Sammy the Seal
SAMMY the SEAL
I created this baby seal back in late 2014 when I was trying to come up with something suitable for the upcoming winter months. When I finished this little guy, I immediately jumped into other projects without writing its pattern up. Now that spring is almost here, I was thinking about hanging onto it until next winter but I’ve been surprised by the number of ongoing inquiries regarding Sammy so I decided I had to find some time to sit down and work on this pattern for you all!
And to thank you for all of your patience and for your ongoing support of my work and designs, I would like to present this pattern to you for FREE! I can’t wait to see all the baby seals that will be made! Please send pictures of your finished seals to
[email protected] and don’t forget to include your city and country!!
Happy crocheting, everyone!! XOXO, Amy
MATERIALS Vanna’s Choice yarn in White, Linen (a soft gray), Silver Blue (a pale blue), and
Charcoal Gray (dark gray for nose) 12mm black safety eyes USD3/3.25mm crochet hook
yarn needle fiber fill
black embroidery thread for whiskers
Head and Muzzle complete!
HEAD use white yarn
Rnd 1: make 6sc in a magic ring Rnd 2: inc in each st [12]
Rnd 3: (sc, inc in next st) repeat around [18] Rnd 4: (2sc, inc into next st) repeat around [24]
Rnd 5: sc around [24] Rnd 6: (3sc, inc into next st) repeat around [30]
Rnd 7: (4sc, inc into next st) repeat around [36] Rnd 8: (5sc, inc into next st) repeat around [42]
Rnd 9: (6sc, inc into next st) repeat around [48] Rnd 10: sc around [48]
Rnd 11: (7sc, inc into next st) repeat around [54] Rnd 12-17: sc around [54]
Rnd 18: (7sc, dec) repeat around [48] Rnd 19: sc around [48]
Rnd 20: (6sc, dec) repeat around [42] Rnd 21: (5sc, dec) repeat around [36]
Rnd 22: (4sc, dec) repeat around [30]
Sew the nose on with charcoal yarn. Tie a tight knot on the back side.
Rnd 23: (3sc, dec) repeat around [24]
Fasten of MUZZLE Rnd 1: make 6sc in a magic ring Rnd 2: inc in each st [12]
Rnd 3: (sc, inc in next st) repeat around [18] Rnd 4: (2sc, inc in next st) repeat around [24]
Fasten of and leave a tail for attaching to head BODY use white yarn
Rnd 1: make 6sc into magic ring
Rnd 2: inc in each st [12] Rnd 3: (sc, inc in next st) repeat around [18]
Rnd 4: (2sc, inc into next st) repeat around [24]
Pinning your pieces together allows you to get a better picture of the overall look!
Rnd 5: (3sc, inc into next st) repeat around [30] Rnd 6: (4sc, inc into next st) repeat around [36]
Rnd 7: sc around [36] Rnd 8: (5sc, inc into next st) repeat around [42]
Rnd 9: (6sc, inc into next st) repeat around [48] Rnd 10: (7sc, inc into next st) repeat around [54]
Rnd 11: (8sc, inc into next st) repeat around [60] Rnd 12-13: sc around [60]
Rnd 14: (8sc, dec) repeat around [54] Rnd 15: (7sc, dec) repeat around [48]
Rnd 16: sc around [48] Rnd 17: (6sc, dec) repeat around [42]
Rnd 18: sc around [42] Rnd 19: (5sc, dec) repeat around [36]
Rnd 20: sc around [36] Rnd 21: (4sc, dec) repeat around [30]
Rnd 22: (3sc, dec) repeat around [24] Fasten of and leave a tail
making the tail…
TAIL use white yarn and make two
Rnd 1: make 6sc into magic ring
Rnd 2: (sc, inc in next st) repeat around [9] Rnd 3: (2sc, inc in next st) repeat around [12]
Rnd 4: (3sc, inc in next st) repeat around [15] Rnd 5: sc around [15]
Rnd 6: (4sc, inc in next st) repeat around [18] Rnd 7: (4sc, dec) repeat around [15]
Rnd 8: (3sc, dec) repeat around [12] Rnd 9: (2sc, dec) repeat around [9]
For the first piece you make, fasten of and cut the yarn. For the second piece, stop after round 9. You will now continue by joining the two pieces together.
