I designed this adorable queen last summer in honor of all the incredible warriors that have reached out to me while healing from, preparing for or even supporting a loved one through their mastectomy. I’m so excited to finally be properly sharing her with you!

I’ve gotta be honest- I never would have considered the path my crochet monstrosities have taken, but there’s nothing more fulfilling than being told that my silly daydreams are out in the world spreading much needed cheer. You guys make me cry in the best way <3.

I hope you have as much fun making this elegant lass as I do! As always- if you have any questions at all, don’t hesitate to reach out to me!

-Pattern is written using US terminology.
-Completed manatee measures roughly 12 inches long and 5 .5 inches wide (not including flippers)
-All decreases in this pattern are ‘Invisible Decreases’ to reduce the appearance of holes, but this simply means to work decreases in the front loops only of the previous round.

Materials Needed:

-Worsted Weight Acrylic yarn: Roughly ¾ of a skein of Light Grey and small amounts of Dark Grey, Black, -Yellow and Pink (or whichever colors you choose for the flower), Dark and Light Green.
-4mm hook.
-Polyfil.
-12mm safety eyes.
-Tapestry needle to weave and attach.

Special Stitches:

MR: Magic Ring/ Magic Circle
French Knot: Insert a threaded needle from back to front of your work, wrap the yarn around the needle twice and reinsert it close but not exactly where your original point was, tie off and snip ends
BLO: Back Loops Only
FLO: Front Loops Only
INVDEC: DEC in the FLO of the indicated stitch
Surface SLST: SLST on the surface of completed SC
HDC: Half Double Crochet
DC: Double Crochet
TR: Treble Crochet
Bead Stitch: DC, then work a 3HDCTOG around the post of the DC you’ve just made, CH to close (CH does not count as a stitch)
Picot: CH 3, SLST into the third chain from hook.

Thank you so much for browsing! If you have any questions for me at all; don’t hesitate to ask!