Thursday, February 2, 2012

Clara the Spotted Jellyfish Amigurumi Pattern


I finally have a new pattern to share with you guys! This is Clara from Princess Jellyfish. I saw a plush of her at a convention a few weekends ago and really wanted to try making her. This is the result. She kind of looks more like an octopus than a jellyfish >.>

She's about 7-8 inches tall. I really don't want to go down a hook size, but it seems like I might have to soon. Need to make myself crochet tighter!

Anyways, here's the pattern. Hope you enjoy!

Materials needed:
Hook size of your preference. I used a G hook
Yarn in a dark and light pink
White, Black, and Red felt
Black embroidery floss
Materials for attaching felt (either embroidery floss or some form of glue)
Tapestry Needle

Abbreviations:
ch= chain
sc= single crochet
hdc= half double crochet
dc= double crochet
sl st= slip stitch
inc= increase (2 single crochets in 1 stitch)
dec= decrease ( single crochet 2 stitches together)
BLO= back loops only
FLO= front loops only
** = repeat whatever is in between
F/O= finish off

Head/Body: with light pink yarn
Rnd 1: 8 sc in magic ring (8)
Rnd 2: *inc* (16)
Rnd 3: *sc, inc* (24)
Rnd 4: *2 sc, inc*n (32)
Rnd 5: *3 sc, inc* (40)
Rnd 6: *4 sc, inc* (48)
Rnd 7: *5 sc, inc* (56)
Rnd 8: *6 sc, inc* (64)
Rnd 9: *7 sc, inc* (72)
Rnd 10: * 8 sc, inc* (80)
Rnd 11-18: *sc* (80)
Rnd 19: *8 sc, dec* (72)
Rnd 20: *7 sc, dec* (64) Begin to stuff at the end of this round. Continue stuffing as you go.
Rnd 21: *6 sc, dec* (56)
Rnd 22: *5 sc, dec* (48)
Rnd 23: *4 sc, dec* (40)
Rnd 24: * BLO 3 sc, dec* (32)
Rnd 25: *2 sc, dec* (24)
Rnd 26: *sc, dec* (16)
Rnd 27: *dec* (8)
F/O. You may need to use the tail to thread through the last round and close the hole.

Ruffle: with darker pink
For this step you will be working into the head. Make sure the top of the head is facing towards you.
-Attach yarn with any of the front loops of round 24 with a slip stitch.
Rnd 1:
-This round will all be worked in the front loops of round 24.
-sc in same stitch as joining, sc around (40)
Rnd 2: FLO sl st in first sc of round 1, ch 3, FLO 2 dc in same stitch, FLO 3 dc in each of the remaining stitches (120)
Rnd 3: sl st in 3rd chain of beginning ch 3, ch 2, hdc in same stitch, hdc around (120)
Sl st in 2nd chain of beginning ch 2, F/O

Tentacles: Make 8 with light pink yarn.
Rnd 1: 5 sc in magic ring (5)
Rnd 2: *inc* (10)
Rnd 3: *1 sc, inc* (15)
Rnd 4: *2 sc, inc* (20)
Rnd 5-12: *sc* (20)
Rnd 13: *8 sc, dec* (18)
Rnd 14: *sc* (18)
Rnd 15: *4 sc, dec* (15)
Rnd 16-18: *sc* (15)
Rnd 19: *sc, dec* (10)
Rnd 20-22: *sc* (10)
F/O leaving long tail to sew. Stuff

Spots:
I used a combination of these spots. Use however many you want. On mine there are 2-3 spots on each tentacle and 6 spots on the head.

Spot 1: 5 mg in magic ring, sl st in 1st sc, F/O leaving tail.
Spot 2: 6 mg in magic ring, sl st in 1st sc, F/O leaving tail.

For Head spots I also added:
Spot 3: 5 mg in magic ring (5)
*inc* (10)

Face Details:
-For the eyes I made ovals about 3 rows tall with the black felt.
-The white pupils are about a row tall.
- The mouth is 4 rows tall. I basically cut out a narrow red triangle and curved out the tip.
-Attach the eyes and mouth onto the face however you would like. Embroider on the eyelashes with black embroidery floss.

Attachment:
-Use tails to sew spots onto the bottom of each tentacle and on top of the head. (Optional: Stick residential copper electrical wiring into the body and a tentacle, and sew the leg on. This allows you to pose the amigurumi. Here is a good tutorial for this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBBfZZj5cp8&feature=player_embedded#!)
-Use tails to sew tentacles to the bottom of the body. I did 3 tentacles in the front, 3 tentacles in the back, and 1 tentacle on each side.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask!



Creative Commons License
Clara the Spotted Jellyfish Amigurumi Pattern by Justine Dalipe is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
This pattern is for personal use only. Please do not sell finished products from this pattern without my permission. Thanks!

10 comments:

  1. this is adorable! thank you for sharing this sweet pattern. :) love your blog.

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    1. Sorry this is so late! Midterm season lol. Thanks for all your kind words ^^

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    1. I sell these by commission. You can email me at hanakoheals@yahoo.com for more info ^^

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  3. This is great~ can you please explain to me how to magic ring inside of a magic ring? that part confuses me and I can't find any info on it ^^

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    1. I read threw the pattern a few times and I do not see where she says to magic ring inside of a magic ring.

      Are you maybe confused with her use of 'mg' on the spots? I would assume you can just single or half-double crochet into the magic ring as many stitches as she asked for 'mg'

      I cant find any crochet term that 'MG' has a meaning for so I am assuming its her own short hand or just a typo/auto correct failure.

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    2. I am so sorry! Sara is right though. Mg is a typo that should have been sc. Big typo and in so sorry I got to you so late. I hadn't figured out how to sync my email with my phone and finally figured it out 2-3 days ago.

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  4. Ur pattern is weird, r u sure u mean 8 sc in mg? Wouldn't it be better with 6sc in mg cuz I did 8sc n now it's coming out all wavey n im at the 6th row.

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    1. Hey there Emily! Yes, 8 is correct. It should still be ok because you increase by 8 as well.

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    2. Ok :) thnxs. Cuz making one for my best friend who loves clara, as a gift :)

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