Bub The Seal Pup Amigurumi
Louie's Loops
Beginner
What you'll create
What you'll learn
What you'll need
Cotton Yarn
Weight
Colors
Crochet Hook
G6 / 4.00 mm
Safety Bead (x2)
6 mm
Darning Needle
Stuffing
Abbreviations
ch
Chain Stitch
st
Stitch
slst
Slip Stitch
sc
Single Crochet
inc
Increase
invdec
Invisible Decrease
FLO/BLO
Front / Back Loops Only
dc
Double Crochet
hdc
Half-Double Crochet
tr
Tripple (Trebble) Crochet
{ }
Worked in same stitch
Other Useful Info
Gauge:
5 Rnds and 4 sts per 1”
Finished Size:
about 3 inches tall
Worked in the Round
(without turning)
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The Pattern
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01Fins
[All in Grey]
Ch 5
Row 1: Skip 2 chs, hdc 1, dc 1, tr 1 (3)
Ch 1, cut the yarn leaving enough tail end to sew onto the body and pull through.
Sew onto the body after Rnd 10
Pro-Tip:
In the above section (Fins) you can either work your stitches into a chains back loops or top loops. Top loops is easier, but each provide slightly different looks.
Right = Bottom Loop
02Tail
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Ch 6
Row 1: Skip 2 chs, hdc 1, dc 1, hdc 1, slst 1 (4)
Row 2: Ch 5, skip 2 chs, hdc 1, dc 1, hdc 1, slst into same st as Row 1 (4)
Ch 1, cut the yarn leaving enough tail end to sew onto the body and pull through.
Sew onto the body after Rnd 10.
03Muzzle
Magic Loop (Aka Magic Ring)
Pinch the yarn between thumb
and middle finger of your
non-dominant hand.
Wrap yarn around fingers to
make an "X" shape on the front.
Grab end with your ring finger.
Turn your hand; hook under
first bar, catch second bar
and pull it under the first.
Twist to make a loop, yarn
over, and pull through to
chain.
[All in Grey]
Magic loop, ch 2
Rnd 1: Rnd 1: Skip chs, working into the magic loop dc 1, hdc 1, sc 1, hdc 1, dc 1, ch 1, slst 1
Cut the yarn and pull through, pull the tail end back into the center of the magic loop before pulling tight.
Sew onto the body after Rnd 5.
04Body
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Magic loop
Rnd 1: sc 6 into the magic loop (6)
Rnd 2: inc in each (12)
* = Mark these sts for sewing locations (pictured in Cyan)
Rnd 3: [sc 1, inc 1] 6 times (18) (*mark sts 9, 11, and 14)
Rnd 4: [sc 5, inc 1] 3 times (21)
Rnd 5: sc in each st (21)
Add eyes into Rnd 3, sts 9 and 14. The eyes should be about 5 sts apart. Try using white yarn pulled around the eyes to add white to your seals eyes! (53:36)
Sew on the muzzle, starting with pulling the grey tail ends through 2 stitches between the eyes in Rnd 3, around st 11 and double knot on the inside. With a strand of Black Yarn, embroider on a nose between the sc in the muzzle, worked into the body and double knotted to better secure the muzzle to the body.
Rnd 6: sc 2, inc 1, sc 18 (22) (*mark sts 11 and 19)
Rnd 7: sc 2, inc 1, sc 1*, inc 1, sc 17 (24) (*mark st 5)
Rnd 8: sc 2, invdec 1, sc 1, invdec 1, sc 17 (22) (*mark sts 10 and 20)
Rnd 9: [sc 2, invdec 1] 2 times, [sc 5, invdec 1] 2 times (18)
Rnd 10: [sc 1, invdec 1] 6 times (12)
Sew on the tail between pulling the tail ends through Rnd 7 around st 5 and double knotted.
Sew on the fins, pulling tail ends for the right fin through Rnd 6 st 11 and Rnd 8 st 10, and the tail ends for left fin through Rnd 6 st 19 and Rnd 8 st 20.
Stuff mostly.
Rnd 11: invdec in each st (6)
Stuff fully. Cut the yarn, and pull through.
Sew closed by threading the tail end through the front loops only (FLO) of all the sts in the final Rnd, then pull tightly to close. Hide the end back into the piece and cut close. (1:18:56)
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