Jack the Jelly Lantern Amigurumi Jellyfish – Crochet Pattern

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This is Halloween!!! Celebrate spooky season with this cuddly, spooky cute jellyfish plush! Customizable with two different jack-o-lantern faces, this pumpkin jellyfish – or a Jelly Lantern, if you will – is the perfect toy, plush, decor, and/or Halloween gift this autumn season! The pattern is easy to follow and has photos to guide you. So don’t wait – pop in your favorite scary movie, dim the lights, and crochet a whole pumpkin patch of these Jack the Jelly Lanterns!!!

Jack the Jelly Lantern

Have you guessed it? I’m a Halloween NUT!!! I adore anything and everything Halloween – from the food, to the costumes, to the aesthetic. And my particular favorite Halloween look is “creepy cute”. So after making a cheerful Rainbow Jellyfish this past summer, I decided to customize it just for the scariest time of the year! I knew I wanted to do a classic orange Jelly Lantern, but I couldn’t help but try my hand at a black-and-white one that gives off “Nightmare” vibes as well! Which one will you make first? I can’t wait to find out!

Another thing that makes this pattern so fun and easy is that it calls for your basic staple medium weight yarn. As much as I love working with chunky specialty yarns, there’s something to be said for just being able to pull some Red Heart out of the stash and get to work, you know? I used Pumpkin, Black, and White for these Jelly Lanterns. Find it on Amazon:

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Supplies
Size H/8 5.0 mm crochet hook
2 skeins of Red Heart Super Saver (about 650 yds)

• 1.5 skeins of Pumpkin (about 500 yds) and 1 skein of Black (about 150 yds) for Orange Jellyfish
• 1.5 skeins of White (about 500 yds) and 1 skein of Black (about 150 yds) for White Jellyfish

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
Sk = skip
Sl St = slip stitch
St(s) = stitch(es)

Gauge
Exact gauge is not essential to this project.

Size
About 24 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 White or Pumpkin, 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 (first photo below), sc in each st around. (72 sc)
Rnd 29 – *2 hdc in next 2 sts. Sl st in next st (scallop made – second photo below).* Rep from * to * 23 more times. Begin stuffing. (24 scallops)
Fasten off. (Third 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 White or Pumpkin in first rem loop from Rnd 28 (first photo below), ch 1.
Rnd 1 – *sc2tog over next 2 sts, 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 (second 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 (third 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 desired contrast color (White, Black or Pumpkin) 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, and in each st across. Sl st to next rem loop from Rnd 6 (second photo); sl st in next two rem loops (third photo). On last sl st, pull through new desired contrast color (White, Black or Pumpkin). Twist tentacle inward (from left to right) to shape curl. (Fourth photo shows finished curl; fifth photo shows curl after being twisted.) (100 dc)
Rows 2 – 10 – rep Row 1 for a total of 10 tentacles.
Fasten off.

Triangle Eye (make 2)
With Black, ch 9.
Row 1 – sc in 2nd ch from hook, and in each st across. Ch 1, turn (8 sc)
Row 2 – sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next 4 sts, sc2tog over last 2 sts. Ch 1, turn (6 sc)
Row 3 – sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn (6 sc)
Row 4 – sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog over last 2 sts. Ch 1, turn (4 sc)
Row 5 – sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn (4 sc)
Row 6 – sc2tog over next 2 sts. Sc2tog over last 2 sts. Ch 1, turn (2 sc)
Row 7 – sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn (2 sc)
Row 8 – sc2tog over next 2 sts. Ch 1, turn (1 sc)
Edging
Evenly sc 7 sts across side of piece. Sc across bottom of piece. Evenly sc 7 back up other side of piece. Join with sl st to sc from Row 8. (22 sc)
Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing.

Closed Happy Eye (make 2)
With Black, ch 17.
Row 1 – dc in 3rd ch from hook, and in next 6 sts. Make 3 dc in next st. Dc in last 7 sts.
Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing.

Squiggly Mouth
With Black, ch 26.
Row 1 – sc in 2nd ch from hook and in next 2 sts. Make 3 sc in next st. Sc in next 3 sts. Sk next 2 sts. *Sc in next 3 sts. Make 3 sc in next st. Sc in next 3 sts.* Sk next 2 sts. Rep from * to * once more. (27 sc)
Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing.

Finishing
Arrange Eyes on front-center of head, about 3 sts apart at widest points. Sew in place. For Squiggly Mouth, arrange underneath Eyes and sew in place. For alternative Stitched Mouth, thread needle with Black and make a long horizontal line underneath Eyes, with slightly diagonal lines on either side of it (to curve into smile shape). Make several small vertical lines over horizontal lines for “stitched” look.
Weave in all ends and/or tie knots and hide inside sts.

Here are the finished Jelly Lanterns!

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