Crochet Fish Scrubbie Pattern

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6 years ago

Finished crochet fish scrubbie landscape

Welcome to my crochet fish scrubbie pattern. The finished crochet scrubbies will look like this.

There is also a video tutorial for the scrubbies available at Crochet Fish Scrubbie Tutorial.

To view the full pattern for free continue scrolling down the page. If you would like to download the pattern in PDF format you can buy it for $1 on my Ravelry store at Crochet Fish Scrubbie Pattern or on my LoveCrafts store at Fish Scrubbie Crochet Pattern.

This pattern will be using US terminology. For the UK version go to Crochet Fish Scrubbie Pattern (UK Version).

Crochet Fish Scrubbie 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

I used blue, black, yellow and a very small amount of white 4 ply crochet cotton. (Cotton would be better than synthetic)
A crochet hook, I used a 1.25mm hook.
Scissors.
A darning needle to weave in ends.
Sewing thread and a needle to stitch the body fin and eye onto the fish. 2 x 6g scouring pads (about 2” or 5cm across).

Body

Make a magic loop.

Row 1: Work 2 ch, 2 hdc, 3 tr, 6 hdc, 3 tr, 3 hdc into circle. Pull circle tight and join with a sl st in 2^nd ch.

Row 2: 2 ch, 1 hdc in next st, 2 hdc in following st, 2 tr in each of next 3 sts, 2 hdc in following st, 1 hdc in each of next 4 sts, 2 hdc in following st, 2 tr in each of next 3 sts, 2 hdc in following st, 1 hdc in each remaining st. Sl st in 2^nd ch.

Row 3: 3 ch, 1 dc in each of next 4 sts, 2 dc in each of following 5 sts, 1 dc in each of next 8 sts, 2 dc in each of following 5 sts, 1 dc in each st to end. Join with a sl st in the 3^rd ch.

Row 4: 3 ch, 1 dc in same place as ch, 1 dc in each of following 2 sts, 2 dc in next st, (1 dc in next st, 2 dc in following st) 6 times, (1 dc in each of next 2 sts, 2 dc in following st) 2 times, (1 dc in next st, 2 dc in following st) 6 times, 1 dc in each of next 2 sts, 2 dc in following st. 1 dc into any remaining sts. Sl st into 3^rd ch.

Row 5: 3 ch, 1 dc in same st as ch, (1 dc in each of next 2 sts, 2 dc in following st) repeat to end. Join with a sl st in 3^rd ch.

Row 6: 3 ch, 1 dc in same st as ch, (1 dc in each of next 5 sts, 2 dc in following st) repeat to end. Sl st in 3^rd ch. Fasten off.

Head

Join cotton 12 sts back from the centre st of body as shown.

Row 1: 2 ch, work 2 joined hdc over next 4 sts, 1 hdc in each of following 2 sts, 1 sc in each of next 12 sts, 1 hdc in each of following 2 sts, 2 joined hdc over next 4 sts. Turn.

Row 2: 3 ch, work 2 joined dc over next 4 sts, 1 hdc in each of following 2 sts, 1 sc in each of next 8 sts, 1 hdc in each of following 2 sts, 2 joined dc over last 4 sts. Turn.

Row 3: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Fasten off.

Body Back

Make a magic loop.

Row 1: Work 2 ch, 2 hdc, 3 tr, 6 hdc, 3 tr, 3 hdc into circle. Pull circle tight and join with a sl st in 2^nd ch.

Row 2: 3 ch, 1 hdc into next st, 1 ch, into next st work 1 hdc, 1 ch and 1 hdc, (1 ch, 1 tr into next st) 3 times, 1 ch, into next st work 1 hdc, 1 ch and 1 hdc, (1 ch, 1 hdc into next st) 4 times, 1 ch, into next st work 1 hdc, 1 ch and 1 hdc, (1 ch, 1 tr into next st) 3 times, 1 ch, into next st work 1 hdc, 1 ch and 1 hdc, work 1 ch and 1 hdc into each remaining st, 1 ch, sl st into 2^nd ch.

Row 3: Sl st into next 1 ch loop, 5 ch, (1 dc in next loop, 2 ch) repeat to last st, 1 dc in last loop, 1 ch, join with a hdc in 3^rd ch.

Row 4: 6 ch, (1 dc in next loop, 3 ch) 5 times, 1 dc in top of next dc, 3 ch, (1 dc in next loop, 3 ch) 11 times, 1 dc in top of next dc, (3 ch, 1 dc in next loop) repeat to last loop. Join with 1 ch and 1 hdc in 3^rd ch.

Row 5: 7 ch, (1dc in next loop, 4 ch) repeat to end of row. Sl st in 3^rd ch. Fasten off.

Head

Join cotton to correspond with the joining for the head of the 1^st body as shown.

Row 1: 2 ch, work 2 joined hdc over next 4 sts, 1 hdc in each of following 2 sts, 1 sc in each of next 12 sts, 1 hdc in each of following 2 sts, 2 joined hdc over next 4 sts. Turn.

