Crochet Fish Flounder Amigurumi Idea

Create a Fish Flounder amigurumi with this crochet pattern! Easy steps yield a charming sea creature toy. Ideal for kids, sea life enthusiasts, or as a delightful addition to a collection of fun creations.

Crochet Fish Flounder Amigurumi Pattern

The Crochet Fish Flounder Amigurumi Pattern helps you create an endearing flounder plushie. With its eye-catching flat-body shape and a vibrant array of colors, this design showcases a lovable crochet fish. The pattern covers details such as the body, fins, and facial features. Ideal for gifting or as a playful piece of home decor, this crochet project brings the underwater world to life in a charming and crafty way.

Making The Crochet Fish Flounder Amigurumi

Materials:

• DK weight yarn in yellow, orange, brown, black, and white
• 3.5mm crochet hook
• 9mm safety eyes
• Polyester stuffing
• Yarn needle
• Sewing thread
• Embroidery needle

Step-by-step pattern

Body:

1. Start with the yellow yarn by making a magic ring.
2. Crochet 6 single crochets (sc) into the ring.
3. Increase in each stitch around (12 sc).
4. Continue crocheting around in sc, increasing 6 stitches evenly spaced every other round until you have 36 sc.
5. Place a marker at the start of the round.
6. Continue crocheting in sc without increasing until the body measures about 4 inches in diameter.
7. Start stuffing the body as you crochet.
8. Decrease by crocheting two sc together at the end of each round.
9. Continue decreasing until you have only 6 sc remaining.
10. Stuff the body firmly and close the hole by crocheting the remaining stitches together.

Tail:

1. Attach the orange yarn to the back of the body at the base of the tail.
2. Make a chain of 10 sc.
3. Turn and sc in each stitch across.
4. Repeat row 3 until the tail is the desired length.
5. Decrease by crocheting two sc together at the end of each round.
6. Continue decreasing until you have only 2 sc remaining.
7. Close the hole by crocheting the remaining stitches together.

Eyes:

1. Sew the safety eyes to the face, about ½ inch apart.

Mouth:

1. Using black embroidery thread, embroider a small smile on the face.

Dorsal fin:

1. Attach the brown yarn to the back of the body, near the top.
2. Make a chain of 15 sc.
3. Turn and sc in each stitch across.
4. Repeat row 3 until the fin is the desired size.
5. Sew the base of the fin to the body.

Pectoral fins:

1. Make 2 identical fins by crocheting a chain of 8 sc in brown yarn.
2. Turn and sc in each stitch across.
3. Chain 2 and turn. Sc in each stitch across, decreasing at the beginning and end of the row.
4. Repeat row 3 until you have 2 sc remaining.
5. Close the hole by crocheting the remaining stitches together.
6. Sew the fins to the sides of the body, near the head.

Pelvic fins:

1. Make 2 identical fins by crocheting a chain of 6 sc in brown yarn.
2. Turn and sc in each stitch across.
3. Chain 2 and turn. Sc in each stitch across, decreasing at the beginning and end of the row.
4. Repeat row 3 until you have 2 sc remaining.
5. Close the hole by crocheting the remaining stitches together.
6. Sew the fins to the underside of the body, near the tail.

Assembly:

1. Add any other desired details, such as spots or stripes.

Tips:

• You can use different colors of yarn for the body, tail, eyes, mouth, fins, and spots.
• Be sure to stuff the flounder firmly so that it keeps its shape.
• You can add other details to your flounder, such as eyebrows, eyelashes, and gills.