Crochet Fish Amigurumi: Clownfish

Find here an easy pattern for a crochet clownfish

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My son has started to show interest in the movie Nemo so I have decided to make him a little crochet clownfish! It is a perfect crochet fish toy for little hands!
I also made a smaller version, perfect if you want to make a Marlin and Nemo (father and son clownfish). It is also great if you want to use it to make a crochet fish in a jar.

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Crochet Clownfish – Amigurumi

 

Size: 4” / 11 cm long (without tail) when made with the indicated yarn.

Material:
• 3 different yarns calling for 5,5 mm hook in orange, white and black
• Size 3.5 mm crochet hook
• 2 black safety eyes (9 mm)
• Poly-Fil Fiberfill stuffing
• Stitch markers
• Tapestry needle

 

Abbreviations:

• chain (ch)• magic ring (mr)

• single crochet (sc)

• increase (inc)

• invisible decrease (dec)

• slip stitch (sl st)

• half double crochet (hdc)

• double crochet (dc)

 

What did I use?

Light worsted yarn in orange, white and black.I used « I love this cotton ! » from Hobby Lobby in Black (color 2), White (color 6) and Glowing (color 102).

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How to crochet a clown fish amigurumi?

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The head and the body:

 

Work in rounds, do not turn unless specified. If needed, use a stitch marker for the first stitch of each round.

With the orange yarn and the 3.5 mm hook
Round 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring. (6)
Round 2: inc 6 times. (12)
Round 3: [sc in next st, inc in next st] x6. (18)
Round 4: [sc in next 2 st, inc in next st] x6. (24)
Round 5: [sc in next 3 st, inc in next st] x6. (30)
Rounds 6 to 7: sc in all st. (30)
Round 8: [sc in next 4 st, inc in next st] x6. (36)

Place safety eyes between rows 4 and 5, spaced by 5 st.

Change for the white yarn:
Rounds 9 to 12: sc in all st. (36)

Change for the orange yarn:
Round 13: sc in all st. (36)

Round 14: [sc in next 4 st, dec in next st] x6. (30)
Rounds 15 to 16: sc in all st. (30)

Change for the white yarn:
Round 17: sc in all st. (30)
Round 18: [sc in next 3 st, dec in next st] x6. (24)
Round 19: sc in all st. (24)

Change for the orange yarn:
Round 20: sc in all st. (24)
Round 21: [sc in next 2 st, dec in next st] x6. (18)
Round 22: sc in all st. (18)

Change for the white yarn:
Rounds 23 to 24: sc in all st. (18)
Round 25: [sc in next st, dec in next st] x6. (12)
Round 26: dec all st. (6)

Close the body and leave a long tail to attach the caudal fin.

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Caudal and pelvic fins :

Make 3 identical fins as follow:

Starting with the black yarn and the 3.5 mm hook
Row 1: ch 7. (7)
Row 2:  1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in the 5 next st.  (6)

Change for the orange yarn: 
Row 3: Turn, ch 1. 1 sc in the 6 st. (6)
Row 4: Turn, ch 1. 1 sc in the first 2 st, 1 dec, 1 sc in the last 2 st. (5)
Row 5: Turn, ch 1. 1 sc in the 5 st. (5)
Row 6: Turn, ch 1. 1 sc in the 5 st. (5)
Row 7: Turn, ch 1. 1 dec, 1 sc in the next st, 1 dec. (3)

Attach one fin to the back of the body (it will be the caudal fin). Attach the two other fins each side of the body between Rounds 12 and 13.

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Dorsal fin: 

Make 1 dorsal fin as follow:

Starting with the orange yarn and the 3.5 mm hook
Row 1: ch 10. (10)
Row 2:  1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in the 8 next st.  (9)
Row 3: Turn, ch 1. 1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc in the next 2 st, 1 hdc in the next 2 st, 1 sc. (9)

Change for the black yarn: 
Row 4: Turn, ch 1. 1 sc, 1 hdc in the next 2 st, 1 sc in the next 2 st, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc. (9)
Row 5: 1 sc in the next 2 st (on rows 2 and 3 – you will have a total of 11 black st.)

Attach the dorsal fin at the top center of the body. I placed the front of the fin between rows 12 and 13.

 

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Congratulations, your fish is ready! If you made it, please be sure to tag @natalinacraft on social media with the hashtag #natalinacraft, I would love to see your work!

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