Rainbow the Amigurumi Jellyfish – Crochet Pattern

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Meet Rainbow, the colorful and easy to make crochet jellyfish! Not to be confused with an octopus (but you can find my octopus crochet pattern HERE!), this colorful, tentacled creature is cute and cuddly! What a perfect gift for kids of all ages! Little ones will love this snuggly stuffed animal for its bright look and soft feel – and it can also be used for educational play when learning about the ocean! This free crochet pattern is easy, fun, and has photos to guide you through the major steps of the instructions. And you can crochet this adorable plush toy in just a weekend, which is sure to make it a new favorite amigurumi go-to pattern!

Rainbow the Amigurumi Jellyfish

Jellyfish have become quite the popular aquatic animal recently, along with the octopus (find my crochet pattern HERE!) and narwhals (and another crochet pattern for that HERE!). So I decided to combine my love of crocheting amigurumi animals with my love for anything and everything rainbow related, and design this happy jellyfish toy! I think this would be such a cute softie toy for kids, and it’s also awesome for kids’ room decor, or heck – even just regular home decor if you love jellyfish and rainbows! I know I’ll be using my Rainbow to brighten up my craft space in the cutest way possible!

I attribute so much of the cuteness of this jellyfish to the spectacular yarn I used! A favorite of mine – Lion Brand Ice Cream Cotton Blend in Rainbow – was the perfect array of bright, candy-shop-style rainbow colors! You can find some on Amazon:

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Supplies
Size H/8 5.0 mm crochet hook
3 skeins of Lion Brand Ice Cream Cotton Blend in Rainbow (about 650 yds)
A few yds each of Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice in Black and White
Fiberfill stuffing
Scissors

Abbreviations
*= indicates the beginning/end of a section to be repeated
BLO = back loop only
Ch = chain
Dc = double crochet
FLO = front loop only
Hdc = half double crochet
Rem = remaining
Rep = repeat
Rnd(s) = round(s)
Sc = single crochet
Sc2tog = single crochet 2 together
Sl St = slip stitch
St(s) = stitch(es)

Gauge
Exact gauge is not essential to this project.

Size
About 21 inches long including tentacles

How to Make This

Instructions
Head
This piece is worked in continuous rnds; you may wish to use a stitch marker and move it up at the beg of each new rnd.
Rnd 1 – with 2 strands of Rainbow, make a magic ring. 6 sc in ring (6 sc)
Rnd 2 – 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Rnd 3 – *2 sc in next st, sc in next.* Rep from * to * around (18 sc)
Rnd 4 – *2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts.* Rep from * to * around (24 sc)
Rnd 5 – *2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts.* Rep from * to * around. (30 sc)
Rnd 6 – *2 sc in next st, sc in next 4 sts.* Rep from * to * around (36 sc)
Rnd 7 – *2 sc in next st, sc in next 5 sts.* Rep from * to * around (42 sc)
Rnd 8 – *2 sc in next st, sc in next 6 sts.* Rep from * to * around (48 sc)
Rnd 9 – *2 sc in next st, sc in next 7 sts.* Rep from * to * around (54 sc)
Rnd 10 – *2 sc in next st, sc in next 8 sts.* Rep from * to * around (60 sc)
Rnd 11 – *2 sc in next st, sc in next 9 sts.* Rep from * to * around (66 sc)
Rnd 12 – *2 sc in next st, sc in next 10 sts.* Rep from * to * around (72 sc)
Rnds 13 – 27 – sc in each st around. (72 sc per rnd)
Rnd 28 – working in FLO, sc in each st around. (72 sc)
Rnd 29 – *2 hdc in next 2 sts. Sl st in next st (scallop made – first photo below).* Rep from * to * 23 more times. Begin stuffing. (24 scallops)
Fasten off. (Second photo shows finished piece.)

Closing the Head
This piece is worked in continuous rnds; you may wish to use a stitch marker and move it up at the beg of each new rnd.
Attach 2 strands of Rainbow in first rem loop from Rnd 28 (first photo below), ch 1.
Rnd 1 – *sc2tog over next 2 sts (second photo below), sc in next 5 sts.* Rep from * to * 9 more times. Sc2tog over last 2 sts. (61 sc)
Rnd 2 – *sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next 4 sts.* Rep from * to * 9 more times. Sc in last st. (51 sc)
Rnd 3 – *sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next 3 sts.* Rep from * to * 9 more times. Sc in last st. (41 sc)
Rnd 4 – *sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next 2 sts.* Rep from * to * 9 more times. Sc in last st. (31 sc)
Rnd 5 – working in BLO (third photo below), *sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next st.* Rep from * to * 9 more times. Sc in last st. (21 sc)
Rnd 6 – *sc2tog over next 2 sts.* Rep from * to * around. Sc in last st. Finish stuffing. (11 sc)
Rnd 7 – *sc2tog over next 2 sts.* Keep decrease sts tight by pressing together edges of rnd (fourth photo below). Rep from * to * around. Sc in last st. (6 sc)
Rnd 8 – sc2tog over next 2 sts. Leave rem sts unworked. (5 sc)

Tentacles
Attach 2 strands of Rainbow in first rem loop of Rnd 5 of Closing the Head (first photo below).
Row 1 – Ch 52. Make 2 dc in 3rd ch from hook (second photo), and in each st across. Sl st to next rem loop from Rnd 6 (third photo); sl st in next two rem loops. Twist tentacle inward (from left to right) to shape curl. (Fourth photo shows finished curl.) (100 dc)
Rows 2 – 10 – rep Row 1 for a total of 10 tentacles (fifth photo).

Eye (make 2)
This piece is worked in continuous rnds; do not join. You may wish to use a stitch marker and move it up and the beginning of each new rnd.
Rnd 1 – With Black, make a magic ring. 5 sc in ring. (5 sc)
Rnd 2 – 2 sc in next st, sc in next st; rep around. (10 sc)
Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing.
Eye Sparkle
With White, make several vertical lines near edge of Eye. Make several smaller lines to the side for smaller sparkles. Tie off White ends on back of Eye.

Finishing
Sew Eyes onto Head. With rem Black yarn ends, make small “v” below for Smile. With Pink, make several horizontal lines below each eye.
Weave in ends and/or tie off and hide knots in sts.

Here is the finished jellyfish!

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