Jelly Bean the Jellyfish 🪼

Materials

To make Jelly Bean, you’re going to need:

· Super Bulky (#6) chenille or blanket yarn in the color(s) of your choice. For reference, I used Bernat Blanket Ocean Waves as a main color and Pingo Chenille Vert d’Eau for the filaments as a contrasting color.

· Crochet hook compatible with the yarn of your choice. I suggest using a 5.5 mm hook with chenille yarn and a 6.0 mm with blanket yarn.

· 20 mm or 25 mm safety eyes, depending on your preference. I used 25 mm eyes for mine.

· Stuffing, tapestry needle, scissors, stitch marker.

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Abbreviations

MR – magic ring

Rnd – round

ch – chain stitch

slst – slip stitch

sc – single crochet

hdc – half double crochet

dc – double crochet

inc – increase

dec – decrease

BLO – back loops only

FLO – front loops only

FO – fasten off

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Notes

Jelly Bean measures approximately 20 cm / 7.8 in with blanket yarn and a 6 mm hook (from top pf the head to tip of the tentacles).

In the Rnd: Repeat stitches in ( ) X number of times. Example: (1sc,1inc)x6= make1 single crochet and 1 increase a total of 6 times. At the end of each Rnd: The number in ( ) represents the total number of sts in that round.

Work in continuous spirals (rounds) unless instructed otherwise in the pattern.

Closing the last Rnd: Use a tapestry needle to go through the front loop of each st in the last rnd and pull yarn to close the opening. Secure and hide the tail.

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Copyright

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Head / Body

Rnd 1) 6 sc in a MR (6)

Rnd 2) 6 inc (12)

Rnd 3) (1 sc, 1inc)x6 (18)

Rnd 4) 1 sc, 1 inc, (2 sc, 1 inc)x5, 1 sc (24)

Rnd 5) (3 sc, 1 inc)x6 (30)

Rnd 6) 2 sc, 1 inc, (4 sc, 1 inc)x5, 2 sc (36)

Rnds 7-12) 36 sc around (36) (6 rnds)

Rnd 13) (1 sc, 1 dec)x12 (24)

Rnds 14-15) 24 sc around (24) (2 rnds)

Insert safety eyes between rnds 9-10, leave 5 free st spaces in between.

Rnd 16) BLO (1 sc, 1 dec)x8 (16) * 

*add a st marker to the first FL of Rnd 16

Stuff firmly

Rnd 17) 8 dec (8)

FO and leave a tail. 

Use a tapestry needle to close the last round

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Frill

Turn Jelly Bean upside down, attach yarn to the first FL of Rnd 16 with a slst.

FLO *Ch 1 and work (1 hdc, 1 dc) in each front loop all around (50)*. 

Finish with a slst in the 1st st, FO and weave in ends.

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Curly Tentacles

You can make the tentacles in any colors you’d like, for my jellybean I used my main color for the curly tentacles and a contrasting color for the straight tentacles. 

We’re going to make 3 curly tentacles evenly spaced from one another between Rnds 16-17. Attach yarn with a slst in a st, leaving a beginning tail. 

*Ch 21, start working in the 2nd ch from the hook: (2 hdc in one ch, 3 hdc in the next ch)x5, (2 hdc in each ch)x10 (45)*

FO leaving a tail. Using a tapestry needle, attach tail to the next free st space of the body. Pull out in the same st as your beginning tail, tie a knot and hide both tails inside the body. 

Repeat for the other 2 curly tentacles. 

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Straight Tentacles

Now we’re going to make 4 straight tentacles: 3 tentacles evenly spaced from one another, in between each curly tentacle; and 1 in the middle of the body (Rnd 17).

Attach yarn with a slst, leaving a beginning tail. 

*Ch 23, start working in the 2nd ch from the hook: 1 slst in each ch (22).*

FO leaving a tail. Using a tapestry needle, attach tail to the next free st space of the body. Pull out in the same st as your beginning tail, tie a knot and hide both tails inside the body. 

Repeat for the other 3 straight tentacles.

Congratulations! Your Jelly Bean is ready 🪼

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