Meet the Starfish Yarnling, a soft and playful sea creature that’s part of the Scandinavian Yarnlings collection. With its rounded arms and textured bobble details, this cheerful starfish is designed to be both fun to crochet and irresistibly cuddly once finished.
This pattern works up into a plush starfish with five arms and decorative bobble stitches that create a charming sea-inspired texture. The pattern is worked mostly in continuous rounds and includes photo references to guide you through key steps of the construction.
The design is suitable for easy to intermediate crocheters who are comfortable working in the round and using basic amigurumi techniques.

Finished Size Options:
The pattern includes instructions that allow you to create the Starfish Yarnling in different sizes depending on the yarn and hook used:
• Approx. 34 cm – Super bulky yarn (200 g) with 6 mm hook
• Approx. 30 cm – Super bulky yarn (100 g) with 4.5 mm hook
• Approx. 26 cm – Fine velvet yarn (100 g) with 4.5 mm hook
Your final size may vary depending on tension and yarn choice.

Materials you will need:
Super bulky yarn for the main color (approx. 200 g)
Super bulky yarn for contrast color details (approx. 30 g)
6 mm crochet hook (or other size depending on desired finished size)
Polyester stuffing / fiberfill
Safety eyes (size of your preference)
Tapestry needle
Black thread for optional embroidered mouth
The pattern also includes instructions for creating decorative bobble stitches in contrasting colors for the starfish texture.

Techniques Used:
Magic Ring (MR)
Single Crochet (sc)
Increases and invisible decreases
Bobble stitches
Working in continuous rounds
Basic amigurumi shaping and stuffing

Pattern for gauge
Approx. 10–12 sc = 10 cm in single crochet using super bulky yarn and 6 mm hook, worked in the round. Gauge is not critical for this pattern but will affect the finished size.