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a stylized whale with a large body, tail, and two prominent pectoral fins

BeginnerUS TermsModular

A simplified whale model, about 12 feet long (scaled down to 36 inches for a model), with a large oval body, a tapered tail, two large side fins, and a small dorsal fin

Overall Progress

0 of 259 rows completed

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

Stitch Glossary

4 stitches

Abbreviations and descriptions for all stitches used in this pattern

Instructions

Body

In the Round0/150

Row 1187 sts

Ch 188, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across. (187)

Row 2186 sts

[Sc 186, dec] repeat around. (186)

Row 3184 sts

[Sc 92, dec] repeat around. (184)

Row 4183 sts

[Sc 183, dec] repeat around. (183)

Row 5182 sts

[Sc 182, dec] repeat around. (182)

Row 6181 sts

[Sc 181, dec] repeat around. (181)

Row 7179 sts

[Sc 89, dec] repeat around. (179)

Row 8178 sts

[Sc 178, dec] repeat around. (178)

Row 9177 sts

[Sc 177, dec] repeat around. (177)

Row 10176 sts

[Sc 176, dec] repeat around. (176)

Row 11174 sts

[Sc 87, dec] repeat around. (174)

Row 12173 sts

[Sc 173, dec] repeat around. (173)

Row 13172 sts

[Sc 172, dec] repeat around. (172)

Row 14171 sts

[Sc 171, dec] repeat around. (171)

Row 15169 sts

[Sc 84, dec] repeat around. (169)

Row 16168 sts

[Sc 168, dec] repeat around. (168)

Row 17167 sts

[Sc 167, dec] repeat around. (167)

Row 18166 sts

[Sc 166, dec] repeat around. (166)

Row 19164 sts

[Sc 82, dec] repeat around. (164)

Row 20163 sts

[Sc 163, dec] repeat around. (163)

Row 21162 sts

[Sc 162, dec] repeat around. (162)

Row 22161 sts

[Sc 161, dec] repeat around. (161)

Row 23159 sts

[Sc 79, dec] repeat around. (159)

Row 24158 sts

[Sc 158, dec] repeat around. (158)

Row 25157 sts

[Sc 157, dec] repeat around. (157)

Row 26156 sts

[Sc 156, dec] repeat around. (156)

Row 27154 sts

[Sc 77, dec] repeat around. (154)

Row 28153 sts

[Sc 153, dec] repeat around. (153)

Row 29152 sts

[Sc 152, dec] repeat around. (152)

Row 30151 sts

[Sc 151, dec] repeat around. (151)

Row 31149 sts

[Sc 74, dec] repeat around. (149)

Row 32148 sts

[Sc 148, dec] repeat around. (148)

Row 33147 sts

[Sc 147, dec] repeat around. (147)

Row 34146 sts

[Sc 146, dec] repeat around. (146)

Row 35144 sts

[Sc 72, dec] repeat around. (144)

Row 36143 sts

[Sc 143, dec] repeat around. (143)

Row 37142 sts

[Sc 142, dec] repeat around. (142)

Row 38141 sts

[Sc 141, dec] repeat around. (141)

Row 39139 sts

[Sc 69, dec] repeat around. (139)

Row 40138 sts

[Sc 138, dec] repeat around. (138)

Row 41137 sts

[Sc 137, dec] repeat around. (137)

Row 42135 sts

[Sc 67, dec] repeat around. (135)

Row 43134 sts

[Sc 134, dec] repeat around. (134)

Row 44133 sts

[Sc 133, dec] repeat around. (133)

Row 45132 sts

[Sc 132, dec] repeat around. (132)

Row 46130 sts

[Sc 65, dec] repeat around. (130)

Row 47129 sts

[Sc 129, dec] repeat around. (129)

Row 48128 sts

[Sc 128, dec] repeat around. (128)

Row 49127 sts

[Sc 127, dec] repeat around. (127)

Row 50125 sts

[Sc 62, dec] repeat around. (125)

Row 51124 sts

[Sc 124, dec] repeat around. (124)

Row 52123 sts

[Sc 123, dec] repeat around. (123)

Row 53122 sts

[Sc 122, dec] repeat around. (122)

Row 54120 sts

[Sc 60, dec] repeat around. (120)

