Design Your Own Sea Creature

Crochet Amigurumi Pattern Design Your Own Sea Creature

Magic of the ocean’s mysteries with your very own Crochet Amigurumi Pattern to Design Your Own Sea Creature. This unique pattern offers endless possibilities to bring to life the wonders of the deep sea. Picture this: your living space is transformed by these enchanting creatures, each telling its tale of underwater adventures. They’re perfect for sprucing up a child’s room with a marine theme or adding a touch of whimsy to your living area. Not just for decor, these handcrafted sea creatures also make heartfelt gifts, capturing the imagination and sparking joy in everyone who holds them. Their charm isn’t just in their appearance but in the stories they symbolize, uncharted waters and the thrill of discovery.

Creating your sea creature & Free Crochet Koi Fish Patterns For Everyone starts with a simple base, crocheted top-down, allowing spaces for mouth and tail features. As you work your way through, the real fun begins with customizing – be it tails, fins, spikes, or even whimsical tentacles. Each choice you make breathes life into your sea creature, making it a truly one-of-a-kind treasure. The pattern is designed to guide you through each step, ensuring that the process is as enjoyable as the result. With your imagination as the only limit, you’ll find yourself creating not just one, but a whole family of adorable sea creatures, each with its own unique personality and charm.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Short-tailed creature: 7” long x 5.5” tall x 3” wide
Long-tailed creature: 12.5” long x 5.5” tall x 3” wide
YARN
Comfy™ (worsted weight, 75% Pima Cotton, 25%
Acrylic; 109 yards/50g): MC Hawk 25312, C1
Marina 25768, C2 Fairy Tale 25313, C3 White
25315, C4 Whisker 24800, C5 Honey 28011, C6
Peapod 24801, C7 Black 25316, 1 skein each

HOOKS
US G/6 (4mm) Crochet hook, or size needed to
obtain gauge
NOTIONS
Yarn Needle
Removable Stitch Markers
Fiberfill Stuffing
GAUGE
22 sts and 19 rows = 4” over Single Crochet

Design Your Own
Sea Creature
Notes
Humans have explored only 5% of the ocean floor. The rest of
this underwater realm remains uncharted. Ponder the
designing your yet-to-be-discovered sea creature.
Start with the body, which is crocheted from the top down,
using chain spaces to create openings for the mouth and tail.
From there a unique sea creature is sure to emerge as you
decide which body parts to add. Choose from the
tails, fins, spikes, spots, tentacles, lures, and whisker-like
feelers to complete your creature.
Amigurumi is worked in unjoined rounds. Do not slip-stitch at
Change colors at the end of the row or round as indicated by
color and complete stitch. Weave in ends as you work.
DIRECTIONS
Body
With MC, ch 13.
30 SC.
marker, 2 SC in next SC, SC in next SC; rep from * 1 more
time. 54 SC.
Rnd 9: [SC in next 8 SC, 2 SC in next SC] 6 times. 60 SC.
Rnd 10: SC in next 30 SC, turn, leaving rem sts unworked.
Rnds 11–12: Ch 1 (does not count as SC throughout), SC all,
turn. 60 SC.
Rnd 13: Ch 1, SC in next 20 SC, ch 20, sk next 20 SC, SC in
next 20 SC, turn. 40 SC, 1 ch-20 sp
Rnd 14: Ch 1, SC in next 20 SC, SC in each of next 20 ch, SC
in next 20 SC, turn. 60 SC.
Rnd 15: Ch 1, SC all, turn.
Rnd 16: Ch 1, SC all. Do not turn.
Rnd 17: *SC2tog, SC in next 25 SC, SC2tog, SC in next SC,
PM in st just worked; rep from * 1 more time. 56 SC.
SC2tog, SC in marked st; rep from * 1 more time. 52 SC.
Rnds 19–25: Rep Rnd 18. 24 SC. Fasten off, leaving a long tail
for sewing. Thread tail onto a yarn needle, pair up rem sts,
and whipstitch to close.
Short Tail
Rnd 1: Attach MC at the tail opening in the end of Row 10 of Body,
working in ends of rows, evenly place 16 SC around the opening
for a tail. 16 SC.
Rnds 2–3: SC all.
Rnd 4: With C1, *3 SC in next SC (PM in the middle of the 3 sts),
SC in next 7 SC; rep from * 1 more time. 20 SC.

