How to Crochet Googly Whale Plushie (Tutorial for Beginners)

Learn how to crochet a googly-eyed whale plushie with a step-by-step tutorial from DidyToys. This whale is designed to be extra cute, small, very easy, and fast to make, requiring only a small amount of yarn and very low sewing. You can use any yarn, but the final toy size will vary depending on the yarn thickness.

You can crochet this whale amigurumi as a car hanger, keychain or ornament for a lemonade stall. The complete video guide for crocheting this googly whale will be available at the end of this post. Read more for more details.

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Skills Used: Making chain stitches, single crochets, and increases and decreases to shape the toy. Precision is emphasized in maintaining symmetry and consistency while crocheting round structures like the whale’s body and fins. It also requires basic sewing skills to attach components like the flippers and eyes neatly.

Guide Span: 20 Minutes Only

Personalization Tips: The design can be personalized by using different colors of yarn, which allows creators to make unique versions of the whale, like a pastel, rainbow, or even a black whale. The tutor shows two versions: blue whale (big) and dark blue whale (small). You can also use the glittery or ordinary safety in case you don’t have googly.

Crochet Googly Whale Tutorial

This tutorial is a quick beginner-friendly guide for crocheting an adorable amigurumi whale. It will walk you through every step with clear instructions, covering essential crochet techniques, proper materials, and assembly tips. The tutor also has a complete “Basic Amigurumi” video guide for beginners.

Starting the Project: Begin with chain stitches and single crochets. Incremental increases to shape the body, ensuring symmetry.
Shaping the Whale’s Body: Strategically placed increases and decreases form the body’s structure.
Maintain stitch count for uniformity.
Tail and Flippers: Step-by-step guide to crochet and attach the whale’s tail.
Create matching flippers and align symmetrically using pins.
Adding Details: Use transparent glue to attach eyes.
Sewing techniques for securing flippers and closing gaps neatly.
Final Touches: Add a smile for character. Inspect and adjust for balance and finishing touches.

Supplies Used

Following are the crochet supplies that the tutor uses for crocheting this whale plushie:

Yarn: Use either plush yarn or worsted cotton
3 mm crochet hook
Fiber fill (stuffing)
Wide-eyed needle
Scissors
Pins and markers (contrast thread or standard markers)
Transparent glue
Optional: sewing needle and yarn for details, amigurumi eyes

Stitches Used

Following are the crochet stitches that the tutor uses for crocheting this whale plushie:

Single Crochet (SC): Insert the hook into the stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over again, and pull through both loops on the hook.
Increase (INC): Make two single crochet stitches in the same stitch.
Decrease (DEC): Insert the hook into the stitch, yarn over, pull through, insert the hook into the next stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over again, and pull through all loops on the hook.