Something Fishy Pillow
Design by Debra Arch
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Chain-3 at beginning of row counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. Join new color to top of first stitch of previous row unless otherwise stated. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Chain-2 at beginning of row counts as first half double crochet unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Front post double crochet
decrease (fpdc dec): Yo, insert hook from front to back around posts of next 2 indicated sts, yo, pull up a lp, [yo, pull through 2 lps on hook] twice.
Front post double crochet
cluster (FPdcCL): Yo, insert hook from front to back around post of indicated st, yo, pull up a lp, yo, pull through 2 lps on hook, yo, insert hook from front to back around post of next st, yo, pull up a lp, yo, pull through first 2 lps on hook, yo, pull through rem 3 lps on hook.
PILLOW
FISH Make 2. Body Row 1 (WS): Beg at tail, with lime, ch 29, dc in 4th ch from hook (first 3 sk chs count as 1 dc), dc in each ch across, turn. (27 dc) Row 2: Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), [ fpdc (see Stitch Guide) around post of next st, bpdc (see Stitch
Guide) around post of next st] 12 times, fpdc around post of next st, dc in last st, turn. (13 fpdc, 12 bpdc, 2 dc) Row 3: Ch 3, fpdc dec (see
Special Stitches) around posts of first 2 sts (first dec made), bpdc around next st, [fpdc around next st, bpdc around next st] across to last 3 sts, fpdc dec around posts of next 2 sts (2nd
dec made), dc in last st, turn. (12 fpdc, 11 bpdc, 2 dc) Rows 4–9: Rep last row 6 times. Fasten off lime. (6 fpdc, 5 bpdc, 2 dc at end of row 9) Row 10 (RS): With RS facing, join (see Pattern Notes) purple, ch 2 (see Pattern Notes), hdc in top of next st, [2 fpdc around next st, hdc in top of next st] 5 times, hdc in last st, turn. Fasten off purple. (10 fpdc, 8 hdc)
Row 11: With WS facing, join blue, ch 2, hdc in same st, hdc in each st across to last st, 2 hdc in last st, turn. (20 hdc)
Row 12: Ch 2, hdc in same st as base of beg ch-2, hdc in each of next 2 sts, fptr around post of each of next 2 fpdc 2 rows below, [3 hdc in next st, fptr around post of each of next 2 fpdc 2 rows below] 4 times, hdc in each of next 2 sts, 2 hdc in last st, turn. (10 fptr, 20 hdc) Row 13: Ch 2, hdc in same st as base of beg ch-2, hdc in each st across to last st, 2 hdc in last st, turn. (32 hdc) Row 14: Ch 2, hdc in same st as base of beg ch-2, hdc in each st across to next st directly above fptr 2 rows below, fptr around each of next fptr 2 rows below, [hdc in each of next 3 sts, fptr around each of next fptr 2 rows below] 4 times, hdc in each st across to last st, 2 hdc in last st, turn. (10 fptr, 24 hdc) Rows 15–20: Rep rows 13 and 14 alternately 3 times. (10 fptr, 36 hdc) Row 21: Ch 2, hdc in each st across, turn. (46 hdc)
Row 22: Ch 2, [hdc in each st across to st directly above next fptr 2 rows below, fptr around each of next 2 fptr] 5 times, hdc in each st across, turn. (10 fptr, 36 hdc) Rows 23–28: Rep rows 21 and 22 alternately 3 times. Row 29: Rep row 21. Fasten off blue. Row 30: With RS facing, join golden yellow, ch 2, hdc in each of next 6 sts, fptr around post of each of next 2 hdc 2 rows below, [hdc in each of next 3 sts, fptr around each of next 2 fptr 2 rows below] 5 times, hdc in each of next 3 sts, fptr around post of each of next 2 hdc 2 rows below,
hdc in each rem st, turn. Fasten off golden yellow. (14 fptr, 32 hdc)
Row 31: With WS facing, join off-white, rep row 21. (46 hdc)
Row 32: Ch 2, [hdc in each st across to st directly above next fptr 2 rows below, fptr around each of next 2 fptr] 7 times, hdc in each st across, do not turn. Fasten off off-white. (14 fptr, 32 hdc)
Row 33: With RS facing, join lime, ch 2, hdc in each of next 6 sts, fpdc around each of next 2 fptr, [hdc in each of next 3 sts, fpdc around each of next fptr 2 rows below] 6 times, hdc in each of next 7 sts, turn. Fasten off lime. (14 fpdc, 32 hdc) Row 34: With WS facing, join off-white, rep row 21. (46 hdc)
