This week I have finally gotten around to getting my humpback whale jumper sorted and ready for you. This pattern was written for Oliver for his world book day costume. This year his school had a Julia Donaldson theme, and as soon as he knew this, Oliver picked the humpback whale from his favourite book, the Snail and the Whale. After a little looking online, it soon became apparent that I wouldn't be able to buy a costume, he needed one making. As luck would have it, Aldi had one of their yarn specials on at the time and their aran yarn had the colours grey and white which were the perfect match for this costume.
After getting all of Oliver's measurements I set to work. The jumper is mostly constructed in parts, a back, front, tail and details are all made separately and sewn together. The hood and the arms are worked off the jumper as it is constructed. I knew that I wanted the back of the jumper to be grey, and the front white with the lines you get on the front of a humpback whale. The hood needed to have blow holes and eyes, and the back needed the hump, whilst the sleeves needed to double up as whale flippers. After a period of considerable thinking, I was able to come up with this jumper design and I have to say I was very pleased with the way it came out, and Oliver loved his costume too. In fact, as far as I am aware, he was the only humpback whale to come to school for world book day.
I have only worked this pattern up in age 5-6, however, it is fairly easily adaptable. You could add or subtract stitches and rows to the front and back panels to make the jumper smaller or larger. The sleeves would work in the same way, as would the hood. All the details should be able to remain the same. I did also make a snail which was attached via a keyring onto the tail, but as that was a direct copy from the book illustration, I have decided not to publish that pattern due to copywrite laws. However, I am sure that if you wanted, there are many snail patterns that could be used as an alternative.
You can find the pattern for the Humpback Whale Jumper below, I hope that you enjoy making it, and I would love to see your finished jumpers on any of my social media profiles. Next week I will be sharing with you a little surprise pattern that should work up in just a few hours. Join me then to find out more.
Vicky x
Humpback Whale Jumper (age 5-6)
1. Materials and Resources
Below is a list of everything you will need to make this jumper
·
Aran yarn in the following colours;
o
Grey - 375g
o
White – 150g
o
Small amount of dark grey to eyes and blow holes
·
Tapestry needle
·
A little stuffing for the hump
·
Scissors
2. Stitch List
Below is a list of all the stitches (and
their abbreviations) featured in this pattern.
All terms used are American.
·
Sc – single crochet
·
Ch – chain
·
inc – increase
dec – decrease
·
Hdc – half double crochet
·
Dc – double crochet
·
b/l – back loops
·
f/l – front loops
·
m/c – magic circle
·
sl st – slip stitch
3. Notes
Here are a few handy tips to help you with the pattern.
·
The gauge for this jumper is worked in sc and has 18 rows
and 14 stitches in a 10cm square.
·
The jumper is made in pieces which are sewn together.
·
The finished jumper has a chest size of 70cm, and a body
length of 40cm (not including the hood or the tail). It is designed to fit a child of age 5-6
with a bit of growing room.
·
You need to ch 1 and turn at the end of each row for all
pieces except the sleeves.
·
The sleeves are mostly worked in the round and to avoid the
seams they are worked without joining, in continuous rounds.
