I was un-decided whether to go for a large 350 Dino or the Crab for this month.
From the title of model of the month you can see I picked the Crab, he he
Reason being he puts a smile on my face, so hopefully will for others as well.
I will try and add the step-by-step tutorial over the weekend.

This is what will be in the complimentary packs for October and going out with every order.
You can make the Crab with two 260's and one 160 but we have added a couple of extra as well.

So for the Crab inflate a 260 and leave 8 fingers un-inflated.
Make a 4 finger bubble, a 2.5 finger bubble and then a 2 finger bubble that will be pinch twisted.
Tie the knot around this pinch twist to make the first large claw for the crab.

Then make a 6 finger bubble and two 1.5 finger bubbles and pinch twist there together.

Do exactly the same again for the other large claw for the Crab.

You then need a 4 finger bubble from one of the balloons and twist this into the double pinch twist of the other balloon. With the same balloon, the shorter one make another 4 finger bubble back to the other two pinch twists.

The rest of this balloon can be used for one of the Crab's eyes.

Now with the other 260 balloon make a 4 finger bubble to the other pinch twists and then the last 4 finger bubble
back again to finish the Crab's body. The end of the balloon can be used for the other eye.

When I break off one of the eyes I do leave some un-inflated excess to wrap across to the other set of pinch twists
as this is how I tie the eyes into the Crab. You could just use a scrap of balloon here though if it was easier for you.
You can see the excess piece of 260 in pic 10.

Tie the eyes together, I have added a Black balloon as my excess so its clearer in the
pictures to follow along to how I tie the eyes into the Crab.

Place the eyes in the centre of the Crab and the 260 just loops around the knot of the eyes.

And then the excess is tied into the other set of pinch twists. Push the knot into the centre of the Crab and adjust the eyes to suit.

If you wanted longer more wobbly eyes then use a new 260 for the eyes. I will post a picture of this at the end.

For the smaller legs one 160 will make all 4 legs. Inflate a 160 leaving 6 fingers un-inflated.
Make a 4 finger bubble and then a 1 finger pinch twist.

Make another 4 finger bubble and twist this into one set of the double pinch twists.

Then make another 4 finger bubble, a 1 finger pinch twist and then the last 4 finger
bubble for the first set of legs on one side of the Crab.

Use the remainder of this balloon to make the other set of legs on the other side.

You then have to make the other set of legs for the other side of the Crab. Make a 4 finger bubble, a 1 finger pinch twist.
Then make another 4 finger bubble and twist this into the other set of pinch twists on the body of the Crab.

Then it's a 4 finger bubble and a 1 finger pinch twist.

Make the last 4 finger bubble and discard the rest of the 160 balloon.

I do shock twist the 160 legs a little to give the design a little flow and not to look to square.

Add some artwork and there is your finished Crab.
Hope it all worked out OK and is a useable design for a few.

This Crab I used a full 260 to make the eyes taller and so they would wobble about a little more.
As we have a knot in one side of the balloon I also add a knot to the other for symmetry.

Below is the usual message I have been posting for possibly a year now if anyone would like to help.
But I do have the new tutorial website all set up now and working, https://theballoonartistesguild.co.uk/
Perhaps a few might like to join this, there are more details here about it, https://www.balloonchat.co.uk/balloon-chit-chat/new-forum/

If you would like to join then this is the link, thanks for reading xx
https://balloonartwholesale.co.uk/balloons/workshops/

As usual, well I say as usual but we have only been doing this a few months,
if anyone would like to help keep the forum up and running then I do have a "Buy Me A Coffee" page
set up where you can.....yes you've guessed it buy me a coffee or two 

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/myballoonart

Although they do take 10% fee for this so to get in touch directly would get us an extra 10%

All monies help to keep the Balloon Chat and BalloonTube, my YouTube channel up and running and online.

Thanks for reading, it is appreciated XXxx