Jamie the Jellyfish is a delightful underwater friend with gentle movements and soft glow. With big, expressive eyes that convey curiosity, Jamie is the epitome of aquatic charm. Playful and graceful, Jamie loves to dance in the sea, leaving a trail of magic wherever she goes.
crochet amigurumi jellyfish pattern
abreviations
materials
MR - Magic Ring
inc - Increase
dec - Decrease
sc - Single Crochet
2sc - 1 single crochet in the next 2 stitches
sc 3 - 3 single crochet in the next stitch
FLO - Front Loops Only
6.5mm Crochet Hook
12mm Safety Eyes (with washer)
Baby Blue Yarn
Baby Pink Yarn
Teal Yarn
Needle
Stuffing
For the yarn, we used 16ply Indophil Yarn (no brand) for all colors. You can opt for 8ply strands for the tentacles for variation.
Note that this project is worked in rounds and can be done with or without the slip stitch and chain 1 at the start and end of each round.
wavy tentacles
(baby blue 6x,
pink 2x & teal 2x)
head
(Baby blue)
wavier tentacles
(Baby blue 6x)
R1: 6sc in MR (6)
R2: inc around (12)
R3: 1sc, inc (18)
R4: 2sc, inc (24)
R5: 4sc, inc (30)
R6: 5sc, inc (36)
R7: 6sc, inc (42)
R8: 7sc, inc (48)
R9: 1sc around (48)
R10: 8sc, inc (54)
R11-17: 1sc around (54)
R18: 8sc, dec (48)
R19: 1sc around (48)
R20: 7sc, dec (42)
R21: 1sc around (42)
R22: 6sc, dec (36)
R23: (inc, 3sc in next stitch) in all stitches around in FLO (does not matter if you end with inc or 3sc) until you reach the end (stitch count does not matter here)
R24-25: 1sc around on the frills
FO no need to leave tail for sewing.
Chain 40 (you can change this depending on how long you want it to be)
1sc across (don’t pull afterwards to keep the tentacle wavy)
Chain 40 (you can change this depending on how long you want it to be)
(1sc, inc) across (pull the tentacles afterwards to fix its curl)
curly tentacles
(baby blue 6x)
Chain 40 (you can change this depending on how long you want it to be)
inc repeatedly until you're about 3 inches from the top then 3sc, inc the rest of the way (pull the tentacles afterwards to fix its curl)
belly
(baby blue)
R1 : 6sc in MR (6)
R2 : inc around (12)
R3 : 1sc, inc (18)
R4 : 2sc, inc (24)
R5 : 4sc, inc (30)
R6 : 5sc, inc (36)
R7 : 6sc, inc (42)
FO then leave tail for sewing.
You can put the tentacles onto the belly then just knot them so there isn't sewing involved. Once you have all tentacles on the belly, you sew the belly to the bottom of the body.
assembly
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Place the eyes between R18 and R19, 12 stitches apart
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Stuff the head firmly
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Sew on the tentacles to the bottom base of the jellyfish, with the thickest tentacles as an outer ring and the thinner tentacles as the inner ring, towards the center of the belly.
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Sew on the base to the head (using the back loops from R23) with the knots of the tentacles inside the jellyfish
And you're done! Remember to post your own jellyfish and tag us or use the hashtag #theoldatticproject