Crochet up your very own oceanic creature, we know that there are a whole lot of fans of whales out there, let’s try this free crochet baby whale.
Materials needed to make this pattern are plush yarn with a 4mm crochet hook, 12mm safety eyes, fiberfill, and a small amount of black & blue yarn for the smile and fountain.
This free pattern is very simple and easy, the head and body are made in one piece, then lateral fins are added to the body.
Stitches used in this pattern are single crochet stitch, half double crochet, and treble crochet stitches which make this pattern very suitable for beginners.
Pattern by: Goozell Toys Pattern
Materials
- Plush yarn Himalaya Dolphin Baby or analogs (100% polyester, 100g/120 mt or 3,53 oz/131 yrds)
- 4 mm crochet hook
- 12 mm eyes
- Fiberfill
- Small amount of fine black yarn for smile
- Small amount of fine blue yarn for fountain
- Yarn needle
Abbreviations
Ch – chain stitch
Sl st – slip stitch
Sc – single crochet
Hdc – half double crochet
Tr – treble crochet
Dec – decrease
Inc – increase
Body
Crochet in a spiral:
Round 1: 2 ch, 6 sc into the 2nd ch from hook (6)
Round 2: 6 inc (12)
Round 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (18)
Round 4: (2 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (24)
Round 5: (3 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (30)
If you use safety eyes, then insert them in the 4th round before the 2nd and 5th increases (before tick V)
Round 6-9: 30 sc (30)
Round 10: (3 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (24)
Round 11: (2 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (18)
Round 12: (1 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (12)
Stuff body while crocheting.
Round 13-14: 4 hdc, 2 sc, 4 sl st, 2 sc (12)
Round 15: 7 sc, 2 dec, 1 sc (10)
Round 16-17: 1 sc, 4 hdc, 1 sc, 4 sl st (10)
Round 18: 1 dec, 4 sc, 1 dec, 2 sl st (8)
Round 19: 1 dec, 2 sc, 1 dec, 2 sl st (6)
Round 20: 4 sc, 1 dec, 1 sc, 1 ch
Fold top of tail flat and 2 sc through both sides across, see pic. 4 (this is the base of the tail fin)
Turn and crochet the tail fin (pic. 5): 3 ch, 1 tr + 3 ch + 1 sl st in first sc, 3 ch, 1 tr + 3 ch + 1 sl st in 2nd (last) sc
Fasten off.
Lateral Fins x2
Round 1: 2 ch, 1 inc into the 2nd ch from hook (2), turn and crochet in opposite direction
Round 2: 1 ch, 2 inc (4)
Fasten off, leaving long enough yarn tail for sewing.
Sew the fins sideways to the body (pic. 6 and 7)
Embroider a smile and fix the fountain on the top of the head as shown on pic. 8-11.
