Baby Walrus Wally

To crochet a baby walrus named Wally, you’ll need the following materials:

1. Yarn: Choose a light gray or brown yarn for Wally’s body and a small amount of white yarn for his tusks. Medium weight (worsted) yarn is commonly used for amigurumi projects.
2. Crochet hook: Select a hook size appropriate for your chosen yarn. Check the yarn label for the recommended hook size or use a hook that gives you a tight stitch.
3. Stuffing: Polyester fiberfill or any stuffing material of your choice.
4. Safety eyes or buttons: These will be used for Wally’s eyes. Make sure they are appropriate for amigurumi and securely attachable.
5. Yarn needle: For sewing and weaving in ends.
6. Scissors: To cut yarn.
7. Head:
   • Begin with a magic ring (or chain 2 and work in the second chain from the hook).
   • Crochet 6 single crochet stitches (sc) into the magic ring (or second chain from the hook).
   • Pull the ring tight to close.
   • Continue working in a spiral, crocheting 2 sc into each stitch from the previous round. This will increase the stitch count to 12.
   • Crochet 1 sc in the next stitch, then 2 sc in the next. Repeat this pattern around the circle. This will increase the stitch count to 18.
   • Repeat the pattern, increasing every 3rd stitch by 1 sc until you have the desired head size. The number of stitches in each increase round will depend on how large you want Wally’s head to be.
   • Once the head is the desired size, crochet several rounds of even single crochet stitches without increasing to form the neck.
8. Body:
   • To start the body, crochet rounds of even single crochet stitches, gradually increasing the stitch count to create a wider body shape. You can use the same pattern as the head or adjust it to your preference.
   • Once the body is the desired size, crochet rounds without increasing to maintain the body width.
   • Continue crocheting even rounds until you reach the desired length for Wally’s body.