Materials
Four color yarn, blue (whale), pink, green, yellow (balloons) (I use YarnArtJean’s)
Black threads for embroidery mouth
7mm eyes
The wire
Ribbon or decorative cord
2mm crochet hook (or another convenient hook for you)
Fiberfill
Abbreviations
Ch – chain
Sc – single crochet
Inc – increase
Dec – decrease
St(s) – stitch(es)
Body
Begin to knit a whale, tightly stuffing fiberfill
Rnd 1. 6 sc into magic ring (6 st)
Rnd 2. inc in all 6 st (12 st)
Rnd 3. (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (18 st)
Rnd 4. (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (24 st)
Rnd 5. (3 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (30 st)
Rnd 6. (4 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (36 st)
Rnd 7. (5 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (42 st)
Rnd 8. 6 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (48 st)
Rnd 9. (7 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (54 st)
Rnd 10. (8 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (60 st)
Rnd 11-22. sc in all 60 st
Rnd 23. (8 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (54 st)
Rnd 24. (7 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (48 st)
Rnd 25. dec, 1 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 32 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec (42 st)
Rnd 26. sc in all 42 st
Rnd 27. dec, 1 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 26 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec (36 st)
Rnd 28. sc in all 36 st
Rnd 29. dec, dec, dec, 24 sc, dec, dec, dec (30 st)
Rnd 30. sc in all 30 st
Rnd 31. dec, dec, 22 sc, dec, dec (26 st)
Rnd 32. sc in all 26 st
Rnd 33. dec, 22 sc, dec (24 st)
Rnd 34. dec, 20 sc, dec (22 st)
Rnd 35. dec, 8 sc, dec, dec, 6 sc, dec (18 st)
Rnd 36. dec, dec, 10 sc, dec, dec (14 st)
Rnd 37. 6 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 3 Sc (12 st)
Rnd 38. 5 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 2 sc (10 st)
Rnd 39. 1 sc, inc, 4 sc, dec, 2 sc (10 st)
Rnd 40. sc in all 10 st
At this stage it is very important to tightly fill the body of the whale. Next we do not need a fiberfill.
Rnd 41. inc in all 10 st (20 st)
Rnd 42. sc in all 20 st
You got 20 sc. We continue to knit the tail: we divide in half, one fin – 10 rows 43-45, then the second, we repeat.
Rnd 43-44. sc in all 10 st
Rnd 45. dec repeat 5 times (5 st)
Close the hole and hide the thread
Fin (make 2)
We do not fiberfill them.
Rnd 1. 6 sc into magic ring (6 st)
Rnd 2. (1 sc, inc) repeat 3 times (9 st)
Rnd 3. (2 sc, inc) repeat 3 times (12 st)
Rnd 4. (3 sc, inc) repeat 3 times (15 st)
Rnd 5. sc in all 15 st
Rnd 6. (3 sc, dec) repeat 3 times (12 st)
Rnd 7. sc in all 12 st
Rnd 6. (1 sc, dec) repeat 4 times (8 st)
Rnd 7. sc in all 8 st
Rnd 8. dec repeat 4 times (4)
Close the hole. Cut the thread, leaving a long tail for sewing.
First to tie up on a cord and only then sew on the fins.
Eyes between 10 and 11 rows. Embroider mouth. Your whale is ready.
Balloons
1 balloon (pink):
Rnd 1. 6 sc into magic ring (6 st)
Rnd 2. inc in all 6 st (12 st)
Rnd 3. (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (18 st)
Rnd 4. (2 sc, inc repeat 6 times (24 st)
Rnd 5. (3 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (30 st)
Rnd 6-10. sc in all 30 st
Wire inserted into the balloon and continue to knit, tightly stuffing fiberfill.
Rnd 11. (3 SC, dec) repeat 6 times (24 st)
Rnd 12. (2 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (18 st)
Rnd 13. (1 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (12 st)
Rnd 14. dec repeat 7 times (5 st)
Rnd 15. inc in all 5 st (10 st)
Close the hole.
Wire inso: sc in a repeat 6 times
2 balloon (yellow):
Rnd 1. 6 sc into magic ring (6 st)
Rnd 2. inc in all 6 st (12 st)
Rnd 3. (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (18 st)
Rnd 4. (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (24 st)
Rnd 5-9. sc in all 24 st
Wire inserted into the balloon and continue to knit, tightly stuffing fiberfill.
Rnd 10. (2 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (18 st)
Rnd 11. sc in all 18 st
Rnd 12. (1 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (12 st)
Rnd 13. dec repeat 7 times (5 st)
Rnd 14. inc in all 5 st (10 st)
Close the hole.
3 balloon (green):
Rnd 1. 6 sc into magic ring (6 st)
Rnd 2. inc in all 6 st (12 st)
Rnd 3. (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (18 st)
Rnd 4. (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (24 st)
Rnd 5. (3 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (30 st)
Rnd 6-10. sc in all 30 st
Wire inserted into the balloon and continue to knit, tightly stuffing fiberfill.
Rnd 11. (3 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (24 st)
Rnd 12. sc in all 24 st
Rnd 13. (2 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (18 st)
Rnd 14. (1 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (12 st)
Rnd 15. dec repeat 7 times (5 st)
Rnd 16. inc in all 5 st (10 st)
Close the hole. Tie a decorative cord. Attach the balloons.
Congratulations!
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