Whale couple
Author: Maroussia Gerashchenko
Necessary materials:
– Yarn Jeans YarnArt 55% cotton 45% polyacrylic, 160 m, 50 gr.
or COTTON GOLD Alize 55% cotton 45% acrylic, 330 m, 100 g. or other yarn
matching color
– 1.75 hook (or suitable for your yarn)
– Hollofiber for stuffing
– Needle for stitching parts
– Buttons black or finished eyes D 10 mm
– A piece of white fleece
– Instant glue gel
– Mouline thread or black sewing thread, needle to them
– Cut white thread for embroidery smiles
Legend:
vp – air loop
sbn – single crochet
pr – increase – 2 sb in one loop
Ub – decrease – 2 sb together
Head and torso
Knit in a spiral! We use a marker so as not to lose the beginning of the row.
Stuff tightly in the process of knitting, forming a slight bend of the tail
up.
1 row: 6sbn in an amigurumi ring or in an air loop.
2 row: (increase) – 6 times (12)
3 row: (sbn, pr) – 6 times (18)
4 row: (2 prs, pr) – 6 times (24)
5 row: (3 sbn, pr) – 6 times (30)
6 row: (4 SBN, D) – 6 times (36)
7 row: (5 sbn, pr) – 6 times (42)
8 row: (6 sbn, pr) – 6 times (48)
9 row: (11 sbn, pr) – 4 times (52)
10-15 rows: 52 sbn
16 row: (11 sb, ub) – 4 times (48)
17, 18 rows: 48 sbn
19 row: (6 sb, ub) – 6 times (42)
20-23 rows: 42 sb
24 row: UB, 4 SBN, UB, 28 SBN, UB, 4 SBN (39)
25 row: 39 sb
26 row: UB, 4 SBN, UB, 25 SBN, UB, 4 SBN (36)
27 row: 36 sb
28 row: UB, 4 SBN, UB, 22 SBN, UB, 4 SBN (33)
29 row: 33 sb
30 row: UB, 4 SBN, UB, 19 SBN, UB, 4 SBN (30)
31 row: 30 sb
32 row: UB, 4 SBN, UB, 16 SBN, UB, 4 SBN (27)
33 row: 27 sb
34 row: UB, 3 SBN, UB, 15 SBN, UB, 3 SBN (24)
35 row: 24 sb
36 row: UB, 3 SBN, UB, 12 SBN, UB, 3 SBN (21)
37 row: 21 sb
38 row: UB, 3 SBN, UB, 9 SBN, UB, 3 SBN (18)
39 row: 18 sb
40 row: UB, 3 SBN, UB, 6 SBN, UB, 3 SBN (15)
41 row: 15 sb
42 row: UB, 3 SBN, UB, 3 SBN, UB, 3 SBN (12)
43 row: 12 sb
44 row: (1 sb, ub) – 4 times (8)
45 row: 8 sc.
Do not completely close the hole! Cut the thread, hide the tip.
Tail (2 parts)
1 row: 6sbn in an amigurumi ring or in an air loop.
2 row: (1 sbn, pr) – 3 times (9)
3 row: (2 prs, pr) – 3 times (12)
4 row: (sbn, pr) – 6 times (18)
5-7 rows: 18 sb
8 row: (1 sb, ub) – 6 times (12)
9 row: 12 sbn
10 row: (1 sb, ub) – 4 times (8)
11 row: 8 sb
12 row: 4 decreases
Cut the thread, leaving the tip for sewing.
Fins (2 parts)
1 row: 6sbn in an amigurumi ring or in an air loop.
2 row: (1 sbn, pr) – 3 times (9)
3 row: (2 prs, pr) – 3 times (12)
4 row: (3 sbn, pr) – 3 times (15)
5 row: 15 sbn
6 row: (3 PRS, UB) – 3 times (12)
7 row: (1 sb, ub) – 4 times (8)
8 row: 8 sb
9 row: 4 decreases
Cut the thread, leaving the tip for sewing.
Assembly and design
1. In the hole that we have left at the end of knitting the torso,
we sew in the details of the tail. At the base (near the body) you can sew parts
tail 1-2 stitches between each other.
2. Determine places for the eyes: they should be located approximately
in the middle of the body with barrels, the reference point is the 13-14th row from the beginning of knitting.
So that everything is symmetrical, and also so that holes form, in
which “drown” buttonhole eyes, I used a thick knitting needle.
We pierce the body through, check (turning the body, looking from
all sides), is everything smooth.
3. Prepare the eyes: from a piece of white felt, cut out the details in the form of a drop, in
in the center of them we make a cut and put on the buttonhole eyelet. If you
eyes are not on the loop, stick them to the felt. To felt on the back
apply a little glue and sew / glue the eyes in place. Keep track of
the same and symmetrical white details of felt!
Insert the black thread (sewing or floss) and several stitches into the needle
embroider the upper eyelid and cilia.
4. Fasten the fins. First, we determine the optimal place for them,
fixing with pins and checking for symmetry. Approximate point for
fin is defined as follows: from the eye count down 5 sc, from the received
points back 6-7 rows towards the tail. This is a guideline, may
You’ll like it better if the fins are closer to the nose or tail –
you decide. Sew fins to the body – fasten only in 2-3
last row of fin.
5. Embroider a smile. There is also room for your imagination. To me more
like a half smile on one side: put the thread in the middle of the muzzle and
With 1-2 stitches we embroider a mouth to one of the eyes. You can form
mouth tightening or embroider a full-fledged smile “from ear to ear.”