This adorable fish pendant crochet pattern is perfect for beginners looking to create cute, portable projects. The simple design works up quickly and requires minimal materials, making it ideal for using up yarn scraps. You can customize your fish with different colors and embellishments to create a unique accessory that’s both fun to make and wear! 🐠
Key Takeaways
- Quick project that’s perfect for beginners
- Versatile design that can be used in many ways
- Great stash-buster for using leftover yarn
- Customizable with endless color combinations
Use Ideas 🎨
Wondering what to do with your cute fish pendant once it’s finished? Here are some creative ways to use your crocheted fish:
- Attach it to a keychain or bag charm 🔑
- String several together to make a hanging mobile for a nursery 👶
- Add it to a greeting card as a special handmade touch ✉️
- Use it as a bookmark by adding a tassel to the tail 📚
- Create a necklace by threading a chain through the top 💎
- Make several in different colors for a beach-themed garland 🏖️
- Sew it onto a hat or t-shirt as a fun appliqué 👕
- Use as a Christmas ornament with festive colors 🎄
- Add to gift wrapping instead of a bow for a unique touch 🎁
The possibilities are endless! What will you create with your fish pendant? 🤔
If you’d like another variation, try another fish pendant pattern.
Materials&Tools
- Yarn
- Polyester Fiberfill
- 2.25mm Hook(What I used in this pattern)
- Yarn Needle
- Glue (To connect the parts, you can also sew with yarn)
Abbreviation
- ch – chain
- sc – single crochet
- inc – increase (2 single crochets in one stitch)
- dec – decrease (merge 2 single crochets into 1)
- hdc – half double crochet
- dc – double crochet
- sl st – slip stitch
- magic ring – adjustable ring to start crocheting in the round
- BLO – back loop only
- FLO – front loop only
How to Read Pattern?
- R5: ch, [1 sc, sc inc] x 6, sl st
In Round 5, start with a chain stitch, then repeat the pattern “1 single crochet, single scrochet increase” 6 times. End with a slip stitch.
- (sc+sc+sc)
Parentheses ( ) indicate that all stitches within them are worked into the same stitch. So ‘(sc+sc+sc)’ means working 3 single crochet stitches all into the same stitch.
Pattern Info
Fish Head
- Start with magic ring
- R1: 6 sc
- R2: [sc, inc] x 3
- R3: [2 sc, inc] x 3
- R4: [3 sc, inc] x 3
- R5: [4 sc, inc] x 3
- R6: [5 sc, inc] x 3
- R7: [6 sc, inc] x 3
- R8-R9: 24 sc
- R10: fold in half, 12 sc
Fish Tail
Start in the 5th stitch of R10:
(3 ch+dc inc), dc inc, dc inc, (dc inc+3 ch)
Fin
- Start with magic ring 3 ch, 3 dc, 3 ch, pull closed
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