Amigurumi Nemo Mini Fish Making

Materials:

• 3 different yarns calling for 5,5 mm hook in orange, white and black
• Size 3.5 mm crochet hook
• 2 black safety eyes (6 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 small fish?

Let’s start this crochet clownfish!

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Head and Body – Nemo Crochet Pattern

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)
• Rounds 4 to 5: sc in all st. (18)

Change for the white yarn:

• Rounds 6 to 7: sc in all st. (18)

Place safety eyes between rows 2 and 3, spaced by 2 st.

Change for the orange yarn:

• Rounds 8 to 9: sc in all st. (18)

Start to stuff the fish.

Change for the white yarn:

• Round 10: [sc in next st, dec in next st] x6. (12)
• Round 11: sc in all st. (12)

Change for the orange yarn:

• Rounds 12 to 13: sc in all st. (12)

Stuff the fish.

• Round 14: dec all st. (6)

Close the body.

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DIY Crochet, we love DIY and Crochet hand works

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Caudal fin – Nemo Crochet Pattern

Starting with the black yarn and the 3.5 mm hook

• Row 1: ch 4. (4)
• Row 2:  turn, 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in the 2 next st.  (3)

Change for the orange yarn: 

• Row 3: Turn, ch 1. 1 sc in the 3 st. (3)
• Row 4: Turn, ch 1. 1 sc in the 3 st. (3)
• Row 5: Turn, ch 1. 1 sc in the first st, 1 dec. (2)

Attach the fin to the end of the body.

 

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Pelvic fins – Nemo Crochet Pattern

Make 2 identical fins as follow:

NB: I did not do it but if you want to make one of the fins smaller, I would suggest you to make one fin with a 4 mm crochet hook and the other one with a 3 mm crochet hook.

Starting with the black yarn and the 3.5 mm hook

• Row 1: ch 3. (3)
• Row 2:  1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in the next st.  (2)

Change for the orange yarn: 

• Row 3: Turn, ch 1. 1 sc in the 2 st. (2)
• Row 4: Turn, ch 1. 1 dec. (1)

Attach the two fins each side of the body between Rounds 7 and 8.

 

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Dorsal fin – Nemo Crochet Pattern

Make 1 dorsal fin as follow:

Starting with the orange yarn and the 3.5 mm hook

• Row 1: ch 6. (6)
• Row 2:  1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in the next st, 1 dc, 1 sc in the 2 next st .  (5)

Change for the black yarn: 

• Row 3: Turn, ch 1. 1 sc in all st. (5)

Attach the dorsal fin at the top center of the body. I placed the front of the fin between rows 5 and 6.

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Congratulations, your baby 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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