Orca Killer Whale 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.

The following section requires a few color changes to make the orcas eye spots. To help guide you through these color changes I’ve created this chart. Each square indicates the stitch used, the colors in that stitch and whether that stitch is an increase or a decrease.

Border = Stitch

Look at the border of the square to signify the stitch used.

Brackets = Increase

If you see two or more squares connected with brackets it means that those stitches are worked in the same hole and are part of an increase. Follow the chart from the right to the left so that the first stitch is on the far right.

-Example-
Rnd 3: [sc 1, inc] repeat 6 times (18) [All White]
*Follow from left to right

Color Key

Look at the colors in the square to determine the color
of the stitch. Squares with two colors require a half color changes.
Make the first pull through with the first color (Red in the example below), and next with the second color (Green in the example below).

[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 18 (22)

[All to Main Color for Rnd 7]

Rnd 7: sc 2, inc 1, sc 1, inc 1, sc 17 (24)

[Change to White for the rest of the pattern]

Rnd 8: sc 2, invdec 1, sc 1, invdec 1, sc 17 (22)

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

(1:20:00) Attach Fins and Tail (see next section for details)

(1:30:10) Add eyes into Rnd 6, sts 12 and 17. The eyes should be 5 sts apart.

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 Orca, the fins can be sewn on in Rnd 7. Specifically, the right fin’s tail ends should be in sts 24 (the last st) and the other 2 sts away in st 22 with the fin curving towards the back. The left fin’s tail ends should be in sts 10 and 12. Double knot on the inside and cut close.

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.