I would like for you to meet Fin the Crochet Fish Puzzle. He is the most recent of my Amamani (Amigurumi Amish Puzzle Animals) and I must confess that I am more than a little bit in love with him. He is based on the original Crochet Amish Puzzle Ball, and as such comes apart into 3 segments, or rings, which then have to be re-assembled to form the fish.
The chunky design makes it perfect for little hands to grab hold of and your colour options are limitless! Just have a look at what some of my testers came up with. You can see more variations here.
Please note: the testers each put their own creative spin on the pattern. The instructions in the pattern are for a 2-tone fish with a Main colour body, contrasting colour fins and a striped tail.
Using the hook and yarn specified, this crochet fish works up to 13 cm wide x 17 cm high x 18 cm long. That is roughly 5″ x 6.5″ x 7″.
Gauge doesn’t matter, but if the yarn you use is too thin for the hook you use, you will end up with holes in your lids. And if you do make Fin with odds and ends of yarn and some of the yarns are thinner than others, please make sure that the yarn you use for the lids is as thick, or thicker, than the yarn you use for the wedges, otherwise the lids will be too small. The wedges are more forgiving than the lids!
Although this pattern is easy, it is very detailed, so you will need to have a good grasp of the English language. If you are not comfortable with English, you are probably going to struggle with this pattern, so I would advise against purchasing it.
You can buy the pattern for Fin in my Ravelry Store.
I hope you feel inspired to make your very own Fin the Fish and cannot wait to see all the variations!
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Carey Fiorello says
I just want to thank you so very much for coming up with these patterns. I made the octopus, and bought your book, but when I saw the fish, I just HAD to have it! Let me explain… I am a volunteer wish granter for Make-A-Wish and have a wish child assigned to me. He is 10 years old but mentally 6 months old. When we go out for our first meeting to learn what he may want for a wish, we take an ice breaker gift with us. His file said he loves fish and aquariums, but we didn’t want to get him an actual fish that his parents would have to care for, so this was perfect!! Any chance you might be able to come up with a penguin one? I love all your patterns and love all the photos that are so helpful as well.
Dedri Uys says
Hi Carey. What a lovely thing to do! I am not sure that I can do a penguin justice, but I will add it to my to-do list and see if I can come up with something!
Dedri
laura taylor says
Hi
Firstly i adore your puzzle and have bought your book,and made all of them. your designs are truly awesome, i then stumbled across your page and immediately bought fin the fish , i managed to download the pattern with no problems but it said that a link would also be emailed to me so i can print it, would it be possible to email me the printable link. Thank you for all the effort you put into your designs. Well back to making my fin now
Have a great day
Dedri Uys says
Laura, if you buy the pattern on Ravelry it is automatically added to your Ravelry Downloads/library. The pdf is printable, so if you didn’t receive a link, just open the pattern on Ravelry and either save or print from there. If you have already downloaded the pattern you can just print it by opening it and selecting print from the file menu in your pdf reader.
I hope that helps,
Dedri
Johanne says
I love all your puzzles. I just completed Fin the fish crochet puzzle for my GD to bring to her daycare’s show and share day. I loved making it but did have a problem with the top and bottom fins instructions. I ended up making my own pattern for those. The funny part was when my husband and I were putting Fin together. It must have taken us 20 minutes to get it together. It was fun and I am certain my GD and her friends will have a blast. Thank you for your imagination.
Susanna says
Being as I am from Canada, I wonder what the procedure for ordering Fin and paying involves. I am not too familiar with this site as I have never purchased through it. But, Fin is just sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo adorable and he needs to be in my collection! Any advice from you or someone else acquainted with the process will be appreciated. Keep on making these guys, soon we will all have an entire farm of animals!
Dedri Uys says
Thank you, Susanna. It’s really easy to buy patterns from Ravelry. And if you have paypal it’s even easier to pay for them.
Dianna says
I don’t struggle with any particular stitches, but I never seem to do well with clothes/shaping garments, and I loath having to make a gauge swatch- I always just want to jump right in! Fin is incredible, and I would love to make one for my daughter’s 3rd birthday next month!! Thanks for sharing so many awesome stories, roofs, and patterns. I think it’s awesome that we both like to crochet and also decorate cakes!!
Dedri Uys says
I’ve liked you on facebook, Dianna. Cakes and Crochet Rocks! So glad to meet a fellow baker/crocheter x
Viv Chamberlin-Kidd says
I love fin!!
Chasaidy says
I love your Amamani patterns! I have a thing for owls, any chance you have one of those in the works?
Dedri Uys says
Chasaidy, the owl will be ready after our house move…and after the cow. x
Maggie says
Great giveaway, thanks for sharing!!!
Linda Church says
I have trouble with the bullion stitch.
Sherry says
Love this fish…could see him in Nemo colors…
Dedri Uys says
Nemo colours would rock! I’ll make a Nemo one yet…
Rhondda Mol says
Hi Dedri :)
What I struggle with and try to avoid ;) is working ‘flat’ for afghans. I prefer to work in rounds so I always look for patterns in rounds first lol…so I tend to avoid afghans and other flat projects when I can.
I love your puzzle crochet toys :)
Rhondda
Oombawka Design
Dedri Uys says
Thank you Rhondda. I have yet to make a single afghan. I have made baby blankets, though, but like the instant gratification of small projects too much to commit myself to a huge blanket.
Diana Kean says
Another wonderful pattern!
Sumi says
I still struggle with reading charts (as opposed to text instructions). I can read them, it just takes me a lot longer.
Trang says
beautiful! Fin looks so funny!
Tammy says
Wow another amazing puzzle ball toy. I struggle with the slip stitch. I always have to remind myself to so it loosely.
Ruth D says
Fin is your most adorable puzzle ball yet!
Dedri Uys says
Thank you, Ruth :)
Nataliya says
I’m still impressed by your balls. These toys are not like anything else. Who will be next?
Nikki says
I just love your little animal variations of the classic puzzle ball! I am amazed how quickly you can cycle through them! I am not a slow crocheter, but I think I just have too many interests that I do a few projects and then move to something else. Mr. Fin is a pretty awesome dude and I hope to make one for my son!
Pam says
I love all your adorable patterns. I made your Amish Puzzle Ball and loved the way it turned out. Would love to make Fin the Fish.
Odette says
your Fin is indeed mighty fine !;-) I love to learn new crochet stitches that look very complicated but give a beautiful look !