Adorable Whale Tissue Cozy Crochet Pattern
Being sick is often a miserable experience, for me, I always need a few tissues on hand. Whether you're the kind of person who has travel packs of tissues or you grab a handful from a box at home, this adorable crochet whale tissue cozy will keep the tissues in one place. Not only that but this would make a great stocking stuffer or last-minute gift!
The inspiration for the tissue cozy came after seeing this tissue box cover on Moogly. I thought it was cutest thing ever and really wanted to make one for myself. Except I don't usually have boxes of tissues and instead opt for travel packs. After a bit of pattern testing (how would the tissues come out and where would the tail go?) I came up with this quick and easy design.
You can find the free crochet pattern and video tutorial below or you can purchase the inexpensive and ad-free PDF pattern in my shop and on Etsy.
The tissues come out of, wait for it, the whale's blowhole! This whale tissue cozy is made for standard tissue travel packs (typically 10 tissues per pack). I like bringing my whale tissue cozy to work, my colleagues at the office think it's a super cute and I think they're cheered up whenever they need to blow their nose.
Looking for more tissue box ideas? Check out this tutorial on how to make a tissue box cover on The Melrose Family!
Adorable Whale Tissue Cozy Crochet Pattern
To make this whale tissue cozy, I made the two pectoral fins and rear tail fin separately and sewed them on the main body later.
The back of the whale is open so you can put your tissues inside.
A button closure and flap over the opening keep the tissue pack secure.
Materials:
Worsted weight yarn such as, Bernat Super Value - Sky and small amount in Black
3.75mm crochet hook
Yarn needle
Button for closure
Needle and thread to sew button
Tissues!
Pattern Notes
Body is worked in rounds, do not turn at the end of the round.
Use stitch markers to keep track of rounds.
Starting ch 1 does not count as stitch, make first stitch in the same space as joining sl st.
Tail is worked in rows, turn at the end of each row.
Body
Round 1: ch 9, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across, make 3 sc in last ch, continuing along the bottom of the foundation ch, sc in the next 6 spaces, make 2 sc in last space, join with sl st to first st (18 sts)
Round 2: ch 1, make 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 6sts, 2 sc in next 3sts, sc in next 6sts, 2 sc in last 2sts, join with sl st to first st (24 sts)
Rounds 3-6: ch 1, sc in each st, join with sl st to first st (24 sts)
Round 7: ch 1, sc in next 3sts, ch 5, skip 5sts, sc in remaining sts, join with sl st to first st (19 sts, 5 ch)
Round 8: ch 1, sc in each st and in each of the 5 chs created in the previous round, join with sl st to first st (24 sts)
Rounds 9-20: ch 1, sc in each st, join with sl st to first st (24 sts)
Cut yarn and weave in the ends.
Tail
Row 1: Pick up a st in the 5th or 6th st of Round 20 of the body, sc in next 7sts, turn (7 sts)
Row 2: ch 1, dec, sc in next 3 sts, dec in last 2 sts, turn (5 sts)
Rows 3: ch 1, dec, sc in next st, dec in last 2 sts, turn (3 sts)
Row 4: ch 1, dec, sc in last st, turn (2 sts)
Row 5: ch 1, sc in each st, ch 8, sl st to 2nd st
Cut yarn and weave in the ends.
Flukes, make 2
Leave long starting yarn tail, ch 7, sl st in 2nd ch, hdc in next ch, dc in next 3 ch, in last ch make [hdc, sc, hdc], dc in next 3 spaces, hdc in next space, sl st in next space.
Cut yarn and weave in the ends. With the long starting yarn tail sew the flukes to Round 20 of Body.
Fins, make 2
ch 5, 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 2 ch, 3 sc in last ch, continue on bottom of foundation ch and sc in the next 3 spaces, sl st to first st. Cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing (10 sts)
Finishing Touches
Sew the button to the bottom or underside of the body making sure that the 8-ch loop fits securely around.
Stitch a face with black yarn and a yarn needle.
Add a pack of tissues and you’re ready to combat the sniffles!
If you make this crochet whale tissue cozy I'd love to see your creation, just tag me on Instagram @popsdemilk_crochet and use the hashtag #popsdemilk
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This pattern is for personal use only. The pattern and its photos may not be reproduced, distributed or resold, translated, published, altered, shared or posted in any way over the internet or offline.
You may sell finished items made from this pattern as long as it is handmade by you, not mass produced, giving the credit to Pops de Milk / Patricia Castillo as the designer. If you have any questions, you can email me at patricia@popsdemilk.com