Find here a free crochet pattern to make a little crochet seal.
Here is my second animal for the crochet circus baby mobile: a little crochet seal!
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Free Crochet Pattern: Crochet Seal Amigurumi – PIN IT FOR LATER!
Material:
- 1 yarn calling for 5,5 mm hook in grey
- Size 3.5 mm crochet hook
- 3 black safety eyes (6 mm)
- Poly-Fil Fiberfill stuffing
- Stitch markers
- Tapestry needle
- FACULTATIVE – For the hat: 2 yarn calling for 5,5 mm hook in 2 colours and 1 fluffy yarn in white; Size 3 mm crochet hook and a small quantity of elastic string. For the footstool: 2 yarn calling for 5,5 mm hook in 2 colours and 3 stars’ buttons.
Abbreviations:
- chain (ch)
- magic ring (mr)
- single crochet (sc)
- increase (inc)
- invisible decrease (dec)
- slip stitch (sl st)
- half double crochet (hdc)
- double crochet (dc)
What did I use?
Light worsted yarn in grey, 100% acrylic
I used « Stylecraft special aran».
Let’s start!
Head :
Work in rounds, do not turn unless specified. If needed, use a stitch marker for the first stitch of each round.
With the grey yarn and the 3.5 mm hook
Round 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring. (6)
Round 2: inc 6 times. (12)
Round 3: [1 sc in next st, 1 inc in next st] x6. (18)
Round 4: [1 sc in next 2 st, 1 inc in next st] x6. (24)
Round 5: 1 sc in all st. (24)
Round 6: [1 sc in next 3 st, 1 inc in next st] x6. (30)
Rounds 7 to 11: 1 sc in all st. (30)
Round 12: [1 sc in next 3 st, 1 dec in next st] x6. (24)
Round 13: [1 sc in next 2 st, 1 dec] x6. (18)
Round 14: 1 sc in all st. (18)
Row 15: 1 sc in the next 9 st. (9)
Row 16: ch1, turn ; 1 sc in the next 9 st. (9)
Yarn over and leave a long tail for sewing.
Insert the eyes between rows 7 and 8, spaced by 3 st.
Fill the head with poly-fil.
Muzzle :
Work in rounds, do not turn unless specified. If needed, use a stitch marker for the first stitch of each round.
With the grey and the 3.5 mm hook
Round 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring. (6)
Round 2: [1 sc in next st, 1 inc in next st] x6. (9)
Round 3: [1 sc in next 2 st, 1 inc in next st] x3. (12)
Round 4: 1 sc in all st. (12)
sl st, cut the yarn (leave a long tail for sewing).
Place a safety eye on row 2 for the nose as shown in the picture.
fill the muzzle and sew it to the head as shown in the picture below.
Tail and body:
Work in rounds, do not turn unless specified. If needed, use a stitch marker for the first stitch of each round.
With the grey and the 3.5 mm hook.
We are starting by the tail. It is made by 2 joined parts.
Make part 1 :
Round 1: start 4 sc in a magic ring. (4)
Round 2: [1 sc in next st, 1 inc in next st] x2. (6)
Round 3: [1 sc in next st, 1 inc in next st] x3. (9)
Round 4: 1 sc in all st. (9)
Round 5: [1 sc in next st, 1 dec] x3. (6)
Cut the yarn.
Make another part exactly like you just did but do not cut the yarn! The part is called part 2.
Round 6: [1 sc in next 3 st (from part 2) ; take part 1 and make 1 sc in the 6 sc ; 1 sc in the next 3 st from part 2]. (12)
Round 7: 1 sc in all st. (12)
Round 8: [1 sc in next st, 1 inc in next st] x6. (18)
Round 9: 1 sc in all st. (18)
Round 10: [1 sc in next 2 st, 1 inc in next st] x6. (24)
Rounds 11 to 14: 1 sc in all st. (24)
Round 15: [1 sc in next 3 st, 1 inc in next st] x6. (30)
Rounds 16 to 19: 1 sc in all st. (30)
Round 20: [1 sc in next 3 st, 1 dec] x6. (24)
Rounds 21 to 22: 1 sc in all st. (24)
Round 23: [1 sc in next 2 st, 1 dec] x6. (18)
Round 24: [1 sc in next st, 1 dec] x6. (12)
Round 25: 6 dec. (6)
cut the yarn, fill and close the body.
Sew the head to the body as shown below.
Fins (make 2) :
Work in rounds, do not turn unless specified. If needed, use a stitch marker for the first stitch of each round.
With the grey and the 3.5 mm hook
Round 1: start 4 sc in a magic ring. (4)
Round 2: [1 sc in next st, 1 inc in next st] x2. (6)
Round 3: [1 sc in next st, 1 inc in next st] x3. (9)
Rounds 4 to 8: 1 sc in all st. (9)
Row 9 : 1 sc in the next 5 st. (5)
Row 10 : ch1, turn ; 1 sc in the next 5 st. (5)
Cut the yarn, leave a long tail for sewing.
Sew the fins to the body as shown below.
Hat:
Work in rounds, do not turn unless specified. If needed, use a stitch marker for the first stitch of each round.
With the color 1 and the 3 mm hook.
Round 1: start 4 sc in a magic ring. (4)
Round 2: [1 inc, 1 sc in the next st] x2. (6)
Round 3: [1 inc, 1 sc in the next st] x3. (9)
Round 4: [1 inc, 1 sc in the next 2 st] x2. (12)
Round 5: [1 sc in all st]. (12)
Round 6: [1 inc, 1 sc in the next st] x6. (18)
Rounds 7 to 8: [1 sc in all st]. (18)
Change for the color 2.
Round 9: [1 inc, 1 sc in the next 2 st] x6. (24)
Rounds 10 to 11: [1 sc in all st]. (24)
Add a little piece of yarn at the top of hat.
Change for the fluffy white yarn.
Round 12: [1 sc in all st]. (24)
sl st, cut and sew in the ends.
You can add an elastic string on the hat in order to make it look more real.
Footstool:
Work in rounds, do not turn unless specified. If needed, use a stitch marker for the first stitch of each round.
We start at the top of the footstool and finish by the bottom.
With the colour 1 and the 3.5 mm hook.
Round 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring. (6)
Round 2: inc 6 times. (12)
Round 3: [1 sc in next st, 1 inc in next st] x6. (18)
Round 4: [1 sc in next 2 st, 1 inc in next st] x6. (24)
Round 5: [1 sc in next 3 st, 1 inc in next st] x6. (30)
Round 6: [1 sc in next 4 st, 1 inc in next st] x6. (36)
Round 7: working in the back loop only: 1 sc in all st. (36)
With the colour 2 and the 3.5 mm hook.
Rounds 8 to 11: 1 sc in all st. (36)
Round 12: [1 sc in next 4 st, 1 dec] x6. (30)
Round 13: [1 sc in next 3 st, 1 dec] x6. (24)
Round 14: [1 sc in next 2 st, 1 dec] x6. (18)
Round 15: [1 sc in next st, 1 dec] x6. (12)
Fill the footstool with poly-fil.
Round 16: 6 dec. (6)
Cut the yarn and sew in the ends. NB: If you use the seal to make a baby mobile (explanations coming soon), do not cut the yarn, use it to attach the seal on it (see picture below).
Add 3 stars buttons between colour 1 and colour 2.
Congratulation, your crochet seal is done!
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