Row 2: 3 ch, work 2 joined dc over next 4 sts, 1 hdc in each of following 2 sts, 1 sc in each of next 8 sts, 1 hdc in each of following 2 sts, 2 joined dc over last 4 sts. Turn.

Row 3: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Fasten off.

1^st Stripe

Ch 28.

Miss 1^st ch, work 1 sc in each of next 2 sts, 1 hdc in each of following 2 sts, 1 dc in each of next 2 sts, 1 tr in each of following 4 sts, 1 dc in each of next 5 sts, 1 tr in each of following 6 sts, 1 dc in each of next 4 sts, 1 tr in each st to end. Fasten off.

2^nd Stripe

Ch 26.

Work 1 sc in 2^nd ch from hook, 1 hdc in next st, 1 dc in following st, 1 tr in each of next 5 sts, 1 dc in each of following 3 sts, 1 tr in each of next 4 sts, 1 dc in each of following 3 sts, 1 hdc in each of next 5 sts, 1 dc in each st to end. Fasten off.

Inner Eye

Make a magic loop.

1 ch, work 3 sc into circle. Pull circle tight and join with a sl st in ch. Fasten off.

Outer Eye

Make a magic loop.

2 ch, work 10 hdc into circle. Pull circle tight and join with a sl st in 2^nd ch. Fasten off.

Body Fin

6 ch.

Row 1: Miss 3 ch, work 1 dc in each st to end. Turn.

Row 2: 3 ch, work 1 dc in each st and in top of ch. Turn.

Row 3: 1 ch, 2 sc in 1^st st, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Don’t fasten off.

Neatening Row

1 ch, work 1 sc in each st on sides and bottom of fin. Fasten off.

Make Up

Weave in ends. Embroider a white dot on inner eye if desired.

Stitch the inner eye to the outer eye.

Sew the eye to the solid body piece.

Attach the 2 stripes to the solid body piece.

Stitch the body fin to the solid body piece.

Join the Bodies Together

With the wrong sides together join cotton to the end of the head of one side of the bodies as shown.

1 ch, work 1 sc in each st through both the bodies, around to the end of the head on the other side to join the bodies together. (You leave the end of the head open to insert the scouring pads. We work a row of edging to thread the chain cord through.) Don’t fasten off.

Edging to Draw in Mouth

3 ch, work 1 hdc and 1 ch in each st across the top of both body pieces. Join with a sl st in 2^nd ch. Fasten off.

Cord

Work about 12’’ (30cm) or desired length of ch.

Tail

Join main colour 4 sts back from centre st as shown.

Row 1: 3 ch, work a joined dc over next 2 sts, 1 dc in following st, a dc cluster over next 3 sts. Fasten off.

Join black cotton to end of tail on right side as shown.

Row 2: 3 ch, 2 dc in 1^st st, 2 tr in next st and 2 dc in last st. Fasten off.

Join contrast cotton to the top of the 3 ch from last row of black on right side as shown.

Row 3: 3 ch, work 2 dc in same place as ch, 1 dc in each st and 2 dc in top of ch. Turn.

Row 4: 3 ch, work 2 dc in same place as ch, 1 dc in each st and 2 dc in top of ch. Fasten off.

Join main colour to the 1^st st on wrong side of tail.

Row 5: 3 ch, work 2 dc in each of the 1^st 2 sts, 1 dc in each st to the last 2 sts, 2 dc in each of the last 2 sts. Turn.

Row 6: 18 ch, miss 2 ch and work 1 sl st in each of next 4 sts, 2 sc in following st, 1 sc in each of next 2 sts, 2 hdc in following st, 1 hdc in each of next 2 sts, 1 dc in each st to 2^nd last ch, work a dc cluster over the last 2 ch and 1^st 2 dc on the tail, 1 hdc in next st, 1 dc in each of following 2 sts, 1 tr in each of next 2 sts, 2 tr in following st, 1 tr in next st, 1 dc in each of following 2 sts, 1 hdc in next st, 15 ch, miss 1^st ch and work 1 sc in each of next 3 sts, a joined hdc over following 2 sts, 1 hdc in each of next 2 sts, 1 dc in each of following 4 sts, 1 tr in each remaining ch and into the side of the last st on the row. Join with a sl st in the top of the last st from previous row. Fasten off.

Bottom Fin

Join cotton 17 sts back from 1^st st of tail.

1 sc into each of next 3 sts, 1 hdc into each of following 3 sts, 1 dc into each of next 3 sts, 1 tr into each of following 3 sts, 2 tr into next st and a 3 tr cluster in following st. Fasten off.

Top Fin

Join cotton in the 3^rd st from the tail.

4 ch, work a joined tr in same st as ch, 2 tr in next st, 1 tr in each of following 3 sts, 1 dc in each of next 3 sts, 1 hdc in each of following 3 sts, 1 sc in each of next 3 sts, 1 sl st in following st. Fasten off.