A pair of tiny hanging fish brings soft color and handmade texture to this free crochet pattern, with rounded bodies, simple fins, split tails, and natural twine loops that turn each fish into a small ornament. The pastel palette keeps the look light and cheerful, while the compact size makes the pair easy to display together on a wall hook, shelf peg, or seasonal branch without overwhelming the space.
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Two Pastel Fish Made as a Coordinated Pair
The construction stays practical: each fish uses the same shaped body, then separate fins and tail pieces create the finished silhouette. Mirrored assembly lets the two ornaments face toward each other as a coordinated pair, while the reinforced hanging loop is anchored inside the body instead of relying on a single stitch. Clean color changes keep the pastel sections easy to read, and the small scale makes this a satisfying decorative project for pairing, gifting, or display.
FREE FISH AMIGURUMI CROCHET PATTERN
Difficulty Level: Intermediate
Materials
• Sport/Fine #2 cotton yarn
• Yarn colors: mint green, powder blue, rose pink, peach, blush pink, coral, soft aqua
• 2.0 mm crochet hook
• 6 mm black safety eyes, 2 total
• Toy stuffing
• Natural jute twine, approximately 1 mm thick
• Strong neutral sewing thread
• Tapestry needle
• Stitch marker
• Scissors
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Abbreviations
MR — magic ring
ch — chain
sc — single crochet
hdc — half double crochet
dc — double crochet
sl st — slip stitch
inc — increase
dec — invisible decrease
(…) x n — repeat the instructions in parentheses n times
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Finished Size
Approximately 6.5–7 cm (2.5–2.75 in) from the top of the head to the tail tip, excluding the hanging loop.
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Notes
• Make 2 fish using the same Body pattern.
• Work in joined rounds. Ch 1 does not count as a stitch.
• Keep the joining seam at the back center.
• Complete the final yarn-over before each color change with the new color.
• Stuff before the decrease opening becomes too narrow.
• Assemble Fish A and Fish B as mirror images.
• The jute loop is anchored inside the Body and must not hang from a single crochet stitch.
Color Guide
Fish A: Rnds 1–6 mint green; Rnds 7–8 powder blue; Rnds 9–19 rose pink; fins powder blue and peach; tail peach.
Fish B: Rnds 1–6 blush pink; Rnds 7–8 coral; Rnds 9–19 soft aqua; fins and tail coral.
Body — Make 2
Rnd 1: With head color, 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Rnds 5–6: 24 sc (24)
Insert 1 safety eye between Rnds 5 and 6. With the back seam centered, place the eye approximately 6 stitches to the right of the seam for Fish A and 6 stitches to the left for Fish B.
