Jellyfish

Rnata 16.04.2019

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share (printed or online), reproduce, distribute, or alter any part of it. Do not claim it as your own.
However, you are welcome to sell the finished item in a limited number provided that you credit me
(RNata) as the designer especially when listing online. Thank you.
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Materials and Tools

 Yarn: 1 or more colors.

I used Schachenmayr Catania (100% cotton) in light blue, blue, purple and turquoise.
Change of colors are only suggestions, you can choose your own color patterns.
 Crochet hook 2.5 mm or 3.00 mm.
I used a 2.5mm hook.
 Stuffing: I use polyester wool and a chopstick to stuff the doll.
 Tapestry needle, scissors.
 Safety eyes 7.00 mm.
 Stitch marker.
I used thin black thread.

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Abbreviations
mr = Magic ring
ch = Chain
st = Stitch
slst = Slip stitch
sc = Single crochet
() = Parentheses are used for repeated patterns of stitches, example: (2 sc, inc) x3 means repeat
3 times (2 single crochet and one increase).
inc = 2 sc in the same stitch
dec = 2 sc together, but working in the front loops only
BLO=use only back loop
FO=fasten off

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BODY
Round Pattern #st

1- 6 sc in magic ring 6
2- (1 inc) x6 12
3- (1 inc, 1 sc) x6 18
4- (2 sc, 1 inc) x6 24
5- (1 inc, 3 sc) x6 30
6- 2 sc, (1 inc, 4 sc) x5, 1 inc, 2 sc 36
7- 4 sc, (1 inc, 5 sc) x5, 1 inc, 1 sc 42
8- (6 sc, 1 inc) x6 48
9-18- 48 sc around, 10 rounds 48

Attach the safety eyes between rounds 16 and 17 with 8 stitches in-between (fig 2).

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 1 2

19- (6 sc, 1 dec) x6 42

20- 2 sc, (1 dec, 5 sc) x5, 1 dec, 3 sc 36
21- (1 dec, 4 sc) x6, (fig 3) 30
Start to stuff the body.
22- Use only front loops: (2 sc, 3 inc) x6 48
23- (3 sc, 5 inc) x6 78
24- 78 sc around, (fig 4, 5) 78
Stuff the body firmly and fasten off.

3 4 5

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BOTTOM PART of BODY
Round Pattern #st

1- 6 sc in magic ring 6
2- (1 inc) x6 12
3- BLO: (1 inc, 1 sc) x6 18
4- BLO: (2 sc, 1 inc) x6 24
5- (1 inc, 3 sc) x6, (fig 7). 30
Cut the yarn leaving a long tail for sewing. We will do it later.

TENTACLES

Bottom tentacles:
Bottom tentacles are made using the puff stitch. For instructions, see the photo tutorial below
the pattern.
There are two options of tentacle color.

8 9

- The first way: all tentacles are the one color (fig 8).
- The second way: each pair (2 tentacles) is made with different color (fig 9).
If you would like to make all tentacles one color, follow the pattern below and don’t change the
yarn.
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 10 11 12

Insert your hook in last front loop of round 3 from outside to inside. Pick up the blue yarn.
Crochet 35 chs. In second chain from the hook: make a puff stitch and a sl st in next stitch.
Repeat it 17 times. Follow the pattern below.
• Note: make a slip stitch more freely.
• Note: take out the starting tail of yarn on back side (fig 12).
How to make a puff stitch:
- Yarn over and insert your hook it into the stitch (pull loop up to height of dc stitch). Yarn
over and pull up a loop.
- Yarn over and insert your hook into the same stitch. Repeat these steps twice.
- You will now have 7 loops on your hook (fig 13).
- Pull through all loops on hook (fig 14).

13 14 15

16 17

5
tentacles pattern #st
1- Blue yarn: 35 chains: in second chain from the hook: ( 1 puff 34
stitch, 1 sl st) x17, (fig 16, 17).
2- Make a sl st in next loop
3- Blue yarn: 37 chs: in second chain from the hook: ( 1 puff stitch, 36
1 sl st) x18
4- Make a sl st in next loop
Change the color of yarn to purple. The next stitch will be a new
color. Cut the blue yarn.

