MATERIALS

4mm crochet hook 10mm safety eyes Tapestry needle Stuffing

Blue medium-weight White medium-
 Yellow medium-
 Black medium-
 Scissors 


glowing yarn, with 3 weight glowing yarn 
 weight glowing yarn 
 weight yarn 
 (not included)
stitch markers in it 
 (7 yds) (3 yds) (1 yd)
(36 yds)

HOW TO READ 

A WOOBLES PATTERN ABBREVIATIONS

This pattern is written in US

Rnd 3. [sc, inc] x6 (18)
terminology, and crocheted in
Round
continuous rounds. Watch video
What stitches to do this round, and 

tutorials at thewoobles.com/tutorials
how many times
ch
 chain

Total number of stitches in this round dec
 (invisible) decrease

inc
 increase (2 sc in the same hole)

rnd
 round

For round 3, repeat the pattern in the brackets 6 times.
sc
 single crochet

The pattern is: single crochet in 1 stitch, then increase
sl st slip stitch
stitch in the next stitch. Because an increase is actually
2 single crochet stitches in the same stitch of the
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previous round, the total number of stitches in this

round is 18.

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HEAD & BODY FINS
With blue and white yarn. With blue yarn (make two).

TIP Keep track of where you are by placing a Rnd 1.
 start 6 sc in a magic loop (6)

stitch marker in the first stitch of the current Rnd 2.
 6 sc (6)

round. Rnd 3.
 [sc, inc] x 3 (9)

Rnd 4. [2 sc, inc] x 3 (12)
Rnd 1.

 (blue yarn) start 6 sc in a magic loop
(6)
 Invisible fasten off, leaving a long tail. Use the yarn
Rnd 2.
 6 inc (12)
 tail to sew the fins to either side of the body, two
Start here if you’re using the pre-made piece

Rnd 3.
 [sc, inc] x 6 (18)
 stitches away from each eye, spanning rounds 9
Rnd 4.
 [2 sc, inc] x 6 (24)
 and 10, and 6 stitches across.
Rnd 5. [5 sc, inc] x 4 (28)

TIP Your piece might start curling - that’s totally

normal. For a neater final look, push the TA IL
middle of your piece until it curves the other
With blue yarn.
way. This makes the “right side” face out.
Then keep crocheting to the left. If you’re a Rnd 1.
 start 4 sc in a magic loop (4)

lefty, keep crocheting to the right. Rnds 2-4.
 4 sc (4)

Rnd 5.
 [sc, inc] x 2 (6)

Rnd 6.
 [6 sc, inc] x 4 (32)

Rnd 6.
 6 sc (6)

Rnds 7-9.
 32 sc (32)

Rnd 7.
 [sc, inc] x 3 (9)

Rnd 10.
 [6 sc, dec] x 4 (28)

Rnd 8. 9 sc (9)
Rnd 11.
 (switch to white yarn) 28 sc (28)

Rnd 12.
 [5 sc, dec] x 4 (24)
 Invisible fasten off, leaving a long tail. Use the yarn
Rnd 13. [2 sc, dec] x 6 (18) tail to sew the tail to the middle of the back of the
body spanning rounds 9 and 10, and 4 stitches
Attach the eyes on the opposite side of the color
across.
change jump, between rounds 8 and 9 with an 8-
stitch space between them. Stuff the piece,
shaping it a little bit flat on the bottom.

Rnd 14.
 [sc, dec] x 6 (12)


Rnd 15. 6 dec (6)

Fasten off leaving a long tail. Thread a needle with

the tail; then use it to pull the yarn tail through the
front loops of each stitch. Pull tight to close the
remaining gap.
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MOUTH Step 3.

Pull the yarn just tight enough so that the curve
With black yarn. looks like you want it.

Embroider a curve between the eyes, spanning Step 4.


round 9 and two stitches wide: Make sure the needle and yarn came out below the
curve. Then bring up and over the curve, and insert
Step 1.

the needle into the same hole it just came out of.

Thread a needle with a forearm’s length of yarn.
Pull the needle out of the same hole in the body
Insert the needle somewhere on the right side of
that it originally went into, so that both tails are
the body, and out between rounds 8 and 9, three
coming out of the same hole. Pull tight to secure
stitches to the left from the right eye, where you
the curve.

want the right end of the curve to be. Leave a 


6-inch tail.
Step 5.

Tie a knot with both tails, as close to the surface of
Step 2.

the body as possible. Hide the tail in the body.
Insert the needle two stitches to the left, where you
want the left side of the curve to be. Pull it out
between the two ends of the curve and one round
down. This is the bottom of the curve.

1 2 3

4 5

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BACK EMBROIDERY Step 9.

Insert the needle one stitch to the left and pull it
With yellow yarn. out seven stitches to the left, between rounds 4
and 5.
Embroider twelve horizontal lines parallel to one
another on the top of the body spanning rounds 1 Step 10.

to 5. Insert the needle one round up and pull it out the
hole two stitches to the left in line with previous
Step 1.

detail made, between rounds 3 and 4.
Thread a needle with an arm’s length of yarn, and
insert it somewhere on the back of the body. Pull Step 11.

the needle out the hole three rounds up and three Insert the needle one stitch to the left and pull it
stitches to the right from the right eye, centered out one round down and three stitches to the left,
over the right fin, between rounds 5 and 6. Leave a in line with previous detail made, between rounds 3
6-inch yarn tail. and 4.
Step 2.
 Step 12.

Insert the needle one round up and pull it out two Insert the needle one round down and pull it out
rounds up, in line with previous detail made, three stitches to the right, between rounds 4 and 5.
between rounds 2 and 3.
Step 13.

Step 3.
 Insert the needle one stitch to the right and pull it
Insert the needle one round up and pull it out the out of the same hole in the body that it originally
hole in line with previous detail made, between went into, so that both yarn tails are coming out of
rounds 1 and 2 on the opposite side of the center the same hole.
magic loop.
Step 14.

Step 4.
 Tie a knot with both tails and hide them in the body.

Insert the needle one round down and pull it out

two rounds down, in line with previous detail made,
between rounds 4 and 5.

Step 5.

Insert the needle one round down and pull it out
one round up and two stitches to the right,
between rounds 4 and 5.

Step 6.

Insert the needle one round up and pull it out the
hole one round up and one stitch to the right, in
line with previous detail made, between rounds 2
and 3.

Step 7.

Insert the needle one stitch to the right and pull it
out one round down and two stitches to the right,
in line with previous detail made, between rounds 3
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and 4.

Step 8.

Insert the needle one round down and pull it out
three stitches to the left, between rounds 4 and 5.

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4 5 6

7 8 9

10 11 12

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