Crochet Adorable Plush Jellyfish Amigurumi

If you're looking to add a touch of whimsy and cuteness to your space, consider making some crochet adorable plush jellyfish amigurumi! These charming little creations are not only fun to make but also make delightful companions or decorations. With their squishy bodies and colorful tentacles, they bring a smile to anyone's face. Whether you're an experienced crocheter or just starting out, crafting these jellyfish is a joyful and rewarding project that can brighten up any room. So grab some yarn, a hook, and get ready to create your own under-the-sea magic!

Materials and Tools

Here is a list of materials and tools you will need:

• Plush yarn – 1 skein of Alize Velluto.
• For tentacles, use any leftover plush yarn in various colors.
• You’ll also need some plush yarn (any color) for the flower.
• Cotton yarn – YarnArt jeans or similar:
• White and black for face details.
• Stuffing - polyester fiberfill (e.g., holofiber).
• Safety eyes – 23 mm.
• Crochet hooks:
• 5mm for velluto.
• 3.5mm for other plush yarns.
• Other tools:
• Scissors.
• Wide-eye yarn needle.
• Long needle (for facial shaping and embroidery).
• Stitch markers.

Abbreviations (US Terms)

Here are some common abbreviations:

• MR - magic ring: adjustable loop to start crocheting in the round.
• Alternative: ch 2, then crochet 6 sc into the second chain from the hook.
• Sc - single crochet.
• Inc - increase (2 sc in the same stitch).
• Dec - decrease (sc 2 stitches together).
• Dc - double crochet.
• Ch - chain.
• Slst - slip stitch.

Creating the Jellyfish Head

Follow these steps to crochet the head:

1. 6 sc in a MR
2. 6 inc
3. (1sc, inc)*6 (18)
4. (2sc, inc)*6 (24)
5. (3sc, inc)*6 (30)
6. (4sc, inc)*6 (36)
7. 36 sc (repeat for 5 rounds)

At this stage, attach the safety eyes between rounds 7 and 8, leaving 6 stitches between the eye stems. Start stuffing the head with fiberfill.

1. In back loops only – (4sc, dec)*6 (30)
2. (3sc, dec)*6 (24)
3. (2sc, dec)*6 (18)
4. (1sc, dec)*6 (12)
5. 6 dec

Before closing the hole at the bottom of the head, make the eye indentation as shown in the next steps. Using a long needle and white yarn, make the eye indentation – one eye at a time. Insert the needle through the hole left at the bottom of the head. Embroider the whites of the eyes with the same white yarn and use black yarn to embroider the eyelids and mouth. Weave in all yarn tails, add more fiberfill if needed, and close the hole by pulling the front loops together.

Embroider the spots on the head.

Creating the Skirt

To crochet the skirt:

1. Join the yarn to round 12, where you previously worked in back loops only.
2. Ch 3, then make 2 dc in the same stitch. Continue working 3 dc into each stitch around.
3. At the end of the round, join with a slst into the first stitch of the round.

Next, ch 2, then starting in the same stitch, work 1 sc into each stitch around. At the end of the round, join with a slst into the first stitch of the round, fasten off, and weave in the yarn tail.

Creating the Tentacles

I used Alize Velluto yarn and leftover plush yarns in various colors for the tentacles.

Velluto Tentacles

Make 4 pieces (with a 5 mm hook):

1. Ch 41, starting from the second chain from the hook, work 40 sc.

Tentacles with Other Plush Yarn

Make 10 pieces (with a 3.5 mm hook):

1. Ch 55, starting from the second chain from the hook, alternate between 2 sc and inc (repeat to the end of the chain).

Sew the tentacles in any order you like. If there is too much empty space left, feel free to crochet and attach a few more tentacles.

If you want to make a flower on the head of the jellyfish, you can make a flower like this.

Here is a wonderful crochet jellyfish!