Create an adorable 8 cm Jellyfish Crochet Tutorial with this simple, step-by-step pattern. Perfect for beginners, it uses basic stitches like single crochet, increases, and decreases, plus easy tentacle and frill details. A quick, fun project for gifts or decor!
Skills Needed
- Crochet in spiral
- Magic ring
- Chain (ch)
- Slip stitch (sl st)
- Single crochet (sc)
- Half double crochet (hdc)
- Increase (inc) & Decrease (sc2tog)
Final Size
About 8 cm tall (can be bigger or smaller depending on yarn and hook size).
💡 Tip: Use a crochet hook at least one size smaller than the yarn label suggests to avoid stuffing showing through.
Materials
- ~7g worsted weight acrylic yarn (4) – example: Red Heart Super Saver,dsvdfRetro Stripes
- 3.5 mm crochet hook
- Two 6 mm safety eyes
- Polyester fiberfill stuffing (optional)
- Yarn needle, scissors, stitch marker
Abbreviations
- ch – chain
- BLO – back loops only
- inc – increase (2 sc in same stitch)
- mr of n sc – make magic ring with n sc
- sc – single crochet
- sc2tog – single crochet decrease
- sc n – crochet n sc stitches (1 in each stitch)
- (sc 4, inc) x n – repeat inside brackets n times
- sl st – slip stitch
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- (36) – stitch count at the end of round
Special Notes
- Pattern uses Yarn Under technique (helps make tighter stitches).
- Work in a spiral (don’t join rounds unless told).
- Use a stitch marker for the start of each round.
Special Variation: Velvet Jellyfish
- Use Bernat Velvet or Baby Velvet yarn
- Use 4.5 mm hook
- Use 8 mm safety eyes
- Will be slightly bigger than original.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Head
- Round 1: mr of 6 sc (6)
- Round 2: inc x6 (12)
- Round 3: (sc, inc) x6 (18)
4-5. sc around (2 rounds total) (18) - Insert safety eyes between rounds 4 and 5 with 3 stitches between them.
- Round 6: BLO: sc2tog x9 (9)
- sl st in next st, cut yarn leaving a tail.
Tentacles
- Make 8 chains total:
- 4 tentacles with 8 chains
- 4 tentacles with 12 chains
- Leave ~2 cm tail and cut yarn, tie a knot at end of each chain.
- Attach tentacles to round 6, alternating short and long. Tie knots inside head.
- Stuff head with yarn tails and stuffing if needed.
- Close the opening (weave yarn tail through front loops and pull tight).
Border (Frill)
- Holding jellyfish head up, join yarn into the first front loop of round 6.
- sl st in next st, (ch 1, sl st in same st, sl st in next 2 sts) x8 → makes 8 frill “spikes.”
- Cut yarn, hide ends.
✅ Done! Your jellyfish baby is ready.
