An amigurumi pattern by

Mon Ami Crochet

Amabie Yokai
(アマビエ )
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Difficulty: Intermediate 1
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Dear fellow amigurumi lover,

First of all, thank you for purchasing this pattern!

Much love, time and effort has gone into developing this pattern
and I would appreciate it if this pattern was not shared,
reproduced or sold in its entirety or in parts.

However, I am more than happy for you to sell or gift any items
produced from this pattern but request that it is handmade in a
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I would love to see your finished product, so please tag me

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And should you have any questions with regards to this pattern,
do not hesitate to contact me and I’ll do my best to assist you.

With love,
Pam
(Mon Ami Crochet)

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Foreword

The Amabie is a legendary Japanese mermaid or merman, with 3

fin legs, a beak, long hair and scales, who allegedly emerges from
the sea and prophesies either an abundant harvest or an
epidemic.

As the folklore goes, the Amabie instructed people to draw an

image of it and share it with as many others as possible in order to
stave off disease.

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 This pattern is written in US terminology and is worked in
continuous rounds unless stated. Final product is approximately
4” / 10cm tall using materials listed below. You are welcome to
use any hook size and yarn you prefer, but note that the size of
the final item will differ.

Abbreviations:
- MR – magic ring
- Ch – chain
- Slst – slip stitch
- SC – single crochet
- HDC – half double crochet
- DC – double crochet
- TC – triple crochet
- Inc – single crochet increase
- Dec – single crochet invisible decrease
- BLO – back loop only
- (…) – total number of stitches in that row

Materials required:
- Crochet hook 3mm
- Yarn: 5 colours (one for the head, one for the body, one for
hair, an accent colour for fins and scales, and yellow)
- In this example, I am using lavender for the head, purple for the body,
emerald for hair and an ombre colour for the accents
- Safety eyes: 8mm
- Polyester fibrefill
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
- Stitch marker if required

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 Head and Body
Start with lavender
Rd 1: MR with 6 SC (6)
Rd 2: Inc x 6 (12)
Rd 3: (1 SC, 1 Inc) x 6 (18)
Rd 4: (2 SC, 1 Inc) x 6 (24)
Rd 5: (3 SC, 1 Inc) x 6 (30)
Rd 6: (4 SC, 1 Inc) x 6 (36)
Rd 7: (5 SC, 1 Inc) x 6 (42) Arrows indicate BLO rounds

Rd 8-14 (7 rounds): 42 SC (42)

Insert safety eyes between rows 10 and 11, 8 stitches apart
Change to purple
Rd 15 (in BLO): 42 SC (42)
Rd 16: (13 SC, 1 Inc) x 3 (45) Rd 27: 54 SC (54)
Rd 17 (in BLO): 45 SC (45) Rd 28: (7 SC, 1 Dec) x 6 (48)
Rd 18: 45 SC (45) Rd 29: (6 SC, 1 Dec) x 6 (42)
Rd 19: (14 SC, 1 Inc) x 3 (48) Rd 30: (5 SC, 1 Dec) x 6 (36)
Rd 20 (in BLO): 48 SC (48) Rd 31: (4 SC, 1 Dec) x 6 (30)
Rd 21: 48 SC (48) Rd 32: (3 SC, 1 Dec) x 6 (24)
Rd 22: (15 SC, 1 Inc) x3 (51) Rd 33: (2 SC, 1 Dec) x 6 (18)
Rd 23 (in BLO): 51 SC (51) Rd 34: (1 SC, 1 Dec) x 6 (12)
Rd 24: 51 SC (51) Stuff firmly
Rd 25: (16 SC, 1 Inc) x 3 (54) Rd 35: Dec x 6 (6)
Rd 26 (in BLO): 54 SC (54) Fasten off
Start stuffing 5
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 From one round to the next
round of BLO

Ending with a slst

Sacles
Using accent colour, hold work with bottom facing up
Start with a slipknot on your hook and attach to the front loop of Rd 17 with a
SC, then work the following pattern in the front loops of the round - HDC, DC,
TC, TC, DC, HDC, SC.
Repeat [SC, HDC, DC, TC, TC, DC, HDC, SC] for all the rows with front loops
to the second last front loop.
Slst to last front loop to finish off.

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 Neck Frill
Using yellow, hold work with bottom facing up
Start with a slipknot on your hook and attach to the front
loop of Rd 15 with a SC.
SC around all the front loops, slst to 1st SC to finish off

Beak
Using yellow
Rd 1: MR with 4 SC (4)
Rd 2: (1 SC, 1 Inc) x 2 (6)
Rd 3: (2 SC, 1 Inc) x 2 (8)
Rd 4: (3 SC, 1 Inc) x2 (10)
Fasten off and leave long tail for sewing

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 Flippers (make 3)
Using yellow
Rd 1: MR with 5 SC (5)
Rd 2: Inc x 5 (10)
Rd 3-4 (2 rounds): 10 SC (10)
Fold in half, work the following stitches across both sides
Ch 3, slst into next stitch, ch 2, 3 DC in next stitch,
Ch 2, slst into next stitch, ch 3, slst into last stitch
Leave long tail for sewing

Fins (make 2)
Using accent colour
ch1 and turn at end of each row
Row 1: ch 3 (3)
Row 2: starting from 2nd ch from hook,
Inc, 1 SC, Inc (5)
Row 3: Inc, 3 SC, Inc (7)
Row 4: SC, HDC, DC, TC, DC, HDC, SC
Leave long tail for sewing 8
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 Hair
Using emerald
Ch 49 (I will call this main chain)
Starting from 2nd ch from hook, 23 SC, slst in next stitch
(There will now be 24 free chains in the main chain)
[ch 25, 24 SC, slst in next stitch of main chain]
Repeat [..] until end of main chain
Leave long tail, fold in half and sew across the middle

Chain 25, then

Slst into 24 SC back
main chain

Work your way across the

main chain

Middle has been sewn shut 9

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 Assembly
Place hair about 4 rounds above eyes, ensuring the hair’s centre seam is in line
with the centre of the head, and pin hair down. Once you are satisfied with the
position, sew the centre seam hair onto head. Arrange hair in a hairstyle of your
preference and sew to set if necessary..
Sew beak on, top of beak in line with top of eyes. Add detail to eye if preferred.
Sew flippers on base, about 2 rounds away from last round. Sew fins on either side
of head, 8 stitches away from eyes and 3 stitches above neck frill.
Your Amabie is done! 

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 I hope you have enjoyed this
pattern.
I would love to see your finished
work so remember to tag me on
Instagram or Facebook!
(@mon.ami.crochet or
#monamicrochet)

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