Hook Your Own Little Sea Friend: DIY Crochet Fish Brooch Pattern

ByLina Morgen

DIY Crochet Fish Brooch Pattern: A Step-by-Step Guide

Create a charming and whimsical fish brooch with this detailed crochet pattern. This miniature project is perfect for beginners and experienced crocheters alike, resulting in a cute accessory that can be pinned to a coat, bag, or scarf.

Materials Needed

  • Yarn: Thin crochet thread or fingering weight yarn (Main color for the fish, white for the eye, and pink for the lips).
  • Crochet Hook: 0.75 mm.
  • Stuffing: Fiberfill or polyfill.
  • Embroidery Thread: Black floss for eyelashes and metallic floss (or small beads) for decoration.
  • Eye: 2mm safety eye or a small black bead.
  • Hardware: 1.5 cm brooch pin base.

Finished Size: Approximately 4 x 3.5 cm.

Abbreviations (US Terms)

  • MR: Magic Ring
  • sc: Single crochet
  • inc: Increase (2 sc in one stitch)
  • dec: Decrease (sc 2 together)
  • ch: Chain
  • sl st: Slip stitch

Step 1: The Fins (Make 2)

  1. Round 1: 4 sc in MR.
  2. Round 2: 2 inc, 2 sc (6).
  3. Round 3: 1 sc, 2 inc, 3 sc (8).
  4. Round 4: 2 sc, 2 inc, 4 sc (10).
  5. Round 5: 3 sc, 2 inc, 5 sc (12).
  6. Round 6: 4 sc, 2 inc, 6 sc (14).
  7. Round 7: 5 sc, 2 inc. (Work an incomplete round).

Fasten off and repeat for the second fin.

Step 2: The Tail

  1. Round 1: Ch 8. Starting from the 2nd chain from the hook: 1 sc, 5 sc, and 3 sc in the last chain. Working along the bottom of the chain, crochet 6 sc (Total: 16).
  2. Round 2: dec, 6 sc, dec, 5 sc (14).
  3. Round 3: (dec, 5 sc) * 2 (12).
  4. Round 4: (dec, 4 sc) * 2 (10).
  5. Round 5: (dec, 3 sc) * 2 (8).
  6. Round 6: 8 sc.
  7. Round 7: (inc, 3 sc) * 2 (10).
  8. Round 8: (inc, 4 sc) * 2 (12).
  9. Round 9: (inc, 5 sc) * 2 (14).

Fasten off.

Step 3: The Body and Assembly

In this stage, you will join the tail and fins together to create the foundation for the body.

The Assembly Row:

  • Join the tail: sl st, then crochet 6 sc around the tail.
  • Join the first fin: sl st, then crochet 15 sc around the fin.
  • Crochet 7 sc along the tail.
  • Join the second fin: crochet 16 sc around the fin.
  • Total stitch count: 46 stitches.

Crocheting the Body:

  1. Round 9: 46 sc.
  2. Round 10: 13 sc, 2 dec, 19 sc, 2 dec, 6 sc (42).
  3. Round 11: 12 sc, 2 dec, 17 sc, 2 dec, 5 sc (38).
  4. Round 12: 11 sc, 2 dec, 15 sc, 2 dec, 4 sc (34).
  5. Round 13: 10 sc, 2 dec, 13 sc, 2 dec, 3 sc (30).
  6. Round 14: 9 sc, 2 dec, 11 sc, 2 dec, 2 sc (26).
  7. Round 15: 8 sc, 2 dec, 9 sc, 2 dec, 1 sc (22).
  8. Begin stuffing the body firmly but evenly.
  9. Round 16: 7 sc, 2 dec, 7 sc, 2 dec (18).
  10. Round 17: (5 sc, 2 dec) * 2 (14).
  11. Round 18: 7 dec (7).

Finish stuffing completely. Leave a yarn tail for sewing, fasten off, and close the hole. Sew the brooch base to the back of the fish.

Step 4: The Eye

Using white yarn:

  1. Round 1: 6 sc in MR.
  2. Round 2: 6 inc (12).
  3. Round 3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18).
  4. Round 4: 18 sc.

Fasten off, leaving a yarn tail. Sew the eye onto the head by the front loops only, adding a bit of stuffing inside as you go. Embroider eyelashes using 2-3 strands of black floss and glue or sew a 2mm black bead/eye into the center of the magic ring.

Step 5: The Lips

Using pink yarn (work with the wrong side facing out):

Make 2 identical pieces:

  1. Round 1: 5 sc in MR.
  2. Round 2: 5 sc.

Fasten off, leaving a tail. Sew the two pieces together at the base to create a small heart shape. Insert the lips into the head, pull the yarn threads through the body, tie a secure knot, and hide the ends inside. Close the head opening tightly.

Step 6: Finishing Touches

To give your fish a sparkling look, decorate the body using small beads or by embroidering French knots with metallic thread. Your adorable crochet fish brooch is now complete

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