How to Crochet Tiny Fish Keychain (Tutorial for Beginners)

Looking for a 20-minute amigurumi project without being complicated? Learn how to crochet cute, tricolored tiny fish amigurumi, perfect as a keychain or charm for bags. You can crochet it even if you are a beginner, as the tutorial is super detailed. Let’s get started!

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Techniques Needed: The required techniques for this crochet fish project include the Magic Ring, Single Crochet (sc), Increase (inc), Invisible Decrease (dec), and Color Change.

Skill Level: Beginner

Personalization Tips: You can choose from different color pallets other than the rustic ones, like baby theme or feminine theme, or ocean theme, etc. You can also crochet it with the chunky yarn to achieve a lovely big plushie.

Materials Needed

Following are the supplies used by the tutor to crochet these little fish amigurumi:

• Yarn: White, rustic, yellow, brown, and latte color (100% cotton yarn recommended).
• Crochet Hook: Size 3 mm.
• Safety eyes: 6 mm.
• Stuffing: To fill the fish and give it shape.
• Scissors: For cutting the yarn.
• Stitch Markers: To mark the beginning of each round.
• Yarn Needle: For weaving in the ends and assembly.

Magic Ring (White Yarn)

• Detailed instruction on making a magic ring.

• Begin with 6 single crochets into the ring.

• Round Joining: Slip stitch and chain one.

Increasing Rounds

• Round 2: Increase pattern explained—resulting in 8 stitches.

• Round 3: 3 single crochets + increase, repeated.

Building the Fish Body

Rounds 4–6

• Follow on-screen pattern.

Round 7

• Color Switch to Rustic Yarn

• Explanation of smooth color changes by finishing last stitch with new yarn.

Rounds 7–10

• 16 single crochets each round to build the body.

Round 11

• Color Switch to Yellow

• Rounds 11–13: Continue with 16 stitches in yellow.

Adding Details and Shaping

• Safety Eyes: Added after Round 13.

• Round 14: Introduces shaping using invisible decreases.

Invisible Decrease

• Insert hook into front loops only of two stitches.

• Pull through and finish stitch to reduce without a noticeable seam.

Rounds 15–18

• Follow on-screen shaping pattern.

• Begin stuffing the fish gradually.

Finishing the Tail

Round 19

• Color Switch to Latte Yarn

• 10 single crochets.

Rounds 20–22

• Follow on-screen pattern.

• Color Switch back to White for tail finishing.

Round 23

• Mix of single crochets and increases to widen the base of the tail.

Rounds 24–25

• Final shaping.

• Fold tail and crochet across to close.

Final Touches & Celebration

• Secure the Tail

• Trim and Weave Ends

• Finished product is a cute, colorful crochet fish.

Video Guide

https://youtu.be/AFP2yOj6mWU