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Use this free crochet pattern to make adorable amigurumi fur seals. You can make a fur seal boy amigurumi wearing a striped vest, a panama hat and a bow tie. Or a fur seal girl wearing a striped dress and a panama hat. The body and hind flippers are made as a single piece. The fore flippers are attached with single crochets as you crochet the body. The finished size of the crochet fur seal is about 25 cm (9.8″).
Designed and photos by @happy_toys_by_yulya
Translated by Amiguroom Toys
Materials:
- Yarn Art Jeans yarn (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 50 g/160 m), colors:
- for a boy: #46 (head and body), #01 (muzzle and stripes), #47 (panama hat and stripes) and #90 (bow tie)
- for a girl: #05 (head and body), #01 (muzzle and stripes), #90 (panama hat, skirt and stripes)
- 2.0 mm crochet hook
- 10 mm safety eyes
- YarnArt Iris yarn (black) for embroidering a nose and eye lashes
- Needle for sewing details together
- Yarn needle for eye tightening
- Scissors
- Fiberfill
Abbreviations:
R = row
mc = magic circle (magic ring)
ch = chain
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
dtr = double treble crochet
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
BLO = back loop only
FLO = front loop only
F. o. = finish off
(12) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
( ) * 6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated
Free amigurumi fur seal pattern
Head
With main yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
R 4: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) * 5, 1 sc (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc) * 6 (30)
R 6: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) * 5, 2 sc (36)
R 7: (5 sc, inc) * 6 (42)
R 8: 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) * 5, 3 sc (48)
R 9: (7 sc, inc) * 6 (54)
R 10-20: 54 sc (11 rows)
Insert safety eyes between R 13 and R 14 at the distance of 10 st from each other.
R 21: (7 sc, dec) * 6 (48)
R 22: 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec) * 5, 3 sc (42)
R 23: (5 sc, dec) * 6 (36)
R 24: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) * 5, 2 sc (30)
25: (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
Stuff with fiberfill.
F. o.
Muzzle
With white yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
R 4: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) * 5, 1 sc (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc) * 6 (30)
R 6-7: 30 sc (2 rows)
F. o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Fore flippers (make 2)
With main yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (1 sc, inc) * 3 (9)
R 3: 9 sc
R 4: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) * 2, 1 sc (12)
R 5: 12 sc
R 6: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
R 7: 18 sc
R 8: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) * 5, 1 sc (24)
R 9-19: 24 sc (11 rows)
R 20: 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) * 5, 1 sc (18)
R 21: 18 sc
R 22: (1 sc, dec) * 6 (12)
R 23: 12 sc
R 24: 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) * 2, 1 sc (9)
R 25: 9 sc
Do not stuff.
F. o.
Hind flippers and body (one piece)
Hind flippers (make 2)
With main yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (1 sc, inc) * 3 (9)
R 3: 9 sc
R 4: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) * 2, 1 sc (12)
R 5: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
R 6: 18 sc
R 7: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) * 5, 1 sc (24)
R 8-13: 24 sc (6 rows)
R 14: 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) * 5, 1 sc (18)
R 15: 18 sc
R 16: (1 sc, dec) * 6 (12)
R 17: 12 sc
R 18: (dec) * 6 (6)
Do not stuff.
F. o.
Don’t cut the yarn when you’ll finish the second flipper!
Join the two flippers in the next row:
R 19: 6 on the first flipper, 6 sc on the second flipper (12)
R 20: 12 sc
R 21: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
R 22: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) * 5, 1 sc (24)
R 23: 24 sc
R 24: (3 sc, inc) * 6 (30)
R 25-26: 30 sc
R 27: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) * 5, 2 sc (36)
R 28-29: 36 sc (2 rows)
R 30: (5 sc, inc) * 6 (42)
R 31-32: 42 sc (2 rows)
R 33: 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) * 5, 3 sc (48)
R 34-35: 48 sc (2 rows)
From the next row we will alternate two colors blue/red and white to get stripes.
For a boy: blue and white, for a girl: red and white.
For a girl crochet R 36 in BLO!
R 36-37: 48 sc – blue/red
R 38-39: 48 sc – white
R 40-41: 48 sc – blue/red
R 42-43: 48 sc – white
R 44-45: 48 sc – blue/red
R 46-47: 48 sc – white
R 48: 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec) * 5, 3 sc (42) – blue/red
R 49: 42 sc – blue/red
R 50: (5 sc, dec) * 6 (36) – white
R 51: 36 sc – white
R 52: 36 sc – blue/red
R 53: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) * 5, 2 sc (30) – blue/red
54-55: 30 sc – white
In the next row we will crochet the fore flippers into the body.
R 56: 5 sc, 4 sc together with sc of the 1st flipper, 11 sc, 4 sc together with sc of the 2nd flipper, 6 sc (30) – blue/red
R 57: (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24) – blue/red
R 58-59: 24 sc (2 rows) – white
Stuff the body with fiberfill.
F. o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Skirt
Attach the red yarn to the front loop of the R 36 and crochet in FLO:
R 36: 2 ch, (3 dc in one st, 2 dc in one st) * repeat to the end of the row, sl st
F. o.
Panama hat
With 2.5 mm crochet hook and blue/red yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc) * 6 (30)
R 6: (4 sc, inc) * 6 (36)
R 7: (5 sc, inc) * 6 (42)
R 8: (6 sc, inc) * 6 (48)
R 9: (7 sc, inc) * 6 (54)
R 10: BLO: 54 sc
R 11-16: 54 sc (6 rows)
R 17: (2 dc in one st, 1 dc) * repeat to the end of the row, sl st
For a girl’s panama hat crochet R 18: 1 sc in every st to the end of the row.
You can decorate the girl’s panama hat with sl st around the R 10 using a white yarn.
Crochet 50 ch with a white yarn, make a bow and sew it on the panama hat.
Bow tie
With red yarn:
In a magic circle: 3 ch, 4 dtr, 3 ch, sl st, 3 ch, 4 dtr, 3 ch, sl st.
Pull the magic circle.
Wrap the middle of the bow a few times with yarn.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Sew the bow tie to the toy.
Assembly
Sew the head to the body.
Make eye tightening.
Sew the muzzle to the head between R 13 and R 22. Add a some stuffing when you’re ¾ done with sewing it on.
Embroider a nose and eye lashes with a black yarn, eye whites with a white yarn.
