A fish crochet pattern that is quick & easy with corner to corner (c2c) crochet! A free crochet pattern by Nana’s Crafty Home.

One of our favorite things to do is go to the Omaha’s Zoo in Omaha, Nebraska. The Suzanne and Walter Scott Aquarium is one of our very favorite places to spend time while there. A 70 foot tunnel completely surrounds you with ocean creatures including sharks! A wonderful place to visit if you ever get the chance.

I am fascinated by the sea and sea animals and some of my favorite memories are whale watching in Hawaii and Alaska.

The Fish C2C Square is the first in a series of corner to corner graphs that I will be sharing over the next few weeks. You will be able to mix and match the squares to make your very own Sea Life Crochet Blanket!

I currently have a Whale C2C Square in the works as well as a Crab C2C Square. I am hoping to include a few more as well so that you have plenty of options when choosing the squares for your throw! Do you have any special requests – I was thinking about a sea horse, a sea turtle, stingray – any ideas??

Fish Crochet Graph Pattern details

I used the mini-hdc c2c crochet technique for this square and I ended up with a 9″ x 9″ square. You could certainly choose to use the standard dc technique which would give you a larger square.

If you are new to the corner to corner (c2c) crochet technique I have all the tutorials you need to get started. It is one of my favorite ways to bring graphs to life! Just click on the links below to head on over to learn this fun crochet technique:

Basic C2C tutorial
Mini (hdc) c2c tutorial
How to Change Colors in C2C
How to Carry Colors in C2C
How to Add a Border in C2C
How to Read Graphs in C2C

I used Yarnspirations’ Caron Simply Soft yarn for my squares – I love how soft this yarn is which is perfect for blankets. However, you could certainly substitute your favorite medium worsted #4 weight yarn to get a similar result.

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You may also like the following free crochet patterns at Nana’s Crafty Home:

1. Koala C2C Blanket
2. Panda Bear C2C Blanket
3. Owl C2C Scarf

Fish C2C Crochet Pattern free corner to corner graph pattern

Pattern written in US crochet terminology

Supplies:

• Caron Simply Soft Weight 4/Medium (100% acrylic, 6 oz/315 yds) 
• Soft Blue 1.10 oz / 58 yds (Color B)
• Plum 0.6 oz / 32 yds (Color PU)
• Orchid 0.4 oz / 21 yds (Color L)
• Black  0.02 oz / 2 yds (Color BL)
• White 0.01 oz / 1 yd (Color W)

Size H (5.0 mm) crochet hook
Scissors
Tapestry needle

Approximate finished size:  9” x 9”

Gauge: 5 blocks = 2.25”

Abbreviations:

B = blue
PU = dark purple
L = light purple
BL = black
W = white
hdc = half double crochet

Pattern Notes:

Pattern is worked in Mini Half Double Crochet (hdc) Corner to Corner (C2C) Crochet technique.  Written row by row instructions follow with color pixel graph at bottom of post.

Recommended Tutorials:

Basic C2C for Beginners
How to Change Colors in C2C
Tips & Tricks for Carrying Yarn in C2C
Mini (hdc) C2C crochet technique
How to add a border to C2C projects

Written row by row pattern crochet pattern instructions:

