How to Crochet Strawberry Whale Plushie (Tutorial for Beginners)

The Crochet strawberry whale plushie is an easy, quick, and unique amigurumi project for craft fairs, spring decor, and gifts to a loved one. In this post, you will learn how to crochet the strawberry whale with a step-by-step tutorial by Innocent Teddies. This whale amigurumi is of average size and works up super fast thanks to plush yarn. It features a basic chubby body in red, embroidery seeds, and a strawberry stem on the top.
Everybody is going to love it! You can crochet it with the help of complete video guide at the end of this post!
Skills Used: This tutorial covers basic amigurumi techniques, making this crochet strawberry whale plushie perfect for beginners. Skills include making a magic ring, single crochet, increasing and decreasing stitches, invisible decreases, color changes, and slip stitching.
The tutorial also demonstrates stuffing techniques, sewing parts together, and embroidery for decorative details. Proper stitch placement ensures symmetry, and securing safety eyes adds a polished finish.
Guide Span: 36 Minutes Only
Personalization Tips: Instead of red, you can also use other colors like orange to crochet the orange whale plushie. The eyes can be embroidered instead of using safety eyes for a safer, child-friendly version. For extra detailing, one can add a small embroidered mouth also as the tutor doesn’t add it.
Crochet Strawberry Whale Tutorial
This step-by-step tutorial whale plushie tutorial is perfect for beginners. The clear instructions, close-up demonstrations, and explanations of each step ensure that even those new to crochet can follow along easily. The tutorial also provides troubleshooting tips for maintaining shape, making invisible decreases, and securing attachments. Here is a quick overview of this tutorial:
- Creating the Body: The body is crocheted using a magic ring with six single crochets, followed by rounds of increases and single crochets to shape the whale. After reaching 42 stitches, a color change to white is made for the belly.
- Shaping & Decreasing: The belly is formed by using single crochets and invisible decreases. The body is stuffed before final decreases to maintain shape. The last round involves six decreases to close the opening securely.
- Adding Safety Eyes: The 9mm safety eyes are placed between rounds 9 and 10, approximately 13 stitches apart. They are secured before completing the final stitches.
- Making Fins & Tail: Two fins are crocheted using a magic ring and eight single crochets, while the tail is created by chaining five and using slip stitches, single crochets, and half-double crochets.
- Crocheting the Strawberry Leaves: The leaves are made using a magic ring with eight single crochets, followed by chains, slip stitches, and half-double crochets to create individual leaves.
- Assembling the Parts: The fins are sewn between rows 11 and 12, the tail is stitched at the back, and the leaves are attached to the top of the whale. The stem is added last.
- Adding Strawberry Seeds: White yarn is stitched randomly on the red body to create the look of strawberry seeds, completing the design.
Stitches Used
Following are the stitches you will use while crocheting this strawberry whale plushie:
- MR (Magic Ring): Form a loop with yarn and crochet stitches into this loop as the first round.
- SC (Single Crochet): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, and pull through both loops on hook.
- INC (Increase): Crochet two single crochets into the same stitch.
- DEC (Decrease): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through, insert hook into next stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, and pull through all loops on hook.
- SL ST (Slip Stitch): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, and pull through both the stitch and the loop on the hook.
- HDC (Half Double Crochet): Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, and pull through all three loops on hook.
Supplies Mentioned
Following are the supplies you will need for crocheting this whale:
- Yarn: Chanel chunky yarn in red, green, and white
- Crochet Hook: 4mm
- Stitch Marker
- Yarn Needle
- Safety Eyes: 9mm
- Pins
- Toy Stuffing
- Scissors