106. Sea Creatures
Use those 3 free applique patterns to crochet sea creatures - jellyfish, coral and starfish. Even if you have not much experience you can make those appliques without any trouble - i included a lot of pictures of every important step of the process. The color combinations are unlimited - have fun and use your creativity! :) Recommended weight yarn: Medium to worsted weight (weight category #4) I used Red Heart Super Saver .
Recommended crochet hook size: I 9 (5.5 mm) to J 10 (6.00 mm) Abbreviations and stitches used: CH - chain, SC - single crochet, DC - double crochet. Sea Creations crochet appliques approximate sizes if you use recommended yarn weight and crochet hook size: Starfish: 3 1/2 in by 3 1/2 in (9cm by 9 cm) Jellyfish: 3 in by 5 in (7.5 cm by 13 cm) Coral: it is free form - you can make it any size and any shape combining chain stitches and slip stitches in any way you wish. In my case the long coral branch is 3 1/2 in by 2 in (9 cm by 5 cm) and the short branch is 3 in by 3 in (7.5 cm by 7.5 cm). Note: If you use thinner yarn and smaller size crochet hook you can make crochet appliques for Sea Creations smaller.
STARFISH FREE APPLIQUE PATTERN
The center: CH 3, join in a ring with a slip stitch. SC 6 in the ring, slip stitch.
Step 1: CH 6. Step 2: slip stitch in the 2nd stitch from the hook. Step 3: SC in the next stitch
Step 4: SC, DC, DC, slip stitch in The other rays: repeat Steps the second stitch of the center. 1-4 four more times.The starfish
The starfish sea creature crochet applique is ready! :) The first ray of the starfish is ready. should have 5 rays.
JELLYFISH FREE APPLIQUE PATTERN
The body: this is a half-circle. CH 3, join in the ring with a slip stitch,
Row #1: CH 1 and SC 4 in the ring.
Row #2: Turn, CH 1, 2 SC in the 1st stitch, 2SC in the 2nd stitch, 2SC in the 3rd stitch, SC in the 4th stitch. Row #3: Turn, CH 1, [SC, 2SC] repeat [] 3 times, SC. This means: CH 1, SC in the 1st stitch, 2SC in the 2nd stitch, SC in the 3rd stitch, 2SC in the 4th stitch, SC in the 5th stitch, 2SC in the 6th stitch, SC .
Row #4: Turn, CH 1, [SC 2, 2SC] repeat [] 3 times, SC. This means: CH 1, SC in the 1st stitch, SC in the second stitch, 2SC in the third stitch, SC in the 4th stitch, SC in the 5th stitch, 2SC in the 6th stitch, SC in the 7th stitch, SC in the 8th stitch, 2SC in the 9th stitch, SC in the last stitch.
Attach the red yarn. CH 1 and SC The tentacles: Turn, slip stitch, in each stitch of the row. slip stitch.
CH 12 for the first tentacle.
Slip stitch in the 2nd from the hook stitch, slip stitches all along the tentacle. Make a slip stitch in the body, and another slip stitch along the red row (between the tentacles).
Make 4 more tentacles.
The small circles for the jellyfish body: CH 3, join in the ring with a slip stitch and sew the ring on. Make 2 rings or more. The coral is made as a free form: you can crochet a branch any length and in any direction - practice it a bit and apply your creativity! Here is just a sample of how to make a branch using the combination of chain stitches and slip stitches.
CH 9, slip stitch in the 2nd from the hook stitch, slip stitch in the next stitch of the chain.
CH 4 Slip stitch in the second from the hook stitch, 5 slip stitches along the chain. CH 5 for the next branch..
Watch the coral grow ... just control the direction and shape and size :) Have fun!
Ready corals in different shapes. Using this Coral sea creatures crochet applique pattern you can make corals in different shape and color. You can make a nice composition just using the different corals!
