Use this free jellyfish amigurumi pattern to crochet your own happy plush jellyfish! The toy is about 19 cm tall including tentacles if you use the materials specified in this free crochet pattern.
Materials:
- YarnArt Jeans of one main and two additional colours (55% cotton, 45% polyacryl, 50 g/160 m). You can use any other yarn you like.
- 1.75 mm crochet hook
- holyfiber
- 7 mm safety eyes
- glue
- needle
- pendant loop
Skill level: easy
Jellyfish amigurumi pattern
Crochet toy tutorial
Note: when crocheting toys you should use a smaller hook than it’s indicated on the yarn label, so that the fiberfill doesn’t look through the holes.
Abbreviations:
MR – magic ring
sc = single crochet
inc = increase (2 sc in one stitch)
dec = decrease (2 sc together)
ch = chain
The toy is crocheted in a spiral without a slip stitch at the end of each round.
The bottom part
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Mark the last stitch of the round, it’s the place to begin joining tentacles.
Rnd 3: (sc in the next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 4: (sc in the next 2 st, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
Rnd 5: (sc in the next 3 st, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
Rnd 6: (sc in the next 4 st, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
Tentacles
Join the tentacles to the second round of the bottom part. Insert the hook in the last stitch of the second round and take it out through the next stitch.
Fasten off and crochet 40 ch + 1 turning chain
Crochet across the chain (sc in the next stitch, inc) repeat 20 times. Insert the hook in the next 2 stitches of the bottom part, crochet 1 sc.
Crochet 27 ch + 1 turning chain, crochet 27 sc across the chain. Again insert the hook in the next 2 stitches of the bottom part, crochet 1 sc.
Crochet 50 ch + 1 turning chain, crochet 2 sc in each ch.
Make 3 other tentacles in the same way. To make the tentacles different in length increase/decrease the foundation chain as you wish.
Crochet 9 chains (3 of each colour) with different number of chains – from 25 ch up to 50 ch. Carefully weave the ends of the chains through the magic ring of the bottom part. Tie the ends with 2-3 knots.
Upper part
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (sc in the next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 4: (sc in the next 2 st, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
Rnd 5: (sc in the next 3 st, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
Rnd 6: (sc in the next 4 st, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
Rnd 7: (sc in the next 5 st, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
Rnd 8: (sc in the next 6 st, inc) repeat 6 times [48]
Rnd 9-14: sc in all 48 st
Rnd 15: (sc in the next 6 st, dec) repeat 6 times [42]
Rnd 16: (sc in the next 5 st, dec) repeat 6 times [36]
Don’t cut the yarn, join the bottom and the upper parts. Insert the hook through both layers.
Rnd 17: (sc in the next st, skip 1 st of the foundation, 5 dc in the next st, skip 1 st of the foundation) repeat till the end of the round, sl st.
Make a small loop to join the carbin comfortably (optional).
Glue eyes, cut unnecessary yarn on the ends of tentacles. You can tint cheeks a little bit.
Your crochet jellyfish is ready for swimming! Wish you easy stitches and good mood!
If you have some questions or ideas about this jellyfish amigurumi pattern, please share them in the comments.
I absolutely love this jellyfish pattern, but how did you tint the jellyfish?
Hi Sarah, you can tint them with rouge or soft pastel that doesn’t contain oil.
Soft pastel you mean paint ? I am looking for something safe for babies. What do you suggest?
I mean pastel chalk without oils.
Hi,
I am having trouble printing this free pattern. If I go to download the PDF I have to pay for it.
Any suggestions
Thanks
Hi Kerry 🙂 You can view the patterns for free on our website and mobile app. PDF version itself is not free. Because it takes a lot of time to prepare the patterns. So, in spite of this fact all people who can’t pay for PDF patterns can view them on the website and make wonderful toys. We don’t hide the instructions. Hope for your understanding 🙂
1.75 hook isn’t too small for this weight yarn?
Hi Shannon, you can use bigger hook according to your yarn weight, design won’t change 🙂
Thank you so very much for this pattern! I made the little jelly fish in blue today and it was fairly easy to do following the pattern. Tomorrow I shall glue the eyes in and paint the cheeks with a bit of wax crayon. Then it’ll be ready to keep another fish I made company.
Hi Antje, thank you for your feedback! :)💕
Hi! I tried this pattern and when I put the top with the tentacles, the stitches didn’t match up. J ended up with a big extra loop in the head piece. It’s probably my messing up, but do you mean foundation by the head or tentacles?
Hi, sorry but how do you make the tentacles?
I am completely new to this.
Hope you can help, thank you.
Hi, I’m curious about how to end the bottom peice, the one that you are tying the tentacles into. Do you just tie off and then begin the tentacles, or is there are more fluid way of doing this without having to tie off?
I appreciate your feedback 🙂
thank you for your generosity in sharing patterns for free, i just made this and it’s absolutely adorable, again, my endless thanks😍
thank you
How do you start the tentakels? It says fasten of, but I can’t seem to figure it out because it looks so different from the picture.
Very cute
Thank you for this pattern. I have completed mine in blue and put a rattle in it. Great little jellyfish!
Thank you! 💕🌹
Thanks so much for the cute pattern. I made one with sparkly yarn and it’s really cute. The only question I have is how do you keep the bottom panel from hanging down too far below … mine looks like a round ball when I hang it up.🙃
I absolutely love this pattern! Thank you!
I made my jellyfish in blue and added some glitter at the end of the tentacles. My gf loved! <3
Greetings from Brazil!
Thank you! 🌹:)
Thank you for the pattern, I just made a blue one, with different shades of blue and a few white tentacles. Turned out so cute. We have a new baby boy coming in my family. A Great Great Nephew, again thank you so easy.
Thank you! 🌹💖
This was incredibly realistic to follow and keep up with made the cutest little guy! Love it!
Thank you!
superbes et merci beaucoup
thank you for creating this page….I’ve hunting for new crochet projects…been making doilies most of my life , this is such a great change. .You have peaked my interest in an art that I had given up on…..Much easier on hands and eyes working with larger medium…..<3
Thank you, Irene! 🙂