Row 35: Ch 2, [hdc in each st across to st directly above next fpdc 2 rows below, fptr around each of next 2 fpdc] 7 times, hdc in each st across, do not turn. Fasten off off-white. (14 fptr, 32 hdc) Row 36: With RS facing, join golden yellow, rep row 33, do not turn at end of row. Fasten off golden yellow. (14 fpdc, 32 hdc)
Head
Row 1: With RS facing, join lime, ch 2, hdc dec (see Stitch
Guide) in next 2 sts, hdc in each of next 4 sts, FPdcCL (see
Special Stitches) around next 2 fpdc (dec made), [hdc in each of next 3 sts, FPdcCL around next 2 sts] 6 times, hdc in each of next 5 sts, hdc dec in next 2 sts, turn. (7 FPdcCLs, 30 hdc) Row 2: Ch 2, hdc in each of next 4 sts, hdc dec in next 2 sts, [hdc in each of next 2 sts, hdc dec in 2 sts] 6 times, hdc in each of next 4 sts, hdc dec in next 2 sts, turn. (29 hdc) Row 3: Ch 2, hdc dec in next 2 sts, hdc in each st across to last 2 sts, hdc dec in last 2 sts, turn. (27 hdc) Rows 4–8: Rep last row 5 times. (17 hdc at end of row 8) Row 9: Ch 2, [hdc dec in next 2 sts, hdc in next st] 5 times, hdc in last st, turn. Fasten off lime. (12 hdc)
Mouth
Row 1: With WS facing, join golden yellow, ch 2, [hdc dec in next 2 sts, hdc in next st] twice, [hdc dec in next 2 sts] twice, hdc in last st, turn. (8 hdc)
Row 2: Ch 2, [hdc dec in next 2 sts] 3 times, hdc in last st, turn. (5 hdc) Row 3: Ch 2, [hdc dec in next 2 sts] twice. Fasten off golden yellow. (3 hdc)
Top Fin
Row 1: With RS facing, join purple to end of lime row 33, ch 2, hdc in same st as join, working in ends of rows, 33 hdc evenly sp along top edge of body to row 10, sl st in end of row 10, turn. Fasten off purple. (35 hdc)
Row 2: With WS facing, sk sl st, sk next 3 hdc, join yellow to next sc, ch 3, 4 dc in same st as join, dc in each of next 27 sts, hdc dec in next 2 sts, sc dec (see Stitch
Guide) in next 2 sts, turn. (34 sts) Row 3: Ch 1, sc dec in next 2 sts, hdc in next st, [fpdc around post of next dc, bpdc around post of next dc] 15 times, dc in next st, turn. (15 fpdc, 15 bpdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc) Row 4: Ch 3, [fpdc around next st, bpdc around next st] 14 times, fpdc around next st, hdc in next st, sc dec in next 2 sts, turn. (15 fpdc, 14 bpdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc) Row 5: Ch 1, sc dec in next 2 sts, fpdc dec around next 2 sts, bpdc around next st, [fpdc around next st, bpdc around next st] 13 times, dc in next st, turn. (14 fpdc, 14 bpdc, 1 sc, 1 dc) Row 6: Ch 3, [fpdc around next st, bpdc around next st] 12 times, fpdc dec around posts of next 2 sts, hdc in next st, sc dec in next 2 sts, turn. (13 fpdc, 12 bpdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc) Row 7: Ch 1, sc dec in next 2 sts, fpdc dec around next 2 sts, bpdc around next st, [fpdc around next st, bpdc around next st] 11 times, dc in last st, fasten off yellow. (12 fpdc, 12 bpdc, 1 dc, 1 sc)
Bottom Fin
Row 1: With WS facing, rep row 1 same as for Top Fin.
Rows 2–7: With RS facing, sk sl st, sk next 3 sc, join yellow to next sc, and work in same manner as rows 2–7 of Top Fin. Fasten off yellow at end of row 7.
Eye
Make 2.
Rnd 1: With purple, ch 2, 8 sc in 2nd ch from hook, join to top of first sc. Fasten off purple. (8 sc)
Rnd 2: Join off-white to any sc, ch 1, 2 sc in same st as join, 2 sc in each st around, join to first sc. Fasten off leaving a long tail. (16 sc) Use yarn tail and tapestry needle to sew 1 eye to each side of Fish where desired, placing small amount of fiberfill under Eye.
ASSEMBLY
Rnd 1: Hold Fish with WS tog, join 1 strand purple to any st or end of row along outside edge, ch 1, sc in same st, sc evenly sp through both layers around outside edge of Fish, adding additional sts where necessary and stuffing as desired before finishing. Fasten off purple. Rnd 2 (faux piping edge): Join 2 strands purple in base of any sc of rnd 1, ch 1, sc in same place, working over sts of last rnd, sc evenly sp around in base of sts, adding additional sts where needed and working (sc, hdc, sc) in center tip of mouth.
Optional: Use 1 strand purple and tapestry needle to work straight stitches (see illustra
tion) through both layers along row 1 of Fins and row 11 of Tail. CW