Having spent the last few months working on a couple of series of patterns, I want to spend a few weeks putting out some quick, easy stand along patterns for you. These will be stash buster patterns that you can use up yarn that you have lying in your stash, or use up some of those scrap yarn pieces you have lying around. This weeks pattern, the Tropical fish, is the latter, and uses approximately 40g of yarn and the colour changes can just be made when you naturally run out of a colour. This creates a totally unique design every time you make one. In addition to being great for using up your scraps, this project is a 1-2 hour project (depending on your crochet speed) and can be made in any weight yarn you have lying around.
This pattern is a practically no sew pattern, so if like me you don't love sewing arms and decorations to your amigurumi, then this pattern is for you. The fish is made in 1 piece from head to tail and uses surface crochet to make the side and dorsal fins, so by the time you finish your fish it is only the tails that have to be sewn through to body to finish it off. I used 7mm crochet eyes on this fish, but it would be fun to experiment with different sizes and colours to add to the unique colour changes created from using your scraps.
The pattern for this tropical fish can be found below. I hope you enjoy making this pattern and please share your Tropical Fish creations on any social media channels and tag me in it so I can see your lovely creations. Join me next week for another scrap buster project, the stripy market bag.
Vicky x
Tropical Fish
1. Materials and Resources
Below is a list of everything you will need to make this fish;
·
About 40g of any worsted/aran weight yarn in any colours (I
used Knitcraft In the Zone)
·
4mm hook
·
Stuffing
·
2 x 7mm Safety Eyes
·
Tapestry needle
·
Scissors
·
Stitch marker
Below is a list of all the stitches (and
their abbreviations) featured in this pattern.
All terms used are American.
·
Sc – single crochet
·
Ch – chain
·
Sc inc – sc increase
·
Sc dec – sc decrease
·
Hdc – half double crochet
·
Dc – double crochet
·
Trc – treble crochet
·
Dtrc – double treble crochet
·
m/c – magic circle
·
sl st – slip stitch
3. Notes
Here are a few handy tips to help you with the pattern.
·
There is no specific gauge for this fish, just work as
tightly as possible.
·
The side and dorsal fins are crocheted directly on to the
fish at the end using surface crochet.
·
The only sewing required for this pattern is sewing in of
the ends for the fins and the tail end.
·
My finished fish ended up being 18cm long and 10cm, but this
will vary depending on the size of yarn and hook used
·
You can change colours in this fish wherever you like
depending on how much yarn you have available.
This is a great stash busting project.
4. Pattern
Fish
(starting from the head) – work in any colour, I started with white
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
6 sc in m/c |
6 |
2 |
(sc, sc inc) x 3 |
9 |
3 |
(2 sc, sc inc) x 3 |
12 |
4 |
(3 sc, sc inc) x 3 |
15 |
5 |
(4 sc, sc inc) x 3 |
18 |
6 |
(5 sc, sc inc) x 3 |
21 |
7 |
(6 sc, sc inc) x 3 |
24 |
8 |
(3 sc, sc inc) x 6 |
30 |
9 |
(4 sc, sc inc) x 6 |
36 |
|
I switched to
yellow here (you can choose to change or not) |
|
10-24 |
Sc around |
36 |
|
I switched to orange |
|
25-27 |
Sc around |
36 |
|
I switched to pink |
|
28 |
Sc around |
36 |
29 |
(4 sc, sc dec) x 6 |
30 |
|
Add safety eyes
opposite one another between rows 10 and 11 |
|
30 |
(3 sc, sc dec) x 6 |
24 |
31 |
(2 sc, sc dec) x 6 |
18 |
|
Stuff fish |
|
32 |
(sc, sc dec) x 6 |
12 |
33 |
(sc dec) x 6 |
6 |
34 |
Sc around |
6 |
35 |
(sc inc) x 6 |
12 |
36 |
(sc, sc inc) x 6 |
18 |
37 |
(2 sc, sc inc) x 6 |
24 |
38 |
(3 sc, sc inc) x 6 |
30 |
|
I switched to
yellow here |
|
39 |
(4 sc, sc inc) x 6 |
36 |
40 |
(5 sc, sc inc) x 6 |
42 |
41 |
6 sc, then fold the
fish tail in half, and sc through both halves to close the tail up. |
|
|
Cast off and sew in
end |
|
Side
Fins – work 2 (I used white)
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
Start the fins 3
stitches and 3 rows below the eyes and attach yarn around 1 stitch using
surface crochet |
|
2 |
Then sc hdc around
1 stitch, 2 dc in same st, 2 trc in same st, 2 dc in same stitch, hdc sc in
same stitch |
10 |
|
Cast off and sew in
ends |
|
Dorsal
Fin –
work 1 (I used white)
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
Attach the yarn
around row 13, equal distance between the eyes with a surface sc then work as
follows; |
|
2 |
2 sc in same st, 2
hdc in same st, 2 dc in same st, 2 trc in same st, 2 dtrc in same st, 2 trc
in same st, 2 dc in same st, 2 hdc in same st, 2 sc in same st |
18 |
|
Cast off and sew in
ends |
|
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