A free crochet cthulhu pattern for a spooky-cute baby sea monster with a round teal body, big shiny eyes and a beard of five little tentacles. This amigurumi monster has mint-tipped tentacles, rosy cheeks, tiny bat wings on its back and small dark teal feet, so it looks more cuddly than creepy. It is worked in the round in single crochet with DK yarn and a 2.5 mm hook, has 18 mm safety eyes with a glint, and is about 9 cm (3.5 in) tall and 13 cm (5 in) wide with wings. Follow it row by row with stitch counts and turn the interactive 3D model to see how the wings and tentacles are sewn on.

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teal yarnDK weight50 m
deep teal yarnDK weight15 m
mint yarnDK weight5 m
pink yarnDK weight5 m
Crochet hooksize 2.5 mm1
Safety eyesor embroider them for small kids2
Fiberfillpolyester stuffing30 g
Stitch markerfor spiral rounds1
Tapestry needlefor sewing parts1

Gauge

1 sc ≈ 4 mm wide, 1 round ≈ 3.6 mm tall (10 cm ≈ 25 sc × 28 rounds); yarn about 1.9 mm thick. The gauge sets the size of the toy; crochet tightly so the stuffing does not show.

Worked in

Continuous spiral rounds. Don't join. Move a stitch marker up every round.

Parts

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R1with teal: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3(1 sc, inc) ×6(18)
R41 sc, (inc, 2 sc) ×5, inc, 1 sc(24)
R5(3 sc, inc) ×6(30)
R62 sc, (inc, 4 sc) ×5, inc, 2 sc(36)
R7(5 sc, inc) ×6(42)
R842 sc(42)
R9(6 sc, inc) ×6(48)
R1048 sc(48)
R11(7 sc, inc) ×6(54)
R1254 sc(54)
R13(8 sc, inc) ×6(60)
R14–1860 sc(60)
R19(8 sc, dec) ×6(54)
R2054 sc(54)
R21(7 sc, dec) ×6(48)
R2248 sc(48)
R23(6 sc, dec) ×6(42)
R243 sc, (dec, 5 sc) ×5, dec, 2 sc(36)
R25(4 sc, dec) ×6(30)
R262 sc, (dec, 3 sc) ×5, dec, 1 sc(24)
R27(2 sc, dec) ×6(18)
R28(1 sc, dec) ×6(12)
R29dec ×6(6)
Size before assembly: about 8.3 cm at the widest, 7.7 cm long; 29 rounds.
→ Insert the safety eyes now (positions: see “Face”) and fix the backs. Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

Row 1with deep teal: into a magic ring; 3 sc(3)
Row 2ch 1 and turn (not counted as a st); inc ×3(6)
Row 3ch 1 and turn (not counted as a st); (1 sc, inc) ×3(9)
Row 4ch 1 and turn (not counted as a st); (1 sc, inc, 1 sc) ×3(12)
Row 5ch 1 and turn (not counted as a st); (3 sc, inc) ×3(15)
Row 6ch 1 and turn (not counted as a st); (2 sc, inc, 2 sc) ×3(18)
Row 7ch 1 and turn (not counted as a st); along the curved edge only (not along the straight edge); (2 sl st, point (ch 4, then back along the chain from the 2nd ch from hook: 1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc), skip 1 st, 2 sl st) ×3, 3 sl st(24)
Flat motif — half circle (worked in turned rows, one layer of fabric), about 3.4 × 5.5 cm; 7 rows.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (~30 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff. Weave in the starting tail, pin the motif out to shape on a soft surface and steam it lightly.

R1with mint: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2(1 sc, inc) ×3(9)
R39 sc(9)
R4–69 sc(9)
R77 sc, dec(8)
R8–98 sc(8)
R101 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 1 sc(6)
Of these: middle — 1; inner — 2 (left and right); outer — 2 (left and right). Size before assembly: about 1.2 cm at the widest, 3.5 cm long; 10 rounds.
Change to teal (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R3).
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done. Bend ≈ 60° around round 6. After stuffing, bend the piece so the inner side of the bend faces down on the finished toy (on the piece: in round 6, on the centre bottom line). On the inner side draw rounds 5 and 7 together (2 rounds go into the fold): with the needle and matching yarn make 3–4 stitches through the loops of both rounds over about 2 st, pull to the angle and hide the end inside.

R1with teal: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2(inc ×2, 1 sc) ×2(10)
R3–510 sc(10)
R62 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 1 sc(8)
Size before assembly: about 1.3 cm at the widest, 2 cm long; 6 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

R1with deep teal: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3(3 sc, inc) ×3(15)
R4–515 sc(15)
R62 sc, (dec, 3 sc) ×2, dec, 1 sc(12)
Size before assembly: about 2 cm at the widest, 1.9 cm long; 6 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff firmly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

R1with pink: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
A flat circle about 1.5 cm across; 2 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

Safety eyes and noses go in before the piece is stuffed and closed (see the pieces above); embroidery is easier before the piece is sewn on.

Safety eyes with a printed glint 18 mm (on the body): between rounds 16 and 17, 10 st apart (count along round 16: about 4.8 st each side of the centre front line).

Body · R1–R5

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