Whale crochet pattern — six pieces, 35 rounds written out
A free whale crochet pattern for a small amigurumi about 5 cm across and 7 cm long, worked on a 3.5 mm hook in two colours over about four and a half hours. Six pieces come off the hook and only one of them has any shaping in it: the body opens to thirty stitches in five rounds, holds thirty for seven, and closes again in four, while the flukes, fins and belly patch are three or four rounds each. All 35 rounds are written out below across the six pieces, each carrying the stitch count it ends on.
Maths verified, not yet made. Every one of the 35 rounds was checked against the round before it by machine — the counts, the increases and the decreases all add up. What nobody can promise you yet is how it sits in the hand.How we check
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Why it is rated Easy
Easy: one piece carries all the shaping and the rest are three or four rounds each. The only care needed is keeping the seven straight rounds even before the decreases start.
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00What you need before you start
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What you need before you start
Yarn — two colours, all weight 3
1 skeinDK cotton
scrapsDK cotton
Tools
3 you probably own, 2 to buyYou likely have
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Stitch markers
You need to buy
Polyester stuffing
6 mm safety eyes ×2
Gauge and finished size
the last check before you cast onTension
Tight enough that the stuffing cannot show between the stitches. Exact gauge is not critical — a looser hand gives a larger whale and eats a little more of the blue.
Finished size
~5 cm across, ~7 cm long
How to make the little whale, piece by piece
Switching rewrites every round:US6 sc in magic ringUK6 dc in magic ringWork a US sc as a UK single crochet and the fabric comes out looser and taller.
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01The body
Five rounds out to thirty stitches, seven straight rounds, then four…16 RNDS
starts in sea· magic ring· Piece 1 of 6
First six rounds[6] [12] [18] [24] [30] [30]
Out to thirty
RND 1–51[6]
2[12]
3[18]
4[24]
5[30]
The straight belly
RND 6–126[30]
7[30]
8[30]
9[30]
10[30]
11[30]
12[30]
Closing the tail end
RND 13–1613[24]
14[18]
15[12]
16[6]
US termsscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreasemrmagic ring
When this piece is doneSet the eyes around round 8, a third of the way up, before the opening closes. Then stuff it firmly through rounds 13 to 15 and draw the last six stitches shut with the tail.
2
02The flukes
Two the same. Six stitches in a ring, out to nine, one straight…4 RNDS
starts in sea· magic ring· Piece 2 of 6
First four rounds[6] [9] [9] [6]
1[6]
2[9]
3[9]
4[6]
US termsscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreasemrmagic ring
When this piece is doneLeave them unstuffed and press each one flat. Sew them to the closed end of the body angled slightly up, so the tail sits the way a whale holds it at the surface.
3
03Right fluke
— the same 4 rounds again, worked from piece 024 RNDS
starts in sea· magic ring· Piece 3 of 6· mirrors the flukes
First four rounds[6] [9] [9] [6]
1[6]
2[9]
3[9]
4[6]
US termsscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreasemrmagic ring
4
04The fins
Two small tubes. Six stitches around for three rounds, then three…4 RNDS
starts in sea· magic ring· Piece 4 of 6
First four rounds[6] [6] [6] [3]
1[6]
2[6]
3[6]
4[3]
US termsscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreasemrmagic ring
When this piece is doneNo stuffing in either. Flatten each one and sew it low on the side, about level with round 9 of the body, with the point angled back.
5
05Right fin
— the same 4 rounds again, worked from piece 044 RNDS
starts in sea· magic ring· Piece 5 of 6· mirrors the fins
First four rounds[6] [6] [6] [3]
1[6]
2[6]
3[6]
4[3]
US termsscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreasemrmagic ring
6
06The belly patch
A three-round off-white disc, eighteen stitches around its edge. The…3 RNDS
starts in belly· magic ring· Piece 6 of 6
First three rounds[6] [12] [18]
1[6]
2[12]
3[18]
US termsscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreasemrmagic ring
When this piece is doneLeave a long tail. Pin it under the straight rounds of the body, stretched a little along the length, and sew all the way round.
You are here
Six pieces from four lists. Two lists — the flukes and the fins — are written once and worked twice, identical round for round; the grey bars are piece length, all drawn to the same scale.35 ROUNDS IN ALL
Three notes on the little whale
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01The flukes sew flat to the tail end, angled slightly up.
02Set the eyes around round 8, a third of the way up.
03An original Crochet Genie design.
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