4. Pattern
Jumper
Back – work in grey
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
Ch 53, sk 1st
ch from hook and sc to end, turn |
52 |
2-73 |
Sc across, turn |
52 |
74 |
Sc across and cast
off |
52 |
Jumper
front – work in white (only sc are included in stitch count)
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
Ch 67, sk 1st
ch from hook and sc to end, turn |
66 |
2-19 |
Sc across in b/l,
turn |
66 |
20 |
Sl st, 65 sc in
b/l, turn |
65 |
21 |
64 sc in b/l, sl
st, turn |
64 |
22 |
Sk sl st, sl st, 63
sc in b/l, turn |
63 |
23 |
62 sc in b/l, sl
st, turn |
62 |
24 |
Sk sl st, sl st, 61
sc in b/l, turn |
61 |
25 |
60 sc in b/l, sl
st, turn |
60 |
26 |
Sk sl st, sl st, 59
sc in b/l, turn |
59 |
27 |
58 sc in b/l, sl
st, turn |
58 |
28 |
Sk sl st, sl st, 57
sc in b/l, turn |
57 |
29 |
56 sc in b/l, sl
st, turn |
56 |
30 |
Sk sl st, sl st, 55
sc in b/l, turn |
55 |
31 |
54 sc in b/l, sl
st, turn |
54 |
32 |
Sk sl st, sl st, 53
sc in b/l, turn |
53 |
33 |
52 sc in b/l, sl
st, turn |
52 |
34 |
Sk sl st, sc in
b/l, turn |
52 |
35 |
51 sc in b/l, sc
inc in b/l, ch 1, turn |
53 |
36 |
Sc in 2nd
ch from hook, 53 sc in b/l, turn |
54 |
37 |
53 sc in b/l, sc
inc in b/l, ch 2 turn |
55 |
38 |
Sc in 2nd
ch from hook, 55 sc in b/l, ch 1 turn |
56 |
39 |
55 sc in b/l, sc
inc in b/l, ch 2, turn |
57 |
40 |
Sc in 2nd
ch from hook, 57 sc in b/l, turn |
58 |
41 |
57 sc in n/l, sc
inc b/l, ch 2 turn |
59 |
42 |
Sc in 2nd
ch from hook, 59 sc in b/l, turn |
60 |
43 |
59 sc in b/l, sc inc
in b/l, ch 2, turn |
61 |
44 |
Sc in 2nd
ch from hook, 61 sc in b/l, turn |
62 |
45 |
61 sc in b/l, sc
inc in b/l, ch 2, turn |
63 |
46 |
Sc in 2nd
ch from hook, 63 sc in b/l, turn |
64 |
47 |
63 sc in b/l, sc
inc in b/l, ch 2, turn |
65 |
48 |
Sc in 2nd
ch from hook, 65 sc in b/l, turn |
66 |
49-65 |
Sc in b/l, turn |
66 |
66 |
Sc in b/l, cast off |
66 |
To
Assemble Front and Back of Jumper;
·
Lay the back of the jumper down with the rows
horizontally. Place the front of the
jumper on top of the back with the rows vertically.
·
Sew rows 1-19 of the front to the left side of the back of
the jumper.
·
Sew rows 49-66 of the front of the jumper to the right side
of the back, this will form the shoulders.
Leave rows 20-48 unworked for the head to fit in.
·
Sew 50 rows (grey panel) down the sides starting from the
bottom. This makes the sides of the
jumper. The remaining 24 rows are not to
be sewn together as they will form the arm holes.
·
You should now have a jumper with 2 arm holes and a head
hole. Sew in all ends and turn the
jumper the right way out.
Sleeves
–
work in grey, 1 on each side of the jumper
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
Attach yarn in the
middle bottom of the arm hole and sc around for 45 stitches |
45 |
2 |
Sc around |
45 |
3 |
Dec, 43 sc |
44 |
4-5 |
Sc around |
44 |
6 |
42 sc, dec |
43 |
7-8 |
Sc around |
43 |
9 |
Dec, 41 sc |
42 |
10-11 |
Sc around |
42 |
12 |
40 sc, dec |
41 |
13-14 |
Sc around |
41 |
15 |
39 sc, dec |
40 |
16-17 |
Sc around |
40 |
18 |
Dec, 38 sc |
39 |
19-20 |
Sc around |
39 |
21 |
37 sc, dec |
38 |
22-23 |
Sc around |
38 |
24 |
Dec, 36 sc |
37 |
25-26 |
Sc around |
37 |
27-65 |
Sc around |
