Mini Whale Amigurumi Keychain
Crochet a very cute mini whale with this free whale crochet pattern. You can crochet him with any yarn that you like, make sure to use the smallest crochet hook recommended on the label of the yarn.
Size whale made with sport weight cotton yarn: 6 cm / 2 inch. See the material list below to see the yarns that I used to crochet these cute whales.
Check out my basic stitches tutorial if you are a beginner. The tutorial has a lot of videos included.
It will explain you everything you need to know on how to make a cute Amigurumi.
This mini whale is a small version of my big whale pattern. This bigger whale pattern is one of my most popular patterns in me etsy shop. I think this mini version is just as cute, don’t you?
I also have a full video on YouTube on how to crochet every step of this whale amigurumi:
Materials:
These are the materials that I used for this whale. You can replace them with other materials. If you wish to crochet a larger or smaller version of this mini whale keychain Amigurumi you can just use a thicker or thinner yarn/crochet hook. Check the materials page on my website if you need help in choosing the right materials.
Cotton Sport Weight version 6 cm / 2 inch:
– Blue catania cotton color – 253
– Green catania cotton color – 418
– Black catania cotton color – 110
– Synthetic Poly filling
Velvet Bulky version 10 cm / 4 inch:
– Blue durable velvet yarn
– Green pink durable velvet yarn
– Black durable velvet yarn
– Synthetic Poly filling
Chenille Super Bulky version 12 cm / 5 inch:
– Blue Chenille yarn
– Green Chenille yarn
– Black Chenille yarn
– Synthetic Poly filling
Supplies:
– Scissors
– Tapestry needles with blunt point, nr. 16 or 17
– Pins
– Crochet hook size 2.5 mm 4/0 for the cotton or 5.0 mm H for Chenille yarn
Body:
- Use blue yarn
- Rnd 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- Rnd 2: inc 6 times (12)
- Rnd 3: (sc, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (18)
- Rnd 4: (sc in next 2 st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (24)
- Mark the beginning of round 7 with a piece of yarn if you haven’t already, so you can count the stitches later.
- Rnd 5-10: sc in all 24 st (24)
- Sew the eyes between rounds 7 and 8, over the 4th and the 19th stitch.
- Please check my video for help: https://youtu.be/OIKIPB5mJoU
- If you want you can turn the whale into a keychain by sewing two strands of folded yarn in the top between rows 8 and 9, between the 11th and 12 stitch. and secure it in the inside of the body.
- Rnd 11: sc in next 6 st, dec 6 times, sc in next 6 st (18)
- Rnd 12: sc in next 5 st, dec 2 times, sc in next st, dec 2 times, sc in next 4 st (14)
- Rnd 13: sc in next 5 st, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in next 4 st (12)
- Rnd 14: sc in next 4 st, dec 3 times, sc in next 2 st (9)
- Stuff the body with toy fiberfilling and continue stuffing as you go.
- Rnd 15: sc in all 9 st (9)
- Rnd 16: dec, sc in next 7 st (8)
- Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Flipper 2x:
- Use blue yarn
- Rnd 1: start 4 sc in a magic ring (4)
- Rnd 2: sc in next st, inc, sc in next 2 st (5)
- Rnd 3: sc in all 5 st (5)
- Fasten off with a slst, leaving a long tail for sewing.
- Sew the flippers on the side body between round 9 and 12 (below the eyes)
- See this video on how to sew on the flippers on the body: https://youtu.be/OIKIPB5mJoU
Tail 2x:
- Use blue yarn
- Rnd 1: start 4 sc in a magic ring (4)
- Rnd 2: (sc, inc in next st) repeat 2 times (6)
- Rnd 3: sc in all 6 st (6)
- Rnd 4: (sc in next st, dec) repeat 2 times (4)
- Fasten off with a slst, leaving a long tail for sewing.
- Sew the tail on the rnd 16 of the body.
- See this video on how to sew on the tail on the body: https://youtu.be/OIKIPB5mJoU
Belly:
- Use green yarn and crochet in rows
- Rnd 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- Rnd 2: inc 6 times (12)
- Rnd 3: (sc, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (18)
- Rnd 4: sc in next st, hdc in next st, hdc + dc +hdc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st (7), do not crochet in the remaining stitches.
- Fasten off with a slst, leaving a long tail for sewing.
- Sew the belly on the bottom of the whale (see video: https://youtu.be/OIKIPB5mJoU)
Now your whale is done.
There are many more Amigurumi patterns on this website to crochet next.
