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Back to My Roots

9/4/2014

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I grew up in Maryland, just north of Baltimore. I've lived in Rhode Island for 9 years now, with stops in Philadelphia (undergrad), the Boston suburbs (first job out of college), Newport (first duty station as a Navy spouse), and Virginia (grad school and Navy livin'). But Maryland will always feel like home.

One thing I miss is steamed crabs. I never dare to eat a crabcake outside of the state of Maryland. Even ones I've tried in Virginia, along the Chesapeake Bay using blue crab don't hold a candle to a Maryland crab cake. As a fun little birthday gift for my Marylander nephew, I decided to make him a cuddly stuffed crab. I used the free tutorial from Abby Glassenberg's blog While She Naps, Casey the Crab. It's a fairly simple and straightforward pattern, a good introduction to making soft toys.
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Of course I had to make one for my niece's birthday as well. And maybe my Rhode Island children with Maryland lineage will get their own too. I give them away before I get the chance to take a decent photo, so this will have to do for now.
I don't know too many steamed crabs that wear a smile like that...
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mary
9/4/2014 08:50:44 am

And they love them :)

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Abby Glassenberg link
9/21/2014 10:59:44 am

Yay! Your crab is adorable. I grew up in Maryland, too, and I miss steamed crabs in the summer. Lobster in New England is nice, but still. Thanks for sewing from my pattern!

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