Free crochet pattern
Whale Amigurumi Pattern
This free whale amigurumi pattern is worked in continuous rounds of single crochet, with increases and decreases for the shaping. In worsted yarn with a 3.5 mm hook it makes a toy about 6½ in tall, and it takes about 3½-4½ hours at an everyday pace, sewing included. There are 6 pieces to crochet and sew together.
- Level
- Easy
- Size
- About 6½ in
- Time
- 3½-4½ hours
- Pieces
- 6
- Yarn
- Worsted
- Hook
- 3.5 mm
The app counts your stitches round by round, reminds you when to add the eyes, and can resize the pattern for other yarns. Free, no account.
What you need
- Ocean Blue yarn, worsted weight: about 105 yd (95 m)
- Cream yarn, worsted weight: about 10 yd (10 m)
- 2 safety eyes, 9 mm
- Fiberfill stuffing
- Stitch marker
- Yarn needle
- 3.5 mm crochet hook
Yarn amounts are estimates with a little extra for tails and sewing.
Stitches and techniques
Magic ring · Single crochet · Increase · Invisible decrease · Stuffing · Safety eyes · Sewing pieces on · Embroidery
Abbreviations (US terms): MR = magic ring, sc = single crochet, inc = 2 sc in the same stitch, dec = crochet 2 stitches together (an invisible decrease looks neatest). The number in brackets is the stitch count at the end of the round.
The pattern
Work in continuous rounds. Move the stitch marker up each round.
Body · make 1 · Ocean Blue
| Round | Stitches | Count |
|---|---|---|
| R1 | 6 sc in MR | 6 |
| R2 | inc x6 | 12 |
| R3 | (sc, inc) x6 | 18 |
| R4 | sc, (inc, 2 sc) x5, inc, sc | 24 |
| R5 | (3 sc, inc) x6 | 30 |
| R6 | 2 sc, (inc, 4 sc) x5, inc, 2 sc | 36 |
| R7 | (5 sc, inc) x6 | 42 |
| R8 | 3 sc, (inc, 6 sc) x5, inc, 3 sc | 48 |
| R9 | (7 sc, inc) x6 | 54 |
| R10 | 4 sc, (inc, 8 sc) x5, inc, 4 sc | 60 |
| R11 | sc around | 60 |
| R12 | 4 sc, (inc, 9 sc) x5, inc, 5 sc | 66 |
| R13-14 | sc around | 66 |
| R15 | (10 sc, inc) x6 | 72 |
| R16-25 | sc around | 72 |
| R26 | 5 sc, (dec, 10 sc) x5, dec, 5 sc | 66 |
| R27 | sc around | 66 |
| R28 | 4 sc, (dec, 9 sc) x5, dec, 5 sc | 60 |
| R29 | sc around | 60 |
| R30 | 4 sc, (dec, 8 sc) x5, dec, 4 sc | 54 |
| R31 | sc around | 54 |
| R32 | 3 sc, (dec, 7 sc) x5, dec, 4 sc | 48 |
| R33 | sc around | 48 |
| R34 | 3 sc, (dec, 6 sc) x5, dec, 3 sc | 42 |
| R35 | (5 sc, dec) x6 | 36 |
| R36 | 2 sc, (dec, 4 sc) x5, dec, 2 sc | 30 |
| Stuff firmly. | ||
| R37 | (3 sc, dec) x6 | 24 |
| R38 | sc, (dec, 2 sc) x5, dec, sc | 18 |
| R39 | (sc, dec) x6 | 12 |
| R40 | dec x6 | 6 |
| Fasten off, then gather the last 6 stitches closed. | ||
Eyes: Put the safety eyes in now, between R29 and R30, about 18 stitches apart. Once the piece is closed you can't add them.
Stuff firmly. This is the main piece, with the head end toward +z.
