I have been crocheting for almost 15 years. My god mother taught me how to crochet. I have made many projects and followed many patterns from other people (thank you!). But, now that I am a mother and seeing what my son is interested in, I wanted to put all of what I have learned in the last 15 years into creating something he would love very much. And he does love his Jellyfish! So, here is my pattern for how to crochet a Jellyfish.

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Disclaimer– I made this Jellyfish as a large stuffed animal. You can make it any size you would like, just adjust the hook size and yarn weight.–

Abbreviations:

CH- Chain
SC- Single Crochet
DC- Double Crochet
HDC- Half Double Crochet
TC- Treble Crochet
ST- Stitch
Inc- Increase
Dec- Decrease
FLO- Front Loop Only
BLO- Back Loop Only

Items you will need:

9mm hook
Bernat Baby Blanket Super Bulky Yard in Ocean Waves
Yarn Needle
Stuffing
Animal Eyes
Stitch Marker and scissors

Instructions:

Body-
1. Ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch, stitch marker.
2. Inc x6 [2 sc in each st] (12)
3. Sc, inc, x6 (18)
4. 2 sc, inc, x6 (24)
5. 3 sc, inc, x6 (30)
6. 4 sc, inc, x6 (36)
7. 5 sc, inc, x6 (42)
8-12. 42 sc (42)
13. 5 sc, dec, x6 (36)
14. 4 sc, dec, x6 (30)
15. 3 sc, dec, x6 (24)

This is the part of the pattern where you should put the eyes in. Between row 5 and 6 from the bottom, I placed the eyes 5 spaces apart from each other.

Wavy Part of Jellyfish:
1. In FLO, hdc, dc, tc, dc, hdc, sl in next 2 sts. Repeat x3.

Bottom of Jellyfish:
1. BLO, 2 sc, dec, x6
2. Sc, dec, x6
3- end. Dec, x6. Fasten off.

Regular Tentacles (x5):
1. Ch. 30. Fasten off.

Twisty Tentacles (x5):
1. Ch 30
2. Sc in 2nd ch, inc. Repeat until the end (sc, inc). Fasten off.

Assembling: I left a bit of a tail on each tentacle, so I was able to tie them to the bottom side of the jellyfish. The twisty tentacles are tied to the side closest to the wavy part of the jellyfish, evenly distributed. The regular tentacles are tied to the inner side, evenly spaced as well. I didn’t have a specific place for the tentacles, so I just tied them where they looked the best. Then, weave in the extra yarn to clean it up. Now your jellyfish is finished!

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