Jellyfish are one of the most interesting creatures on Earth. They've been around for millions of years, even before dinosaurs came into the picture. They're so cool that there's even a type of jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii) that it is said to be immortal. I bet you didn't know that!

Anyway, I recently got this very cool multi-colored yarn and got the idea of making tons of mini jellyfish to decorate my office space. You can find the pattern below. I hope it can inspire you too! 😉

Body

Rnd 1: ch 2, work 6 dc into first ch - 6 st.
Rnd 2: 2 dc in each st around - 12 st.
Rnd 3: [dc in next st, 2 dc in next st] 6 times - 18 st.
Rnd 4: [dc in next 2 st, 2 dc in next st] 6 times - 24 st.
Rnd 5: [dc in next 3 st, 2 dc in next st] 6 times - 30 st.
Rnd 6-10: (5 rounds) dc in each st around - 30 st.
Rnd 11: [dc in next 3 st, dc2tog] 6 times - 24 st.
Rnd 12: FLO 3 dc in each st around and fasten off - 72 st.

Tentacles

Turn the jellyfish upside down and insert the hook into the first back loop. Work your stitches from right to left.

Rnd 13: BLO dc in each st around - 24 st.
Rnd 14: [dc in next 2 st, dc2tog] 6 times - 18 st.
Rnd 15: [ch 13, insert hook into previous st and dc in next 12 st, insert hook into next st and sl st, dc2tog] 6 times - 12 st.

Stuff the jellyfish.

Rnd 16: [dc2tog] 6 times** - 6 st.
Rnd 17: [ch 19, insert hook into previous st and dc in next 18 st, dc2tog] 3 times - 0 st.

**If you find it too difficult to do dc2tog because the tentacles get in the way, skip a stitch instead.

Rainbow Jelly

Follow the instructions above using the colors specified below.

Rnds 1-3: Red
Rnds 4-6: Orange
Rnds 7-9: Yellow
Rnds 10-12: Green
Rnds 13-15: Blue
Rnds 16-17: Purple