One thing I love about amigurumi is how fast it is to work. You can sit down with a hook and a bit of string, and in no time at all, have a cute little creature, like this fish amigurumi!
Confession time: I’ve never made anything so small before, but now I’m hooked! I made this fishy as a gift for a friend, but I think they’d make cute earrings too…
This fish amigurumi is teeny. Seriously, it’s small. The body is worked in only five rounds of sock-weight yarn. Why not work up a whole school of them? In fact, that’s just about what I did, as I hooked up some buddies for my little fishy for a gift.
You can see some prototype-fishes, a mermaid, and a octopus in the background!
Of course, if tiny fish aren’t your thing (why not) you can upsize the pattern, either by using a bigger yarn and hook. Beginners might like to pick worsted weight yarn and a 5mm hook.
Another way to upsize the pattern is by working more increases. Just crochet to the circle formula described here until your fishy is the size you want it, and work equivalent decreases at the tail end. The tail and fins are just fans you can work to any size you like!
So let’s go fishing! I’d love to see if you make one of these – leave a comment, or tag me on instagram if you do.
A US single crochet is equivalent to a UK double crochet. I learned to crochet the American way, so that’s the terminology I use! Because we’re creating amigurumi, we will work in spirals, rather than rounds. See my techniques page for more.
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Love the simple pattern of a little fish. I do miniature crochet so mine is a lot smaller. Even so it worked up so quickly and required no modification. I was hoping to send you a picture to show you how tiny it could be but the best I can do is send a link to mine. Here it is
https://www.facebook.com/landonhouseminis/photos/a.1729358917275673.1073741870.1406032522941649/2074764446068450/?type=3&theater
Perhaps someone would like to make it even smaller. I am confident they would love it.
Thank you for sharing this pattern.
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