Blue whale pattern

I actually made a pattern :D It's just a little blue whale but he's only the beginning.

Body:

Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic circle (6)
Rnd 2: Inc in every st   (12)
Rnd 3: *sc 1, inc* around   (18)
Rnd 4: *sc 2, inc* around   (24)
Rnd 5: *sc 3, inc* around   (30)
Rnd 6: *sc 4, inc* around   (36)
Rnd 7: *sc 5, inc* around   (42)
Rnd 8: *sc 6, inc* around   (48)
Rnd 9: *sc 7, inc* around   (54)
Rnd 10-17 sc around for 8 rnds (54)
Rnd 18: *sc 7, dec* around   (48)
Rnd 19: *sc 6, dec* around   (42)
Rnd 20: *sc 5, dec* around   (36)
Rnd 21: *sc 4, dec* around   (30)
Rnd 22: In BL only *sc 3, dec* around   (24)
Rnd 23: *sc 2, dec* around   (18)
Rnd 24: *sc 1, dec* around   (12)
Rnd 25: Dec around   (6)

FO and sew in ends. I used safety eyes but you can felt or stitch

Fins (Make 2)

Rnd 1: 4 sc in magic ring (4)
Rnd 2:  sc around (4)
Rnd 3: Inc around (8)
Rnd 4-7: sc around for 4 rnds (8)
Rnd 8: Dec, sc in next 2 sc, dec, sl st.

FO, flatten and sew to sides of body.

Tail

(I used the foundation crochet but if you would like to chain and then crochet be my guest, just make sure you have 3 stitches.)
Rnd 1: foundation crochet 3 sc  (3)
Rnd 2: In FL only sc 3, you will now turn the work so that the BL are now the FL and your sc are at in the back of the work. Now sc 3.  (6)
Rnd 3-5: sc around for 3 rnds
Rnd 6: *sc 1, inc* around  (9)
Rnd 7-9: Sc around for 3 rounds (9)
Rnd 10: *Sc 1, inc* around, sc in last st  (13)
Rnd 11-12: Sc around for 2 rnds, hdc in last four stitches

FO, leave long tail for sewing

Tail "top"

At base of foundation crochet, the st farthest to the right, sl and ch 2

Row 1: Dc 8 into first tc
Row 2: Sl into center st
Row 3: Dc 9 into last st

FO, flatten and sew on tail.

I used 9mm safety eyes and embroidered on a smiley face.

I lay claim to the pattern (c) so please don't claim it as your own. Other than that have at it, make it, gift it sell it. Make him a horn and turn him into a narwhal! Oo, that's a good idea...

Happy stitching :D

Yarn score

I LOVE yarn. I'm not into the fancy yarn that's textured or made from Peruvian wool (Although I do love wool) I love being able to get yarn cheaply.

My sister and I make toys for bazaars and lets face it, poor people like us can't afford to be spending 4 bucks on one skein. That's why we go to goodwill.

Don't be quick to judge! Think about it, someone tries to pick up knitting and it doesn't work out, wheres the yarn go? Mrs.Crabb down the street passes away, where does all her yarn go? The goodwill.

Checkout our recent score:

My bads about the low quality photo, my cameras a-wall so I had to use the ipod.

FIFTEEN skeins, folks. Fifteen. And all for eight dollars. And if you kindly will look to the top of the photo you'll see the three balls of purple and the skein of orange, yeah, they're all wool. The purple happens to be home spun and the orange is an untouched skein of knitting nation by Red Heart yarn. You know, the ones with the pin up girls with knitting needles on the tag. I know you've looked at them.

True, if you have a big project and find a color you like there's no guarantee that you'll find the color there again and sometimes it smells like old people but there is literally bags FULL of brand new yarn.

So, yes. I do shop at goodwill. :)