Humpback whale knitting pattern
Abbreviations
Sl st (half-crochet, crochet)
Ch (air loop)
hdc (single crochet half-column)
Dc (double crochet)
Sc (single crochet)
Dec (decrease)
İnc: increase
TOP OF CHINA – Dark color
Row 1: chain of 11Ch
Row 2: Starting at the 2nd loop of the chain, knit 10Sc.
Row 3: 1Ch. 10Sc. (ten)
Row 4: 1Ch. 1İnc, 3Sc, 2İnc, 3Sc, 1İnc. (fourteen)
Row 5: 1Ch. 14Sc. (fourteen)
Row 6: 1Ch. 6Sc, 2İnc, 6Sc. (16)
Row 7: 1Ch. 7Sc, 2İnc, 7Sc. (18)
Row 8: 1Ch. 8Sc, 2İnc, 8Sc. (20)
Rows 9-11: 1Ch. 20Sc. (20)
Row 12: 1Ch. 9Sc, 2İnc, 9Sc. (22)
Row 13: 1Ch. 1İnc, 20Sc, 1İnc. (24)
Row 14: 1Ch. 1İnc, 10Sc, 2İnc, 10Sc, 1İnc. (28)
Row 15: 1Ch. 28Sc (28)
Row 16: 1Ch. 1İnc, 26Sc, 1İnc. (thirty)
Row 17: 1Ch. 1İnc, 13Sc, 2İnc, 13Sc, 1İnc. (34)
Row 18: 1Ch. 1İnc, 32Sc, 1İnc. (36)
Row 19: 2Ch – count as a loop. 1Hdc in the 1st loop, 34Sc, 2Hdc in the last loop (38)
Row 20: 2Ch – count as a loop. 1Hdc in the 1st loop, 36Sc, 2Hdc in the last loop. (40)
Row 21: 1Ch. 1İnc, 38Sc, 1İnc. (42)
Row 22: 1Ch. 20Sc, 2İnc, 20Sc. (44)
Rows 23-24: 1Ch. 44Sc. (44)
Row 25: 1Ch. 1İnc, 42Sc, 1İnc. (46)
Row 26: 1Ch. 46Sc. (46)
Row 27: 1Ch. 1İnc, 44Sc, 1İnc. (48)
Rows 28-36: 1Ch. 48Sc. (48)
Row 37: 1Ch. 1Sc, 1Dec, 20Sc, 1Dec, 20Sc, 1Dec, 1Sc. (45)
Row 38: 1Ch. 45Sc. (45)
Row 39: 1Ch. 1Sc, 1Dec, 18Sc, 1Dec, 19Sc, 1Dec, 1Sc. (42)
Row 40: 1Ch. 42Sc. (42)
Row 41: 1Ch. 1Sc, 1Dec, 36Sc, 1Dec, 1Sc. (40)
Row 42: 1Ch. 40Sc. (40)
Row 43: 1Ch. 1Sc, 1Dec, 16Sc, 2İnc, 16Sc, 1Dec, 1Sc. (40) This is the beginning of the dorsal fin.
Row 44: 1Ch. 19Sc, 2İnc, 19Sc. (42)
Row 45: 1Ch. 1Sc, 1Dec, 36Sc, 1Dec, 1Sc. (40)
Rows 46-47: repeat rows 44-45.
Row 48: 1Ch. 1Sc, 1Dec, 34Sc, 1Dec, 1Sc. (38)
Row 49: 1Ch. 1Sc, 1Dec, 12Sc. 4Sc, folding the fin in half. 1Ch, rotate. Knit one sl st at
next 4 loops. 12Sc, 1Dec, 1Sc. (36) End of dorsal fin.
