Make your own adorable whale plushie with this free crochet pattern! This beginner-friendly project creates a cuddly whale amigurumi that’s perfect for gifting or keeping for yourself. With simple stitches and easy-to-follow instructions, you’ll be able to create this charming sea creature in just a few hours.
Key Takeaways:
- Beginner-friendly pattern with basic stitches
- Customizable colors to match your style
- Quick project that can be completed in one sitting
- Perfect gift for ocean lovers and children
Materials&Tools
- Yarn
- Polyester Fiberfill
- 2.25mm Hook(What I used in this pattern)
- Yarn Needle
- Glue (To connect the parts, you can also sew with yarn)
Abbreviation
- ch – chain
- sc – single crochet
- inc – increase (2 single crochets in one stitch)
- dec – decrease (merge 2 single crochets into 1)
- hdc – half double crochet
- dc – double crochet
- sc3tog – single crochet three together
- sl st – slip stitch
- sk – skip
- magic ring – adjustable ring to start crocheting in the round
- BLO – back loop only
- FLO – front loop only
How to Read Pattern?
- R5: ch, [1 sc, sc inc] x 6, sl st
In Round 5, start with a chain stitch, then repeat the pattern “1 single crochet, single scrochet increase” 6 times. End with a slip stitch.
- (sc+sc+sc)
Parentheses ( ) indicate that all stitches within them are worked into the same stitch. So ‘(sc+sc+sc)’ means working 3 single crochet stitches all into the same stitch.
Pattern Info
Body(Change to white yarn at the underlined locations)
- R1: 5 ch, 3 sc into 2nd chain from the hook, (sc+sc+sc), 2 sc, inc
- R2: inc, 2 sc, 3 inc, 2 sc, 2 inc
- R3: 6 sc, 2 inc, 6 sc, 2 inc
- R4: 5 sc, 2 sc, 2 inc, 2 sc, 7 sc, 2 inc
- R5: 5 sc, 3 sc, 2 inc, 3 sc, 8 sc, 2 inc, sc
- R6-10: 5 sc, 10 sc, 13 sc
- R11: 6 sc, 2 sc, 2 dec, 2 sc, 9 sc, 2 dec, sc
- R12: 6 sc, 6 sc, 12 sc
- R13: 6 sc, sc, 2 dec, sc, 8 sc, 2 dec
- R14: 6 sc, 2 dec, 6 sc, 2 dec
- R15: dec, 2 sc, 3 dec, 2 sc, 2 dec
- R16: 3 sc, sc3tog, 3 sc, (sc+sc+sc)
- R17: 2 sc, 2 dec, 2sc, 2inc
- R18: 10 sc
- R19: sk 5, turn the hook to the 6th stitches on the opposite side and crochet 5 inc
- R20: 5 dec
- Stuffing the item. 5 inc in the remaining stitches
Side fins
- Start with magic ring
- 6 sc
- Sewing to the body
Water Column
- 4 ch, sc into 2nd chain from the hook, 2 sl st, 4 ch, sc into 2nd chain from the hook, 2 sl st, sl st to the first stitch, tie off the yarn
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