Crochet Seal Lovey Free Pattern

If you’re looking for a soft and simple amigurumi project, this crochet seal lovey free pattern is such a lovely one to try. I designed this little seal to be beginner-friendly and relaxing to make, with a gentle construction that comes together quickly.

This amigurumi lovey has a soft, cuddly texture that makes it perfect as a baby comfort toy or a thoughtful handmade gift. The body is worked in a simple, easy-to-follow structure, and only minimal sewing is needed to attach the head, making it a great project even if you’re still getting comfortable with amigurumi techniques.

Quick and Easy Crochet Patterns for Baby

If you enjoyed this seal lovey, you might also love some of these quick and beginner-friendly crochet patterns for babies. They’re soft, fun to make, and perfect for gifts or little ones to cuddle and play with.

• The cat rattle – a small and adorable project, perfect for tiny hands
• The turtle snuggler – a soft and calming project with a simple, cozy design
• The bear lovey – a classic and cuddly favorite that works up beautifully
• The Triceratops Snuggler – a playful option with a fun twist

If you like video patterns, check out other options on my YouTube channel. There are a couple of crochet toys and stitch tutorials for amigurumi. I am updating every week with new creations there! Subscribe and leave me a thumbs up! It would make me super happy!

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Baby Seal Lovey Pattern

Materials:

• 4mm and 2mm crochet hooks,
• Merino wool worsted-weight yarn (#4) in any color you want your baby seal to be, and white for the nose.
• Pink and black sports-weight yarn. To embroider the snout and to crochet the headband.
• Sewing needle,
• Stuffing material hypoallergenic polyester,
• Scissors

Finished Size

The finished baby seal snuggler measures approximately 10″ (26 cm) tall. However, the final size may vary depending on your stitch tension and the materials used.

Gauge

Gauge is not crucial for this pattern, so feel free to use a hook size that matches your chosen yarn. I always recommend using a slightly smaller hook to keep the stitches tight and prevent the stuffing from showing through. If needed, adjust your hook size for a neater finish.

However, if you’d like to know the gauge for my chosen yarn and materials, here it is:
With super worsted-weight merino wool yarn and a 4 mm crochet hook, the gauge for 4 rounds (increasing to 24 stitches) measures approximately 2.5″ (5 cm).

Terms and abbreviations (US terms):

Slip stitch (sl): insert the hook into the stitch and pull up a loop, now, pull it through the loop on your needle.

Single crochet (sc): insert the hook into the stitch, and pull up a loop yarn over the needle, you will have two loops on the hook, yarn over the needle, and pull it through the two loops.

Double Crochet (dc): yarn over the needle, insert the hook into the stitch, pull up a loop, yarn over the needle, pull through the first two loops of your needle, yarn over the needle, inside all loops on the needle.

Increase (inc): make two single crochet inside the same stitch.

Decrease (dec): Insert the hook into the front loop only of the next two stitches, yarn under, and pull through, you will have two loops on the hook. Yarn under and pull through both loops on the hook.

Crochet seal– Step-by-Step instructions

• Hook 4mm
• Worsted weight yarn

Head

With light pink yarn start,

1 rnd                      6sc in a magic ring

2 rnd                      6inc total 12sts

3 rnd                      (1sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 18sts

4 rnd                      (2sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 24sts

5 rnd                      (3sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 30sts

6 rnd                      (4sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 36sts

7 rnd                      (5sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 42sts

8-14 rnd               42sc

15 rnd                  (5sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 36sts

16 rnd                   (1sc, 1dec) repeat 12 times Total 24sts

17 rnd                   (2sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 18sts

• Add stuffing material before continuing

18 rnd                   (1sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 12sts

• Cut the yarn and fasten off by weaving it through the front loops of the last 12 stitches. Pull tight to close the opening.
• Weave in the remaining yarn and hide it inside the toy.

Upper flippers

With light pink yarn start,

1 rnd                      6sc in a magic ring

2 rnd                      6inc Total 12sts

3 rnd                      3sc, 6inc, 3sc Total 18sts

4-6 rnd                  18sc

7 rnd                      4sc, (1dec, 2sc) repeat 3 times, 2sc Total 15sts

8 rnd                      3sc, (1dec, 1sc) repeat 3 times, 3sc Total 12sts

9-10 rnd               12sc

11 rnd                   6sc closing the sides

• Don’t need to add stuffing material to the flippers.
• Make two of them.
• Leave on the side for now.

Hind flippers

With light pink yarn start,

1 rnd                      6sc in a magic ring

2 rnd                      6sc

3 rnd                      6inc Total 12sts

4 rnd                      12sc

5 rnd                      (1sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 18sts

6-10 rnd               18sc

11 rnd                   (1sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 12sts

• Make 2
• Don’t cut the second flipper, start crocheting together
• From here on, start working with DC

Body

12 rnd                   24dc

13 rnd                   (3dc, 1inc dc) repeat 6 times Total 30sts

14 rnd                   (4dc, 1inc dc) repeat 6 times Total 36sts

15-18 rnd             36dc

19 rnd                   (4dc, 1dec dc) repeat 6 times Total 30sts

20 rnd                  (3dc, 1dec dc) repeat 6 times Total 24sts

• In the next round, you will crochet together with the upper flippers.
• If your starting stitch is in a different position than mine, the flippers may not end up symmetrical when following this pattern. If that happens, locate the 6 dc in the center of the body and mark them with stitch markers. This section (6 dc) should be the distance between one flipper and the other. Adjust round 21 accordingly.

21 rnd   4dc, 6dc with one flipper, 6dc, 6dc with other flipper, 2dc

22 rnd   (2dc, 1dec dc) repeat 6 times, continue working to even out the round 1hdc, 2sc, 1sl Total 18sts

• Cut the yarn and fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing with the head later.

Snout

With white yarn, chain 5. Skip the first chain and start

1 rnd      3sc, 4sc inside the last chain, turning your work, continue working on the other side, 2sc, 3sc inside the last chain. Total 12sts

2 rnd      12sc

• Cut the yarn, fasten off and leave a tail for sewing

Twisted Mini Headband

With pink sports weight yarn and a 2mm crochet hook, chain 39. Skip the first chain and start

1 row     38sc, chain 1 and turn

2 row     38dc, chain 2 and turn

3 row     38sc

• Cut the yarn and fasten off.

Finishing

1. Fold the piece in half so that the right side are touching on the inside and the wrong sides are facing out.
2. Fold the left side downwards to form a C shape. Then fold the right side upwards to form a reverse C.
3. Insert the upper layer of the left fold between the center fold of the right side. Then insert the lower layer of the right fold between the center fold of the left side, so that the two “C” shapes interlock with each other.
4. Using a tapestry needle, seam all four layers together, making sure to go through every layer with a back-and-forth motion.
5. Weave in the ends and trim any excess yarn.

Final Details

1. Sew the 18 stitches of the body to the 18 stitches from round 17 of the head.
2. Sew the snout between rounds 11 and 14 of the face.
3. Using a piece of black sport-weight yarn, embroider a triangle on the snout and fill it with straight lines until fully covered. With the same yarn, embroider a small mouth below it (see images 22 and 23 for reference).
4. Embroider closed eyes in round 10 of the head (one round above the snout), leaving 5 stitches between them.
5. Place the headband on the seal’s head.

Congratulations!!!

Your Seal Snuggler is ready!

I hope you enjoy this pattern! If you have any questions or comments, leave them in the comment box below.

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See you next time!

Love,

Ana