Crochet Whale Amigurumi Pattern For Kids’ Toys

Creating adorable crochet projects has never been easier or more enjoyable with this fantastic Crochet Whale Amigurumi Pattern. This tutorial guides you to craft a cute mini whale, making use of a 5 mm crochet hook and weight six yarn. The whale has big, round 12 mm safety eyes, a happy little tail, and fins on either side. Perfect as a charming gift, an ocean themed decor piece, or a cuddly toy, this pattern results in a soft, squishy whale in your preferred colors.

How To Crochet Amigurumi Whale

Materials Needed:

Crochet Hook: 5 mm recommended for weight 6 yarn
Yarn: Weight 6 yarn in blue (for the top) and white (for the bottom)
Safety Eyes: 12 mm, or embroider them if not available
Scissors
Yarn Needle
Stuffing

Pattern Steps:

Round 1: Magic Ring

Start with a slip knot.

Drape the yarn over your finger, twist into an X, secure the top of the X with your thumb, insert the hook through the X, and pull the yarn through to form a slip knot.
Tighten the loop by pulling the yarn ends.

Chain two (acts as the magic ring).

Yarn over, pull through the slip knot.
Yarn over, pull through the loop again to form two chains.

Do six single crochets into the first chain.

Insert hook into the chain, yarn over, pull through chain, yarn over, pull through both loops on the hook.
Repeat for a total of six single crochets.

Round 2: Increases

Increase in each stitch from the previous round.
Perform two single crochets in each of the six stitches (12 stitches total).

After Round 3: Pattern Increases

Single crochet, then increase, six times.
One single crochet in the first stitch, two single crochets in the next. Repeat this pattern around the circle.
By end, you should have 18 stitches.

Round 4: Pattern Increases

Two single crochets and an increase, repeated six times.
At the end of this round, you will have 24 stitches.

Round 5: Single Crochet

Single crochet in each of the 24 stitches.
No increases or decreases in this round.
Insert the safety eyes between rounds 5 and 6, about six stitches apart.

Subsequent Rounds: Shaping and Detailing

Continue increasing as per pattern requirements for the body, executing single crochets, front loop only techniques for fins and tail, decreases where necessary, and color changes from blue to white as you work toward the belly of the whale.

Final Rounds:

Final decrease rounds to shape the tail, end with six stitches.

Closing:

Cut the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing. Sew the end shut using the yarn needle.
Pass the yarn through the front loops of the remaining six stitches with the needle, pulling tight to close the circle.
Secure and hide the tail by weaving it back into the body.