Learn how to crochet a fish plushie keychain that you can sell at market stalls with a tutorial presented by InnoScent Teddies. There are many colour inspirations available that will make each of your fish amigurumi unique. With that said, you can crochet a handful of them within just a few hours. They are super soft pocket companions for your little ones.
The complete crochet fish video guide is available at the end of this post and some important details will be provided before you go.
Tutorial @InnoScent Teddies
Skill Level: Beginners. Recognition of various parts of stitches like BLO and FLO, basic sewing, colour changes, increases and decreases for three basic crochet stitches are needed. However, crocheting them is not very difficult for beginners.
Guide Span: 22 Minutes
Personalization Tips: Always choose a light shade of your selected colour for the body and dark for the fins. You can choose from purple, orange, and light self-striping yarn. With a dowel including some other ocean-themed crochet items like shell amigurumi, make a nice wall hanging for the nursery or a kid's room.
Crochet Fish Plushie Keychain Tutorial
Check out the crochet fish plushie keychain in which the tutor makes the amigurumi as colourful and wacky as possible. One practical tip is to stuff the fish lightly or more, depending on personal preference, and remember to stuff it before closing the body to make it easier.
Similar tips will be provided throughout the tutorial and here are the notes on how the tutor crochets the fish:
- Starting the Head: The tutorial begins with six single crochets in a magic ring to form the fish’s head. Round 2 focuses on increasing stitches to form a smooth, rounded shape.
- Shaping the Body: After changing to a body colour, the body is built with a mix of single crochets and increases, reaching 24 stitches in total. Four rounds of single crochets follow to solidify the body structure.
- Adding Eyes: Safety eyes (6mm) are placed between rounds 3 and 4, spaced 6 stitches apart.
- Tail and Fins: The body colour is switched to green, and the tail is created with double crochets and increases. Top and bottom fins are added using single and half-double crochets.
- Final Touches: The side fins are added by chaining and working double crochets, completing the fish’s look. The project is great for market items or pet toys.
Abbreviations Used
Following are the abbreviations used in the on-screen written instructions for crocheting this
- MR: Magic ring
- R: Round
- INC (Increase): Crochet two stitches in the same stitch to increase.
- Dec (Decrease): Crochet two stitches together to decrease.
- SC (Single Crochet): Insert hook, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through both loops.
- BLO (Back Loops Only): Crochet into the back loop of each stitch only.
- FLO (Front Loops Only): Crochet into the front loop of each stitch only.
- HDC (Half Double Crochet): Yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through all three loops.
- DC (Double Crochet): Yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through two loops, yarn over, pull through remaining two loops.
- HDCinc (Half Double Crochet Increase): Crochet two HDCs in the same stitch.
- DCinc (Double Crochet Increase): Crochet two DCs in the same stitch.
- HDCdec (Half Double Crochet Decrease): Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through stitch, insert hook into next stitch, yarn over, pull through all loops.
- DCdec (Double Crochet Decrease): Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through stitch, yarn over, pull through next two loops, insert hook into next stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through two loops, yarn over, pull through remaining loops.
- sl st (Slip Stitch): Insert hook, yarn over, and pull through both the stitch and the loop on the hook.
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