Manatee Amigurumi | Free Crochet Pattern

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August 1,
2018

The manatee crochet pattern is a fast, fun, extremely huggable fellow.

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 Oh, the Hue-Manatee! I know it’s a dad joke, but it was just so cute in
rainbow colors!

Manatee Amigurumi Pattern

Easy. Knowledge of single crochet (sc), double crochet (dc), half double crochet (hdc),
increases and decreases.

Supplies
G (4.25-4.5mm) hook
Big Twist Value or any other worsted weight acrylic or cotton yarn: 240 yds. body color
For Hue Manatee, I used Red Heart Super Saver Stripe in “Favorite Stripe”
Polyfil
2- 15mm solid black safety eyes
Stitch markers
Yarn Needle

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Size
Finished manatee is about 10 inches long.

Gauge is not important.

Special Stitches
Front Post Single Crochet (fpsc) : Insert stitch around post of next st, pull up a loop, yo, pull
through both loops on hook.

Pattern Notes
For all parts, work in continuous rounds.

Use stitch markers to signify the beginning of the round.

Instructions

Body
Ch 2.

Rnd 1: 6 sc in second st from hook. (6)

Rnd 2: Inc in each st around. (12)

Rnd 3: [sc, inc] 6 times. (18)

Rnd 4: [2 sc, inc] 6 times. (24)

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Rnd 5: [3 sc, inc] 6 times. (30)

Rnd 6: [4 sc, inc] 6 times. (36)

Rnd 7: [5 sc, inc] 6 times. (42)

Rnd 8: [6 sc, inc] 6 times. (48)

Rnd 9-10: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 11: 4 sc, working through Rnd 10 (one round back) 12 fpsc, move back up to Rnd 11, 32
sc. (48)

Rnd 12: 4 sc, 12 sc in tops of fpsc, 32 sc. (This will leave 12 sts of Rnd 11 unworked behind
the fpsc section and will create you first wrinkle.)

Rnd 13-17: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 18: Working through Rnd 16 (two rounds back) 24 fpsc, move back to Rnd 18, 24 sc. (48)

Rnd 19: 24 sc, in tops of fpsc, 24 sc. (second wrinkle complete)

Insert safety eyes between Rounds 7 and 8, 12-14 stitches apart. When held sideways, the bottom
of the eyes should line up with the top of the big wrinkle.

Rnd 20-30: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 31: [6 sc, dec] 6 times. (42)

Begin stuffing.

Rnd 32-33: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 34: 10 sc, working through Rnd 32 (two rounds back) 12 fpsc , 20 sc. (42)

Rnd 35: (Working in sc and tops of fpsc) [5 sc, dec] 6 times. (36)

Rnd 36-37: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 38: 10 sc, working through Rnd 36 (two rounds back) 9 fpsc, 17 sc. (36)

Rnd 39: 10 sc, 9 sc in tops of fpsc, 17 sc. (36)

Rnd 40: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 41: [4 sc, dec] 6 times. (30)

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Rnd 42: [3 sc, dec] 6 times. (24)

Rnd 43: [2 sc, dec] 6 times. (18)

Finish stuffing. The remainder of the piece will remain unstuffed.

Rnd 44-45: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 46: [5 sc, inc] 3 times. (21)

Rnd 47: [6 sc, inc] 3 times. (24)

Rnd 48: [7 sc, inc] 3 times. (27)

Rnd 49: [8 sc, inc] 3 times. (30)

Rnd 50: [9 sc, inc] 3 times. (33)

Rnd 51: [10 sc, inc] 3 times. (36)

Rnd 52: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 53: [4 sc, dec] 6 times. (30)

Rnd 54: [3 sc, dec] 6 times. (24)

Rnd 55: [2 sc, dec] 6 times. (18)

Rnd 56: [sc, dec] 6 times. (12)

Rnd 57: 6 dec. (6)

Press tail flat at Round 44-45, with the slight curve facing down, making sure the tail is flattened
parallel to the eyes and wrinkles.

Bind off. Thread needle through back loops of remaining 6 sts and pull tight to close. Weave in
ends.

To prevent stuffing from shifting into the tail, use some scrap yarn to sew along Round 43 to hold
in the body stuffing.

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Nose
Ch 2.

Rnd 1: 6 sc in second ch from hook. (6)

Rnd 2: Inc in each st around. (12)

Rnd 3: [sc, inc] 6 times. (18)

Rnd 4: 5 sc, 2 dc in next 3 sts, 2 sc, 2 dc in next 3 sts, 5 sc. (24)

Rnd 5: 7 sc, 2 dc in next 4 sts, 2 sc, 2 dc in next 4 sts, 7 sc. (32)

Rnd 6-9: Sc evenly around.

Bind off, leaving long tail for sewing. At 2 sc between dc increases, press edge inward to make the
bottom of the snout into a heart shape.

Attach nose to body 2 rows from first wrinkle on the bottom and 1 row from eyes on the top. Be
sure to sew in a heart shape on the bottom of the snout to keep the jowls the right shape. When
you have sewn nose 2/3 around, stuff.

Eyebrows
Ch 7.

Row 1: Hdc in second ch from hook, 5 hdc.

Bind off leaving long tail for sewing.

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Attach to body over eyes at a slight curve, finished edge facing out, chain edge sewn to
body.

Flippers
Ch 2.

Rnd 1: 6 sc in second ch from hook. (6)

Rnd 2: [2 sc, inc] twice. (8)

Rnd 3: [3 sc, inc] twice. (10)

Rnd 4: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 5: [4 sc, inc] twice. (12)

Rnd 6: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 7: [5 sc, inc] twice. (14)

Rnd 8-9: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 10: 3 sc, 2 dec, 7 sc. (12)

Rnd 11: 3 sc, dec, 7 sc. (11)

Rnd 12: 2 sc, dec, 7 sc. (10)

Rnd 13-15: Sc evenly around.

Bind off leaving long tail for sewing. Press flat.

Attach to body at either end of second wrinkle. The bend in the flipper faces down.

Finishing
Using scrap yarn, sew line from center of nose (not necessarily the center stitch), down
between each jowl to where the nose meets the body. Pull tight to further shape jowls.

With BLACK yarn, sew two nostrils 2 stitches apart, angled upward, centered over midline of
jowls.

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credit Hooked By Kati on the craft fair tag. Do not copy this pattern for distribution or sale;
that’s not nice and slightly illegal.

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respond quickly and will help any way I can to clarify any confusion or challenging stitches.

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