Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Soft Jellyfish Toy

jellyfish3.jpg    jellyfish2.jpg

A big soft Jelly fish made with Bernat’s Pipsqueak which is a pain crochet, but worth the plush softness.   The pattern is easy, it’s just hard to keep track of the stitches with the fuzzy yarn.

Pipsqueak yarn 1 ball each of main color and contrast
Size H hook
yarn needle
stuffing



Body
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R1)

make a magic/sliding ring
10 sc in ring

R2)
ch 1
2 sc in same stitch and every stitch around
join with ss to first sc



R3)
Ch 1
2 sc in same stitch
1 sc next stitch
*2 sc next stitch
1 sc next stitch
repeat from * around
join with ss to first sc

R4)
Ch 1
2 sc in same stitch
1 sc each next 2 stitches
*2 sc next stitch
1 sc each next 2 stitches
repeat from * around
join with ss to first sc

R5)
Ch 1
2 sc in same stitch
1 sc each next 3 stitches
*2 sc next stitch
1 sc each next 3 stitches
repeat from * around
join with ss to first sc

R6 - 14
ch 1 sc same stitch
sc around
join with ss to first sc

R15 - 17)
Switch to contrast color
ch 1
sc same stitch
sc around
join with ss to first sc

R18)
Switch back to main color
ch 1
sc same stitch
sc around
join with ss to first sc

R19)
ch 3
counts as first dc
2 more dc same stitch
skip 2 sc and ss next sc
*skip 2 dc
5 dc next sc

repeat from * around

On the last repeat you will do 2 dc in the starting stitch and join with ss to top of beginning chain 3

fasten off



Bottom
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R1)

make a magic/sliding ring
10 sc in ring

R2)
ch 1
2 sc in same stitch and every stitch around
join with ss to first sc



R3)
Ch 1
2 sc in same stitch
1 sc next stitch
*2 sc next stitch
1 sc next stitch
repeat from * around
join with ss to first sc

R4)
Ch 1
2 sc in same stitch
1 sc each next 2 stitches
*2 sc next stitch
1 sc each next 2 stitches
repeat from * around
join with ss to first sc

R5)
Ch 1
2 sc in same stitch
1 sc each next 3 stitches
*2 sc next stitch
1 sc each next 3 stitches
repeat from * around
join with ss to first sc



Fasten off



Tentacles
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Make 3 - two with a starting chain of 23 and on with a starting chain of 27

chain 23 (27)

2 hdc in 3rd chain from hook
3 hdc in all other chains

fasten off

Assembly
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sew all 3 legs to the bottom before inserting it into the body.  I center all 3, but there are no rules about arranging them.

Sew the bottom to the inside of the body, lining it up with the bottom of the contrasting stripe.

Once you have ¾ sewn stuff with polyfil.  I leave it a little soft and squeezable, but make it as firm as you want.
Sew the rest of the way

fasten off and weave in ends.


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