R1with lavender: 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)
R83 sc, (inc, 6 sc) ×5, inc, 3 sc(48)
R948 sc(48)
R104 sc, (inc, 7 sc) ×5, inc, 3 sc(54)
R1154 sc(54)
R124 sc, (inc, 8 sc) ×5, inc, 4 sc(60)
R13–1860 sc(60)
R19(BLO)60 sc(60)
R204 sc, (dec, 8 sc) ×5, dec, 4 sc(54)
R21(7 sc, dec) ×6(48)
R223 sc, (dec, 6 sc) ×5, dec, 3 sc(42)
R23(5 sc, dec) ×6(36)
R242 sc, (dec, 4 sc) ×5, dec, 2 sc(30)
R25(3 sc, dec) ×6(24)
R261 sc, (dec, 2 sc) ×5, dec, 1 sc(18)
R27(1 sc, dec) ×6(12)
R28dec ×6(6)
Size before assembly: about 8.4 cm at the widest, 7 cm long; 28 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.

R1with pink: ch 60 and join into a ring with a sl st in the first ch (do not twist); 60 sc, one in each ch of the ring(60)
R2(1 sc, inc) ×30(90)
R390 sc(90)
R4(shells)(skip 2 st, 7 dc in one st, skip 2 st, 1 sl st) ×15(120)
Size before assembly: about 10.8 cm at the widest (lies flat); 4 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

R1with lilac: ch 24 and join into a ring with a sl st in the first ch (do not twist); 24 sc, one in each ch of the ring(24)
R22 sc, (inc, 3 sc) ×5, inc, 1 sc(30)
R3(4 sc, inc) ×6(36)
R4–536 sc(36)
R6inc ×36(72)
Size before assembly: about 6.2 cm at the widest, 1.4 cm long; 6 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

R1with pink: 4 sc in MR(4)
R2(1 sc, inc) ×2(6)
R3–166 sc(6)
Size before assembly: about 0.8 cm at the widest, 5.6 cm long; 16 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. Bend ≈ 380° around round 9. The tail rolls up into a spiral (about 1.1 turns): after stuffing, roll it up from the tip (round 1) toward the side that faces forward on the finished toy; the turns lie close, each wider than the last. From the tip to round 9 tack neighbouring turns together with 2–3 stitches of matching yarn every 3–4 rounds and hide the yarn inside.

R1with cream: 4 sc in MR(4)
R2(1 sc, inc) ×2(6)
R3–166 sc(6)
Size before assembly: about 0.8 cm at the widest, 5.6 cm long; 16 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. Bend ≈ 380° around round 9. The tail rolls up into a spiral (about 1.1 turns): after stuffing, roll it up from the tip (round 1) toward the side that faces toward the toy's left on the finished toy; the turns lie close, each wider than the last. From the tip to round 9 tack neighbouring turns together with 2–3 stitches of matching yarn every 3–4 rounds and hide the yarn inside.

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 12 mm (on the dome): in round 15, 7 st apart (count along round 15: about 3.7 st each side of the centre front line).
Embroidery in plum thread (on the dome), straight stitches through: (in round 16, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 17, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 17, on the centre front line) → (in round 17, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 16, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).

Jellyfish

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