This mini crochet whale is soft, squishy, and small enough to be held in your palm. It's perfect as gifts, keychains, or even office decorations. New to amigurumi?
This pattern is a wonderful place to start!
Materials that you need
- Worsted weight yarn (light blue, white, or any fun color)
- 3.5 mm crochet hook
- Safety eyes (6mm) or black thread for eyes
- Fiberfill stuffing
- Yarn needle
- Stitch marker (optional)
Stitch Guide
- MR (Magic Ring): Start your project with a tight ring.
- SC (Single Crochet): Insert hook, yarn over, pull through, yarn over again, pull through both loops.
- INC (Increase): 2 SC in the same stitch.
- DEC (Decrease): SC two stitches together.
- SL ST (Slip Stitch): Insert hook, yarn over, and pull through all loops on hook.
Steps Mini Whale Crochet Pattern
Body
Round 1: Start with a Magic Ring, 6 SC into the ring (6)
Round 2: INC in each stitch around (12)
Round 3: (SC, INC) repeat around (18)
Round 4: (2 SC, INC) repeat around (24)
Rounds 5–10: SC in each stitch around (24)
Round 11: (2 SC, DEC) repeat around (18)
Round 12: (SC, DEC) repeat around (12)
Insert stuffing and add safety eyes between Rounds 6 and 7
(about 5 stitches apart).
Round 13: DEC around (6)
Fasten off and close the hole with your yarn needle.
Tail (Make 2)
Chain 4, SC in 2nd chain from hook, HDC in next, DC in last.
Fasten off and leave a long tail. Make a second fin and sew
both onto the back of the body.
- Fins (Optional – Make 2)
- Round 1: 6 SC in a magic ring.
- Round 2: SC around (6)
- Fasten off and sew on either side of the whale's body.
You did it! Your mini crochet whale is ready to swim! This
little sea creature is a great beginner amigurumi project and makes a perfect
gift or keychain
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