Baby Seal

Designed by SP Sandsteel

Worsted weight yarn *OR* Sock yarn and fun fur

Size F crochet hook

Safety eyes & nose (10mm)

Tapestry needle

Stitch marker

Polyfill stuffing

All pieces are crocheted in the round (in a spiral). Use a stitch marker or keep track of stitch count to keep your place.

Head and Main Body:

To help you orient the eyes and nose properly, the stitch(es) in the center of the forehead are in bold (rows 1-6 only).

Ch 3. Sl st in first ch to form a ring. 6 sc through center of ring.

Row 1: sc, 2sc, sc, 2sc, sc, sc (8)

Row 2: sc, 2sc, sc, sc, sc, 2sc, sc, sc (10)

Row 3: sc 3 times, 2sc, 2sc, 2sc, sc 4 times (13)

Row 4: sc 4 times, 2sc, sc, sc, 2sc, sc, sc, 2sc, sc, sc (16)

Row 5: sc, 2sc, sc 4 times, 2sc, sc, sc 8 times (18)

    Insert safety nose

Row 6: sc 5 times, 2sc, sc, sc, 2sc, sc, sc, 2sc, sc 5 times, 2sc (22)

Row 7: 2sc, sc 18 times, 2sc, sc, sc (24)

Row 8:  2sc, sc, sc, 2sc, sc 3 times, (sc2tog, sc, sc2tog) 2 times, sc 7 times (22)

Row 9: sc, 2sc, sc 5 times, (sc2tog, sc, sc) 3 times, sc, 2sc, sc (21)

Row 10: sc 5 times, 2sc, sc, sc, sc2tog, sc 3 times, sc2tog, sc 6 times (20)

    Insert safety eyes (in row 5, or use your own discretion)

Row 11: 2sc, sc, sc, 2sc, sc 5 times, sc2tog, sc, sc, sc2tog, sc 5 times (20)

Row 12: sc, 2sc, sc, sc, 2sc, sc 15 times (22)

Row 13: 2sc, sc 3 times, 2sc, sc 3 times, 2sc, sc 13 times (25)

Row 14-17: sc around (25) (for 4 rows)

Row 18: sc 15 times, sc2tog, sc 3 times, sc2tog, sc 3 times (23)

Row 19:  sc 13 times, sc2tog, sc 3 times, sc2tog, sc 3 times (21)

Row 20:  sc2tog, sc 9 times, sc2tog, sc 8 times (19)

Row 21: sc, sc, sc2tog, sc 4 times, sc2tog, sc 4 times, sc2tog, sc 3 times (16)

Row 22: sc 12 times, sc2tog, sc, sc (15)

Row 23: sc 4 times, sc2tog, sc 6 times, sc2tog, sc (13)

Stuff as much as possible

Row 24: sc, sc2tog, sc 3 times, sc2tog, sc 5 times (11)

Row 25: sc 3 times, sc2tog, sc, sc2tog, sc, sc2tog (8)

Row 26 -27: sc around (8)

Row 28: (sc, 3sc) around, sc, sc (18)

Row 29 (flipper 1): sc 8 times. Leave remaining stitches unworked (see figure A)

You will skip the other half of the round for now and insert your hook into the first stitch of the row again (figure B)

Row 30-31 (flipper 1): sc around (8)

Row 32 (flipper 1): sc2tog, sc, sc2tog, sc, sc2tog (5)

Cut yarn, leave a long tail.

Insert your hook in the stitch that would have been the 9th sc of row 29, had you not skipped that half. Pick up a new tail of yarn and pull through (figure C)

Row 29 (flipper 2): sc around

Row 30-31 (flipper 2): sc around (8)

Row 32 (flipper 2): sc2tog, sc, sc2tog, sc, sc2tog (5) (figure D)

Cut yarn, leave a long tail, and sew remaining stitches closed with a tapestry needle on both sides. Finish off.

(The brown string is my stitch marker)

Front Flippers (make 2):

Leave a long tail before you start your chain.

Ch 8, sl st in furthest ch from hook to form ring.

Row 1-2: sc around (8)

Row 3-4: 2sc, sc, sc, sc2tog, sc 3 times (8)

Row 5-end: 2sc, sc, sc2tog 5 times (4)

Cut yarn, leave a long tail, and sew remaining stitches closed with a tapestry needle. Finish off.

Sew front flippers onto body with a tapestry needle. Finish off.

If you used fun fur, you might want to give your seal a haircut.

© Copyright 2010 by SP Sandsteel. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License. To view a copy of this license, please visit:

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This is a free pattern from www.sociallyskilled.com. Please feel free to share it. For questions or comments, please email the designer at sandsteeldesigns@gmail.com