc 2, *inc, sctog (nail to foot) 4* three times, *inc, sc 4* two times, inc, sc 2 (36) 

  7. BLO sc 4, sc 18, BLO sc 14 (36)

  8. - 11. *sc* around (36) four total  rounds

  9. *sc 5, dec* three times, sc 15 (33) in following round fold nail up and secure narrow part of nail, alternatively, sc around and sew 

  10. sc 6, *sctog (nail to foot), sc 4* three times, sc 12 (33)

  11. *sc 4, dec* three times, sc 15 (30)

  12. -*sc* around (30) twelve total rounds

  13. *sc 3, dec* around (24)

  14. *sc* around (24)

  15. *sc, dec, sc* around (18)

  16. *sc* around (18) Stuff.

  17.  *sc, dec* around, ch 1, turn (12)

  18. continue to corner (~3), ch 1, turn

  19.  *sctog closed* (6)

Arms / Front Legs (make 2)

With green, working in rounds:

  1. make 6 sc in a magic circle (6)

  2. *inc* around (12)

  3. *sc, inc* six times (18)

  4. *sc, inc, sc * around (24)

    in following round attach wide part of nail to bottom of foot, by working first through the nail and then through current work. Hold the nail so the curved end is away from you and pointed end  toward you, or so that the nail will point up if  laid on a flat surface.

  5. *sctog (nail to foot) 4, sc in same st creating an increase* three times, *sc 3, inc* to end (30)

  6. sc 15, BLO sc 15 (30)

  7. *sc* around (30) two total rounds

  8. *sc 3, dec* around (24)

  9. *sc* around (24) two total rounds

    in following round fold nail up and secure narrow part of nail, alternatively, sc around and sew

  10. *sc 2, sctog (nail to foot)* three times, sc 15 (24)

  11. *sc* around (24) twelve total rounds

  12. *sc 5, dec, sc 5* around (22)

  13. *sc* around (22)

  14. *sc 9, dec* around (20)

  15. *sc* around (20)

  16. *sc 4, dec, sc 4* around (18)

  17. *sc* around (18) tuck in ends, stuff.

  18. *sc 7, dec* around (16)

  19. *sc* around (16)

  20. *sc 3, dec, sc 3* around (14)

  21. *sc* around (14)

  22. *sc 5, dec* around (12)

  23. continue to corner of arm, (~4)

  24. ch 1, sctogclosed 6 (6)

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