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Erebus the Angler Fish Amigurumi Pattern

Erebus the Angler Fish Amigurumi Pattern
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5-7 Hours Time Needed
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Intermediate Level

Ideal for those with basic crochet experience, featuring slightly more advanced stitches and techniques to expand your skills.

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Weekend Treat

Takes 5-7 hours, making it an enjoyable project to finish over a couple of days.

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Cute Companion

An adorable friend to cherish, handcrafted with love to bring comfort and joy for years to come.

About This Erebus the Angler Fish Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern creates "Erebus," a small amigurumi angler fish crocheted from front to back with lots of personality. It includes instructions for a posable light, front teeth, side fins, top fin options, and detailed eye placement tips. The pattern is photo-assisted so you can follow assembly and shaping with confidence.

Erebus the Angler Fish Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Designed for worsted weight (#4) yarn and a 3.25 mm hook, the finished fish measures about 6 inches long. Helpful tips and a link to a video guide are included for tricky steps like sunken eye placement.

Why You'll Love This Erebus the Angler Fish Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it combines simple amigurumi construction with playful character details that make each fish unique. I enjoy designing pieces that let you add personality—like the posable light and expressive mouth—so you can really customize the look. Sewing the fins and placing the teeth always feels rewarding; the finished piece looks more lively with a few careful pins and stitches. Sharing a photo of your finished angler fish is one of my favorite parts—youll see how each crocheter brings it to life.

Erebus the Angler Fish Amigurumi Pattern step 1 - construction progress Erebus the Angler Fish Amigurumi Pattern step 2 - assembly progress Erebus the Angler Fish Amigurumi Pattern step 3 - details and accessories Erebus the Angler Fish Amigurumi Pattern step 4 - final assembly and finishing

Switch Things Up

I love how easy it is to customize the colors of Erebus—try pastel shades for a softer look or neon brights for a quirky twist.

You can change the finished size by using a different yarn weight: bulky yarn with a larger hook creates a chunky, cuddly fish while fingering yarn makes a tiny keychain-sized version.

I often swap the safety eyes for embroidered eyes or smaller plastic eyes to get different expressions and to make the fish kid-safe.

For a posable angler light, insert a pipe cleaner or thin floral wire into the light before finishing, then wrap and pin it into place on the head.

Try adding tiny beads or sequins on the fins for a sparkly, undersea look—sew them on before attaching the fins to the body.

I sometimes embroider small patterns or spots along the body to give the fish a unique scale texture and personality.

Want a grimmer look? Use dark yarn around the eyes with a bit of black pastel or shadow as suggested for a sunken look.

Experiment with different teeth: make them larger or smaller or change their shape by adjusting rounds on the teeth pieces.

If you want a sturdier toy, use a slightly smaller hook than recommended to create a tighter fabric that holds stuffing better.

I recommend practicing the mouth shaping on scrap yarn first—it helps you decide how open you want the mouth before sewing it to the head.

Finally, make a family of angler fish using the same pattern but different color palettes and fin versions to build a cute collection.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping stitch markers during rounds will make counting increases and decreases difficult; use a stitch marker at the beginning of each round to stay on track and avoid miscounts. ✗ Not stuffing gradually causes lumps and an odd shape; stuff a little at a time and shape as you go for an even, rounded head and body. ✗ Placing safety eyes incorrectly can distort the face; mark holes with pins and count stitches carefully before inserting eyes or use the recommended counts in the pattern to place them symmetrically. ✗ Pulling yarn too tightly when closing openings can deform the tail or mouth; close slowly, adjust stuffing, and use a yarn needle to weave the final closing stitches evenly. ✗ Forgetting to remove or replace stuffing when placing eye washers will prevent a sunken look; remove most stuffing to attach washers then re-stuff carefully to get the desired sunk-eye effect.

Erebus the Angler Fish Amigurumi Pattern

Make your own whimsical angler fish with clear step-by-step instructions and helpful photos to guide you. This pattern creates a small, poseable amigurumi with a posable light, teeth, and decorative fins. Perfect for gifting or displaying, it uses worsted weight yarn and a 3.25 mm hook for a neat, sturdy finish.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Erebus the Angler Fish Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Worsted Weight yarn (#4), approximately 75g main color (Color A - Purple)
  • 02
    Accent colors less than 25g each (Color B - Green, Color C - White, Color D - Blue)
  • 03
    Exact colors used (examples): Purple: Red Heart Purple (approx 75g), Green: I Love This Yarn Key Lime (accent), White: Big Twist White (details), Blue: Red Heart Aqua (accent)
  • 04
    Optional accent colors: Yellow - I Love This Yarn Light Yellow, Black - I Love This Yarn Black (for Top Fin Version #2 accents)

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size D / 3.25 mm
  • 02
    27 mm safety eyes (2)
  • 03
    Scissors
  • 04
    Yarn/tapestry needle for sewing and finishing
  • 05
    Stitch markers
  • 06
    Polyester fiberfill stuffing
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    Pins for assembly
  • 08
    Pipe cleaner (optional, for posable light)
  • 09
    Sewing needle (for attaching teeth and mouth)

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— Fish Head and Body :

Round 1 :

Make 6 sc into a magic ring= 6

Round 2 :

Increase in each st around= 12

Round 3 :

(sc, inc) x 6= 18

Round 4 :

(2 sc, inc) x 6= 24

Round 5 :

(3 sc, inc) x 6= 30

Round 6 :

sc in each st around

Round 7 :

(inc, sc) x 3, 24 sc= 33

Round 8 :

sc in each st around

Round 9 :