Row 55119 sts

[Sc 119, dec] repeat around. (119)

Row 56118 sts

[Sc 118, dec] repeat around. (118)

Row 57117 sts

[Sc 117, dec] repeat around. (117)

Row 58115 sts

[Sc 57, dec] repeat around. (115)

Row 59114 sts

[Sc 114, dec] repeat around. (114)

Row 60113 sts

[Sc 113, dec] repeat around. (113)

Row 61112 sts

[Sc 112, dec] repeat around. (112)

Row 62110 sts

[Sc 55, dec] repeat around. (110)

Row 63109 sts

[Sc 109, dec] repeat around. (109)

Row 64108 sts

[Sc 108, dec] repeat around. (108)

Row 65107 sts

[Sc 107, dec] repeat around. (107)

Row 66105 sts

[Sc 52, dec] repeat around. (105)

Row 67104 sts

[Sc 104, dec] repeat around. (104)

Row 68103 sts

[Sc 103, dec] repeat around. (103)

Row 69102 sts

[Sc 102, dec] repeat around. (102)

Row 70100 sts

[Sc 50, dec] repeat around. (100)

Row 7199 sts

[Sc 99, dec] repeat around. (99)

Row 7298 sts

[Sc 98, dec] repeat around. (98)

Row 7397 sts

[Sc 97, dec] repeat around. (97)

Row 7495 sts

[Sc 47, dec] repeat around. (95)

Row 7594 sts

[Sc 94, dec] repeat around. (94)

Row 7693 sts

[Sc 93, dec] repeat around. (93)

Row 7792 sts

[Sc 92, dec] repeat around. (92)

Row 7890 sts

[Sc 45, dec] repeat around. (90)

Row 7989 sts

[Sc 89, dec] repeat around. (89)

Row 8088 sts

[Sc 88, dec] repeat around. (88)

Row 8187 sts

[Sc 87, dec] repeat around. (87)

Row 8285 sts

[Sc 42, dec] repeat around. (85)

Row 8384 sts

[Sc 84, dec] repeat around. (84)

Row 8483 sts

[Sc 83, dec] repeat around. (83)

Row 8582 sts

[Sc 82, dec] repeat around. (82)

Row 8680 sts

[Sc 40, dec] repeat around. (80)

Row 8779 sts

[Sc 79, dec] repeat around. (79)

Row 8878 sts

[Sc 78, dec] repeat around. (78)

Row 8977 sts

[Sc 77, dec] repeat around. (77)

Row 9075 sts

[Sc 37, dec] repeat around. (75)

Row 9174 sts

[Sc 74, dec] repeat around. (74)

Row 9273 sts

[Sc 73, dec] repeat around. (73)

Row 9372 sts

[Sc 72, dec] repeat around. (72)

Row 9470 sts

[Sc 35, dec] repeat around. (70)

Row 9569 sts

[Sc 69, dec] repeat around. (69)

Row 9668 sts

[Sc 68, dec] repeat around. (68)

Row 9766 sts

[Sc 33, dec] repeat around. (66)

Row 9865 sts

[Sc 65, dec] repeat around. (65)

Row 9964 sts

[Sc 64, dec] repeat around. (64)

Row 10063 sts

[Sc 63, dec] repeat around. (63)

Row 10161 sts

[Sc 30, dec] repeat around. (61)

Row 10260 sts

[Sc 60, dec] repeat around. (60)

Row 10359 sts

[Sc 59, dec] repeat around. (59)

Row 10458 sts

[Sc 58, dec] repeat around. (58)

Row 10556 sts

[Sc 28, dec] repeat around. (56)

Row 10655 sts

[Sc 55, dec] repeat around. (55)

Row 10754 sts

[Sc 54, dec] repeat around. (54)

Row 10853 sts

[Sc 53, dec] repeat around. (53)

Row 10951 sts

[Sc 25, dec] repeat around. (51)

Row 11050 sts

[Sc 50, dec] repeat around. (50)

Row 11149 sts

[Sc 49, dec] repeat around. (49)

Row 11248 sts

[Sc 48, dec] repeat around. (48)

Row 11346 sts

[Sc 23, dec] repeat around. (46)

Row 11445 sts

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

Row 11544 sts

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

Row 11643 sts

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

Row 11741 sts

[Sc 20, dec] repeat around. (41)

