Amigurumi Jelly Fish

My recent love to crochet has been amigurumis. My kids absolutely love when I make amigurumis. I was flattered by these Jellyfish once I completed making them and now I am on a roll making more!. 

Bonus!….This is a no sew project!…Yay!

Materials Used:

Yarn: I love this yarn (Hobby Lobby)

Colors: Light Peach, Hot Rose

3.5mm Crochet Hook 

Scissors 

Stitch Markers

Safety Eyes 

Polyfil 

Blush(optional)

Crochet Terms(US Terminology):

mr: Magic Ring 

ch: Chain 

sc: Single Crochet 

st(s): Stitch(es)

slst: Slip Stitch 

sc2together: Single Crochet Two Together 

dc: Double Crochet 

Crochet Pattern:

We will be working in a spiral (we will not end each round with a slst), so we need stitch marker to identify the first stitch of each round!

Head:

With Color Light Peach:

Round1: Magic Ring, 6sc on the magic ring (6sts)

Round2: 2sc on each stitch around(12sts)

Round3: 1sc on one stitch and 2sc on the next stitch around(18sts)

Round4: 1sc each on 2sts and 2sc on the next stitch around (24sts)

Round5: 1sc each on 3sts and 2sc on the next stitch around (30sts)

Round6-11: 1sc on each stitch around (30sts)

Round12: 1sc each on 3sts and sc2together on the next 2sts around (24sts)

Round13: 1sc on each stitch around (24sts). Slst and fasten off!

Base:

With Color Light Peach:

Round1: Magic Ring, 6sc on the magic ring (6sts)

Round2: 2sc on each stitch around(12sts)

Round3: 1sc on one stitch and 2sc on the next stitch around(18sts)

Round4: 1sc each on 2sts and 2sc on the next stitch around (24sts). Slst and fasten off, leaving a long tail to attach to head!

Tentacles:

We make 2 types of tentacles, one spiral and other one straight.

We need to make 3 spiral tentacles and 8 straight tentacles.

Spiral Tentacles:(Make3)

With Color Light Peach:

Ch36, 1sc on the 2nd ch from the hook, 3sc on the next ch, *2sc on the next ch, 3sc on the next ch*. Repeat *to* till the end. Slst leaving a smal tail to attach to the base!

Straight Tentacles: (Make8)

Ch30, 1slst on 2nd ch from the hook, 1slst on each ch till the end. Slst leaving a smal tail to attach to the base!

Bow:

Magic Ring, ch2,2dc,ch2,slst,ch2,2dc,ch2,slst, tighten the magic right. Yarn the two ends of yarn in opposite side for 2,3 times and secure it with a knot!. Fasten off leaving a small tail to attach to the head!

Assembly:

Attach the tentacles on the right side of the base!

First attach the spiral tentacles and then attach the eight straight tentacles around the spiral tentacles on the base equally spaced!

Attach the safety eyes to the head between 8th and 9th round from the top. Have 6st space in between the safety eyes!

Stuff the head with polyfil!

Now work slst on the blo of each st of the base to the flo of each st of the head!

With Hot Rose color, attach the yarn to any of the blo stitch and work,

Ch1(does not count as a stitch), sc on the same st. Skip 1st, 5dc on blo of next st. *skip 1st, 1sc on the blo of next st, skip 1st, 5dc on the blo of next st*. Repeat *to* around. Slst on top of starting sc. (6sc and 6shell st)

Now attach the bow to the head!(between 3rd or 4th round from the top)

Tuck in all the odd ends of the yarn using blunt tip of a metal crochet hook!

Click on the link below to watch complete video tutorial for making this cute Jellyfish Amigurumi!