FREE baby orca crochet amigurumi pattern

Are you ready to make a baby orca?!

This is only my second written pattern, so please let me know if something isn't clear or if you have a question!

Happy Hooking!

Supplies:

Black and white worsted weight yarn (I used the Caron One Pound acrylic yarn)

E hook

steel needle

two safety eyes

scissors

polyfil

Abbreviations:

Ch--chain

Sl--slip stitch

Sc--single crochet

HDC--Half double crochet

DC--double crochet

TC--Treble crochet

MC--Magic Circle

Dec--invisible decrease

Fins (make 3, one for the top, two for the sides)

With black yarn

Ch 5

on second chain from hook, slip stitch, then SC in next stitch, HDC in next stitch, and DC in last stitch.  Tie off and leave an end for sewing.

MAKE THREE of these!

Tail piece:

With black yarn

Ch 4

Row 1:  SC in second chain from hook, SC across (3) Ch 1 and turn

Row 2:  2SC in first stitch, SC in next stitch, 2 SC in last stitch (5) Ch 1 and turn

Row 3:  2 SC in first stitch, SC in next 3 stitches, 2 SC in last stitch (7) ch 1 and turn

Row 4:  2 HDC in first stitch, HDC in next stitch, slip stitch in next 3 stitches, HDC in next stitch, 2HDC in last stitch (9) ch 1 and turn

Row 4:  2 HDC in first stitch, HDC in next stitch, slip stitch in next 5 stitches, HDC in next stitch, 2 HDC in last stitch (11) tie off and leave a long tail for sewing

Eyes (Make 2):

With White yarn

Magic circle

In the Magic circle---2 SC, 2 HDC, 1 DC, 1 TC, 1 DC, 2 HDC, 2 SC

slip stitch to the first stitch and tie off and leave a long tail for sewing

I put the safety eyes in the eyes pieces before sewing them on to the whale.  So you could do that here, too!

Body (worked in continuous rounds):

Start with Black Yarn

MC--SC 6 into the MC

Rnd 2:  2 SC into each stitch around (12)

Rnd 3:  (2SC in the first stitch, 1 SC in the next ), repeat around (18)

Rnd 4:  SC in each stitch around (18)

Rnd 5:  (2SC in the first stitch, 1 SC in the next 2 stitches), repeat around (24)

Rnd 6:  (2 SC in the first stitch, 1 Sc in the next 3 stitches), repeat around (30)

Rnd 7: (2 SC in the first stitch, 1 Sc in the next 4 stitches), repeat round (36)

Rnd 8-10:  SC in each stitch around (36)

Switch to white yarn

Rnd 11-12:  SC in each stitch around (36)

Rnd 13:  (Sc in first 4 stitches, DEC) repeat around (30)

Rnd 14:  (SC in first 2 stitch, DEC) repeat around, although you will end with 2 SC and no DEC to finish that pattern (23)

Rnd 15:  (DEC, SC in next two stitches), repeat around, although you will end up with 1 SC at the end extra (17)

Here is where I sew all the parts on (fins, eye pieces, tail), I also sew a little stitch in white for the blow hole and also make a little smile face!

For the rest, I just DC repeatedly until it basically closes up.  This helps it be flat on the bottom and not a actual ball shape.  I stuff it and then sew it up to close!  Ta-da!