How to Crochet an Adorable Amigurumi Jellyfish

Crochet Amigurumi Jellyfish are the cutest addition to any crocheter's collection! These adorable little sea creatures bring a touch of whimsy and charm to any space, making them perfect for both kids and adults alike. With their squishy bodies and wiggly tentacles, they are fun to make and even more fun to play with.

Materials

– Yarn depends on your choice
(I use Alize Cotton Gold 330m/100g) with colors: light green, blue, white, red, and pink.
– Thinner black yarn for the mouth and eyes.
– 2mm crochet hook (or another convenient hook for you);
– Safety eyes 7mm;
– Toy stuffing, scissors, stitch marker, needle, and dollmaking needle;
– If you want you can insert some type of rattle in the toy;

Abbreviations

mr – magic ring;
ch – chain;
sc – single crochet;
hdc – half double crochet;
dc – double crochet;
tr – treble crochet;
inc – single crochet increase;
dec – single crochet decrease;
BLO – working in back loops only;
FLO – working in front loops only;
st – stitch;
sl st – slip stitch;
(……)*x – repeat x times;
(…..) – number of stitches in the round.

Difficulty Level

Easy
Size without the tentacles: 6-7cm (approximately)

Tips

– For little children's safety, I suggest embroidering the eyes.
– Always change the color of yarn at the last step of the last stitch of the previous color.
– The toy gets filled while crocheting.
Successful crocheting!!!

Head and Body

Start at the top of the head (in light green);
1. 6sc in a mr (6)
2. inc*6 (12)
3. (sc, inc)*6 (18)
4. (2sc, inc)*6 (24)

5. (3sc, inc)*6 (30)
6. (4sc, inc)*6 (36)
7. (5sc, inc)*6 (42)
8. 42sc (42)
9. (6sc, inc)*6 (48)
10. 48sc (48)
11. (3sc, inc)*12 (60)
12-18. (7 rounds) (60)

– If you choose to insert eyes, then insert safety eyes between rounds 15 and 16, 8 stitches apart.
19. (13sc, dec)*4 (56)
20. (5sc, dec)*8 (48)
21. (4sc, dec)*8 (40)
– Change to blue yarn.
22. 40sc (40)

– Change to light green yarn.
23. BLO (3sc, dec)*8 (32)
24. (2sc, dec)*8 (24)
25. (sc, dec)*8 (16)
26. BLO dec*8 (8)
– Try not to stuff the bottom of the body too hard, keeping it flat.
Fasten off leaving a yarn tail, tighten and pull the thread inside the body.

Collar

– Turn the body upside down. Find round 22 on the body, where you left out the FLO loops of blue color, attach blue yarn and start crocheting in the front side. If you have inserted eyes, then start crocheting in the middle between the eyes.
1. sl st, sc, hdc, (dc, tr in one loop), (4tr in one loop), (tr, dc in one loop), (2dc in one loop)*4, 20 dc, (2dc in one loop)*4, (dc, tr in one loop), (4tr in one loop), (tr, dc in one loop), hdc, sc, sl st.
– Change to white yarn.
2. sl st in each st around the collar, sl st in the first st.
Tighten yarn tails and pull into the body.

Bow

– In red.
Work in mr (ch 8, start in the second ch from the hook 2sl st, 3sc, 2sl st, sl st in mr)*2.
Pull off the ring. Fasten off, leaving yarn tails for sewing.

Tentacles

– Feel free to crochet the tentacles longer and as many as you wish.
Here are examples:
1. (one tentacle, 3sl st between)*4, together 4 tentacles. 2. (one tentacle, 1 sl st between)*8, together 8 tentacles. In this pattern, there will be a description on how to crochet 5 tentacles.

Turn the body upside down.
Find round 25 on the body, where you left out the FLO loops, attach light green yarn and crochet tentacles.
1. ((Working in one loop, sl st, ch 55, start in the second ch from the hook 3 sc in each loop till the end, sl st), 2sl st)*5, sl st, sl st in the first loop.
Tighten yarn tails and pull into the body.

Hats

(TWO VARIATIONS)

Hat One

Start at the top of the hat (pompon), (in white);
1. 6sc in a mr
2. inc*6 (6) (12)
3. (sc, dec)*4 (8)

Change to blue yarn.
4. BLO sl st around (8)
5. BLO inc*8 (16)
6. (sc, inc)*8 (24)
7. (3sc, inc)*6 (30)
8. (dec, 3sc)*6 (24)
Change to red yarn.
9. BLO sl st around (24)
10. BLO sl st around (24), sl st in the first loop.
Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

Hat Two

Start at the top of the hat, (in white);
1. 8sc in a mr (8)
2. inc*8 (16)
3. (sc, inc)*8 (24)
4-6. (3 rounds) 24sc (24)
– sl st in the first loop, ch 1 and turn the crocheting. Move the marker here and crochet from the second loop from the hook.

7. BLO (5sc, inc)*4 (28)
Then crochet as usual.
8. 28sc (28)
Change to blue yarn.
9. BLO sl st around (28), sl st in the first loop.
Fasten off, leaving a white yarn for sewing.

Sailors Hats With Straps

Begin with the first strap, ch 14, hold the hat upside down, attach the first strap and continue to crochet the line in FLO rounds 6.
– sl st in each FLO loop around (24), sl st in the first loop, then continue crocheting the second strap, ch 12.
Cut the yarn tails.

Assembly

– If you want, you can crochet straight tentacles with ch loops and sew them to the bottom of the jellyfish.
They can be as long and in any color you choose.

– Embroider eyes, cheeks, and mouth.
– Sew the hat to the head in your chosen place.
– (For the second hat)
– When sewing the second hat to the head, stuff it on the end.
Your Jellyfish is ready!