Row 50: 1Ch. 28Sc. (28)
Row 51: 1Ch. 1Sc, 1Dec, 10Sc, 1Dec, 10Sc, 1Dec, 1Sc. (25)
Row 52: 1Ch. 25Sc. (25)
Row 53: 1Ch. 1Sc, 1Dec, 8Sc, 1Dec, 9Sc, 1Dec, 1Sc. (22)
Row 54: 1Ch. 22Sc (22)
Row 55: 1Ch. 1Sc, 1Dec, 16Sc, 1Dec, 1Sc. (20)
Row 56: 1Ch. 20Sc. (20)
Row 57: 1Ch. 1Sc, 1Dec, 6Sc, 1Dec, 6Sc, 1Dec, 1Sc. (17)
Row 58: 1Ch. 17Sc. (17)
Row 59: 1Ch. 1Sc, 1Dec, 4Sc, 1Dec, 5Sc 1Dec, 1Sc. (fourteen)
Row 60: 1Ch. 14Sc. (fourteen)
Row 61: 1Ch. 1Sc, 1Dec, 3Sc, 1Dec, 3Sc, 1Dec, 1Sc. (eleven)
Row 62: 1Ch. 11Sc. (eleven)
Row 63: 1Ch. 1Sc, 1Dec, 1Sc, 1Dec, 2Sc, 1Dec, 1Sc. (eight)
Row 64: 1Ch. 8Sc. (eight)
Row 65: 1Ch. 1Sc, 1Dec, 2Sc, 1Dec, 1Sc. (6)
Row 66: 1Ch. 6Sc. (6)
The beginning of the tail
Row 67: 1Ch. 1İnc, 4Sc, 1İnc. (eight)
Row 68: 1Ch. 1İnc, 6Sc, 1İnc. (ten)
Row 69: 1Ch. 1İnc, 8Sc, 1İnc. (12)
Row 70: 1Ch. 1İnc, 10Sc, 1İnc. (fourteen)
Row 71: 1Ch. 1İnc, 12Sc, 1İnc. (16)
Row 72: 2Ch – Count as 1Hdc. Knit 1Hdc in the first loop, 14Sc, 2Hdc in the last loop. (18)
Row 73: 3Ch – count as 1sn. Knit 1sn in the first loop, 16Sc, 2sn in the last loop. (20)
Row 74: 3Ch – count as 1sn. Knit 1sn in the first loop, 7Hdc, 4sl st, 7Hdc, 2sn in the last loop. (22)
Row 75: 3Ch – count as 1sn. Knit 1sn in the first loop, 8Hdc, 4sl st, 8Hdc, 2sn in the last loop. (22)
Row 76: 3Ch – count as 1sn. Knit 1sn in the first loop, 9Hdc, 4sl st, 9Hdc, 2sn in the last loop. (22)
Cut the thread, fasten the ends.
NIZ CHINA – Light color
Row 1: a chain of 17Ch.
Row 2: starting from the second loop from the hook, knit 7Sc, 2İnc, 7Sc (18)
Row 3: 1Ch. 8Sc, 2İnc, 8Sc. (20)
Row 4: 1Ch. 1Sc 1Dec, 5Sc, 1Hdc, 2sec each in the next two loops, 1Hdc, 5Sc, 1Dec, 1Sc. (20)
Row 5: 1Ch. 8Sc, 2Hdc in the next loop, 2sn in the next two loops, 2Hdc in the next loop, 8Sc. (24)
Row 6: 1Ch. 10Sc, 1İnc, 2Hdc in the next two loops, 1İnc, 10Sc. (28)
Row 7: 1Ch. 28Sc. (28)
Row 8: 1Ch. 13Sc, 2İnc, 13Sc. (thirty)
Row 9: 1Ch. 14Sc, 2İnc, 14Sc. (32)
Row 10: 1Ch. 32Sc. (32)
Row 11: 1Ch. 15Sc, 2İnc, 15Sc. (34)
Row 12: 1Ch. 16Sc, 2İnc, 16Sc. (36)
Row 13: 1Ch. 1Sc in the first loop, 1Dec, 30Sc, 1Dec, 1Sc in the last loop. (34)
Row 14: 1Ch. 1Sc in the first loop, 1Dec, 13Sc, 2İnc, 13Sc, 1Dec, 1Sc. (34)
Row 15: 1Ch. 34Sc. (34)
Row 16: 1Ch. 1Sc in the first loop, 1Dec, 13Sc, 2İnc, 13Sc, 1Dec, 1Sc. (34)
Row 17: 1Ch. 1Sc in the first loop, 1Dec, 28Sc, 1Dec, 1Sc in the last loop. (32)
Row 18: 1Ch. 1Sc in the first loop, 1Dec, 12Sc, 2İnc, 12Sc, 1Dec, 1Sc. (32)
Row 19: 1Ch. 2Dec, 24Sc, 2Dec. (28)
Row 20: 1Ch. 28Sc. (28)
Row 21: 1Ch. 1Sc, 1Dec, 22Sc, 1Dec, 1Sc. (26)
Rows 22-24: 1Ch. 26Sc. (26)
Row 25: 1Ch. 1Sc, 1Dec, 20Sc, 1Dec, 1Sc. (24)
Row 26: 1Ch. 24Sc. (24)
Row 27: 1Ch. 1Sc, 1Dec, 18Sc, 1Dec, 1Sc. (22)
