Catnip Fishy - free pattern

Cat Nip Fish

Need/Need to Know

• G- hook
• caron simply soft yarn
• needle to sew in ends
• ( ) holds needed info and number of stitches
• [ ] repeat whats inside
• 1^st chains do not count as 1^st stitch

Gauge

9 stitches x 9 rows = 2 inches

Head and Body

1. make a magic circle, ch 1, sc 5 times in circle, pull tight, join to 1^st sc (5sc)
2. ch 1, 2 sc in each st around, join to 1^st sc (10sc)
3. ch 1, [2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around, join to 1^st sc (15sc)
4. ch 1, [1 sc in each of the next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st] repeat around, join in 1^st sc (20sc)
5. ch 1, [2 sc in next st, 1 sc in each of the next 3 sts] repeat around, join in 1^st sc (25sc)
6. ch 1, 1 sc in each st around, join in 1^st sc (25sc)
7. repeat 6
8. repeat 6
9. ch 1, [1 sc in each of the next 3 sts, sc dec across next 2 sts] repeat around, join in 1^st sc (20sc)
10. ch 1, 1 sc in each st around, join in 1^st sc (20sc)
11. repeat 10
12. repeat 10
13. ch 1, [sc dec aross next 2 sts, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sts] repeat around, join in 1^st sc (15sc)
14. ch 1, 1 sc in each st around, join in 1^st sc (15sc)
15. repeat 14
16. repeat 14
17. ch 1, [1 sc in next st, sc dec aross next 2 sts] repeat around, join in 1^st sc (10sc)
18. ch 1, 1 sc in each st around, join in 1^st sc (10sc)
19. repeat 18, ch 4, sl st back into same st (button hold made), tie off

Top Fin

1. make magic circle, 3 sc in circle, pull tight, join in 1^st sc (3sc)
2. ch 1, 2 sc in each st around, join in 1^st sc (6sc)
3. ch 1, 1 sc in each st around, join in 1^st sc (6sc)
4. ch 1, [2 sc in next st, 1 sc in the next st] repeat around, join in 1^st sc (9sc)
5. ch 1, 1 sc in each st around, join in 1^st sc (9sc)
6. ch 1, [1 sc in each of the next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st] repeat around, join in 1^st sc, tie off (12sc)

Back Fin

1. make magic circle, 3 sc in circle, pull tight, join in 1^st sc (3sc)
2. ch 1, 2 sc in each st around, join in 1^st sc (6sc)
3. ch 1, 1 sc in each st around, join in 1^st sc (6sc)
4. ch 1, [2 sc in next st, 1 sc in the next st] repeat around, join in 1^st sc (9sc)
5. ch 1, 1 sc in each st around, join in 1^st sc (9sc)
6. ch 1, [1 sc in each of the next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st] repeat around, join in 1^st sc, tie off (12sc) (1 fin end)
7. repeat 1-6 again but don't tie off (2^nd fin end)
8. line stitches of both fin ends together and sl st 2 sets of sts together, now we are going to ignore those 2 sl st's and go around both fin ends as they were one, ch 1, 1 sc in each st around, join to 1^st sc (20sc)
9. ch 2, dc dec across next 2 sts, 1 sc in each of the next 6 sts, [dc dec across next 2 sts] repeat 1 more time, 1 sc in each of the next 6 sts, dc dec across last 2 sts, join to 1^st dc (16dc)
10. ch 1, 1 sc in each of the next 4 sts, [sc dec across next 2 sts, 1 sc in each of the next 4 sts] repeat around, join in 1^st sc, tie off (14sc)

• when sewing this project together make sure to sew/tie everything really tight as this is for your pet and you don't want any lose strings they could eat
• sew back fin on to fish
• sew in all ends to back fin and head/body of fish
• sew button to fish tail
• sew fish tail half way on to fish head/body 

and your done its ready to be filled with cat nip and given to you fury friend!