Fish Amigurumi – Free Crochet Pattern

The Fish Amigurumi is a colorful and fun crochet project featuring soft plush yarn and adorable details. This free crochet pattern includes clear, step-by-step instructions to help you create a cute handmade fish with textured fins and a smooth, rounded body. Suitable for beginners and intermediate crocheters, this amigurumi fish is perfect for nursery decor, handmade gifts, baby toys, or playful home decoration.

Materials

  • Yarn: Wolans Bunny Baby
    • Yellow, No. 14 (main color) – about half a skein
    • Light blue, No. 12 (tail & fins)
    • Blue, No. 17 (tail & fins)
  • Cotton yarn or strong thread for sewing, shaping, and embroidery
    (Designer used Iris – black, and GALACES 0.55)
  • Stuffing (polyester fiber)
  • Crochet hook: 3.75 mm (Clover used)
  • Safety eyes: 18 mm, green
  • Yarn needle or sewing needle with a large eye

Finished length: approx. 20 cm


Abbreviations

  • MR – magic ring
  • sc – single crochet
  • inc – increase
  • dec – decrease
  • ch – chain
  • sl st – slip stitch
  • ( … ) – number of rounds
  • = … – number of stitches in the round

PATTERN

Body

Work with yellow yarn. Start from the nose.

1: 6 sc in MR
2: inc × 6 = 12
3: (1 sc, inc) × 6 = 18
4–5 (2): 18 sc
6: 12 inc, 6 sc = 30
7: 30 sc

👉 Round 8: install the eyes (you may mark the places with a thread or stitch marker).

8: (1 sc, inc) × 12, 6 sc = 42
9–15 (7): 42 sc

Eye placement: in Round 8, distance between eye posts = 8 sc.

16: (5 sc, dec) × 6 = 36
17–18 (2): 36 sc
19: (4 sc, dec) × 6 = 30
20–21 (2): 30 sc
22: (3 sc, dec) × 6 = 24
23–24 (2): 24 sc
25: (2 sc, dec) × 6 = 18
26: 18 sc
27: (1 sc, dec) × 6 = 12

Stuff the body starting from the nose.
Fold the piece in half and close by crocheting 6 sc through both layers.


Shaping (Indentations)

Use GALACES 0.55, white, single strand (about 20 cm).
Mark the points with pins (zoom photos if needed).
Points 1 and 6 are in Round 6 from MR.

Insert needle at point 1, exit at 2;
insert at 3, exit at 4;
insert at 5, exit at 6.
Tie and tighten the two threads formed at points 1 and 6.
Adjust stuffing in the cheeks with a hook.


Face Embroidery

Embroider eyelashes, eyebrows, and mouth with Iris yarn (2 strands).


Small Fins (Make 2)

Work in rows. Ch 1 at the end of each row. Start with light blue.

1: Ch 5
2: From 2nd ch from hook – 4 sc
Change to blue.
3–4 (2): 4 sc
Change to light blue.
5–6 (2): 4 sc

Fasten off.
Fold the fin accordion-style, sew along one side, pull tight and secure.


Tail

Work in rows. Ch 1 at the end of each row. Start with light blue.

1: Ch 6
2: From 2nd ch from hook – 5 sc
Change to blue.
3–4 (2): 5 sc
Change to light blue.
5–6 (2): 5 sc
Change to blue.
7–8 (2): 5 sc
Change to light blue.
9–10 (2): 5 sc

Fasten off.
Fold accordion-style, sew one side, pull tight and secure.


Large Fin

Work in rows. Ch 1 at the end of each row. Start with light blue.

1: Ch 5
2: From 2nd ch from hook – 4 sc
3–4 (2): 4 sc
Change to blue.
5–6 (2): 4 sc
Change to light blue.
7–10 (4): 4 sc
Change to blue.
11–12 (2): 4 sc
Change to light blue.
13–16 (4): 4 sc

Fasten off.


Assembly

  • Sew on the small fins first.
  • Sew on the tail.
  • Sew on the large fin.

Final Decoration

Using blue yarn (2 strands), embroider stripes.
Start 6 stitches down from the large fin.


🎉 Your Fish Amigurumi is Finished!
The designer would love to see your works. Thank you for crocheting this pattern 💛

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