Jelly Fish Mobile

Supplies:

3 different yarns

Scissors

Clear thread

Pliers
6" Embroidery hop
1 Jump Ring
1 Crimp end
Fishing wire or clear filament
Hot glue gun (My mom's ultimate craft weapon)



I used this video from Youtube to make the jelly fish.

Jellyfish Amigurumi tutorial by craftycatsmeow-  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8zZKdLUX6Q

I made a few minor changes to the pattern. I did not add any stuffing to my jelly fish. I felt that it looked more realistic if the tops of the jelly fish are not puffy. I also added more of the curly tentacles.

As for the yarn, I did not go out and buy anything specifically for this project. I just went through my collection of yarn that I thought would be great colors for a jelly fish. I tend to see craft supplies I like whether it is yarn, fabric, scrapbook paper, etc. and just buy it for future use. It's a bad habit when you have such a small home.



For my first jelly fish, I used the brand Sugar and Cream (Lava Lamp Ombre) and used a 3.75 mm (US F / 5) crochet hook. With 3 tentacles all varying in size from short, medium and long.

The next jelly fish I used the brand Blue Sky Alpacas (organic cotton/ Bone-80) and used 4.25 mm (US G / 6) crochet hook. With 2 tentacles short and long.

The largest jelly fish was made with a combination of 2 yarns; brand Bernat Cottontots (Little Boy Blue) and Sugar Cream (Lava Lamp Ombre) crochet hook- 6.00 mm (US J /10)

To simplify the mobile, I took the outer circle of the the embroidery hop, cut 3 long pieces of fishing wire/ clear filament and doubled it with the loop at the end. Then in that opening pulled the ends through allowing the wire to wrap around the embroidery hoop. Continue this process so that you have 3 evenly spaced on the hoop.

Pull the piece all together at the top and try to pull them in the middle of the hoop evenly about 5.5-6" (or to your liking) up and knot together.

Next cut a long piece of wire. About as long as you want the jelly fish to hang off the mobile but give your self plenty of extra. Then pull the clear wire through the middle of jelly fish and knot at the bottom of the jelly fish and hide the string.

Then loop the clear wire with the jelly hanging from the bottom to the embroidery hoop pull the clear wire to the height you want it to hang and tie a knot on top of the previous knot on the tip of the mobile. I spaced my jelly fish so that the 2 smaller jellies loop around embroidery hoop and the large jelly fish in the middle of the embroidery hoop it is the only jelly that is not looped around the embroidery hoop. Make sure to space out the jellies so that they are balanced evenly and it does hang lower on one side more then the other.

Then I took a ribbon end and clamped it over the top of the knot and cut off the remaining clear wire. Next add a jump ring to the opening at the top of the ribbon end and tie a ribbon or string to the jump ring to hang the mobile.

I love how amazing it turned out and contemplated keeping it for myself. I was able ultimately to give it as a gift at the baby shower but it did hang in my room until the day of the shower and I had to wrap it.