Rnds 5–8: *SC to next marker, 3 SC in marked st, move
marker to middle of 3 sts; rep from * 1 more time. 36 SC.
Rnd 9: SC all, turn. Lightly stuff tail. Flatten tail and working
through both thicknesses, SC end of tail closed.
Long Tail
Rnd 1: Attach MC at tail opening in end of Row 10 of Body,
working in ends of rows, evenly place 16 SC around opening
for tail. 16 SC.
Rnd 2: SC all.
length.
Rnd 3: [SC2tog, SC in next 2 SC] 4 times. 12 SC.
Rnd 4: SC all.
Rnd 5: [SC2tog, SC in next SC] 4 times. 8 SC. Fasten off,
leaving a long tail. Fold tail flat. Do not stuff. Thread tail onto a
yarn needle and weave through rem sts. Pull to close.
Mouth
With C2, make a magic circle.
Rnd 1: 6 SC in magic circle, pull tail tight to close. 6 SC.
Rnd 2: 2 SC in all. 12 SC.
Rnd 3: [SC in next SC, 2 SC in next SC] 6 times. 18 SC.
Rnd 4: [SC in next 2 SC, 2 SC in next SC] 6 times. 24 SC.
Rnd 5: [SC in next 3 SC, 2 SC in next SC] 6 times. 30 SC.
Rnd 6: [SC in next 4 SC, 2 SC in next SC] 6 times. 36 SC.
Rnd 7: [SC in next 5 SC, 2 SC in next SC] 6 times. 42 SC.
Sl st in next SC, fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Firmly stuff Body. Sew Mouth to Body, working through both
loops of Mouth and Flp of Body.
Teeth
Join C3 in the corner st of Mouth and working along the top
edge of Mouth, [ch 3, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, HDC in next
ch, sk next st of mouth, sl st in next st of Mouth] 9 times.
Fasten off.
Rep for the bottom set of teeth.
Mouth Outline
Join C4 in the surface fabric in any st around the edge of the Mouth, SC
in the surface of the Body around the edge of the Mouth. Fasten off.
Long Dorsal Fin
Note: Long Dorsal Fin is crocheted directly into sts on top of
Body. Begin fin at the top of the head and work to the tail.
Row 1: Pull up a lp of C1, ch 4, SC in 2nd ch from hook and
each ch across, sl st in next st of body, turn. 3 SC.
Row 2: Ch 1, sk sl st, SC Blp across, turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, 2 SC Blp of first SC, SC Blp in each SC across,
sl st in next st of body, turn. 4 SC.
Row 4: Ch 1, sk sl st, SC Blp across, turn.
Row 5: Ch 1, SC Blp across, sl st in next st of Body, turn.
sloping downward), ending with Row 4.
Row 6: Ch 1, SC2tog Blp, SC Blp across, sl st in next st of
body, turn. 3 SC.
Rep Rows 4-5 down to beg of tail, ending with Row 5.
For Short-Tailed Creature: Fasten off.
For Long-Tailed Creature: Do not fasten off. Rep Rows 4-5
to continue fin down the length of the tail, ending with Row 5.
Fasten off.

Short Dorsal Fin
With C1, ch 4.
Row 1: SC in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across, turn. 3 SC.
Row 2: Ch 1, SC Blp next 2 SC, 2 SC Blp next SC, turn. 4 SC.
Row 3: Ch 1, SC Blp across, turn.
Row 4: Ch 1, SC Blp next 3 SC, 2 SC Blp next SC, turn. 5 SC.
Row 5: Rep Row 3.
Row 6: Ch 1, SC Blp next 4 SC, 2 SC Blp next SC, turn. 6 SC.
Rows 7–8: Rep Row 3.
Row 9: Ch 1, SC2tog Blp, SC Blp next 4 SC, turn. 5 SC.
Row 10: Rep Row 3.
Row 11: Ch 1, SC2tog Blp, SC Blp next 3 SC, turn. 4 SC.
Row 12: Rep Row 3.
Row 13: Ch 1, SC2tog Blp, SC Blp next 2 SC, turn. 3 SC.
Rows 14–17: Rep Row 3. Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Thread
tail onto yarn needle and sew flat edge of fin to top of Body,
starting at the tail and working to the head.
Pectoral Fins (Make 2)
With C5, ch 10.
Row 1 (WS): SC in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across,
ch 2, turn to work in opposite side of foundation ch, SC in
next 5 ch, HDC in next 2 ch, leaving rem sts unworked, turn.
14 SC, 2 HDC, 1 ch-2 sp.
Row 2 (RS): Ch 3 (does not count as a st), SC Blp next 7 sts,
(SC, ch 2, SC) in ch-2 sp, turn to work along other edge, SC
Blp next 4 sts, HDC Blp next 3 sts, ch 3, sl st in same st,
leave rem sts unworked. 13 SC, 3 HDC, 1 ch-2 sp. Fasten off,
leaving a long tail for sewing.
Eyes (Make 2)
With C3, make a magic circle.
Rnd 1: 5 SC in magic circle, pull tail tight to close. 5 SC.
Rnd 2: 2 SC all. 10 SC.
Rnd 3: [SC in next SC, 2 SC in next SC] 5 times. 15 SC.
Rnd 4: SC all. Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Thread tail onto a
yarn needle and sew eye to body.
Embroider eye spot: With yarn needle threaded with C7,
come up through the center of the eye and go down in any
hole below between Rnds 2 and 3. Come up through the
center of the eye again and go down in the hole immediately
to the left or right of the first hole.

