Materials:
Grey worsted weight yarn
3.5 mm hook
Safety eyes
Stuffing
Scissors
Stitch marker
Abbreviations and stitches:
MC: Magic Circle
Sc: Single Crochet
Inc: Increase, two single crochets in one stitch
Dec: Decrease, Single crochet two together
FO: Finish off. I chain two cut yarn and pull through to create a little ‘knot’
Notes:
Pattern written in US terms
Stitch count is listed at the end of the row in []
Repeat stitches within ** for x Number of times
Body:
1. In MC, SC 6 [6]
2. *Inc* x6 [12]
3- 4. SC in every stitch around [12]
5. Inc 6, SC 6 [18]
6. *SC, Inc* x6, SC 6 [24]
7. * Sc 2, Inc* x6, Sc 6 [30]
8- 10. SC in every stitch around [30]
Insert eyes between round 6 and 7 on either side of the nose, about 9 stitches apart.
11. *SC 8, Dec* x3 [27]
12. SC around [27]
13. *Sc 7, Dec* x3 [24]
14- 15. Sc in every stitch [24]
16. *Sc 6, Dec* x3 [21]
17-19. Sc each stitch [21]
20. *Sc 5, Dec* x3 [18]
21-23. Sc each stitch around [18]
24. *Sc, Dec* x6[12]
Stuff the entire body up to this point. We will now be making the tail, which will be left un stuffed.
25. Sc each stitch around [12]
26. *Sc, Inc* x6 [18]
27. *Sc 2, Inc* x6 [24]
28. *Sc 3, inc* x6 [30]
29-31. Sc in each stitch around [30]
32. *Sc, Dec* x10 [20]
33. Sc each stitch around [20]
34. Dec in each stitch [10]
35. Dec each stitch [5]
FO and sew closed
Form tail into upside down 'cup' to get that manatee flipper look.
Flippers [Make 2]:
1. In MC, Sc 6 [6]
2. *Inc* x6 [12]
3- 8. Sc each stitch around [12]
9. Sc across the top to close. [6]
FO.
Assembly:
Sew fins to either side of the body approx 4 rows back from eye placement.
