Magikarp
MATERIALS &TOOLS
Yarn: *less than one skein of each* orange, white, yellow & a small amount of pink
Caron Simply Soft “strawberry”, Patons Canadiana “Yellow” & Red heart soft “tangerine” & “white”Crochet hook (3.5mm used - any size; consistent throughout pattern)
Polyester stuffing
Scissors, sewing needle, stitch marker
Felt or wool in black & pink
Needle felting tool (if needle felting) or glue/thread (if using felt)
Optional: black embroidery floss
ABBREVIATIONS
Sc - single crochet
Slst- slip stitch
Hdc - half double crochet
Dc - double crochet
Tr - triple crochet
Inc - increase
Dec - decrease
Ch – chain
Gauge: not important.
BODY
In orange/”tangerine”
Worked in an oval shape - continuous rounds
Sections in the pattern in brackets are repeated (example “(sc, inc) x 6” = “sc, inc” repeated six times)
1. Chain 6. Starting in the second chain from the hook, inc, 3 sc, *make 3 sc inc in the last chain*. Turn so you’re working on the other side of the chain, and single crochet 4 (12)
2. (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
3. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
4. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
5. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
6. Sc around (36)
7. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8. Sc around (42)
9. (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
10. Sc around (48)
11. (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
12. Sc around (54)
13. (8 sc, inc) (60)
14-16. Sc around (60)
Fasten off. Attach new yarn in the front loop of the 50th stitch (10 stitches behind the fasten off point).
Working in rows:
17. In the front loop only, just for this row: sc 28, chain 1 & turn (28)
18-20. 28 sc, chain 1 & turn (28)
Working in rounds:
21. Insert hook through the front loop of the first stitch AND the back loop left over from the first stitch of row 17. Make a single crochet stitch.
Repeat this for the next 27 stitches. When finished, there will be 28 stitches made this way.
Single crochet in the next 32 stitches from round 16.
** Make 10 more single crochet stitches (this will overlap the stitches already made - this does not change the total stitch count - you will still have 60 stitches in the round - it only changes where the next round begins!! ** (60)
22-30. Sc around (60)
31. (Dec, 8 sc) x 6 (54) - add stuffing to the body
32-33. Sc around (54)
34. (Dec, 7 sc) x 6 (48)
35. Sc around (48)
36. (Dec, 6 sc) x 6 (42)
37. Sc around (42)
38. (Dec, 5 sc) x 6 (36)
39. Sc around (36)
40. (Dec, 4 sc) x 6 (30)
41. Sc around (30)
42. (Dec, 3 sc) x 6 (24)
43. Sc around (24) - add more stuffing to the body
44. (Dec, 2 sc) x 6 (18)
45. (Dec, sc) x 6 (12)
46. Dec six times (6)
Fasten off, leaving a tail. Weave the tail through the front loops of the 6 remaining stitches and pull tightly to close the ring.
LIPS
In pink (strawberry)
1. Chain 25. Starting in the second chain from the hook, sc 24. Chain 1 & turn (24)
2. Sc 24, chain 1 & turn (24)
3. Sc 24 (24)
Fasten off, leaving a really long tail. Sew the two long sides together, and then sew the piece to the body between rounds 3-4.
WHISKERS
Made in yellow or white
1. Magic ring 3 (3)
2-28. Sc around (3)
Fasten off, leaving a tail to sew to the body.
** If you’d rather make the whiskers in rows: Chain 29. Starting in the second chain from the hook: sc 28 (28)
Fasten off, leaving a tail to sew to the body.
EYES
In white
1. Make a magic ring with 6 sc (6)
2. Inc in each stitch & slip stitch to the first stitch (12)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail to sew to the body.
See “Magikarp - part two” for fins & assembly.