Crochet Little Fish Applique Pattern

If you're looking to add a touch of charm to your projects, consider creating a Crochet Little Fish Applique! These adorable embellishments can be easily made with basic crochet stitches and are perfect for decorating a variety of items like clothing, blankets, or even cards. Whether you're a seasoned crocheter or just starting out, this fun and cute pattern is a great way to showcase your creativity.

What You Need

• Some colourful cotton yarns
• A hook or more: I was working both with 3.5mm (one strand) and 4mm (2 strands). I've used one even a 3mm hook!
• A pair of scissors
• Safety pins
• Buttons
• Yarn needle
• A needle to sew on the buttons

Remember that I follow the US crochet terminology.

Pattern

Choose a bright colour from your cottons (any other fibre is fine, too!) and make a slip knot on your hook.

Rows Instructions

Row 1: Chain 3, make 3 hDC (= half double crochets) in the first chain, chain 2 and turn.

Row 2: (increasing row) 2 hDC in the first stitch, 1 hDC in the next stitch, 2 hDC in the last stitch, chain 2 and turn.

Rows 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7: Work 5 hDC, chain 2 and turn.

Row 8: (decreasing row) 2 hDCtog (= half double crochets together: decreasing!), 1 hDC, 2 hDCtog, chain 2 and turn.

Row 9: (decreasing row) work 3 hDCtog, chain 2 and turn.

Row 10: Work 3 hDC in the same stitch, chain 2 and turn.

Row 11: 3 hDC, chain 2 and turn.

Row 12: (increasing row) 2 hDC in the first stitch, 1 hDC in the next stitch, 2 hDC in the last stitch.

Choose Your Option

From now on, you can choose between two options:

Option 1

Chain 1 and slip stitch all around the fish body, until you reach again the tail and.

Row 13: 1 SC (= single crochet) in the first stitch, [2 DC (= double crochet), 1 slip stitch, 2 DC] in the third stitch, 1 SC in the last stitch.

Cut yarn, fasten off, and trim ends. Sew on a button as the fish eye.

Option 2

You can decide not to slip stitch all around the fish body, so, instead, at the end of row 12 you can chain 1 and then turn.

Row 13: as in option 1.

Cut yarn, fasten off, and trim ends. Sew on a button as the fish eye.

When working on my colour block fish, I preferred to use option 1, while working with two strands together (baker's twine effect) I used option 2!