How to crochet a "Fidget" Slug
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 Published On Mar 30, 2023

Hello, it's Thursday! This week we making are fully articulated slugs, and they are surprisingly easy! The real question, are they creepy, or are they cute?
There will be a bonus fidget toy pattern this week so keep your eyes peeled for that!

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US terminology used
All pieces are worked in a continuous spiral unless otherwise indicated.

Stitch Glossary:
slst: "slipstitch" - insert hook, yarn over and pull through loop on hook.
ch: “Chain” - yarn over, pull through only loop.
sc: “Single crochet” - Insert hook, yarn over, pull up loop, yarn over, pull through both loops on hook.
3sc in 1: "Three sc into the same stitch"
inc: “Increase” - Complete two single crochets into the same stitch, one after the other.
dec: “Decrease over two stitches”- Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull up loop. Insert hook into next stitch, yarn over, pull up loop. Yarn over a third time, and pull through all three loops on hook.
sc3tog: "sc three stitches together/decrease by 3"
3dc cluster: 3-double crochet cluster, tutorial in video
bpsc: "backpost single crochet" - work around the post of the stitch from the back of the piece.
fpsc: "frontpost single crochet" - work around the post of the stitch from the front of the piece.

00:00 Hello
01:42 Tools & Materials
02:31 Eye stalks
04:25 Face
07:25 Attaching the eye stalks
12:35 Head Segment
17:08 Body Segment 1
22:34 Body Segment 2
22:52 Body Segment 3
23:06 Body Segment 4
23:16 Body Segment 5
23:43 Tail
25:05 Magical Assembly

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