PU: Purple / W: White / BL: Black / L: Lavender / B: Blue    

← Row 1 [RS]: (B) x 1 (1 square)  
→ Row 2 [WS]: (B) x 2 (2 squares)  
← Row 3 [RS]: (B) x 3 (3 squares)  
→ Row 4 [WS]: (B) x 4 (4 squares)  
← Row 5 [RS]: (B) x 5 (5 squares)  
→ Row 6 [WS]: (B) x 6 (6 squares)  
← Row 7 [RS]: (B) x 1, (PU) x 1, (B) x 5 (7 squares)  
→ Row 8 [WS]: (B) x 6, (PU) x 1, (B) x 1 (8 squares)  
← Row 9 [RS]: (B) x 1, (PU) x 2, (B) x 6 (9 squares)  
→ Row 10 [WS]: (B) x 3, (PU) x 3, (B) x 1, (PU) x 2, (B) x 1 (10 squares)  
← Row 11 [RS]: (B) x 1, (PU) x 4, (L) x 1, (PU) x 2, (B) x 3 (11 squares)  
→ Row 12 [WS]: (B) x 3, (PU) x 3, (L) x 1, (PU) x 4, (B) x 1 (12 squares)  
← Row 13 [RS]: (B) x 1, (PU) x 4, (L) x 1, (PU) x 1, (L) x 1, (PU) x 2, (B) x 3 (13 squares)  
→ Row 14 [WS]: (B) x 4, (PU) x 2, (L) x 1, (PU) x 1, (L) x 1, (PU) x 1, (B) x 4 (14 squares)  
← Row 15 [RS]: (B) x 4, (PU) x 1, (L) x 1, (PU) x 1, (L) x 1, (PU) x 1, (L) x 1, (PU) x 1, (B) x 4 (15 squares)  
→ Row 16 [WS]: (B) x 4, (PU) x 1, (L) x 2, (PU) x 1, (L) x 1, (PU) x 1, (L) x 1, (PU) x 1, (B) x 4 (16 squares)  
← Row 17 [RS]: (B) x 4, (PU) x 1, (L) x 1, (PU) x 1, (L) x 1, (PU) x 1, (L) x 2, (PU) x 2, (B) x 4 (17 squares)  
→ Row 18 [WS]: (B) x 4, (PU) x 1, (L) x 1, (PU) x 1, (L) x 2, (PU) x 1, (L) x 1, (PU) x 1, (L) x 1, (PU) x 3, (B) x 2 (18 squares)  
← Row 19 [RS]: (B) x 3, (PU) x 2, (L) x 1, (PU) x 1, (L) x 1, (PU) x 1, (L) x 2, (PU) x 1, (L) x 2, (B) x 5 (19 squares)  
→ Row 20 [WS]: (B) x 5, (PU) x 1, (L) x 2, (PU) x 1, (L) x 2, (PU) x 1, (L) x 3, (PU) x 1, (B) x 4 (20 squares)  

Corner (begin decreasing)  

← Row 21 [RS]: (B) x 3, (PU) x 2, (L) x 1, (PU) x 1, (L) x 1, (PU) x 1, (L) x 1, (PU) x 1, (L) x 2, (PU) x 2, (B) x 4 (19 squares)  
→ Row 22 [WS]: (B) x 4, (PU) x 2, (L) x 2, (PU) x 1, (L) x 1, (PU) x 1, (L) x 1, (PU) x 4, (B) x 2 (18 squares)  
← Row 23 [RS]: (B) x 2, (PU) x 3, (L) x 1, (PU) x 1, (L) x 1, (PU) x 1, (L) x 2, (PU) x 1, (L) x 2, (B) x 3 (17 squares)  
→ Row 24 [WS]: (B) x 2, (L) x 3, (BL) x 1, (L) x 2, (PU) x 1, (L) x 1, (PU) x 4, (B) x 2 (16 squares)  
← Row 25 [RS]: (B) x 2, (PU) x 3, (L) x 1, (PU) x 1, (L) x 2, (BL) x 2, (L) x 2, (B) x 2 (15 squares)  
→ Row 26 [WS]: (B) x 1, (L) x 3, (W) x 1, (L) x 2, (PU) x 1, (L) x 1, (PU) x 2, (B) x 3 (14 squares)  
← Row 27 [RS]: (B) x 3, (PU) x 3, (L) x 2, (PU) x 1, (L) x 3, (B) x 1 (13 squares)  
→ Row 28 [WS]: (B) x 4, (PU) x 1, (L) x 1, (PU) x 3, (B) x 3 (12 squares)  
← Row 29 [RS]: (B) x 4, (PU) x 2, (B) x 5 (11 squares)   
→ Row 30 [WS]: (B) x 10 (10 squares)  
← Row 31 [RS]: (B) x 9 (9 squares)  
→ Row 32 [WS]: (B) x 8 (8 squares)  
← Row 33 [RS]: (B) x 7 (7 squares)  
→ Row 34 [WS]: (B) x 6 (6 squares)  
← Row 35 [RS]: (B) x 5 (5 squares)  
→ Row 36 [WS]: (B) x 4 (4 squares)  
← Row 37 [RS]: (B) x 3 (3 squares)  
→ Row 38 [WS]: (B) x 2 (2 squares)  
← Row 39 [RS]: (B) x 1 (1 square)  

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