Row 11840 sts

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

Row 11939 sts

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

Row 12038 sts

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

Row 12136 sts

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

Row 12235 sts

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

Row 12334 sts

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

Row 12433 sts

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

Row 12531 sts

[Sc 15, dec] repeat around. (31)

Row 12630 sts

[Sc 30, dec] repeat around. (30)

Row 12729 sts

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

Row 12828 sts

[Sc 28, dec] repeat around. (28)

Row 12926 sts

[Sc 13, dec] repeat around. (26)

Row 13025 sts

[Sc 25, dec] repeat around. (25)

Row 13124 sts

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

Row 13223 sts

[Sc 23, dec] repeat around. (23)

Row 13321 sts

[Sc 10, dec] repeat around. (21)

Row 13420 sts

[Sc 20, dec] repeat around. (20)

Row 13519 sts

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

Row 13618 sts

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

Row 13716 sts

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

Row 13815 sts

[Sc 15, dec] repeat around. (15)

Row 13914 sts

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

Row 14013 sts

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

Row 14111 sts

[Sc 5, dec] repeat around. (11)

Row 14210 sts

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

Row 1439 sts

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

Row 1448 sts

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

Row 1456 sts

[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (6)

Row 1465 sts

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

Row 1474 sts

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

Row 1483 sts

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

Row 1491 sts

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

Row 1501 sts

Sc in each st around. (1) Stuff lightly. Fasten off.

Tail Fluke

In the Round0/25

Row 120 sts

Pick up 20 sc evenly around opening. (20)

Row 2128 sts

[Sc 0, inc] repeat around. (128)

Row 3122 sts

[Sc 20, dec] repeat around. (122)

Row 4117 sts

[Sc 23, dec] repeat around. (117)

Row 5111 sts

[Sc 18, dec] repeat around. (111)

Row 6106 sts

[Sc 21, dec] repeat around. (106)

Row 7100 sts

[Sc 16, dec] repeat around. (100)

Row 895 sts

[Sc 19, dec] repeat around. (95)

Row 989 sts

[Sc 14, dec] repeat around. (89)

Row 1083 sts

[Sc 13, dec] repeat around. (83)

Row 1178 sts

[Sc 15, dec] repeat around. (78)

Row 1272 sts

[Sc 12, dec] repeat around. (72)

Row 1367 sts

[Sc 13, dec] repeat around. (67)

Row 1461 sts

[Sc 10, dec] repeat around. (61)

Row 1556 sts

[Sc 11, dec] repeat around. (56)

Row 1650 sts

[Sc 8, dec] repeat around. (50)

Row 1745 sts

[Sc 9, dec] repeat around. (45)

Row 1839 sts

[Sc 6, dec] repeat around. (39)

Row 1933 sts

[Sc 5, dec] repeat around. (33)

Row 2028 sts

[Sc 5, dec] repeat around. (28)

Row 2122 sts

[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (22)

Row 2217 sts

[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (17)

Row 2311 sts

[Sc 1, dec] repeat around. (11)

Row 246 sts

[Sc 1, dec] repeat around. (6)

Row 251 sts

[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1) Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.

Right Pectoral Fin

In the Round0/34

Row 1190 sts

Pick up 190 sc evenly around opening. (190)

Row 2163 sts

[Sc 6, dec] repeat around. (163)

Row 3135 sts

[Sc 4, dec] repeat around. (135)

Row 4108 sts

[Sc 4, dec] repeat around. (108)

Row 580 sts

[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (80)

Row 678 sts

[Sc 39, dec] repeat around. (78)

Row 776 sts

[Sc 38, dec] repeat around. (76)

Row 875 sts

[Sc 75, dec] repeat around. (75)

Row 973 sts

[Sc 36, dec] repeat around. (73)

Row 1071 sts

[Sc 35, dec] repeat around. (71)

Row 1169 sts

[Sc 34, dec] repeat around. (69)

Row 1267 sts

[Sc 33, dec] repeat around. (67)

Row 1365 sts

[Sc 32, dec] repeat around. (65)

Row 1464 sts

[Sc 64, dec] repeat around. (64)

Row 1562 sts

[Sc 31, dec] repeat around. (62)

