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a seahorse

BeginnerUS TermsModular

A stylized seahorse with a curled tail, an elongated snout, a curved neck, and a fin on the back. The body tapers from the thick midsection to a narrow, spiraled tail.

Overall Progress

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Materials

Yarn

WORSTED

Acrylic

200 yd
Main ColorMain

Crochet Hooks

6mm

Additional Notions

Tapestry needle
Stitch markers

Gauge

17 sts × 20 rows = 4in × 4in

in single crochet

Instructions

Body

In the Round0/18
Row 148 sts

Ch 49, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across. (48)

Row 247 sts

[Sc 47, dec] repeat around. (47)

Row 346 sts

[Sc 46, dec] repeat around. (46)

Row 445 sts

[Sc 45, dec] repeat around. (45)

Row 544 sts

[Sc 44, dec] repeat around. (44)

Row 643 sts

[Sc 43, dec] repeat around. (43)

Row 742 sts

[Sc 42, dec] repeat around. (42)

Row 841 sts

[Sc 41, dec] repeat around. (41)

Row 941 sts

Sc in each st around. (41)

Row 1040 sts

[Sc 40, dec] repeat around. (40)

Row 1139 sts

[Sc 39, dec] repeat around. (39)

Row 1238 sts

[Sc 38, dec] repeat around. (38)

Row 1337 sts

[Sc 37, dec] repeat around. (37)

Row 1436 sts

[Sc 36, dec] repeat around. (36)

Row 1535 sts

[Sc 35, dec] repeat around. (35)

Row 1634 sts

[Sc 34, dec] repeat around. (34)

Row 1733 sts

[Sc 33, dec] repeat around. (33)

Row 1832 sts

[Sc 32, dec] repeat around. (32) Stuff lightly. Fasten off.

Head

In the Round0/9
Row 128 sts

Pick up 28 sc evenly around opening. (28)

Row 221 sts

[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (21)

Row 319 sts

[Sc 9, dec] repeat around. (19)

Row 418 sts

[Sc 18, dec] repeat around. (18)

Row 516 sts

[Sc 8, dec] repeat around. (16)

Row 614 sts

[Sc 7, dec] repeat around. (14)

Row 712 sts

[Sc 6, dec] repeat around. (12)

Row 810 sts

[Sc 5, dec] repeat around. (10)

Row 98 sts

[Sc 4, dec] repeat around. (8) Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.

Tail Base

In the Round0/6
Row 133 sts

Pick up 33 sc evenly around opening. (33)

Row 213 sts

[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (13)

Row 315 sts

[Sc 6, inc] repeat around. (15)

Row 417 sts

[Sc 7, inc] repeat around. (17)

Row 519 sts

[Sc 8, inc] repeat around. (19)

Row 621 sts

[Sc 9, inc] repeat around. (21) Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.

Tail Curl

In the Round0/3
Row 112 sts

Pick up 12 sc evenly around opening. (12)

Row 229 sts

[Sc 0, inc] repeat around. (29)

Row 321 sts

[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (21) Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.

Dorsal Fin

In the Round0/1
Row 11 sts

Pick up 1 sc evenly around opening. (1) Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.

Neck Curve

In the Round0/9
Row 140 sts

Pick up 40 sc evenly around opening. (40)

Row 238 sts

[Sc 19, dec] repeat around. (38)

Row 336 sts

[Sc 18, dec] repeat around. (36)

Row 434 sts

[Sc 17, dec] repeat around. (34)

Row 532 sts

[Sc 16, dec] repeat around. (32)

Row 629 sts

[Sc 9, dec] repeat around. (29)

Row 727 sts

[Sc 13, dec] repeat around. (27)

Row 824 sts

[Sc 8, dec] repeat around. (24)

Row 921 sts

[Sc 7, dec] repeat around. (21) Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.

Snout

In the Round0/8
Row 19 sts

Pick up 9 sc evenly around opening. (9)

Row 27 sts

[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (7)

Row 36 sts

[Sc 6, dec] repeat around. (6)

Row 44 sts

[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (4)

Row 54 sts

Sc in each st around. (4)

Row 64 sts

Sc in each st around. (4)

Row 74 sts

Sc in each st around. (4)

Row 84 sts

Sc in each st around. (4) Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.

Eye

In the Round0/7
Row 121 sts

Pick up 21 sc evenly around opening. (21)

Row 217 sts

[Sc 4, dec] repeat around. (17)

Row 313 sts

[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (13)

Row 49 sts

[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (9)

Row 55 sts

[Sc 1, dec] repeat around. (5)

Row 61 sts

[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1)

Row 71 sts

Sc in each st around. (1) Stuff firmly before closing. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.