Repeat this process a few
times with C6, and make a magic circle.
Rnd 1: 3 SC in magic circle, pull tight to close. 3 SC.
Rnd 2: 2 SC in all. 6 SC.
Rnd 3: SC all.
Rnd 4: [SC in next 2 SC, 2 SC in next SC] 2 times. 8 SC.
Rnd 5: SC all. Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Stuff spike lightly
and sew to the body using a long tail.
Spots
With C2, make a magic circle. 5 SC in magic circle, pull tail
tight to close. Sl st in first SC to join. 5 SC. Fasten off, leaving
a long tail. Repeat for the desired number of spots. Use tails to
sew Spots to the Body

Lure
Note: After Rnd 5, use tails to lightly stuff the bulb at the end of the lure
With C6, make a magic circle.
Rnd 1: 4 SC in magic circle, pull tail tight to close. 4 SC.
Rnd 2: 2 SC in all. 8 SC.
Rnd 3: SC all.
Rnd 4: [SC in next 2 SC, SC2tog] 2 times. 6 SC.
Rnds 5–10: With MC, SC all. Fasten off, leaving a long tail.
Firmly stuff with fiberfill. Use tail to sew Lure to Body.
Tentacles
With C5, ch 12. SC in 2nd ch from hook, 2 SC in each ch
across. 21 SC. Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Use your tail to sew
Tentacle to Body.
Whiskers (Barbels)
With C4, ch 21. Sl st in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch
across. 20 sl sts. Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Use the tail to
attach the Whisker to the Body.

CROCHET ABBREVIATIONS all abbreviations are in US terms
TUNISIAN ABBREVIATIONS
beg beginning
Blp single or double crochet in
back loop only
bo bobble
BPDC back post double crochet
BPtr back post treble
C (1, 2…) contrast color (1, 2…)
CC contrast color
ch(s) chain(s)
ch-sp chain space
known as waistcoat stitch
or crochet knit stitch)
DC double crochet
EDC extended double crochet
ESC extended single-crochet
Flp single or double crochet in
front loop only
FSC foundation single crochet
FPDC front post double crochet
FPtr front post treble
HDC half double crochet
LDC linked double crochet
lp(s) loop(s)
MC main color
PC popcorn stitch
PM place marker
PS puff stitch
rem remaining
rep repeat
RM remove marker
and(s) round(s)
RS right side
SC single crochet
SC2tog single crochet two together
shell a group of stitches all
worked in the same stitch
sk skip
sl slip
sl st slip stitch
sp space
st(s) stitch(es)
tr treble crochet
Tch top of turning chain made
at the start of the previous row
WS wrong side
YO yarn over
* repeat directions given
from *
[ ] work stitches within [ ] as
many times as directed
( ) work stitches within ( ) in
the same stitch or space
FwP forward pass
RetP return pass
TDC Tunisian double-crochet
TFS Tunisian full stitch
THDC Tunisian half double crochet
TKS Tunisian knit stitch
TPS Tunisian purl stitch
TRS Tunisian reverse stitch
TSC Tunisian single-crochet
TSS Tunisian simple stitch
Tslst Tunisian slip stitch
Ttr Tunisian treble crochet
TTW Tunisian twisted stitch