Rnd 10: After completing round 9 on your second piece, insert your hook into a stitch from your first piece. Draw up a loop and yarn through as you would for any single crochet stitch. This will join the two pieces together. Continue crocheting around the newly attached piece and if you keep going all the way around, you should end up with two joined pieces and 18 stitches total by the end of the round.
ready for attaching!
Rnd 11: 5sc, inc, 7sc, inc, 4sc [20]
Rnd 12: 2sc, dec, 8sc, dec, 5sc [18] Rnd 13: sc around [18]
Rnd 14: (2sc, inc in next st) repeat around [24] Rnd 15: (3sc, inc in next st) repeat around [30]
Rnd 16: sc around [30] Rnd 17: (4sc, inc in next st) repeat around [36]
Rnd 18-19: sc around [36] Fasten of and leave a long tail FLIPPER use white yarn
Rnd 1: make 6sc in a magic ring Rnd 2: inc in each st [12]
Rnd 3-7: sc around [12] Rnd 8: (2sc, dec) repeat around [9]
Rnd 9-10: sc around [9] Rnd 11: (2sc, dec) repeat twice, sc [7]
HAT
Rnd 12: sc around [7] Fasten of and leave a long tail
start with blue yarn
Rnd 1: make 6sc in a magic ring Rnd 2: inc in each st [12]
Rnd 3: (sc, inc in next st) repeat around [18] Rnd 4: (2sc, inc in next st) repeat around [24]
Sammy’s cute pom pom hat!
Rnd 5: sc around [24]
Rnd 6: (3sc, inc in next st) repeat around [30] Rnd 7: (4sc, inc in next st) repeat around [36]
Rnd 8: (5sc, inc in next st) repeat around [42] change to white
Rnd 9: (6sc, inc in next st) repeat around [48] Rnd 10: (7sc, inc in next st) repeat around [54]
Rnd 11: (8sc, inc in next st) repeat around [60] change to blue
Rnd 12: sc around [60] Rnd 13: chain 2, dc around [60]
Rnd 14: sl st around [60] Bind of
POM POM There are many diferent ways to make pom poms but this is the technique that I used. Feel free to experiment and find out what works best for you! Wind your white yarn around a medium sized dinner fork around 40 times. Use a length of white yarn (about 7 inches) to tie the middle of the bundle together tightly. Slide the
fork out and snip the open ends of all the loops. Fluf out the pom pom and trim evenly. You can use the tail ends of the yarn which you used to tie the bundle to now attach the pom pom to the top of the hat! Weave in all yarn ends neatly. SCARF Chain 66 in white and 2 in blue yarn [68] Starting into the 3rd chain from the hook, dc across Bind of and weave in your yarn tails
Almost done…
ASSEMBLY Stuf the head and body generously. Place the eyes between rounds 13 and 14 with 10 stitches between them. Sew the nose onto the muzzle and center it between the eyes. Sew the muzzle on neatly and carefully. There is no need to stuf it. Using your black embroidery thread and needle, sew a couple of whiskers onto each side of the face. You can add eyebrows too! The head and the body both have the same number of stitches in the openings so sewing them together should be seamless. You can position the head however you wish. (ie. instead of looking forward, you might face the head towards the side instead…) Next, position the tail against the back of the body and sew it on. You will need to fill the tail with fiber fill before completely attaching it to the body. Try to center the tail so that your seal can sit by itself without toppling. Attach the flippers next. Take note that they are symmetrical.
Put the scarf and hat on – you are finished!! I hope you’ve enjoyed making your own baby seal!
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