Fish Free Crochet Pattern
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Here’s the FREE pattern! Have fun!
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner
YARN: Medium Weight Cotton Yarn (Lace 4) in Gray, Lilac, White, Yellow and Black
OTHER MATERIALS: Polyester Fiber Filling; 6 mm Plastic Safety Eyes (2); White Felt
HOOK SIZES: 3.25 mm
STITCHES USED and ABBREVIATIONS: magic ring (mr), chain (ch), slip stitch (sl st), single crochet (sc), decrease (dec), increase (inc), fasten off (F/O).
INSTRUCTIONS: work in rounds (join with a sl st and ch1 at the end of each row) unless otherwise instructed.
BODY (gray, lilac and white)
1) starting off with gray yarn, 6 sc in a mr (6)
2) sc inc around (12)
3) *1 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (18)
4) *2 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (24)
5) *3 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (30)
6-14) sc even (30)
Cut two 5/8” rounded pieces of white felt, create a hole in them white the scissors, insert the plastic safety eyes in the hole and the place them between rounds #9-10. Secure the eyes with the back parts.
15) switch to lilac yarn, sc even (30)
16-33) sc even (30); start filling the body
34) *3 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (24)
35) switch to white yarn, sc even (24)
36) switch back to lilac yarn, *4 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (20)
37-38) sc even (20)
39) switch to white yarn, sc even (20)
40) *3 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (16)
41) switch back to lilac yarn, sc even (16)
42) sc even (16)
43) switch to white yarn, sc even (16)
44) *2 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (12)
45) *1 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (8); F/O and cut the yarn.
Finish stuffing the body
Embroider the MOUTH with a scrap piece of black yarn.
CAUDAL FINS (yellow and white yarn)
Make two:
1) start working with yellow yarn, 6 sc in a mr (6)
2) *2 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** twice (8)
3-6) sc even (8); F/O and hide the yarn. Do not stuff the fins.
Do not cut the yarn once you have completed the 2nd fin…
Merge the two fins together:
7) join the yarn with a sl st to the 1st fin, ch 1 and sc in the same st, 5 sc, keep crocheting on the 2nd fin, 6 sc (12)
8) *1 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (8)
9) switch to white yarn, sc even (8); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn to sew the fins to the body.
DORSAL FIN (yellow yarn)
1) 6 sc in a mr (6)
2) sc inc (12)
3) *2 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (16)
4-5) sc even (16)
F/O and leave a long tail of yarn for sewing the fin between rounds #18-16 of the body.
Do not stuff the fin.
PECTORAL FIN (yellow yarn)
1) 6 sc in a mr (6)
2) sc inc (12)
3-4) sc even (12); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn for sewing the fin between rounds #19-26 of the body. Do not stuff the fin.
All Finished.