37 |
66 |
Dec, 33sc, dec,
turn |
35 |
67 |
Dec, 31 sc, dec,
turn |
33 |
68 |
Dec, 29 sc, dec,
turn |
31 |
69 |
Dec, 27 sc, dec,
turn |
29 |
70 |
Dec, 25 sc, dec,
turn |
27 |
71 |
Dec, 23 sc, dec,
turn |
25 |
72 |
Dec, 21 sc, dec,
turn |
23 |
73 |
Dec, 19 sc, dec,
turn |
21 |
74 |
Dec, 17 sc, dec,
turn |
19 |
75 |
Dec, 15 sc, dec,
turn |
17 |
76 |
Dec, 13 sc, dec,
turn |
15 |
77 |
Dec, 11 sc, dec,
turn |
13 |
78 |
Dec, 9 sc, dec,
turn |
11 |
79 |
Dec, 7 sc, dec,
turn |
9 |
80 |
Dec, 5 sc, dec,
turn |
7 |
81 |
Dec, 3 sc, dec,
turn |
5 |
82 |
Dec, sc, dec, turn |
3 |
83 |
Sc 3 tog, cast off
and sew in ends |
1 |
Hood
–
work in grey – with the jumper facing you, count 10 rows to the right on the
front of the jumper, starting from the right edge of the left shoulder and
attach yarn
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
Place 1 sc in each
row on the front, then sc in each stitch on the back panel, and finally work
1 sc in the next 10 rows of the front (to the left of the left shoulder),
turn |
37 |
2-43 |
Sc around, turn |
37 |
|
Cast off and fold
top edge in half, and sew shut on the inside of the hood. Sew in ends. |
|
Hood
edging– work in grey – with the jumper facing you, attach yarn at the corner
of the hood
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
86 sc, add 1 sc
into the next white row, turn |
87 |
2 |
87 sc, add 1 sc
into the next white row, turn |
88 |
3 |
88 sc, add 1 sc
into the next white row, turn |
89 |
4 |
89 sc, add 1 sc
into the next white row, turn |
90 |
5 |
90 sc, add 1 sc
into the next white row, turn |
91 |
6 |
91 sc, add 1 sc
into the next white row, turn |
92 |
7 |
92 sc, add 1 sc
into the next white row, turn |
93 |
8 |
93 sc, add 1 sc
into the next white row, turn |
94 |
9 |
94 sc, add 1 sc
into the next white row, turn |
95 |
10 |
95 sc, add 1 sc
into the next white row, turn |
96 |
11 |
96 sc, add 1 sc
into the next white row, turn |
97 |
12 |
97 sc, add 1 sc
into the next white row, DO NOT TURN |
98 |
13 |
5 sc in next 5
white rows, sc in the middle of the v. And then 5 sc in the remaining white
rows, sl st to starting stitch of row 12 and cast off |
109 |
Whale
Eyes – work 2 starting in dark grey
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
6 sc in m/c |
6 |
2 |
(sc inc) x 6 |
12 |
3 |
Change to grey, 2
sc, hdc inc, dc inc, hdc inc, 3 sc, hdc inc, dc inc, hdc inc, sc |
18 |
4 |
Work in f/l, 5 sc,
ch 1 , 9 sc, ch 1 , 4 sc, sl st, cast off with a long tail |
|
Sew eyes to hood 14 rows below the top seam, just before the hood edging.
Blow
Holes – in dark grey
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
6 sc in m/c |
6 |
2 |
Sc inc, sc inc,
hdc-ch 1-hdc, sc inc, sc inc, hdc-ch1-hdc, sl st, cast off with a long tail |
12 |
Sew next to each other on the back of the hood in line with the eyes.
Hump
–
in light grey
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
6 sc in m/c |
6 |
2 |
(sc inc) x 6 |
12 |
3 |
(sc, sc inc) x 6 |
18 |
4 |
(2 sc, sc inc) x 6 |
24 |
5 |
(3 sc, sc inc) x 6 |
30 |
6 |
(4 sc, sc inc) x 6 |
36 |
|
Sl st and cast off
with a long tail |
|
Sew blow hole to middle, back of the jumper, 22 rows from the bottom,
stuff as you attach.
