Crochet Whale Tutorial: Easy and Adorable Project for Beginners

How to Crochet a Whale! 

If you’re a cro­chet fan with a soft spot for marine ani­mals, you’re in for a treat! This blog post will explore an easy and adorable project per­fect for begin­ners and expe­ri­enced cro­cheters. Get ready to learn “How to Cro­chet a Whale” with our step-by-step pat­tern tuto­r­i­al. We’ll cov­er all the essen­tials, from using a mag­ic ring to work­ing with var­i­ous cro­chet stitch­es and col­or changes to cre­ate your cud­dly cro­chet whale. Plus, we’ve includ­ed a video tuto­r­i­al to make your cro­chet­ing jour­ney even more enjoy­able.

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To start craft­ing your lit­tle cro­chet whale, basic mate­ri­als, includ­ing worsted weight yarn in blue and white col­ors, an F cro­chet hook, stitch mark­ers, and a tapes­try nee­dle. Feel free to use affil­i­ate links if you want to sup­port our blog. A small com­mis­sion helps us con­tin­ue to bring you free pat­terns like this.

The mag­ic ring, also known as the mag­ic cir­cle, will be the foun­da­tion of your project. This tech­nique cre­ates a tight­ly closed begin­ning, result­ing in a seam­less and pol­ished look for your cro­chet amigu­ru­mi whale. As you work through the pat­tern, you’ll use sim­ple cro­chet stitch­es like sin­gle cro­chet (sc), increase (sc inc), and decrease (invis­i­ble decrease) to shape your adorable whale.

Don’t for­get to insert safe­ty eyes to give your lit­tle guy that extra cute­ness. And if you’re new to amigu­ru­mi, this project is a per­fect intro­duc­tion. The con­tin­u­ous spi­ral method means no join­ing, and you can cro­chet the entire whale body seam­less­ly. Plus, there’s a detailed writ­ten pat­tern to guide you every step of the way.

F hook

Abbre­vi­a­tions

ch=chain

sl st=slip stitch

dc=double cro­chet

sc=single cro­chet

2sctog=2 sin­gle cro­chet togeth­er

Rnd 1: In the Mag­ic Cir­cle

Work 6 sc in the cir­cle, sl st

Rnd 2: work 2sc around, sl st

Rnd 3: sc, 2sc, work in con­tin­u­al rounds, use a stitch mark­er

Rnd 4: sc in the next two stitch­es, 2sc

Rnd 5: sc in the back loop in the first round and then just sc in the oth­er rounds in both loops, sc in each stitch around, a total of 3 rounds

Tail, chain 5, dc in the 3rd chain from the hook, dc in the next two chains, sl st in the begin­ning stitch,

sl st in the next stitch, chain 5, dc in the 3rd chain from the hook, dc in the next two chains, sl st in the begin­ning stitch,

sc in the next 4 stitch­es, make a fin, ch 3, sl st in the same stitch,

sc in the next 14 stitch­es, 

cre­ate anoth­er fin, ch 3, sl st in the same stitch,

sc in the next 3 stitch­es.

Col­or change, Rnd 6: sc in each back loop around, sl st

Rnd 7: *sc in the next two stitch­es, 2sctog decrease, *Repeat around, 

Rnd 8: *sc in the next stitch, 2sctog decrease, *Repeat around, Add eyes and stuff­ing. Add the eyes a lit­tle above the fins.

Rnd 9: 2sctog until clos­es. Sew the hole.

Horn, yel­low yarn, E hook, chain 5, sl st in the 2nd chain from the hook, sc in the next chain, hdc in the next two chains, yarn over and pull through. Add to the top of the whale’s head. 

Sew on the horn and weave in the ends. I hope you enjoyed this free cro­chet whale pat­tern.

As you progress, you’ll cre­ate the tail fins, side fins, dor­sal fins, and those icon­ic blue whale char­ac­ter­is­tics. Chang­ing col­ors and work­ing in the front and back loops add depth and tex­ture to your cud­dly whale.

In the palm of your hand, you’ll have a fin­ished prod­uct that’s an adorable cro­chet amigu­ru­mi whale and a tes­ta­ment to your cro­chet skills. Whether adding it to your craft room decor, gift­ing it to a friend, or cre­at­ing a whole pod of these cute sea crea­tures, this free whale cro­chet pat­tern is a great project for all skill lev­els.

We hope you enjoy mak­ing your tiny whale and find it a fun and reward­ing expe­ri­ence. Share your cre­ations on our Face­book page or add them to your Rav­el­ry queue to inspire oth­ers in the cro­chet com­mu­ni­ty. Hap­py cro­chet­ing, and may your “How to Cro­chet a Whale” jour­ney be filled with joy and cre­ativ­i­ty!

My daugh­ter loves Nar­whals, so I want­ed to cre­ate this fun cro­chet whale pat­tern. I used an F hook, medi­um worsted yarn, stuff­ing, and fun eyes. I uploaded a video if you need help. Are you a begin­ner cro­cheter? Are you wor­ried about how to cro­chet a whale? Don’t wor­ry; we’ve got you cov­ered! In this easy-to-fol­low tuto­r­i­al, we’ll show you how to cro­chet a whale step-by-step.