Blowfish – Free Fish Crochet Pattern
Written by Freddy Goat Design Team
No luck keeping your pet fish alive? No sweat, the cutie you make from this free crochet fish pattern will never need to be flushed down the toilet! Actually, we recommend you don’t, even if you aren’t happy with the results.
This cute pattern will give you lots of good practice making bobble stitches, magic rings, and working in the round. If you are interested in incorporating textured stitch into your amigurumi repetoire, give this quick cute pattern a spin!
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The pattern was originally designed with their acrylic yarn line, Paintbox Simply Aran. You’ll find links to that yarn in the materials list below!
Before we get started, this is what you need…
Supplies/Materials
- 2.75mm(US C-2) crochet hook
- Tapestry needle
- Stuffing
- Paintbox Simply Aran (or similar medium weight yarn) in:
Blue Colorway
Color A: Marine Blue (233) – main body color
Color B: Deep Sea Blue (68) – edge of fins
Color C: White (200) – outer eye
Color D: Black (201) – inner eye
Color E: Duck Egg Blue (235) – cheeks
Lavender Colorway
Color A: Tea Rose (242) – main body color
Color B: Vintage Heather (69) – edge of fins
Color C: White (200) – outer eye
Color D: Pansy Purple (247) – inner eye
Color E: Peach Orange (254) – cheeks
Gauge
5-rnd gauge circle = 1.75”/4.5cm Gauge isn’t terribly important in amigurumi, so it is okay to use a slightly larger hook if that is all you have. However, you don’t want to see stuffing through the stitches, so don’t get too big.
TECHNIQUES & STITCHES
- Magic ring (MR)
- Slip Stitch (sl st)
- Single crochet (sc)
- Increase (inc)
- Invisible decrease (invdec)
- Double crochet (dc)
- Bobble (4-bob and 5-bob)
- Invisible join
SPECIAL STS/INSTRUCTIONS
Bobble: Making a bobble is similar to making multiple dcs in the same stitch, except that you keep a loop of yarn on your hook rather than finishing each stitch. If you are new to bobbles, check out this very quick video!
Download here our free Terms and Techniques glossary for more information.
Or check out Crochet 101 for tips on how to do these and other stitches!
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Free Crochet Blowfish Pattern
BODY
• Worked in the round in Color A.
• On bobble rounds, 4-bob indicates you should make a 4 step bobble, and 5-bob indicates a 5 step bobble.
• In the first round you will form puckered lips by making two 5-bob.
Rnd 1: MR, 5-bob, sc 2, 5-bob, sc 2. [6 sts]
Rnd 2: Inc x 6. [12 sts]
Rnd 3: *Inc, sc* x 6. [18 sts]
Rnd 4: *Sc, inc, sc* x 6. [24 sts]
Rnd 5: *Sc 3, inc* x 6. [30 sts]
Rnd 6: *Sc 2, inc, sc 2* x 6. [36 st]
Rnd 7: *Inc, sc 5* x 6. [42 sts]
Rnd 8: *Sc 3, inc, sc 3* x 6. [48 sts]
Rnd 9: *4-bob, sc 3* x 12. [48 st]
Rnd 10: *Sc 15, inc* x 3. [51 sts]
Rnd 11: *Sc 8, inc, sc 8* x 3. [54 sts]
Rnd 12: *5-bob, sc 3, 5-bob, sc 4* x 6. [54 sts]
Rnd 13 – Rnd 14: Sc 54.
Rnd 15: *5-bob, sc 3, 5-bob, sc 4* x 6. [54 sts]
Rnd 16: *Sc 8, invdec, sc 8* x 3. [51 sts]
Rnd 17: *Sc 15, invdec* x 3. [48 sts]
Rnd 18: *4-bob, sc 3* x 12. [48 sts]
Rnd 19: *Sc 3, invdec, sc 3* x 6. [42 sts]
Rnd 20: *Invdec, sc 5* x 6. [36 sts]
Rnd 21: *4-bob, sc 2* x 12. [36 sts]
Rnd 22: *Sc 2, invdec, sc 2* x 6. [30 sts]
Rnd 23: Sc 30. Begin stuffing the body
firmly using small bits of stuffing at a time.