Bottom
Edging – In grey
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
Attach yarn to
bottom of jumper and sc around the bottom edge |
118 |
2-5 |
Repeat row 1 |
118 |
|
Sl st, Cast off and
sew in all ends |
|
Tail
–
work in 1 grey and 1 in white
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
Ch 2, 3 sc in 2nd
ch from hook, turn |
3 |
2 |
Sc across, turn |
3 |
3 |
Inc, sc, inc, turn |
5 |
4 |
Sc across, turn |
5 |
5 |
Inc, 3 sc, inc,
turn |
7 |
6 |
Sc across, turn |
7 |
7 |
Inc, 5 sc, inc,
turn |
9 |
8 |
Sc across, turn |
9 |
9 |
Inc, 7 sc, inc,
turn |
11 |
10 |
Sc across, turn |
11 |
11 |
Inc, 9 sc, inc,
turn |
13 |
12 |
Sc across, turn |
13 |
13 |
Inc, 11 sc, inc,
turn |
15 |
14 |
Sc across, turn |
15 |
15 |
Inc, 13 sc, inc,
turn |
17 |
16 |
Sc across, turn |
17 |
17 |
Inc, 15 sc, inc,
turn |
19 |
18 |
Sc across, turn |
19 |
19 |
Inc, 17 sc, inc,
turn |
21 |
20 |
Sc across, turn |
21 |
21 |
Inc, 19 sc, inc,
turn |
23 |
22 |
Sc across, turn |
23 |
23 |
Inc, 21 sc, inc,
turn |
25 |
24-28 |
Sc across, turn |
25 |
29 |
Dec, 23 sc, turn |
24 |
30 |
22 sc, dec, turn |
23 |
31 |
Dec, 21sc, turn |
22 |
32 |
20 sc, dec, turn |
21 |
33 |
Dec, 19 sc, turn |
20 |
34 |
19 sc, inc, ch 2,
turn |
21 |
35 |
Sc in 2nd
ch from hook, 21 sc, turn |
22 |
36 |
21 sc, inc, ch 2
turn |
23 |
37 |
Sc in 2nd
ch from hook, 23 sc, turn |
24 |
38 |
24 sc, inc, turn |
25 |
39-43 |
Sc across, turn |
25 |
44 |
Dec, 21 sc, dec,
turn |
23 |
45 |
Sc across, turn |
23 |
46 |
Dec, 19 sc, dec,
turn |
21 |
47 |
Sc across, turn |
21 |
48 |
Dec, 17 sc, dec,
turn |
19 |
49 |
Sc across, turn |
19 |
50 |
Dec, 15 sc, dec,
turn |
17 |
51 |
Sc across, turn |
17 |
52 |
Dec, 13 sc, dec,
turn |
15 |
53 |
Sc across, turn |
15 |
54 |
Dec, 11 sc, dec,
turn |
13 |
55 |
Sc across, turn |
13 |
56 |
Dec, 9 sc, dec,
turn |
11 |
57 |
Sc across, turn |
11 |
58 |
Dec, 7 sc, dec,
turn |
9 |
59 |
Sc across, turn |
9 |
60 |
Dec, 5 sc, dec,
turn |
7 |
61 |
Sc across, turn |
7 |
62 |
Dec, 3 sc, dec,
turn |
5 |
53 |
Sc across, turn |
5 |
54 |
Dec, sc, dec, turn |
3 |
55 |
Sc across, turn |
3 |
56 |
3 sc tog, cast off |
1 |
|
Attach yarn at the
right hand side of the straight egde in the middle of the tail |
|
57-66 |
Sc across, turn |
20 |
67 |
sc around the edge
of the tail until you get 2 stitches before the 1st point, hdc in
these 2 stitches, 5 hdc in the corner of the tail, hdc in the next 2
stitches, then sc until you get 2 stitches before the next point, then hdc in
these 2 stitches, 5 hdc in the point, hdc in the next 2 stitches, sc to the
start of the tail, sl st and cast off |
|
Holding white tail piece in front of the grey and using grey yarn, sc
both tail pieces together. Then sew
tail to the middle back of the jumper and sew in all ends.
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