How to Crochet a Plushie Sea Anemone: A Wiggly, Wobbly Ocean Friend 🌊✨

When you think of sea creatures, fish and dolphins usually steal the spotlight—but let’s not forget the anemone, those wiggly, tentacled wonders that sway beautifully in the ocean currents. They’re part flower, part coral, part home for clownfish, and now… part of your crochet hook’s next adventure. 🧶🐠

In this tutorial, we’re making a plushie anemone: squishy, bright, and packed with personality. Unlike the real ones, this version is totally huggable (and won’t sting your fingers). Let’s dive in! 🌊

What You’ll Need 🧵

Before we get tangled in tentacles, here’s your supply list:

  • Yarn: Two colors—one for the base (think sandy beige, seafoam, or coral) and one for the tentacles (bright pink, purple, or rainbow).

  • Hook: 4mm–5mm (check your yarn label).

  • Stuffing: Polyester fiberfill to give your anemone its soft shape.

  • Tapestry needle: For sewing.

  • Scissors ✂️.

  • Optional: Safety eyes and black yarn if you want to give your anemone a face (because who doesn’t love a smiley sea critter?).

Step 1: Crochet the Base 🪸

The base of your anemone will be a round, flat-bottomed cushion.

  1. Magic ring: 6 sc (6).

  2. Increase: sc inc around (12).

  3. (sc, inc) around (18).

  4. (2 sc, inc) around (24).

  5. Continue increasing evenly until your circle is about palm-sized.

  6. Sides: sc around in each stitch for about 6–8 rows to create a short “cup” shape.

  7. Stuff lightly as you go, then decrease to close.

👉 This will be the sturdy “rock” where all the fun tentacles attach.

Step 2: Crochet the Tentacles 🎀

Here’s where your anemone comes alive!

  1. Chain 15–25 (vary the length to make them look natural).

  2. Work 2 sc in each chain back down. This makes the tentacle curl and wiggle.

  3. Make LOTS of tentacles (20–40 is a good number, depending on how fluffy you want your anemone).

✨ Pro Tip: Mix yarn lengths and colors for a magical, coral-reef vibe.

Step 3: Attach the Tentacles 🪸

  • Sew each tentacle securely around the top edge of the base, filling the whole surface until your anemone looks like a lively, wavy pom-pom.

  • For extra fullness, add a second “row” of tentacles inside the first.

Step 4: Add Personality (Optional but Adorable) 🥰

Want to turn your anemone into a character? Try this:

  • Add safety eyes on the side of the base.

  • Embroider a little smile.

  • Give your anemone blushy cheeks with pink yarn or fabric paint.

  • Or leave it faceless, and let the tentacles do all the talking.

And There You Have It! 🎉

Your crochet plushie anemone is complete—soft, squishy, and bursting with ocean vibes. Place it on your shelf as ocean décor, pair it with a crochet clownfish, or make a whole coral reef collection with different colors and sizes.

Remember: the best part about crocheting plushies is that no two will ever be the same. Your anemone might be extra wiggly, super poofy, or adorably tiny, and that’s what makes it special. 🌊💙


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