Row 1660 sts

[Sc 30, dec] repeat around. (60)

Row 1758 sts

[Sc 29, dec] repeat around. (58)

Row 1856 sts

[Sc 28, dec] repeat around. (56)

Row 1954 sts

[Sc 27, dec] repeat around. (54)

Row 2052 sts

[Sc 26, dec] repeat around. (52)

Row 2151 sts

[Sc 51, dec] repeat around. (51)

Row 2249 sts

[Sc 24, dec] repeat around. (49)

Row 2347 sts

[Sc 23, dec] repeat around. (47)

Row 2445 sts

[Sc 22, dec] repeat around. (45)

Row 2543 sts

[Sc 21, dec] repeat around. (43)

Row 2641 sts

[Sc 20, dec] repeat around. (41)

Row 2740 sts

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

Row 2838 sts

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

Row 2936 sts

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

Row 3034 sts

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

Row 3132 sts

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

Row 3230 sts

[Sc 15, dec] repeat around. (30)

Row 3329 sts

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

Row 3427 sts

[Sc 13, dec] repeat around. (27) Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.

Left Pectoral Fin

In the Round0/34

Row 1190 sts

Pick up 190 sc evenly around opening. (190)

Row 2163 sts

[Sc 6, dec] repeat around. (163)

Row 3135 sts

[Sc 4, dec] repeat around. (135)

Row 4108 sts

[Sc 4, dec] repeat around. (108)

Row 580 sts

[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (80)

Row 678 sts

[Sc 39, dec] repeat around. (78)

Row 776 sts

[Sc 38, dec] repeat around. (76)

Row 875 sts

[Sc 75, dec] repeat around. (75)

Row 973 sts

[Sc 36, dec] repeat around. (73)

Row 1071 sts

[Sc 35, dec] repeat around. (71)

Row 1169 sts

[Sc 34, dec] repeat around. (69)

Row 1267 sts

[Sc 33, dec] repeat around. (67)

Row 1365 sts

[Sc 32, dec] repeat around. (65)

Row 1464 sts

[Sc 64, dec] repeat around. (64)

Row 1562 sts

[Sc 31, dec] repeat around. (62)

Row 1660 sts

[Sc 30, dec] repeat around. (60)

Row 1758 sts

[Sc 29, dec] repeat around. (58)

Row 1856 sts

[Sc 28, dec] repeat around. (56)

Row 1954 sts

[Sc 27, dec] repeat around. (54)

Row 2052 sts

[Sc 26, dec] repeat around. (52)

Row 2151 sts

[Sc 51, dec] repeat around. (51)

Row 2249 sts

[Sc 24, dec] repeat around. (49)

Row 2347 sts

[Sc 23, dec] repeat around. (47)

Row 2445 sts

[Sc 22, dec] repeat around. (45)

Row 2543 sts

[Sc 21, dec] repeat around. (43)

Row 2641 sts

[Sc 20, dec] repeat around. (41)

Row 2740 sts

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

Row 2838 sts

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

Row 2936 sts

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

Row 3034 sts

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

Row 3132 sts

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

Row 3230 sts

[Sc 15, dec] repeat around. (30)

Row 3329 sts

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

Row 3427 sts

[Sc 13, dec] repeat around. (27) Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.

Dorsal Fin

In the Round0/16

Row 143 sts

Pick up 43 sc evenly around opening. (43)

Row 240 sts

[Sc 13, dec] repeat around. (40)

Row 337 sts

[Sc 12, dec] repeat around. (37)

Row 434 sts

[Sc 11, dec] repeat around. (34)

Row 531 sts

[Sc 10, dec] repeat around. (31)

Row 629 sts

[Sc 14, dec] repeat around. (29)

Row 726 sts

[Sc 8, dec] repeat around. (26)

Row 823 sts

[Sc 7, dec] repeat around. (23)

Row 920 sts

[Sc 6, dec] repeat around. (20)

Row 1017 sts

[Sc 5, dec] repeat around. (17)

Row 1114 sts

[Sc 4, dec] repeat around. (14)

Row 1211 sts

[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (11)

Row 139 sts

[Sc 4, dec] repeat around. (9)

Row 146 sts

[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (6)

Row 153 sts

[Sc 1, dec] repeat around. (3)

Row 161 sts

[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1) Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.