Dolphin Amigurumi

[All in Main Color]
Ch 4

Row 1: Skip the first ch, sc 1, hdc 1, dc 1 (3)

Ch 1, cut the yarn leaving enough tail end to sew onto the body and pull through.

[All in Main Color]
Ch 6

Row 1: Skip the first ch, sc 1, hdc 1, dc 1, hdc 1, slst 1 (5)

Row 2: Ch 5, skip the first ch, sc 1, hdc 1, dc 1, hdc 1, slst into same st as Row 1 (5)

Ch 1, cut the yarn leaving enough tail end to sew onto the body and pull through.

[All in Main Color]
Ch 3

Row 1: Skip the first ch, sc 1, hdc 1 (2)

Ch 1, cut the yarn leaving enough tail end to sew onto the body and pull through.

[Starting in Main Color]
Magic loop

Rnd 1: sc 6 into the magic loop (6)

Rnd 2: inc in each (12)

Rnd 3: [sc 1, inc 1] 6 times (18)

Rnd 4: [sc 5, inc 1] 3 times (21)

Rnd 5: sc in each st (21)

Rnd 6: sc 2, inc 1, sc 9, inc 1, sc 1, inc 1, sc 6 (24)

Rnd 7: sc 2, inc 1, sc 1, inc 1, sc 10, mbo 1, sc 8 (26)

[Change to White] (See video at 35:40 for detailed instructions)

Rnd 8: sc 2, invdec 1, sc 1, invdec 1, sc 8, invdec 1, sc 1, invdec 1, sc 6 (22)

Rnd 9: [sc 2, invdec 1] 2 times, [sc 5, invdec 1] 2 times (18)

(46:00) Attach Fins and Tail (see next section for details)

(56:09) Add eyes into Rnd 6, sts 13 and 19. The eyes should be 5 sts apart. and 3 sts away from the nose (mbo in Rnd 7) on either side.

Rnd 10: [sc 1, invdec 1] 6 times (12)

Stuff mostly.

Rnd 11: invdec in each st (6)

Stuff fully. Cut the yarn, pull through, and sew closed.

I like sewing on the fins first because they’re slightly easier to know where they’re sewn on.

Each fin has a front and back, with the front being the side curved in. For a Dolphin, the fins can be sewn on in Rnd 7, with the front of the fins 3 sts away from the nose (mbo stitch in Rnd 7) on either side. Specifically, the right fin’s tail ends should be in sts 11 and 13 with the fin curving towards the back. The left fin’s tail ends should be in sts 23 and 25.

For the tail, insert one tail end into stitch 3 of Rnd 7.
Insert the other tail end 2 stitches away in stitch number 5, and exit from the stitch between (st 4). Go around the center of the tail and insert back into the same st (st 4). Double knot both tail ends together, pull tightly, and cut close.

For the top fin, there is also a front and a back like the side fins. The fin should be sewn on with the curve pointed back towards the tail. The front tail end should be pulled in through Rnd 1 st 2. The back tail end should be pulled in through Rnd 3 st 3. The top fin should be vertical on the body, perpendicular with where the tail was sewn on.