Free Crochet Pattern: Wendy the Whale - Crochet for Children

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Wendy the Whale is made with Shamrock Yarns 100% Cotton 8/4, which is 100% cotton, and stuffed with fibrefill.

Measurements

The whale measures approx. 4x9cm

Materials

• Crochet hook size 2.50mm
• Darning needle for weaving in ends
• Possibly stitch markers and row counter
• Stuffing/Fibrefill

Yarn consumption

Shamrock Yarns 100% Cotton 8/4

• Shamrock yarns 100% cotton – 8/4, colour 03 – Off White, 5 grams
• Shamrock yarns 100% cotton – 8/4, colour 06 – Dark Charcoal Grey, 1 gram
• Shamrock yarns 100% cotton – 8/4, colour 09 – Navy Blue, 9 grams

Abbreviations

dc - double crochet

ch - chain stitch

sl st - slip stitch

tr – treble

inc - increase (2 stitches in the same stitch)

Instructions

The Belly

Start by crocheting 6 dc in a magic ring using the off white colour.

• Inc x 6 (12)
• 1 dc, inc x 6 (18)
• 2 dc, inc x 6 (24)
• 3 dc, inc x 6 (30)
• 4 dc, inc x 6 (36)
• 5 dc, inc x 6 (42)
• 6 dc, inc x 6 (48)
• 7 dc, inc x 6 (54)

Finish with a slip stitch, cut the yarn and weave in ends.

The body

Crochet 6 dc in a magic ring using the navy blue colour.

• Inc x 6 (12)
• 1 dc, inc x 6 (18)
• 2 dc, inc x 6 (24)
• 3 dc, inc x 6 (30)
• 4 dc, inc x 6 (36)
• 5 dc, inc x 6 (42)
• 6 dc, inc x 6 (48)
• 7 dc, inc x 6 (54)

To create volume for the body, you now crochet 8 rounds of 54 dc.

Cut the yarn, but leave a long tail for sewing on the belly.

Embroider the whale's eyes in the 6th round from the bottom up. You use the charcoal colour for the eyes.

Now you sew the belly onto the body, sew in the front and back loop – before you finish sewing all the way around, you need to stuff the whale with fibrefill.

Weave in the end.

 

You now make the fins and the tail. Here, you also use the navy blue colour.

The fins – make 2

Make 7 chain stitch, start in the second stitch from the hook and make 6 tr – cut the yarn, but leave a long tail for sewing on the fin.

The tail

Make 9 chain stitches, start in the second stitch from the hook and make 7 tr – and a sl st in the last ch.

 

Make 8 chain stitches, start in the second sticth from the hook and make 7 tr – and a sl st in the same ch as the previous sl st.

 

Now, you sew on the tail. Weave in the ends.

 

 

Design by: thildethordahl (Thilde Thordahl)