Puffy the Pufferfish – Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

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: Puffy the Pufferfish – Amigurumi Pattern

Materials

Yarn/wool: I have used Catania yarn from Schachenmayr in yellow (0208 < 50g), white (0106 < 50g), orange (0281 < 50g) and dark orange (0390 < 50g).
Crochet hook: 3.0 mm
Tapestry needle
Filling
Scissors
Two 6 mm black safety eyes

Abbreviations

ch – chain
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
slst – slip stitch
inc – increase (2 sc in next st)
dec – decrease (2 sc worked off together)
bpdc – back post double crochet
bpdcinc – back post double crochet increase
(nr) – indicates the total number of stitches in the current row/round
() 2-times – repeat the instruction stated in bracket twice
() 3-times – repeat the instruction stated in bracket 3-times
()* – repeat the instruction stated in bracket all around
FO – fasten off

Important Notes

All rounds are worked in a continuous spiral (except eyelids, fins, tail and chain). Do not join or turn, unless instructed otherwise
You may find it useful to use a stitchmarker for counting your rounds
Take your time to create your Amigurumi’s face, it is a very important part of the final result
While stuffing take care to give each part a nice shape
Using invisible decrease instead of decrease makes the final result nicer

Size of finished figure

Using the above metioned yarn and hook Puffy the Pufferfish will be 5 cm x 8 cm.

Realization

Body

With yellow yarn:

Round 1.    6 sc in double adjustable ring                                                       (6)
Round 2.    inc*                                                                                                    (12)
Round 3.    (sc, inc)*                                                                                         (18)
Round 4.    (2 sc, inc)*        (24)

With orange yarn:

Round 5.    (3 sc, inc)*         (30)
Round 6.    (4 sc, inc)*                                                                                       (36)
Round 7.    – Round 14. sc*                                                                              (36)
Round 15.   (4 sc, dec)*          (30)
Round 16.   (3 sc, dec)*          (24)

Stuff the body. Keep on stuffing while crocheting.

Round 17.    (2 sc, dec)*        (18)
Round 18.    (sc, dec)*       (12)
Round 19.    dec*        (6)

FO. Close the hole by leading the thread through the front loops of last round, pull it tight and weave the yarn tail into the head.

Mouth

With orange yarn:

Round 1. 10 sc in double adjustable ring (do not close the hole,
but leave a long yarn tail – see picture above) (10)

slst in next stitch. FO. Leave a long yarn tail and sew it with invisible stitches to the head.

Eyes

Eyeballs with white yarn (make 2):

Round 1.    6 sc in double adjustable ring          (6)
Round 2.    inc*                                                                             (12)
Round 3.    – Round 4. sc*                                                          (12)

slst in next stitch. FO. Leave a long yarn tail for sewing it to the head.

Eyelids with orange yarn (make 2):

Eyelids are crocheted in rows.

Row 1.    ch9                                                                                        (9)
Row 2.    starting at second ch from hook: 8 sc, ch1, turn          (8)
Row 3.    skip 1, sc, 4 sc, dec, turn                                                  (6)
Row 4.    3 dec, DO NOT TURN!                                                    (3)

slst around. FO. Leave a long yarn tail for sewing it to the head.

Insert the black safety eyes into the eyeballs (see pictures above). Sew the eyes with invisible stitches to the head. For the exact place see the pictures below. Sew the eyelids onto the eyeballs.

Pectoral Fins

With dark orange yarn (make 2):

Pectoral fins are crocheted in rows.

Row 1.    ch6                                                                                                            (6)
Row 2.    starting at third ch from hook: 4 dc, ch2, turn                               (4)
Row 3.    – Row 5. 3 bpdc, bpdc in ch2 loop from last row, ch2, turn (4)
Row 4.    3 bpdc, bpdc in ch2 loop from last row                                            (4)

FO. Leave a long yarn tail for sewing it to the body.

Gather one side of the fin using a large stitch as shown in the pictures above. Sew the fins to the body using invisible stitches. See the pictures for the exact place and position.

Tail

With dark orange yarn (make 2):

Tail is crocheted in rows.

Row 1.    ch7    (7)
Row 2.    starting at third ch from hook: 5 dc, ch2, turn                                 (5)
Row 3.    – Row 5. 4 bpdc, bpdc in ch2 loop from last row, ch2, turn          (5)
Row 6.    4 bpdc, bpdc in ch2 loop from last row                                              (5)

FO. Leave a long yarn tail for sewing it to the body.

Gather one side using a large stitch of the fin as shown in the pictures above. Sew the tail to the body using invisible stitches. See the pictures for the exact place and position.