Tail · make 1 · Ocean Blue
| Round | Stitches | Count |
|---|---|---|
| R1 | 6 sc in MR | 6 |
| R2 | inc x6 | 12 |
| R3 | (sc, inc) x6 | 18 |
| R4 | sc, (inc, 2 sc) x5, inc, sc | 24 |
| R5-7 | sc around | 24 |
| R8 | sc, (inc, 3 sc) x5, inc, 2 sc | 30 |
| R9-11 | sc around | 30 |
| R12 | 2 sc, (inc, 4 sc) x5, inc, 2 sc | 36 |
| R13-14 | sc around | 36 |
| Fasten off. Leave a long tail for sewing. | ||
Stuff lightly. Sew the wide open end to the back of the body, overlapping it slightly. The tail tip curves up a little.
Fluke · make 1 · Ocean Blue
| Round | Stitches | Count |
|---|---|---|
| R1 | 7 sc in MR | 7 |
| R2 | inc x3, (sc, inc) x2 | 12 |
| R3 | (2 sc, inc) x4 | 16 |
| R4 | (4 sc, inc) x2, (5 sc, inc) x1 | 19 |
| R5 | (8 sc, inc) x1, (9 sc, inc) x1 | 21 |
| R6 | (9 sc, inc) x1, (10 sc, inc) x1 | 23 |
| R7 | 22 sc, inc | 24 |
| R8 | 23 sc, inc | 25 |
| R9 | 24 sc, inc | 26 |
| R10-12 | sc around | 26 |
| R13 | 24 sc, dec | 25 |
| R14 | 23 sc, dec | 24 |
| R15 | (10 sc, dec) x2 | 22 |
| R16 | 4 sc, (dec, 9 sc) x1, dec, 5 sc | 20 |
| R17 | (8 sc, dec) x2 | 18 |
| R18 | 2 sc, (dec, 4 sc) x2, dec, 2 sc | 15 |
| Stuff firmly. | ||
| R19 | (sc, dec) x1, (2 sc, dec) x3 | 11 |
| R20 | dec x4, (sc, dec) x1 | 6 |
| Fasten off, then gather the last 6 stitches closed. | ||
Do not stuff. Flatten the piece before sewing.
Sew flat and unstuffed across the tip of the tail, lying level, to make the tail flukes.
Side Fin · make 2 · Ocean Blue
| Round | Stitches | Count |
|---|---|---|
| R1 | 4 sc in MR | 4 |
| R2 | sc around | 4 |
| R3 | (sc, inc) x2 | 6 |
| R4 | sc, (inc, 2 sc) x1, inc, sc | 8 |
| R5 | (3 sc, inc) x2 | 10 |
| R6 | 2 sc, (inc, 4 sc) x1, inc, 2 sc | 12 |
| R7 | (5 sc, inc) x2 | 14 |
| R8 | 3 sc, (inc, 6 sc) x1, inc, 3 sc | 16 |
| R9 | (7 sc, inc) x2 | 18 |
| Fasten off. Leave a long tail for sewing. | ||
Do not stuff. Flatten the piece before sewing.
Sew flat and unstuffed. Sew the open end low on each side of the body so the fins rest on the ground.
Chest Patch · make 1 · Cream
| Round | Stitches | Count |
|---|---|---|
| R1 | 6 sc in MR | 6 |
| R2 | inc x6 | 12 |
| R3 | (sc, inc) x6 | 18 |
| R4 | sc, (inc, 2 sc) x5, inc, sc | 24 |
| R5 | (3 sc, inc) x6 | 30 |
| R6 | 2 sc, (inc, 4 sc) x5, inc, 2 sc | 36 |
| R7 | (5 sc, inc) x6 | 42 |
| Fasten off. Leave a long tail for sewing. | ||
Sew the disc flat onto the front of the body, below the eyes, for a pale chin and chest.
Putting it together
- Stuff the body firmly and the tail lightly.
- Sew the tail to the back of the body, then sew the flat fluke across the tail tip.
- Sew a fin low on each side of the body.
- Sew the cream chest patch onto the front of the body.
- Fix the safety eyes to the sides of the head before closing, then embroider a small smile with dark yarn below the eyes.
- Embroider two tiny closed-eye lashes or a small blowhole on top of the head if you like.
Make it round by round
Open the whale in the free Crochet Shelf app to count stitches as you go, see the toy in 3D, and rate the pattern when you finish.
