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Seal

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Seal

A chubby, squishy seal with the classic round amigurumi shape. Beginner-friendly and quick to work up — simple construction, satisfying result.

Beginner

Materials

  • Gray yarn

  • Dark yarn — scrap

    For the nose

  • Dark thread — scrap

    For the mouth

  • Crochet hook

    Size E (3.5mm), or a size that produces a tight stitch with your yarn.

  • Two 6mm safety eyes

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  • Tapestry needle

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  • Stitch marker

    Optional

Abbreviations

sc
Single crochetGuide
inc
IncreaseGuide
dec
DecreaseGuide
slst
Slip stitchGuide

Instructions

Back Flipper (make two)

  1. R1: sc 4 in magic loop and tighten (4)
  2. R2: *inc, sc* × 2 (6)
  3. R3: sc for entire row (6)
  4. R4: sc 2, inc, sc 3 (7)
  5. R5–6: sc for entire row (7)
  6. R7: sc 2, dec, sc 3 (6)
  7. Break yarn. slst into the next stitch. Pull through and tighten.

Connecting Flippers

  1. Place the two flippers together with the last dec facing out for each.
  2. Make a slip stitch and place on hook.
  3. Use a sc stitch to combine the two flippers.
  4. Sc around the two flippers in a counter-clockwise direction, resulting in 12 stitches. The next row will be the first row of the body.

Body

  1. R1: *sc 5, inc* × 2 (14)
  2. R2: sc 4, *sc, inc* × 3, sc 4 (17)
  3. R3: sc 3, inc, *sc 4, inc* × 2, sc 3 (20)
  4. R4: sc 4, inc, *sc 5, inc* × 2, sc 3 (23)
  5. R5: *sc 5, inc* × 3, sc 5 (26)
  6. R6: *sc 6, inc* × 3, sc 5 (29)
  7. R7: sc 6, inc, *sc 7, inc* × 2, sc 6 (32)
  8. R8: sc 7, inc, *sc 8, inc* × 2, sc 6 (35)
  9. R9: *sc 8, inc* × 3, sc 8 (38)
  10. R10: sc 19, inc, sc 18 (39)
  11. R11: sc 8, inc, *sc 11, inc* × 2, sc 6 (42)
  12. R12–18: sc for entire row (42)
  13. R19: sc 8, dec, *sc 12, dec* × 2, sc 4 (39)
  14. R20: sc for entire row (39)
  15. R21: sc 8, dec, *sc 11, dec* × 2, sc 3 (36)
  16. R22: sc for entire row (36)
  17. R23: sc 8, dec, *sc 10, dec* × 2, sc 2 (33)
  18. R24: sc 8, dec, *sc 9, dec* × 2, sc (30)
  19. Start stuffing and continue stuffing for the rest of the pattern. Stuff thoroughly so that when the stuffing settles over time, the seal won't lose too much of its shape.
  20. R25: sc 14, *inc* × 9, sc 7 (39)
  21. R26: sc 14, *sc 4, dec* × 3, sc 7 (36)
  22. R27: sc 16, dec, sc 8, dec, sc 8 (34)
  23. R28: sc 8, *sc 6, dec* × 3, sc 2 (31)
  24. R29: sc 8, dec, sc 17, dec (27)
  25. R30: sc 9, dec, sc 2, *dec* × 7, sc 2 (21)
  26. R31: *sc 2, dec* × 3, sc, *inc* × 6, sc 2 (24)
  27. R32: dec, sc 5, dec, sc 15 (22)
  28. Attach eyes between rows 30 and 31 with three dec stitches between them.
  29. R33: *sc 2, dec* × 5, dec (16)
  30. R34: *sc, dec* × 5 (10)
  31. Dec until the hole is closed. Tip: use the front loops only to decrease — it helps hide the holes created when decreasing.
  32. Bind off and weave in end.

Side Flipper (make two)

  1. R1: sc 4 in magic loop and tighten (4)
  2. R2: *inc* × 4 (8)
  3. R3–7: sc for entire row (8)
  4. R8: sc through both sides of the flipper to close it. Use 3 to 4 stitches. (6)
  5. Cut the yarn with a long enough tail to sew the flipper to the body. Pull the tail through the last stitch and tighten.
Side Flipper (make two), photo 1

Assembly

  1. Using the dark yarn, stitch a nose at the tip of the snout.
  2. Using the dark thread, stitch a mouth in the shape of an upside down "Y", starting at the nose.
  3. Attach the side flippers starting two rows behind the start of the head and nearer the bottom of the body.
Assembly, photo 1

Et voilà!

Seal, finished photo 1
Seal, finished photo 2
Seal, finished photo 3

Pattern use

  • Personal use is welcome
  • You may sell finished items you made by hand — please credit Northwest Stitch as the designer in your listing (small-scale handmade sales only)
  • You may not reproduce, sell, or redistribute this pattern itself
  • You may not claim the pattern as your own
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