Crochet Stingray Amigurumi! With just some yarn and a crochet hook, you can whip up your very own adorable sea friend. You'll stitch, stuff, and shape your way to a cute, cuddly companion that's sure to bring a smile to anyone's face.
Crochet Stingray Amigurumi
Material:
- Fluffy yarn in white and blue, ensuring both are the same weight
- 5.5 mm crochet hook (primary hook)
- 3.75 mm crochet hook (for weaving in ends)
- Medium weight yarn (color not critical, will be hidden)
- Scissors, fabric pins, stitch marker
- 12 mm safety eyes (plain black)
- Fiberfill for stuffing
Pattern Overview:
- Create Stanley the stingray using a circular crochet method that transitions into forming the stingray's body and wings, ending with a tail. The pattern involves single crochets, increases, and decreases to shape the stingray.
Starting with the Mouth:
- Chain 11 to start the base of the mouth.
- For Round 2, create an oval by working 10 single crochets along one side of the chain, skipping the first chain. Then, work another 10 single crochets along the other side of the base chain, fulfilling the oval shape.
Building the Body and Wings:
In Rounds 3-4:
- Single crochet 20 stitches for two rounds.
Round 5:
- Begin forming the first wing by chaining 9, then single crochet in the next 8 chains. Return to the body, single crochet in the next stitch to connect the wing, then single crochet 9 times along the body side edge. Repeat the process for the second wing on the opposite side.
Round 6:
- Work on shaping the wings further by adding stitches around both sides of each wing, ending with 52 stitches.
Insert safety eyes:
- between Rounds 2 and 3.
Body Contour and Tail Formation:
Rounds 7-17:
- Continue to shape the body with a combination of single crochets and decreases, focusing on slimming the body towards the tail. Each round will gradually decrease in stitch count, leading up to Round 17, which prepares for the tail creation.
Belly Plate:
- Start with a slip knot and chain 11. Follow the same initial steps as the stingray body for the first few rows to match the belly size.
- Work in rows, not rounds, increasing by chaining and adding single crochet rows to create two wing extensions from the main belly plate.
- Continue adding rows, using increases at the ends for shaping, matching up to the body as you progress.
Finishing Touches:
- Sew on the belly plate to the underside of the stingray.
- Use fabric pins to mark and sew the edges of the wings directly to the body, leaving the specified sections unstuffed for a more realistic appearance.
- Add final details such as stuffing and closing the belly plate.
Tail:
- After completing the belly plate, continue crocheting in the round at the tail base, decreasing to begin tail shaping.
- Work single crochets for several rounds, gradually decreasing to shape the tail.
- Stuff the tail as you go, ensuring an even fill.
- Finish the tail by decreasing to a few stitches and close off.
Final Assembly:
- Attach the belly plate if not already attached.
- Adjust the tail's curve by sewing through the edge and pulling to adjust the curvature.
- Secure all loose ends and trim any excess yarn.
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