I love cute things. I love cute animals. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being extreme cuteness, baby harp seals are definitely a 10. These roly-poly pups only keep their fluffy, white coats for about two to three weeks after birth before molting. But those first few weeks, holy cow are they unbelievably cute!

With the following pattern, you can crochet yourself a pod of baby harp seals that don’t age meaning that they’ll remain eternally

MATERIALS

Yarns – White (W), Black (B)
White embroidery thread
8 mm safety eyes
polyester fibrefill
size 7 (4.5 mm) crochet hook

ABBREVIATIONS

ch = chain
st = stitch
sc = single crochet
inc = single crochet 2 into the same stitch
dec = decrease over next two stitches (single crochet 2 stitches together or use invisible decrease)

HEAD

R1: With W, sc 6 in magic ring (6)
R2: inc in each st around (12)
R3: (sc 1 , inc) six times (18)
R4: (sc 2, inc) six times (24)
R5: (sc 3, inc) six times (30)
R6-9: sc in each st around (30)
R10: (sc 4, inc) six times (36)
R11-12: sc in each st around (36)
R13: (sc 4, dec) six times (30)
R14: (sc 3, dec) six times (24)
R15: (sc 2, dec) six times (18)
R16: (sc 1, dec) six times (12)
Insert the safety eyes 9 rows from the top before closing up the head.
R17: dec six times (6)
Finish with a sl st. Leave a long tail to sew the opening shut.

SNOUT

The following stitches are crocheted in a magic ring. The snout is completed in a single round.
R1: In a magic ring, ch 1, dc 3, sc 1, hdc 1, sc 1, dc 3, hdc 1, sl st 1
Cut a long tail for sewing.

BODY

R1: With W, sc 6 in magic ring (6)
R2: (sc 1, inc) three times (9)
R3: (sc 2, inc) three times (12)
R4: sc in each st around (12)
R5: (sc 3, inc) three times (15)
R6: (sc 4, inc) three times (18)
R7: (sc 5, inc) three times (21)
R8: (sc 6, inc) three times (24)
R9-11: sc in each st around (24)
R12: (sc 4, dec) four times (20)
R13: sc in each st around (20)
R14: sc 8, dec, sc 8, dec (18)
Finish with a sl st. Leave a long tail for sewing.

FRONT FLIPPERS (Make 2)

R1: With W, sc 6 in magic ring (6)
R2: sc 2, inc, inc, sc 2 (8)
R3: sc 3, inc, inc, sc 3 (10)
R4: sc 4, inc, inc, sc 4 (12)
R5: sc in each st around (12)
R6: sc 4, dec, dec, sc 4 (10)
R7: (sc 3, dec) two times (8)
Finish with a sl st. Leave a long tail for sewing.

TAIL FLIPPERS (Make 2)

R1: With W, sc 6 in magic ring (6)
R2: (sc 1, inc) three times (9)
R3: sc 3, inc, sc 5 (10)
R4: sc in each st around (10)
R5: (sc 3, dec) two times (8)
R6: (sc 2, dec) two times (6)

Finish with a sl st. Leave a long tail for sewing.

ASSEMBLY

Using black yarn, embroider a nose on the SNOUT.
Sew the SNOUT to the HEAD.
Cut two strands of white embroidery thread and attach to the HEAD to form whiskers.

Sew the HEAD to the BODY.
Sew the FRONT FLIPPERS to the BODY.
Sew the TAIL FLIPPERS to the BODY.