Amigurumi Mini Dolphin

The Amigurumi Mini Dolphin is a sweet crochet project that brings a playful touch to your collection. This adorable dolphin, designed by Khanh Phung Crochet, is perfect for adding a bit of ocean life to your handmade toys. Easy to make and delightful to look at, it makes a great gift for children and adults alike.

Making:

To make the Amigurumi Mini Dolphin, start with a magic ring and follow the simple crochet pattern to shape the body. Use single crochet stitches to increase and decrease the size as you create the body, tail, flippers, and fin. Add safety eyes between rounds 9 and 10 to give it a cute and expressive look. Use chenille yarn and a hook size 3mm for a soft and cuddly finish.

Amigurumi Plush Dolphin Free Pattern

Body

R1: Magic ring (MR), 6 single crochet (sc)
R2: 6 increases (inc) (12 stitches)
R3: (sc, inc) repeat 6 times (18 stitches)
R4-5: 18 sc
R6: (sc, inc) repeat 3 times, 6 inc, (inc, sc) repeat 3 times (30 stitches)
R7: 30 sc
R8: (sc, inc, sc) repeat 3 times, (sc, inc) repeat 6 times, (sc, inc, sc) repeat 3 times (42 stitches)
R9-10: 42 sc
R11: 11 sc, (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times, 13 sc (48 stitches)
R12-15: 48 sc
R16: 12 sc, decrease (dec), 20 sc, dec, 12 sc (46 stitches)
R17: 46 sc
R18: 16 sc, dec, 10 sc, dec, 16 sc (44 stitches)
R19: 44 sc
R20: 16 sc, dec, 8 sc, dec, 16 sc (42 stitches)
R21: 42 sc
R22: (9 sc, dec) repeat 3 times, 9 sc (39 stitches)
R23: (sc, inc) repeat 2 times, (9 sc, dec) repeat 2 times, 9 sc, (inc, sc) repeat 2 times (41 stitches)
R24: 9 sc, dec, (5 sc, dec) repeat 3 times, 9 sc (37 stitches)
R25: (sc, inc) repeat 2 times, 3 sc, dec, (5 sc, dec) repeat 3 times, 3 sc, (inc, sc) repeat 2 times (37 stitches)
R26: 10 sc, dec, (3 sc, dec) repeat 3 times, 10 sc (33 stitches)
R27: sc, inc, 2 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) repeat 3 times, 2 sc, inc, sc (30 stitches)
R28: (sc, inc) repeat 2 times, 4 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) repeat 3 times, 4 sc, (inc, sc) repeat 2 times (30 stitches)
R29: 9 sc, (sc, dec) repeat 4 times, 9 sc (26 stitches)
R30: 2 inc, 7 sc, 4 Dec, 7 sc, 2 inc (26 stitches)
R31: 10 sc, 3 Dec, 10 sc (23 stitches)
Finish off (FO), and leave a long tail for sewing.

Tail

Piece 1, R1: Magic ring (MR), 6 sc
R2: 6 increases (inc) (12 stitches)
R3-4: 12 sc
Cut off. Make piece 2 and then link with piece 1.
R5: 12 sc on piece 1 plus 12 sc on piece 2 (24 stitches)
R6: (dec, sc) repeat 8 times (16 stitches)
R7: 8 decreases (dec)
Finish off (FO), and leave a long tail for sewing.

Flipper (Make 2)

R1: Magic ring (MR), 6 sc
R2: 6 increases (inc) (12 stitches)
R3-4: 12 sc
R5: (sc, dec) repeat 4 times (8 stitches)
Finish off (FO), and leave a long tail for sewing.

Fin on the Back

R1: Magic ring (MR), 6 sc
R2: (sc, inc) repeat 3 times (9 stitches)
R3-4: 9 sc
Finish off (FO), and leave a long tail for sewing.

Finish

Use 8 mm safety eyes for the dolphin (combined with 3 mm chenille yarn and a 3 mm hook). Place the eyes between rounds 9 and 10. Make sure the eyes are correctly positioned. There is no need to stuff the fins and tail. Stitch the flippers from round 19. Attach the fin on the back as well.