Blue Whale Free Crochet Pattern Embroider the 2 LINES under the eyes with some white yarn.
Updated: Oct 19, 2019
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)
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner 2) *2 sc, inc*, repeat ** around (8)
YARN: Medium Weight Yarn (Lace 4) in Turquoise and White 3) *3 sc, inc*, repeat ** around (10)
OTHER MATERIALS: Polyester Fiber Filling, Two 9mm Black Safety Eyes 4) *4 sc, inc*, repeat ** around (12)
HOOK SIZES: 3.5 mm 5) *5 sc, inc*, repeat ** around (14)
STITCHES USED and ABBREVIATIONS: magic ring (mr), chain (ch), slip stitch 6) sc even (14)
(sl st), single crochet (sc), decrease (dec), increase (inc), back loop only (BLO), 7) *5 sc, dec*, repeat ** around (12)
fasten off (F/O). 8) *4 sc, dec*, repeat ** around (10); F/O and cut the yarn
INSTRUCTIONS: Work in rows otherwise instructed; join with a sl st, and ch1 at Do no cut the yarn once you have completed the 2nd fin, CH 1 INSTEAD.
the end of each row. 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
BODY (turquoise and white yarn) sc keep crocheting on the other fin, 4 sc, 1 dec, 4 sc (18)
1) starting off with turquoise yarn, 8 sc in a mr (8) 10) *1 sc, dec*, repeat ** around (12)
2) inc around (16) 11) sc even (12)
3) *1 sc, inc*, repeat ** around (24) 12) *1 sc, inc*, repeat ** around (18)
4) *2 sc, inc*, repeat ** around (32) 13) *2 sc, inc*, repeat ** around (24); stuff lightly only this part of the tail, do not
5) *3 sc, inc*, repeat ** around (40) stuff the two fins
6) *4 sc, inc*, repeat ** around (48) 14) sc even (24); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn to sew the tail to the back of the
7) *5 sc, inc*, repeat ** around (56) body (between rounds 18 and 20).
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) WATER SPRAY (white yarn)
19) switching to white yarn, sc even (50) 1) 8 sc in a mr (8)
20) working in BLO, *3 sc, dec*, repeat ** around (40) 2) 8 sc in the bl (8)
21) *2 sc, dec*, repeat ** around (30) 3) *2 sc, dec*, repeat ** around (6)
22) *1 sc, dec*, repeat ** around (20); stuff the doll 4) sc even (6)
23) dec around (10) 5) 4 sc in each st around (24)
24) dec around (5); F/O, close the hole and hide the yarn. 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.