Mini Jellyfish + Rainbow Jelly

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