Stingray

Free Stingray crochet tutorial by Nihan @yarnolog.

With this pattern, you can crochet a sea stingray. For this amigurumi project, any cotton blend yarn will work: YarnArt Jeans, Alize Cotton Gold, Gazzal Baby Cotton, and others. The stingray body is crocheted in one piece in a spiral, while the belly is worked in turning rows.

Materials and Tools

• YarnArt Jeans yarn 01, 47, 15
• 2 mm crochet hook
• 6 mm safety eyes
• Toy stuffing
• Needle for sewing parts
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR - magic ring
• ch - chain stitch
• sl st - slip stitch
• sc - single crochet
• inc - increase
• dec - decrease
• (...) x n - repeat n times

Stingray Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Body

1: 11 ch, 9 sc, 3 sc in 1 stitch, 8 sc, 3 sc in 1 stitch (23)
2: inc, 8 sc, inc, sc, inc, 9 sc, inc, sc (27)
3: 27 sc (27)
4: 27 sc, 7 ch, (6 sc in chain stitches) (40)
5: 13 sc, 7 ch, (6 sc in chain stitches), 14 sc, (6 sc in chain stitches), 3 sc in 1 stitch, 5 sc (54)
6: 13 sc, (6 sc in chain stitches), 3 sc in 1 stitch, 33 sc (55)
7: 55 sc (55)

8: 19 sc, join 3 stitches together, 25 sc, join 3 stitches together, 5 sc (51)
9: dec, 10 sc, dec, 4 sc, join 3 stitches together, 4 sc, dec, 11 sc, dec, 4 sc, join 3 stitches together, 4 sc (43)
10: 15 sc, join 3 stitches together, 19 sc, join 3 stitches together, 3 sc (39)
11: 14 sc, join 3 stitches together, 17 sc, join 3 stitches together, 2 sc (35)
12: 13 sc, join 3 stitches together, 15 sc, join 3 stitches together, sc (31)
13: dec, 9 sc, dec, sc, dec, 10 sc, dec, sc, dec (26)
14-15: 26 sc. Attach the eyes between rounds 2 and 3, with 6 stitches between them.

16: (dec, sc) x 8, dec (17)
17: 17 sc
18: (2 sc, dec) x 4, sc (13)
19: 13 sc
Stuff only the body. Do not stuff the wings.
20: (dec, 2 sc) x 3, 1 sc (10)
21-22: 10 sc
23: (1 sc, dec) x 3, 1 sc (7)
24-42: 7 sc
43: 4 dec, close the piece. Insert wire into the tail.

Underside

1: 11 ch
2: 10 sc, 1 ch, turn
3: inc, 8 sc, inc, 1 ch, turn (12)
4: 12 sc, 9 ch, turn
5: 20 sc, 9 ch, turn
6: 28 sc, 1 ch, turn
7: dec, 24 sc, dec, 1 ch, turn
8: dec, 22 sc, dec, 1 ch, turn
9: dec, 20 sc, dec, 1 ch, turn
10: dec, 18 sc, dec, 1 ch, turn
11: 2 dec, 12 sc, 2 dec, 1 ch, turn
12: 2 dec, 8 sc, 2 dec, 1 ch, turn
13: 12 sc, 1 ch, turn
14: dec, 8 sc, dec, 1 ch, turn
15: dec, 6 sc, dec, 1 ch, turn
16: 8 sc, 1 ch, turn
17: 4 dec, 1 ch, turn
18: 2 dec, 1 ch, turn
19: 2 sc, close the piece.

Sew the piece to the body, and your little stingray is ready!