Creating a crochet goldfish can be a fun and creative project. Here’s a free pattern description to guide you through making your very own crocheted goldfish.

Materials Needed:

  1. Yarn: You’ll need orange yarn for the body of the goldfish, white yarn for the eyes, and a small amount of black yarn for the mouth and pupils.
  2. Crochet Hook: Choose an appropriate hook size for your yarn. Usually, a size G/4mm hook works well with worsted weight yarn.
  3. Fiberfill: To stuff your goldfish and give it shape.
  4. Yarn Needle: For sewing and weaving in loose ends.
  5. Safety Eyes: Optional, but they can add a cute touch to your goldfish.

Abbreviations:

  • ch: chain
  • sc: single crochet
  • inc: increase (2 sc in the same stitch)
  • dec: decrease (single crochet two stitches together)
  • sl st: slip stitch

Pattern:

Body:

  1. Row 1: Start with a magic ring (or chain 2 and work 6 sc into the first chain). Pull tight to close the ring.
  2. Row 2: Inc in each stitch around (12 sc).
  3. Row 3: Sc in the next stitch, inc in the next. Repeat around (18 sc).
  4. Row 4: Sc in the next 2 stitches, inc in the next. Repeat around (24 sc).
  5. Row 5-8: Sc in each stitch around (24 sc for each row).
  6. Row 9: Sc in the next 2 stitches, dec in the next. Repeat around (18 sc).
  7. Row 10: Sc in the next stitch, dec in the next. Repeat around (12 sc).
  8. Row 11: Dec in each stitch around (6 sc).

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Stuff the body with fiberfill, ensuring it’s firm but not over-stuffed.

Tail Fin:

  1. Row 1: Chain 7.
  2. Row 2: Starting from the second chain from the hook, sc in each chain (6 sc). Turn.
  3. Row 3: Ch 1, inc in the first stitch, sc in the next 4 stitches, inc in the last stitch (8 sc). Turn.
  4. Row 4: Ch 1, sc in each stitch across (8 sc). Turn.
  5. Row 5: Ch 1, dec in the first stitch, sc in the next 4 stitches, dec in the last stitch (6 sc). Turn.
  6. Row 6: Ch 1, sc in each stitch across (6 sc). Turn.
  7. Row 7: Ch 1, dec in the first stitch, sc in the next 2 stitches, dec in the last stitch (4 sc). Turn.
  8. Row 8: Ch 1, sc in each stitch across (4 sc). Turn.
  9. Row 9: Ch 1, dec in the first stitch, dec in the next (2 sc). Turn.
  10. Row 10: Ch 1, dec in the first stitch, fasten off.

Finishing:

  1. Attach the tail fin to the back of the body.
  2. Sew on the white eye patches and add safety eyes or use black yarn to embroider the eyes.
  3. Using black yarn, embroider a small smiley mouth.
  4. Weave in any remaining loose ends.

Your crochet goldfish is now complete! You can adjust the size and color as you like to create a whole school of colorful crocheted fish. Enjoy your crocheting!