Rows 28-36: 1Ch. 22Sc. (22)
Row 37: 1Ch. 1İnc, 9Sc, 1Dec, 9Sc, 1İnc. (23)
Row 38: 1Ch. 11Sc, 1Dec, 10Sc. (22)
Row 39: 1Ch. 1İnc, 8Sc, 2Dec, 8Sc, 1İnc. (22)
Row 40: 1Ch. 22Sc. (22)
Rows 41-42: repeat rows 39-40. (22)
Row 43: 1Ch. 1İnc, 8Sc, 2Dec, 8Sc, 1İnc. (22)
Row 44: 1Ch. 9Sc, 2Dec, 9Sc. (20)
Row 45: 1Ch. 1İnc, 7Sc, 2Dec, 7Sc, 1İnc. (20)
Row 46: 1Ch. 8Sc, 2Dec, 8Sc. (18)
Row 47: 1Ch. 1İnc, 6Sc, 2Dec, 6Sc, 1İnc (18)
Row 48: 1Ch. 7Sc, 2Dec, 7Sc. (16)
Row 49: 1Ch. 1İnc, 5Sc, 2Dec, 5Sc, 1İnc. (16)
Row 50: 1Ch. 1
6Sc. (16)
Row 51: 1Ch. 1İnc, 5Sc, 2Dec, 5Sc, 1İnc. (16)
Row 52: 1Ch. 6Sc, 2Dec, 6Sc. (fourteen)
Row 53: 1Ch. 1İnc, 4Sc, 2Dec, 4Sc, 1İnc. (fourteen)
Row 54: 1Ch. 14Sc. (fourteen)
Row 55: 1Ch. 1İnc, 4Sc, 2Dec, 4Sc, 1İnc. (fourteen)
Row 56: 1Ch. 5Sc, 2Dec, 5Sc. (12)
Row 57: 1Ch. 1İnc, 3Sc, 2Dec, 3Sc, 1İnc. (12)
Row 58: 1Ch. 4Sc, 2Dec, 4Sc. (ten)
Row 59: 1Ch. 1İnc, 2Sc, 2Dec, 2Sc, 1İnc. (ten)
Row 60: 1Ch. 3Sc, 2Dec, 3Sc. (eight)
Row 61: 1Ch. 1İnc, 1Sc, 2Dec, 1Sc, 1İnc. (eight)
Row 62: 1Ch. 2Sc, 2Dec, 2Sc. (6)
Row 63: 1Ch. 1İnc, 2Dec, 1İnc. (6)
Row 64: 1Ch. 6Sc. (6)
Rows 65-66: repeat rows 63-64.
The beginning of the tail
Row 67: 1Ch. 1İnc, 4Sc, 1İnc. (eight)
Row 68: 1Ch. 1İnc, 6Sc, 1İnc. (ten)
Row 69: 1Ch. 1İnc, 8Sc, 1İnc. (12)
Row 70: 1Ch. 1İnc, 10Sc, 1İnc. (fourteen)
Row 71: 1Ch. 1İnc, 12Sc, 1İnc. (16)
Row 72: 2Ch – Count as 1Hdc. 1Hdc in the first loop, 14Sc, 2Hdc in the last loop. (18)
Row 73: 3Ch – count as 1sn. 1sn in the first loop, 16Sc, 2sn in the last loop. (20)
Row 74: 3Ch – count as 1sn. 1sn in the first loop, 7Hdc, 4sl st, 7Hdc, 2sn in the last loop. (22)
Row 75: 3Ch – count as 1sn. 1sn in the first loop, 8Hdc, 4sl st, 8Hdc, 2sn in the last loop. (22)
Row 76: 3Ch – count as 1sn. 1sn in the first loop, 9Hdc, 4sl st, 9Hdc, 2sn in the last loop. (22)
Cut the thread, fasten the ends ..
CHINA FINS (we knit only 4 parts – two of each color)
Row 1: a chain of 6Ch.
Row 2: starting from the 2nd loop from the hook, we knit 5Sc. (5)
Row 3: 1Ch. 5Sc. (5)
Row 4: 1Ch. 4Sc, 1İnc. (6)
Row 5: 1Ch. 6Sc. (6)
Row 6: 1Ch. 5Sc, 1İnc. (7)
Rows 7-8: 1Ch. 7Sc. (7)
Row 9: 1Ch. 1Sc, 1Dec, 4Sc. (6)
Row 10: 1Ch. 6Sc. (6)
Row 11: 1Ch. 1Sc, 1Dec, 3Sc. (5)
Rows 12-15: 1Ch. 5Sc. (5)
Row 16: 1Ch. 1Sc, 1Dec, 2Sc. (4)
Rows 17-18: 1Ch. 4Sc. (4)
Row 19: 1Ch. 2Sc, 1Dec. (3)
Row 20: 1Ch. 1Dec, then 1sl st in the last loop. (2)
Cut the thread, fasten.
On both parts – upper and lower – fold the bow in half and sew the “corner” to
to form a nose.
Sew on the eyes in the 21st row (from the beginning of the nose), at a height of about three rows.
Sew the side fins from the 24th to the 28th row, straight side forward.
Sew through the tail in the 66th row.