Jellyfish Amigurumi:
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Finished Size:
Body Length: 7 inches Body Width: 6 inches Height: 6 inches (for the version with short tentacles); $17\,\%$ inches (for the version with long tentacles)
Materials:
Worsted-Weight Yarn (Purple Variegated): About 85 yards/50 grams. (for body and ruffle) Worsted-Weight Yarn (Rainbow): About 50 yards/35 grams (for version with short tentacles); 120 yards/75 grams (for version with long tentacles) Crochet hook, size G ( $\mathrm{{4\mm}})$ Polyester fiberfill Yarn needle
Abbreviations:
Ch - Chain Dc - Double crochet Sc - Single Crochet Slip st - Slip Stitch St - Stitch Body: Round 1: Ch 2, 8 sc in second ch from hook. Place marker. Do not join. 8 st Round 2: (2 sc in next sc) around: 16 st Round 3: (2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc) around: 24 st Round 4: (2 sc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc) around: 32 st Round 5: (2 sc in next sc, sc in next 3 sc) around: 40 st Round 6: Sc around: 40 st Round 7: (2 sc in next sc, sc in next 4 sc) around: 48 st Round 8: Sc around: 48 st Round 9: (2 sc in next sc, sc in next 5 sc) around: 56 st Round 10: Sc around: 56 st Round 11: (2 sc in next sc, sc in next 6 sc) around: 64 st Rounds 12 - 15: Sc around: 64 st Round 16: (Decrease once, sc in next 2 sc) around: 48 st Round 17: (Decrease once, sc in next 2 sc) around: 32 st Stuff body with fiberfill. Base: (this is the piece that “plugs the hole" left in the body) Round 1: Ch 4, 12 dc in fourth ch from hook. Join with a slip st to finish circle. Do not cut. Place marker. 12 dc Round 2: Ch 3, (2 dc in next dc) around. Join with a slip st to finish circle. Do not cut. 24 dc Round 3: Ch 3, (2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc) around. Join with a slip st to finish circle. Do not cut.36dc
Ruffle:
The ruffle (the purple wavy bit around the base of the jellyfish body) is made by crocheting the Base to the Body. Place the base in the “hole” on the lower part of the body, and connect the two pieces by doing one sc for each loop on the Base. Doing this will give you 36 sc around. You'll have to do a couple of (2 sc in next sc) to “correlate' the base to the body. Once you have gone all the way around, place marker, then: Round 1: Only crochet through the upper loop to create this Round! (2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc) around: 54 st Round 2: (2 sc in next sc) around: 108 st Round 3: (2 sc in next sc) around: 216 st Slip st in next sc, tighten yarn, and finish off.
Little Tentacles:
To make the little tentacles, you'll be using the lower loops that were left open when crocheting Round 1 of the Ruffle. Start at the $1^{\mathrm{{st}}}$ lower loop: it is located just below where you finished the Ruffle. With the rainbow yarn (or whatever second color you'd like to use), form a loop around this $1^{\mathrm{st}}$ loop. Repeat the following pattern every four “loops" until you are back to where you started. (Note that when you start the very first tentacle, do NOT start with a Sc, but when include the Sc on the further repetitions of the pattern.) In Loop 1: Sc, Ch 13. Starting in the second ch from hook, (2 sc in next ch) back to the first ch. In Loop 2: Sc In Loop 3: Sc, Ch 13. Starting in the second ch from hook, (3 sc in next ch) back to the first ch. In Loop 4: Sc This pattern will repeat 9 times. When you have completed the entire circle, slip st in next loop, tighten yarn and finish off. If you'd like a jellyfish with only the little tentacles, you're now done!
If you'd like a jellyfish that also has lots of long tentacles, continue with the follow instructions:
Long Tentacles:
Each tentacle is made individually. In all cases, draw the loose ends of yarn through a length of the tentacle to hide them. Tentacle 1: Ch 100. Tighten the last loop and finish. Tentacle 2: Ch 131. Starting in second ch from hook, 3 sc in each ch; repeat for length of tentacle. Tentacle 3: Ch 111. Starting in second ch from hook, (2 sc in next ch, sc in next ch); repeat for length of tentacle. Tentacle 4: Ch 111. Starting in second ch from hook, sc in each ch; repeat for length of tentacle. Tentacle 5: Ch 151. Starting in second ch from hook, (3 sc in next 2 ch, sc in next 3 ch); repeat for length of tentacle. Once you have made all five tentacles, form a bundle. Fold each tentacle roughly in half, arranging to taste so that all of the ends hang to different lengths. Cut a long length of yarn (about a yard). Knot the yarn around the “halfway” point of your bundle, so that you end up with two long ends of yarn. Pull the knot tight, and wrap it around the bundle and knot it two or three more times. Tug a little on your tentacles to make sure they are being held firmly. Knotting the yarn around the tentacles:
Thread a yarn needle with both loose ends of the yarn, and attach the bundle to the center of the "Base” of the jellyfish. Sew through several times, and sew around the knot on the bundle, to make sure that it's securely attached. ... And now you're done!! If you have any comments, questions, advice, stories, or what not, related to my pattern, please feel free to contact me at any time at unforth@yahoo.com!! Check out my etsy shop at http://www.etsy.com/shop/unforth. Visit me on Ravelry at http://www.ravelry.com/projects/unforth. Additional Images:
① Claire Houck, 2010
