Seahorse Crochet Pattern

Crochet Abbreviations
Body Pattern
Head Pattern
Spine Pattern
Fin Pattern
Assembly

Materials and Pattern Information

Skills needed:  Intermediate

Yarn requirements:

All parts are made with worsted weight 100% acrylic yarn. It is really up to you what you would like to use for colors. When choosing yarn types, just make sure you use yarns with similar washing instructions. You will not need an entire skein of yarn from any of the colors needed. So, this pattern works great with left over skeins of yarn.

I used the following yarn brands to obtain the pattern:

Super Saver Yarn –Red Heart

- #0312 Black / #0672 Spring Green / #849 Olympic Blue - 7 ounces - 363 Yards - Coats & Clark

Hooks: The hook size used to obtain this pattern was a 3.50 mm hook.

The gauge is 6 stitches and 5 rows = 1 inch.

Other Materials Needed:

• Poly Fil Fiber

• Yarn Needle

• Scissors

Finished size:

The finished size of your amigurumi goes hand in hand with the yarn and hook you choose. However using a 3.50 mm hook, the finished doll will be roughly 2 inches tall, 3.5 inches wide, and 3.5 inches long.

Final Tip:

Use sewing pins to hold the body parts together to gauge where each part should be attached and make sure each piece is evenly spaced.


Place a marker at the end of each row to keep track of your stitches. Holes in your work can be avoided by using old bits of yarn instead of plastic markers. It is important to use a hook size that is comfortable for you and will still give you tight stitches. If you find your tension to be very loose try using a hook size smaller. It is important to make tight stitches in order to keep a stiff form.

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Body

This is made in spirals, do not join rounds. Use a stitch marker or a piece of thread or yarn to mark the end of your rounds.

Row 1: 5 sc in an adjustable ring (5 sts)

Row 2: 2 sc (inc) in each st around (10 sts)

Row 3-5: Work even 10 sc (no inc or dec)

Row 6: *sc in the first st, 2 sc (inc) in the next st* repeat from * to * around (15 sts)
Row 7 - 9: Work even 15 sc (no inc or dec)
Row 10: *sc in the next 2 sts, 2 sc (inc) in the next st * repeat from * to * around (20 sts)
Row 11: Work even 20 sc (no inc or dec)
Row 12: *sc in the next 3 sts, 2 sc (inc) in the next st* from * to * around (25 sts)
Row 13: *sc in the next 4 sts, 2 sc(inc) in the next st* from * to * around (30 sts)
Row 14 - 15: Work even 30 sc (no inc or dec)
Row 16: *sc first 2 sts tog (dec), sc in next 4 sts* repeat from * to *around (25 sts)
Row 17: *sc first 2 sts tog (dec), sc in next 3 sts* repeat from * to *around (20 sts)
Row 18: Work even 20 sc (no inc or dec)
Row 19: *sc first 2 sts tog (dec), sc in next 2 sts* repeat from * to *around (15 sts)
Row 20 - 21: Work even 15 sc (no inc or dec)
Row 22: *sc first 2 sts tog (dec), sc in next st* repeat from * to *around (10 sts)

Stuff Body

Row 23 - 25: sc in the first 4 sts, 2 sc (inc) in the next st, sc in the next 3 sts, sc the last 2 sts tog (dec) (10 sts)
Row 26: sc in the first 4 sts, sc next 2 sts tog (dec), sc in the next 3 sts, sc last 2 sts tog (dec) (9 sts)
Row 27: sc in the first 3 sts, sc next 2 sts tog (dec), sc in the next 3 sts, sc last 2 sts tog (dec) (8 sts)

Stuff Body

Row 28: sc in the first 3 sts, sc next 2 sts tog (dec), sc in the next 2 sts, sc last 2 sts tog (dec) (7 sts)
Row 29:  sc in the first 2 sts, sc next 2 sts tog (dec), sc in the next 2 sts, sc last 2 sts tog (dec) (6 sts)

Stuff Body

Row 30:  sc in the first 2 sts, sc next 2 sts tog (dec), sc in the next st, sc last 2 sts tog (dec) (5 sts)

ss in the next st and fasten off, sew tail into body.

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HEAD

This is made in spirals, do not join rounds. Use a stitch marker or a piece of thread or yarn to mark the end of your rounds.

Row 1: 5 sc in an adjustable ring. (5 sts)

Row 2: 2 sc (inc) in each st around. (10 sts)

Row 3 - 4: Work even 10 sc (no inc or dec) 

Row 5: *sc in the first st, 2 sc (inc) in the next st* repeat from * to * around (15 sts)

Row 6: Work even 15 sc (no inc or dec)

Row 7: *2 sc (inc) in the first st* repeat from * to * 9 more times, sc in the next 5 sts. (25 sts)

Row 8 - 10: Work even 25 sc (no inc or dec)

Row 11: *sc first 2 sts tog (dec), sc in the next 3 sts* repeat from * to * around. (20 sts)

Row 12: *sc first 2 sts tog (dec), sc in the next 2 sts* repeat from * to * around. (15 sts)

Row 13: *sc first 2 sts tog (dec), sc in the next st* repeat from * to * around. (10 sts)

Stuff Head

 Row 14: *sc first 2 sts tog (dec)* repeat from * to * around (5 sts)

ss in next st and fasten off, leaving a long tail for closing and sewing.

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Fins

This is made using an adjustable ring. Turn where indicated. Use a stitch marker or a piece of thread or yarn to makr the end of your rows. Make two of these using the instructions below.

Note: Leave a long yarn tail at the beginning to attach to the body.

Row 1: 3 sc in an adjustable ring, ch 1, turn (3 sts)

Row 2: 2 sc (inc) in each st, ch 1, turn (6 sts)

Row 3: *sc in the first st, 2 sc (inc) in the next st* repeat from * to * across, ch 1, turn (9 sts)

Change yarn color to green

Row 3: Work even 9 sc (no inc or dec), turn (9 sts)

*ch 3, sc in 3rd ch from hk, skip st, ss in the next st* repeat from * to * across.

Fasten off and tuck in yarn tail.

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Spine

This is made using a foundation chain. Use a stitch marker or a piece of thread or yarn to mark the end of your rows.

ch 11

Row 1: ss in 2nd ch from hk, sc in the next 2 sts, hdc in the next 2 sts, 2 dc (inc) in the next st, hdc in the next 2 sts, sc in the next 2 sts, ss in the last, turn (11 sts)

*ch 3, sc in 3rd ch from hk, skip st, ss in the next st* repeat from * to * across

Fasten off and leave a long yarn to sew fin on to the body.

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Body Assembly

STEP 1 - Attach the head and body together by using a whip stitch at the base of the neck and back of head as shown to the left.

STEP 2 - Pin the spine to the back of the head and neck of the body. Sew on to the doll using a whip stitch.




STEP 3 - Next sew each fin towards the back of the body as show below.

STEP 4 - Next make two French knots for eyes on the face.

The seahorse is now finished! Enjoy!

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Seahorse Pattern by Jessica Woofter is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Based on a work at Mausica's Magical Menagerie.