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Welcome back to our blog, today we have a new free pattern. You will be able to make your very own no sew chunky whale!! This little whale takes less than 30 mins to crochet, perfect for quick makes for your market prep or for a quick gift! I hope you enjoy this free pattern.

Materials you will need:

3.5 mm crochet hook

bernat velvet in white

bernat velvet in color of your choice

stitch marker

Tapestry needle

Stuffing

Safety eyes 10mm x2

Level: Beginner

ENG US terms

MC: Magic cirlce

Sc: single crochet

Dec: decrease

Inc: Increase

Blo: Back loop only

FLO: front loop only

F/O: fasten off

slst: Slip stitch

special stitch:

Bubble stitch: Yarn over, insert hook into stitch and pull up a loop. Yarn over, pull through two.

1. Repeat number one in the same stitch/space until you have a total of 6 loops on your hook.
2. Yarn over, pull through all 5 loops at once.
3. Slip Stitch in next stitch.

Head/Body in main color of your choice

R1: MC 6sc

R2: Inc x6 (12)

R3: (1sc, inc) x6 (18)

R4: (2sc, inc) x6 (24)

R5: (3sc, inc) x6 (30)

R6-R8: 30sc (30) (3 rounds)

change to white on the last stitch of round 8

R9: 8sc, 2sc blo, 8sc, 2sc blo, 8sc, 2sc blo (30)

add eyes on round 8, 6sts apart

R10: (3sc, dec) x6 (24)

R11: (2sc, dec) x6 (18)

R12: (1sc, dec) x6 (12)

stuff the head/body firmly

R13: dec x6 (6)

F/O, leave a tail to close the opening.

Fins x2:

Slst the yarn of the main color through the flo or round 9 on each side of the body, right beside the eyes and make a bubble stitch in the first FLO (look at the special st), f/o

back fin:

make a slst with the main color onto the front loop, make a bubble stitch on each front loop, slst in the same st. f/o weave in all the ends.

You have now a chunky whale!! happy crocheting.

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