Fish Scrubbie Crochet Pattern (UK Version)

kerriscrochet@gmail.com

6 years ago

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

There is also a video tutorial for the scrubbies available at Fish Scrubbie Crochet 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 Fish Scrubbie Crochet Pattern or on my LoveCrafts store at Fish Scrubbie Crochet Pattern.

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

Fish Scrubbie Crochet Pattern

Abbreviations

st – stitch
sts – stitches
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
dc – double crochet
htr – half treble crochet
tr – treble crochet
dtr – double 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 htr, 3 dtr, 6 htr, 3 dtr, 3 htr into circle. Pull circle tight and join with a sl st in 2^nd ch.

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

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

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

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

Row 6: 3 ch, 1 tr in same st as ch, (1 tr in each of next 5 sts, 2 tr 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 htr over next 4 sts, 1 htr in each of following 2 sts, 1 dc in each of next 12 sts, 1 htr in each of following 2 sts, 2 joined htr over next 4 sts. Turn.

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

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

Body Back

Make a magic loop.

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

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

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

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

Row 5: 7 ch, (1tr 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 front body as shown.

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

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

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

1st Stripe

Ch 28.

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

2^nd Stripe

Ch 26.

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

Inner Eye

Make a magic loop.

1 ch, work 3 dc 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 htr 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 tr in each st to end. Turn.

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

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

Neatening Row

1 ch, work 1 dc 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 2 stripes to the solid body piece.

Stitch a 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 dc 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 htr 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

Using main colour join cotton 4 sts back from centre st as shown.

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

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

Row 2: 3 ch, 2 tr in 1^st st, 2 dtr in next st and 2 tr 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 tr in same place as ch, 1 tr in each st and 2 tr in top of ch. Turn.

Row 4: 3 ch, work 2 tr in same place as ch, 1 tr in each st and 2 tr 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 tr in each of the 1^st 2 sts, 1 tr in each st to the last 2 sts, 2 tr 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 dc in following st, 1 dc in each of next 2 sts, 2 htr in following st, 1 htr in each of next 2 sts, 1 tr in each st to 2^nd last ch, work a tr cluster over the last 2 ch and 1^st 2 tr on the tail, 1 htr in next st, 1 tr in each of following 2 sts, 1 dtr in next 2 sts, 2 dtr in following st, 1 dtr in next st, 1 tr in each of following 2 sts, 1 htr in next st, 15 ch, miss 1^st ch and work 1 dc in each of next 3 sts, a joined htr over following 2 sts, 1 htr in each of next 2 sts, 1 tr in each of following 4 sts, 1 dtr in each remaining ch and into the side of the last st of 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 dc into each of next 3 sts, 1 htr into each of following 3 sts, 1 tr into each of next 3 sts, 1 dtr into each of following 3 sts, 2 dtr into next st and a 3 dtr cluster in following st. Fasten off.

Top Fin

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

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