These are adorable little crocheted fish (amigurumi style)! 🐠
You can make them using basic crochet stitches and some colorful yarn. Here’s a simple guide to create them like in your image:
🐠 CROCHET STRIPED FISH (Detailed Pattern)
🧵 Materials
- Yarn: Cotton or acrylic, light worsted (Category 3)
- Main color: Pink, Yellow, Green, or Purple
- Stripe color: White
- Fins: White
- Hook: 2.5–3 mm crochet hook
- Stuffing: Polyester fiberfill
- Eyes: 6 mm safety eyes or small black beads
- Tapestry needle for sewing parts together
- Scissors
📏 Finished Size
Approximately 5–6 cm (2–2.5 inches) long, depending on your yarn and hook size.
🪡 STITCHES & ABBREVIATIONS (US TERMS)
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| MR | Magic Ring |
| ch | Chain |
| sc | Single Crochet |
| inc | Increase (2 sc in the same stitch) |
| dec | Decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together) |
| st(s) | Stitch(es) |
| FO | Fasten Off |
🐟 BODY
Start with your main color (MC):
Round 1:
MR, 6 sc into ring (6)
Round 2:
inc in each st (12)
Round 3:
(sc, inc) × 6 (18)
Round 4:
(2 sc, inc) × 6 (24)
Round 5:
sc around (24)
Color changes begin here:
Round 6:
Change to White, sc around (24)
Round 7:
Change to MC, sc around (24)
Round 8:
Change to White, sc around (24)
Round 9:
Change to MC, (2 sc, dec) × 6 (18)
Round 10:
sc around (18)
Round 11:
(sc, dec) × 6 (12)
Round 12:
dec × 6 (6)
Stuff the body lightly with fiberfill before closing.
Round 13:
sc in next st, sl st to close. FO, weave in the tail.
🪽 FINS (make 2)
Use White yarn.
- ch 4
- In 2nd ch from hook: sc
- Next st: hdc
- Next st: dc
- FO, leave a long tail for sewing.
You’ll get a small teardrop-shaped fin.
Sew one fin on each side near the middle/top of the fish.
👁 EYES
- Use 6 mm safety eyes and attach them between Rounds 4 and 5, spaced evenly on each side.
- If using beads, sew them on securely with black thread.
🪡 FINISHING TOUCHES
- Make sure the body is firmly stuffed but not overfilled.
- Sew the fins symmetrically.
- Weave in all loose ends neatly.
- Optionally, add a loop on top if you want to hang the fish as a mobile, keychain, or decoration.
🌈 COLOR VARIATIONS (like in your photo)
- Pink + White
- Yellow + White
- Green + White
- Purple + White
Make a few of each for a colorful set!