MATERIALS:
2 mm Tulip crochet hook
6 mm safety eyes
Fiberfill
fabric glue
Tapestry needle and scissor
Mercerized cotton thread in Black
YARNS:
Yarn Art Jeans in Off White for the flippers, tails, body and snout
Milk cotton light yarn in Pink to embroider the cheeks or blush
ABBREVIATIONS:
RND - round
RNDS - rounds
ch - chain
chs - chains
sc - single crochet
st - stitch
sts - stitches
sl st - slip stitch
inc - increase
dec – decrease
Flippers (make 2)
RND 1: Make a magic ring and 6 sc inside
Sl st in the 1s st, and ch1
(Do these in each RND)
RND 2: 2 sc, 1 inc (2x) = 8 sc
RND 3: sc all around = 1 RND of 8 sc
ch 1, flatten the edges, 4 sc through sts of both layers (closing the hole)
fasten off and cut off the yarn
Tails (make 2)
RND 1: Make a magic ring and 6 sc inside
Sl st in the 1s st, and ch1
(Do these in each RND)
RND 2: 1 sc, 1 inc (3x) = 9 sc
RND 3 & 4: sc all around = 2 RNDS of 9 sc
RND 5: 1 sc, 1 dec (3x) = 6 sc
sl st in the first st and cut off the yarn.
Make another one with the same procedures and continue working on the body
sl st in the last st of the other tail.
BODY
RND 1: ch 1, 1 sc in the same st, 1 sc in every 5 sts around, 1sc in each of the next 6 sts of the other tail = 12 sc
Put an st marker in the first st and work in a continuous spiral
RND 2: 1 sc, 1 inc (6x) = 18 sc
RND 3: 2 sc, 1 inc (6x) = 24 sc
RND 4: 3 sc, 1 inc (6x) = 30 sc
RND 5: 2 sc, 1 inc, 4 sc (6x) = 36 sc
Start the RND with 2 sc & 1 inc then continue to 4 sc & 1 inc around (end the RND with 2 sc)
RND 6 - 9: sc all around = 4 RNDS of 36 sc
RND 10: 1 sc in every 8 sts, join the flippers to the body; 4 sc through sts of both layers,
join the other flippers to the body; 4 sc through sts of both layers, 1 sc in every 7 sts = 36 sc
RND 11 - 13: sc all around = 3 RNDS of 36 sc
Put the st markers to RND 13 in 15 and 23 sts (7 sts apart) for the safety eyes
RND 14 & 15: sc all around = 2 RNDS of 36 sc
Put the safety eyes where you placed the st markers
RND 16: 2 sc, 1 dec, 4 sc (6x) = 30 sc
Start the RND with 2 sc & 1 dec then continue to 4 sc & 1 dec around (end the RND with 2 sc)
RND 17: 3 sc, 1 dec (6x) = 24 sc
RND 18: 2 sc, 1 dec (6x) = 18 sc
stuff the body with fiberfill, firmly
RND 19: 1 sc, 1 dec (6x) = 12 sc
RND 20: dec (6x) = 6 sc
Sl st in the 1st st and cut off the yarn leaving a long yarn tail. Weave in the front loops of the rest 6 sts, then pull to close the hole, hide the yarn tail, and cut off the
excess yarns.
SNOUT
Make a magic ring and 6 sc inside
sl st in the first st and cut off the yarn
See the video tutorial above for the assembly, embroidery of the nose and mouth