The Crochet Whale Amigurumi Pattern is an accessible guide for crafting a charming whale toy. Perfect for crochet hobbyists of any skill, it offers an amusing crafting session, ending with a cute whale plushie.
Crochet Whale Amigurumi Pattern
The Crochet Whale Amigurumi Pattern guides you to craft a delightful whale toy. The amigurumi pattern presents a friendly whale with a wide smile, a spouting blowhole, and a plump body. Suitable for crocheters of all skill levels, the Whale Amigurumi pattern offers a chance to add a touch of marine magic to your curated collection of handmade crochet toys.
Making The Crochet Whale Amigurumi Pattern
Materials:
- Sport weight yarn in light blue and white
- Crochet hook size 3.00 mm
- Fiberfill
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
- Black embroidery floss
- Pink embroidery floss
Notes:
- The pattern uses US crochet terminology.
- Gauge is unimportant for this project, as the amigurumi is meant to be small and cuddly.
- You can adjust the size of the amigurumi by using a different weight of yarn or a different size crochet hook.
- The pattern is written in a continuous spiral, so you don’t need to turn your work at the end of each round.
- Be sure to stuff the amigurumi firmly as you go so that it keeps its shape.
Step-by-step pattern
Body:
- Make a magic ring with light blue yarn.
- Crochet 6 single crochets (sc) in the ring. Tighten the ring. (6 sc)
- Increase 6 times evenly around (12 sc)
- Round 2-7: Sc in each stitch around. (12 sc)
- Round 8: Increase 6 times evenly around. (18 sc)
- Round 9-14: Sc in each stitch around. (18 sc)
- Round 15: Increase 6 times evenly around. (24 sc)
- Round 16-20: Sc in each stitch around. (24 sc)
- Round 21: Sc in each stitch around, except for the last 6 stitches. Stuff the body firmly. Sc in the remaining 6 stitches. (18 sc)
- Round 22-26: Sc in each stitch around. (18 sc)
- Round 27: Decrease 6 times evenly around. (12 sc)
- Round 28-32: Sc in each stitch around. (12 sc)
- Round 33: Decrease 6 times evenly around. (6 sc)
- Stuff the body firmly. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Tail:
- Make a magic ring with light blue yarn.
- Crochet 6 single crochets (sc) in the ring. Tighten the ring. (6 sc)
- Increase 6 times evenly around (12 sc)
- Round 2-4: Sc in each stitch around. (12 sc)
- Round 5: Increase 6 times evenly around. (18 sc)
- Round 6-10: Sc in each stitch around. (18 sc)
- Round 11: Decrease 6 times evenly around. (12 sc)
- Round 12-16: Sc in each stitch around. (12 sc)
- Round 17: Decrease 6 times evenly around. (6 sc)
- Fasten off and weave in ends.
- Sew the tail to the body, positioning it so that the tip of the tail is level with the bottom of the body.
Fins (make 2):
- Make a magic ring with light blue yarn.
- Crochet 6 single crochets (sc) in the ring. Tighten the ring. (6 sc)
- Increase 6 times evenly around (12 sc)
- Round 2-3: Sc in each stitch around. (12 sc)
- Round 4: Decrease 6 times evenly around. (6 sc)
- Fasten off and weave in ends.
- Sew the fins to the body, positioning them so that they are evenly spaced on the sides of the body.
Eyes:
- Embroider has two small black circles on the face for the eyes.
Mouth:
- Embroider a small pink line on the face for the mouth.
Blush:
- Embroider two small pink circles on the cheeks for the blush.
That's it! Your whale amigurumi is now complete. I hope you enjoy making it!
Here are some additional tips for crocheting your whale amigurumi:
- Use a yarn needle to weave in the ends of your yarn securely.
- If you are using safety eyes, be sure to sew them on securely so that small children cannot pull them out.
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