Goldfish Pattern

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Kate Wood send comments or suggestions to [email protected] 1

These fancy fantail goldfish work up quicklyyou may wind up with an aquarium's worth! Fantail goldfishcome in a variety of colors, so experiment with hues like orange, black, white, yellow, and of course, gold.Play around and mix up your fin and body colors. Or make a fantasy fish in any color of the rainbow!

Youll need Approximately 85 yards of worsted weight yarn

F hook Safety eyes, buttons, or scrap yarn in a

contrasting color (for embroidered eyes) A small amount of embroidery floss (to sew on

mouth) and a sewing needle Yarn needle Stitch marker Fiber fill or other stuffing

BODYThe fish's body is worked continuously in the round. Use astitch marker to keep track of your rounds.

Round 1: crochet 6 sc in a magic ringRound 2: * 2 sc in next st. Repeat from * 6x. (12 sts)Round 3: * sc 3, 2 sc in next st. Repeat from * 3x. (15 sts)Round 4: * sc 4, 2 sc in next st. Repeat from * 3x. (18 sts)Round 5: * sc 5, 2 sc in next st. Repeat from * 3x. (21 sts)Round 6: * sc 6, 2 sc in next st. Repeat from * 3x. (24 sts)Round 7: * sc 7, 2 sc in next st. Repeat from * 3x. (27 sts)Round 8: * sc 8, 2 sc in next st. Repeat from * 3x. (30 sts)Round 9: *sc 3, sc2tog. Repeat from * 6x. (24 sts)


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Round 10: sc around. (24 sts)

Rows 9 and 10 define your fishs head. Pause here to make face.You can embroider eyes, affix safety eyes, or sew on buttons. Whichever you choose, they should sitaround row 6 or so. Use embroidery floss to backstitch on a little mouth I recommend a simple three-stitch smile roughly following the contour of round 1 or 2. Use the photo below as a guide.

Round 11: * sc 3, 2 sc in next st. Repeat from * 6x. (30 sts)Round 12: * sc 4, 2 sc in next st. Repeat from * 6x. (36 sts)Round 12: * sc 5, 2 sc in next st. Repeat from * 6x. (42 sts)

Work even for 8 rows to form fishs body.

Rounds 13-20: sc around (42 sts)

Pause here to attach eyes and sew on mouth, then stuff.

Round 21: *sc 5, sc2tog. Repeat from * 6x. (36 sts)Round 22: *sc 4, sc2tog. Repeat from * 6x. (30 sts)

Round 23: *sc 3, sc2tog. Repeat from * 6x. (24 sts)Round 24: *sc 6, sc2tog. Repeat from * 3x. (21 sts)Round 25: *sc 5, sc2tog. Repeat from * 3x. (18 sts)Round 26: *sc 4, sc2tog. Repeat from * 3x. (15 sts)Round 27: *sc 3, sc2tog. Repeat from * 3x. (12 sts)

Finish stuffing.

Rounds 28-30: sc around. (12 sts)

Fasten off and sew closed, leaving a long yarn tailhanging.

FINSAll of the fins are worked back and forth in rows of sc, working in the back loop only (blo). Ch 1 for aturning chain at the beginning of each row, working your first sc in the same stitch as the turning ch.Turning ch does not count as a sc.

The photo above shows all the fins you are about to make next to a completed body.


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FINS (MAKE 3)The top fin and the pectoral fins are all worked in the same way. The decreases (sc2tog) will cause yourrows slant to one side, making the fish's fins diagonally ribbed. For the first one, leave a tail for sewing atthe beginning of your work, and weave in your tail at the end. This one will be the top fin. For the othertwo, leave a yarn tail for sewing after you fasten off, and weave in the other end. These will be yourpectoral/side fins. I have given written instructions as well as a chart even if you don't use the chart, itcan be helpful to visualize what you're making! See assembly instructions below for how to sew them onto your fishs body.

Ch 10.Working in blo,Row 1: Ch 1, sc 8, sc2tog. Turn.Row 2: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc 7. Turn.Row 3: Ch 1, sc 6, sc2tog. Turn.Row 4: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc 5. Turn.Row 5: Ch 1, sc 4, sc2tog. Turn.Row 6: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc 3.Fasten off.

TAIL FIN (MAKE 2)For a true fantail goldfish, you need to make two of these! If you want a less fancy fish, you cango aheadand just make one... but if you've got two it's much easier to prop up and pose your fish. And I promise,

these aren't as scary or complicated as they might look at first. I have given written instructions for thesebelow, as well as a chart on the next page.

The tail fins are worked similarly to a chevron afghan the pairs of decreases (sc2tog) at the center ofeach row will make your work form a "V" shape, giving the fish's tail its shape.

Ch 32.Working in blo,Row 1: Ch 1, sc 15, sc2tog twice, sc 13, ch 3. Turn work.Row 2: Ch 1, sc 15, sc2tog twice, sc 14, ch 2. Turn work.Row 3: Ch 1, sc 15, sc2tog twice, sc 14, ch 2. Turn work.Row 4: Ch 1, sc 15, sc2tog twice, sc 14, ch 1. Turn work.

Row 5: Ch 1, sc 14, sc2tog twice, sc 14, ch 4. Turn work.Row 6: Ch 1, sc 17, sc2tog twice, sc 10. Leave remaining stitches unworked. Turn work.Row 7: Ch 1, sc 9, sc2tog twice, sc 13. Leave remaining stitches unworked. Turn work.Row 8: Ch 1, sc 12, sc2tog twice, sc 5. Leave remaining stitches unworked. Turn work.Row 9: Ch 1, sc 4, sc2tog twice, sc 7. Leave remaining stitches unworked. Turn work.Row 10: Ch 1, sc 6, sc2tog twice, sc 2. Leave remaining stitch unworked. Turn work.Fasten off and weave in yarn ends.


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ASSEMBLYUsing yarn tail, whipstitch the top fin along its slanted edge (the edge where you've made yourdecreasesthe one with 2, 4, and 6 next to it on the previous page's chart) to the fishs body, aroundrows 15 to 20. It should sit perpendicular to the fishs face, and in a straight line with its tail. See photo onnext page.

Using yarn tails, whipstitch each of the side fins into place along their straight edges (the edge acrossfrom your decreasesthe one with rows 1, 3, and 5 labeled next to it on the chart). These should sitaround rows 12-17 of the body, with the front edge of the fin just about in line with the bottom of the fishshead. See photo on next page.

Sew the fishs tail fins to the little stump made at the back end of the body by rows 27-30. Place both tail

fins on the outside of the stump, aligned with one another (so one will have its RS facing out, the otherthe WS not that we're really keeping track of such things). Stitch the tail fins to the stump, workingthroughboth fins as well as the stump. Using a backstitch for this will hide your stitching amongst yourcrochet. You should also make a few stitches aroundboth fins just above and below the stump this willmake the tail fins fan out more as well as concealing the stump. See photo on next page.

Weave in any last loose ends from sewing, and your fish is ready to swim!


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Assembly photos...

Above:Detail of top fin

Right:Detail of tail fin attachmentthe tailcan point straight like an arrow toward yourfish's nose, or you can have the upper finbe slightly horizontal for a drooping tail.

Left:Placementfor side fins. I hate howthe fish looks like he'sailing in this picturedon't worry, he's fine!

Hope you like yournew friend!

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