Welcome to my crochet angelfish pattern. This is a request that I received. This is what the finished angelfish applique will look like.
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Crochet Angelfish Pattern
Abbreviations
- st – stitch
- sts – stitches
- ch – chain
- sl st – slip stitch
- sc – single crochet
- hdc – half double crochet
- dc – double crochet
- tr – treble crochet
Materials Used
- Any thickness crochet cotton or yarn, I used Scheepjes Maxi Sugar Rush colors (106) Snow White, (110) Black and (208) Yellow Gold.
- A crochet hook, I used a 1mm hook.
- A darning needle to weave in ends.
- Sewing thread and needle to stitch the fish together.
- Scissors.
Size
Large fish (Using 8 ply yarn & a 3mm hook)
12.5cm wide x 15cm high or 5” wide x 6” high
Medium fish (Using 4 ply crochet cotton & a 1.5mm hook)
8.5cm wide x 10cm high or 3.25” wide x 4” high
Small fish (Using 2 ply crochet cotton & a 1mm hook)
7cm wide x 8cm high or 2.75” wide x 3” high
Head & Body
Using (106) Snow White work 4 ch.
Row 1: Miss 1st ch, work 1 sc in each remaining ch. Turn. (3 sts)
Row 2: 2 ch, work 3 hdc in 1st st, 1 sc in next st, 3 hdc in last st. Turn. (7 sts)
Row 3: 3 ch, work 2 dc in 1st st, 2 hdc in next st, 1 sc in each of following 3 sts, 2 hdc in next st, 2 dc in last st. Turn. (11 sts)
Join in (110) Black, I left a long tail of black at the beginning and crocheted over the top of it to take it to the other side for the neatening row. I left the white joined for the neatening row.
Row 4: 2 ch, work 2 hdc in 1st st, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 hdc in last st. Turn. (13 sts)
Row 5: 2 ch, work 1 hdc in 1st st, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 hdc in last st. Turn. (14 sts)
Join in (208) Yellow Gold, I left a long tail of yellow gold at the beginning and crocheted over the top of it to take it to the other side for the neatening row. I fastened off the black leaving a long tail for the neatening row.
Row 6: 2 ch, work 2 hdc in 1st st, 1 sc in each st to last st, 1 hdc in last st. Turn. (15 sts)
Row 7: 3 ch, work 2 dc in 1st st, 1 hdc in each of next 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to last 3 sts, 1 hdc in each of next 2 sts, 2 dc in last st. Turn. (17 sts)
Join in (110) Black, I left a long tail of black at the beginning and crocheted over the top of it to take it to the other side for the neatening row. I fastened off the yellow gold leaving a long tail for the neatening row.
Row 8: 2 ch, work 2 hdc in 1st st, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 hdc in last st. Turn. (19 sts)
Row 9: 3 ch, work 2 dc in 1st st, 1 hdc in next st, 1 sc in each of following 4 sts, 1 hdc in next st, 1 dc in following st, 2 tr in next st, 1 dc in following st, 1 hdc in next st, 1 sc in each of following 6 sts, 1 hdc in next st, 2 dc in last st. Turn. (22 sts)
Join in (208) Yellow Gold, I left a long tail of yellow gold at the beginning and crocheted over the top of it to take it to the other side for the neatening row. I fastened off the black leaving a long tail for the neatening row.
Row 10: 6 ch, work 1 sl st in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in next ch, 1 hdc in each of next 3 ch, 1 hdc in 1st st of row 9, 1 sc in each of next 4 sts, a joined sc over following 2 sts, 1 sc in next st, a joined sc over following 2 sts, 1 sc and 1 hdc in following st, 1 hdc in next st, 1 hdc and 1 sc in following st, a joined sc over following 2 sts, 1 sc in each of next 2 sts, a joined sc over following 2 sts, 1 hdc in each of next 2 sts, 2 dc in last st. 6 ch.
Row 11: Work a sl st in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in next ch, 1 hdc in each of last 3 ch, 2 hdc in 1st st of row 10, 1 hdc in each of next 3 sts, 1 sc in each of following 5 sts, 1 sc and 1 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in following st, 1 hdc and 1 sc in next st, 1 sc in following st, a joined sc over next 2 sts, 1 sc in each of following 6 sts, 1 sl st in each remaining st. Don’t turn or fasten off.
Neatening Row
Work 3 ch, miss 1st ch and work 1 sl st in each remaining ch, using the colors of the fish work 1 sl st in each st to 1st st of row 1 of fish, (3 ch, work 1 dc in same st as ch, 3 ch, sl st in same st as dc, sl st in next st) 2 times, sl st in each st to start of row 11. Fasten off.
Tail Stump
Join (110) black to middle st of row 11.
3 ch, work 2 dc in same st as ch. Fasten off.
Tail
Using (110) Black work 13 ch.
Sl st in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc and 1 hdc in next st, 1 hdc and 1 dc in following st, 1 hdc and 1 sc in next st, 1 sc in each of following 4 sts, 1 sc and 1 hdc in next st, 1 hdc and 1 dc in following st, 1 hdc and 1 sc in next st, 1 sl st in last st. Fasten off.
Stitch the tail to end of body where shown.
Neatening Row
Join (110) Black to 1st st of tail stump.
Work 1 sl st in each st around the tail. Fasten off. To make the tail a bit longer you could work 3 ch, miss 1st ch and work 1 sl st in each remaining ch, at the tip of each side.
Inner Eye
Using (110) Black make a magic loop.
1 ch, work 2 sc in circle. Pull circle tight and join with a sl st in top of 1st st. Fasten off.
Outer Eye
Using (106) Snow White make a magic loop.
1 ch, work 8 hdc in circle. Pull circle tight and join with a sl st in top of 1st st. Fasten off.
To Make Up
Weave in ends. Embroider a small white dot on the inner eye.
Stitch the inner eye at the side of the outer eye.
Attach the eye to the fish.
I’ve also made the angelfish applique in different sizes.
I hope that you’ve enjoyed the pattern. If you’ve liked it you may enjoy some of my other patterns including the crochet dolphin, crochet goldfish pattern, clownfish, tropical fish, crochet shark and a turtle.