Rnd 24: *Sc 3, invdec* x 6. [24 sts]
Rnd 25: Invdec x 12. [12 sts]
Break the yarn, thread the yarn tail through the front loops of the remaining 12 stitches, add additional stuffing, and pull the tail to draw the opening closed.
*Don’t worry if the lips don’t line up exactly as you are making the bobbles.
They will align when you pull the tail of the magic ring tight.
TAIL
• The tail begins with a chain, but you will join as a ring and continue working in the round.
• Begin in Color A.
• Leave a long tail at the beginning of your chain that you will use to sew the tail to the body.
• After Rnd 7, flatten the work and begin working in rows.
Rnd 1: Ch 30, then sc into the first ch to
form a ring. Sc 29 in remaining chs. [30 sts]
Rnd 2: Sc 15, *invdec, sc 3* x 3. [27 sts]
Rnd 3: Sc 15, *Sc, invdec, sc* x 3. [24 sts]
Rnd 4: Sc 15, *sc, invdec* x 3. [21 sts]
Rnd 5: Sc 21.
Rnd 6: *Invdec, sc 3* x 3, invdec x 3. [15 sts]
Rnd 7: Sc 15.
Rnd/Row 8: Sc 3, then flatten the work
so the active stitches are lined up. Now sc 7
through both layers of stitches.
Row 9: Change to Color B, ch 2, dc 4 in the same stitch, sk 1, sl st, dc 4 in next st, sk 1, sl st, dc 4 in final st, ch 2, then break the yarn and join the weave in the tail, working through the base of the final st first.
Pin the tail to the body so that the 30 sts of Rnd 1 of the tail align with the 30 sts of
Rnd 23 of the body. Begin sewing the tail to the body and pause to stuff before sealing completely.
FINS (make 2)
• Worked in the round until Rnd 5. Then, flatten the work and continue in rows.
• Begin in Color A.
Rnd 1: MR, sc 6.
Rnd 2: Inc x 6. [12 sts]
Rnd 3: *Inc, sc* x 6. [18 sts]
Rnd 4: *Sc 5, inc* x 3. [21 sts]
Rnd 5: Change to Color B, flatten the work, ch 1, then Sc 10 through both layers, ignoring the first st; turn, ch 1. [10 st]
Rnd 6: Sk 2, 6-dc in next, sk 1, sl st 2, sk 1, 6-dc in next, sk 2. Break the yarn and join the final st. Weave in the tail.
CHEEKS (make 2)
• Worked in the round in Color E.
Rnd 1: MR, sc 6, sl st in the first st of the rnd, break the yarn leaving a tail, and
invisible join.
OUTER EYE (make 2)
• Worked in the round in Color C.
Rnd 1: MR, sc 7.
Rnd 2: Inc x 7; sl st in the first st of the rnd, break yarn leaving a tail, and invisible join.
IRIS (make 2)
• Worked in the round in Color D.
Rnd 1: MR, sc 7; sl st in first st, break the yarn, and invisible join.
Sew the iris to the center of the outer eye, then sew the cheeks and eyes to the body on either side of the puckered mouth, overlapping the eyes over the cheeks slightly.
Prefer video tutorials? Watch us make Blowfish! (Warning: We love to blab!)
Thank you so much for making Blowfish! We hope you love your ami and enjoyed the pattern. We would totally love to see the finished product. Please post a pic and tag us in your social when you have a chance. Also, drop a comment below or send us an email if you have any questions or feedback on the patterns.
P.S. No Blowfish were harmed in the making of this free crochet fish pattern.
Thanks a million!!!! Lots of love and silliness<3
Written by Freddy Goat Design Team
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