I’ve always been fascinated by Whales…they are social and intelligent creatures, graceful swimmers that nurture, play and sing.
A couple of years ago I went whale watching on a little boat on the St Lawrence River in Canada and I got the chance to see and be close to one of this gentle giants…I will never forget that day!
Today I want to share with you the crochet instructions of a cute little BLUE WHALE I designed some time ago.He whale is part of my Nautical Amigurumi Collection that features, together with the whale, a seagull, a lighthouse, a sea star, a life belt and a series of colorful lobster buoys.
Materyals;
YARN: Medium Weight Yarn (Lace 4) in Turquoise and White
OTHER MATERIALS: Polyester Fiber Filling, Two 9mm Black Safety Eyes
HOOK SIZES: 3.5 mm
STITCHES USED and ABBREVIATIONS: magic ring (mr), chain (ch), slip stitch (sl st), single crochet (sc), decrease (dec), increase (inc), back loop only (BLO), fasten off (F/O).
INSTRUCTIONS: Work in rows otherwise instructed; join with a sl st, and ch1 at the end of each row.
BODY (turquoise and white yarn);
1) starting off with turquoise yarn, 8 sc in a mr (8)
2) inc around (16)
3) 1 sc, inc, repeat ** around (24)
4) 2 sc, inc, repeat ** around (32)
5) 3 sc, inc, repeat ** around (40)
6) 4 sc, inc, repeat ** around (48)
7) 5 sc, inc, repeat ** around (56)
8-17) sc even (56); insert the plastic eyes between rounds 15/16, 15 stitches apart
18) 7 sc, dec, repeat ** around, 2 sc (50)
19) switching to white yarn, sc even (50)
20) working in BLO, 3 sc, dec, repeat ** around (40)
21) 2 sc, dec, repeat ** around (30)
22) 1 sc, dec, repeat ** around (20); stuff the doll
23) dec around (10)
24) dec around (5); F/O, close the hole and hide the yarn.
Embroider the 2 LINES under the eyes with some white yarn.
FINS (turquoise yarn; make two);
1) 5 sc in a mr (5)
2) inc around (10)
3) 4 sc, inc, repeat ** around (12)
4-6) sc even (12)
7) 4 sc, dec, repeat ** around (10); F/O and leave a tail of yarn to sew the fin to side of the body.
TAIL (turquoise yarn);
Make two:
1) 6 sc in a mr (6)
2) 2 sc, inc, repeat ** around (8)
3) 3 sc, inc, repeat ** around (10)
4) 4 sc, inc, repeat ** around (12)
5) 5 sc, inc, repeat ** around (14)
6) sc even (14)
7) 5 sc, dec, repeat ** around (12)
8) 4 sc, dec, repeat ** around (10); F/O and cut the yarn
Do no cut the yarn once you have completed the 2nd fin, CH 1 INSTEAD.
Merge the two pieces together:
9) join the yarn with a sl st to the 2nd fin, ch1 and sc in the same st, 3 sc, 1 dec, 4 sc keep crocheting on the other fin, 4 sc, 1 dec, 4 sc (18)
10) 1 sc, dec, repeat ** around (12)
11) sc even (12)
12) 1 sc, inc, repeat ** around (18)
13) 2 sc, inc, repeat ** around (24); stuff lightly only this part of the tail, do not stuff the two fins
14) sc even (24); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn to sew the tail to the back of the body (between rounds 18 and 20).
WATER SPRAY (white yarn);
1) 8 sc in a mr (8)
2) 8 sc in the bl (8)
3) 2 sc, dec, repeat ** around (6)
4) sc even (6)
5) 4 sc in each st around (24)
6) 2 sc in each st around (48); F/O and hide the yarn
Sew the water spray on top of the whale using some white yarn.