18

How to change the color of yarn:

With the two loops from the previous yarn on the hook (fig 19), wrap the new yarn around the
hook, then pull the new yarn through the two loops of the stitch (fig 20).

19 20

5- Purple yarn: 35 chains: in second chain from the hook: (1 puff 34

stitch, 1 sl st) x17, (fig 21).
6- Make a sl st in next loop
7- Purple yarn: 37 chains: in second chain from the hook: (1 puff 36
stitch, 1 sl st) x18, (fig 22).
8- Make a sl st in next loop
Change the color of yarn to turquoise. The next stitch will be a
new color. Cut the blue purple.

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22

9- Turquoise yarn: 35 chains: in second chain from the hook: (1 34

puff stitch, 1 sl st) x17, (fig 21).
10- Make a sl st in next loop
11- Turquoise yarn: 37 chains: in second chain from the hook: (1 36
puff stitch, 1 sl st) x18, (fig 22).
12- Make a sl st in next loop. Cut the turquoise yarn. Bring all tails
of yarn inside (fig 23)

23

7
Top tentacles:
Insert your hook in last front loop of round 4 from outside to inside (fig 24, 25). Pick up the light
blue yarn and pull it through. Crochet 27 chains, starting on the second chain from hook: 26 sc
(round 1). Follow the pattern below:

24 25

25a

tentacles pattern #st

1- Crochet 27 chains, turn and work on the 2nd chain from the 26
hook: 26 sc.
•Note: make a sc only in top loop (fig 25a). In that way tentacle
is curved more.
Make a sl st in next loop.
2- 35 chains (fig 26), turn and work on the 2nd chain from the 34
hook: 34 sc, sl st in next loop.
3- 39 chains, turn and work on the 2nd chain from the hook: 38 sc, 38
sl st in next loop.
4- 37 chains, turn and work on the 2nd chain from the hook: 36 sc, 36
sl st in next loop.
5- 34 chains, turn and work on the 2nd chain from the hook: 33 sc, 33
sl st in next loop.
6- 41 chains, turn and work on the 2nd chain from the hook: 40 sc, 40
sl st in next loop.
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7- 30 chains, turn and work on the 2nd chain from the hook: 29 sc, 29
sl st in next loop.

26

27

8- 35 chains, turn and work on the 2nd chain from the hook: 34 sc, 34
sl st in next loop.
9- 37 chains, turn and work on the 2nd chain from the hook: 36 sc, 36
sl st in next loop.
10- 33 chains, turn and work on the 2nd chain from the hook: 32 sc, 32
sl st in next loop.
11- 41 chains, turn and work on the 2nd chain from the hook: 40 sc, 40
sl st in next loop.
12- 38 chains, turn and work on the 2nd chain from the hook: 37 sc, 37
sl st in next loop.
13- 32 chains, turn and work on the 2nd chain from the hook: 31 sc, 31
sl st in next loop.
14- 27 chains, turn and work on the 2nd chain from the hook: 26 sc, 26
sl st in next loop.
15- 33 chains, turn and work on the 2nd chain from the hook: 32 sc, 32
sl st in next loop.
16- 36 chains, turn and work on the 2nd chain from the hook: 35 sc, 35
sl st in next loop.
17- 39 chains, turn and work on the 2nd chain from the hook: 38 sc, 38
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 sl st in next loop.
18- 34 chains, turn and work on the 2nd chain from the hook: 33 sc, 33
sl st in next loop.
Cut the yarn and bring it inside.

28

29

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How to finish:
Using the remaining tail of bottom part of body, sew the opening through the back loops of
body (fig 30) and front loops of bottom part (fig 31) by going across each stitch (fig 32).

•Note: Don’t pull the yarn too tight.”

30 31 32

FLOWER

In magic ring: (1 ch, 1 puff stitch, 1 sl st) x5.

Sew the flower to body (fig 34).

33 34

11
How to make invisible decrease:

Insert your hook in the front loops (a) and then (b) (fig 1), go in the front loop (a) and in (b) (fig 2, 3). Yarn
over and pull through the front loops (a) and (b) (fig 4). Yarn over and pull through the 2 remaining loops
(fig 5).

1 2 3

(b) (a)

4 5

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