Baby Whale

Difficulty Level: easy

Amigurumi crochet Baby Whale

Free Baby Whale crochet tutorial by Kseniya Grigoreva @ksenia_vyazalkino.

With these instructions, you can crochet a plush whale. Any plush yarn will work well for this amigurumi: Himalaya Dolphin Baby, YarnArt Dolce, Kamtex Velour, or a similar yarn. You can use a wire frame to hold the tail in place.

Materials and Tools

Plush yarn (any color)
4-4.5 mm crochet hook
White yarn for the eyes
Safety eyes
Toy stuffing
Wire
Needle for sewing the pieces together
Scissors

Abbreviations

MR — magic ring
sc — single crochet
inc — increase
dec — decrease
(...) x n — repeat n times

Amigurumi Plush Baby Whale Crochet Pattern

How you begin depends on the yarn you choose. If you are using textured yarn, start with two chain stitches and work 6 sc into the second chain from the hook. If you are using smooth yarn, you can simply make a magic ring and work 6 sc into it.

Fins (make 2)

1. 6 sc in MR
2. (1 sc, inc) x 3 = 9 sc
3. (2 sc, inc) x 3 = 12 sc
4. 12 sc
5. (3 sc, inc) x 3 = 15 sc
6. 15 sc
7. (3 sc, dec) x 3 = 12 sc
8. (2 sc, dec) x 3 = 9 sc
9. (1 sc, dec) x 3 = 6 sc

Fold the piece in half and work 3 sc through both layers. Leave a long tail for sewing. Do not stuff.

Body

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc = 12 sc
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 = 18 sc
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 = 24 sc
5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 = 30 sc
6. (4 sc, inc) x 6 = 36 sc
7. (5 sc, inc) x 6 = 42 sc
8. 42 sc
9. (6 sc, inc) x 6 = 48 sc
10. 48 sc
11. (7 sc, inc) x 6 = 54 sc
12-18. 54 sc
19. (7 sc, dec) x 6 = 48 sc
20. 48 sc
21. (6 sc, dec) x 6 = 42 sc
22. 42 sc

Secure the wire. Do not sew it too tightly, or it will show on the face. The wire should remain loose. The main goal is to keep it from slipping out during active play.

23. (5 sc, dec) x 6 = 36 sc
24. 14 sc, 4 dec, 14 sc = 32 sc
25. 32 sc
26. 12 sc, 4 dec, 12 sc = 28 sc
27-28. 28 sc. Stuff
29. 12 sc, 2 dec, 12 sc = 26 sc
30. 26 sc
31. 11 sc, 2 dec, 11 sc = 24 sc
32. 24 sc
33. (4 sc, dec) x 4 = 20 sc
34. 20 sc. Add more stuffing.
35. (3 sc, dec) x 4 = 16 sc
36. 16 sc
37. (2 sc, dec) x 4 = 12 sc
38. 12 sc
39. (1 sc, dec) x 4 = 8 sc
40-43. 8 sc

Fasten off and close the opening.

Tail (make 2)

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 5 sc, inc = 7 sc
3. 6 sc, inc = 8 sc
4. 7 sc, inc = 9 sc
5. 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, 2 inc = 12 sc
6. 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, 2 inc, 1 sc = 15 sc
7. 11 sc, 2 inc, 2 sc = 17 sc
8. 12 sc, 2 inc, 3 sc = 19 sc
9. 13 sc, 2 inc, 4 sc = 21 sc
10. 14 sc, 2 inc, 5 sc = 23 sc
11. 15 sc, 2 inc, 6 sc = 25 sc
12-14. 25 sc
15. (3 sc, dec) x 5 = 20 sc
16. (2 sc, dec) x 5 = 15 sc
17. (1 sc, dec) x 5 = 10 sc
18. 5 dec = 5 sc