(inc, 2 sc) x 3, 24 sc= 36

Round 10 :

sc in each st around

Round 11 :

(inc, 3 sc) x 3, 24 sc= 39

Info :

Place eyes between rounds 10 and 11, leaving 10 holes between them. 1st Eye is placed 1 hole before the 1st increase. Count 11 holes after the first eye and place the 2nd eye. If you want the sunken eye look, do not place the backs of the eyes on until round 21. TIP! You may need to adjust eye placement depending on yarn you use

Round 12 :

sc in each st around

Round 13 :

(inc, 4 sc) x 3, 24 sc= 42

Round 14-18 :

sc in each st around

Round 19 :

(dec, 12 sc) x 3= 39

Round 20 :

(dec, 11 sc) x 3= 36

Round 21 :

sc in each st around

Info :

Now for the eyes. Stuff the head well. Cut a long piece of yarn and remove the eyes. Place the needle in the hole where the first eye was and thread the needle into a hole next to the eye hole. Go back and forth between each eye hole repeating the process from the first eye. Pull slightly on the yarn after going through each hole. Do this about 3 times on each side until you reach the look you want. Follow the pictures for help. There is also a youtube video for extra help on this process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XoBnTY6k70&t=55s To place the backs of the eyes you will need to remove most of the stuffing to place the washers on the eyes then re stuff it.

— Fish Head and Body Continued :

Round 22 :

(dec, 10 sc) x 3= 33

Round 23 :

(dec, 9 sc) x 3= 30

Round 24-26 :

sc in each st around

Round 27 :

(3 sc, dec) x 6= 24

Round 28-30 :

sc in each st around

Round 31 :

(2 sc, dec) x 6= 18

Round 32-33 :

sc in each st around

Round 34 :

(sc, dec) x 6= 12

Round 35 :

sc in each st around

Info :

Now you are making the tail: Fold the opening half. Sc the opening closed.

— Tail (worked flat then attached) :

Row 1 :

Ch 1, turn, sc across

Row 2 :

Ch 1, turn, inc, 4 sc, inc= 8

Row 3 :

Ch 1, turn, inc, 6 sc, inc= 10

Row 4 :

Ch 1, turn, sc across

Row 5 :

Ch 1, turn, inc, 8 sc, inc= 12

Row 6 :

Ch 1, turn, inc, 10 sc, inc= 14

Row 7 :

Ch 1, turn, inc, 12 sc, inc= 16

Info :

Fold the opening half and sc the opening closed after forming tail base.

— Tail Decorative Edging :

Step 8 :

Ch 5, sc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next ch, dc in next ch, tr in last ch, Sl st in same st, 4 sc,

Step 9 :

Ch 3, sc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next ch, Sl st in same st, 4 sc,

Step 10 :

Ch 5, sc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next ch, dc in next ch, tr in last ch, Sl st in same st, 4 sc,

Step 11 :

Ch 4, sc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next ch, dc in last ch, Sl st in same st, 3 sc

Info :

F/O and weave in the tail end

— Teeth (Make 2) :

Round 1 :

Make 3 sc into a magic ring= 3

Round 2 :

Inc, 2 sc= 4

Round 3 :

sc in each st around

Round 4 :

(inc, sc) x 2= 6

Info :

Do not stuff the teeth

Round 5-6 :

sc in each st around

Info :

Sc the opening closed. F/O and leave a long tail for sewing

— Front Teeth :

Setup :

Ch 8

Row 1 :

Sc in 2nd ch from hook and across= 7

Row 2 :

*Ch 3, turn, sl st in same st, sc in next 2 st* Repeat from * to * across

Info :

F/O and leave a long tail for sewing

— Mouth :

Setup :

With Color A: Ch 11

Row 1 :

sc in 2nd ch from hook and across= 10

Row 2 :

Ch 1, turn, Inc, 8 sc, inc= 12

Row 3 :

Ch 1, turn, inc, 10 sc, inc= 14

Row 4 :

Ch 1, turn, inc, 12 sc, inc= 16

Row 5 :

Ch 1, turn, inc, 14 sc, inc= 18

Row 6 :

Ch 1, turn, inc, 16 sc, inc= 20

Row 7 :

Ch 1, turn, inc, 18 sc, inc= 22

Row 8 :

Ch 1, turn, inc, 20 sc, inc= 24

Row 9 :

Ch 1, turn, inc, 22 sc, inc= 26

Row 10 :

Ch 1, turn, BLO sc in each st across, sc around the rest of the edges of the mouth. This will give the finished piece a cleaner look.

Info :

F/O and leave an extra long tail for sewing

— Side Fins (Make 2) :

Setup :

Starting with Color A: Leave a long tail at the beginning of the ch 5 for sewing. Ch 5

Row 1 :

sc in 2nd ch from hook and across= 4

Row 2 :

Ch 1, turn, inc, 2 sc, inc= 6

Row 3 :

Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across

Row 4 :

Ch 1, turn, inc, 4 sc, inc= 8

Row 5 :

Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across

Info :

Sc around all the edges to give a cleaner look. Change to Color D:

Row 6 :

*Ch 3, sl st in same st, sc in next 2 st* repeat from * to * across

Info :

F/O and weave in the tail ends

— Top Fin Version #1 :

Setup :

Starting with Color A: Leave a long tail at the beginning of the ch 9 for sewing. Ch 9

Row 1 :

sc in 2nd ch from hook and across= 8

Row 2 :

Ch 1, turn, inc, 6 sc, inc= 10

Row 3 :

Ch 1, turn, inc, 8 sc, inc= 12

Row 4 :

Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across

Info :

Sc around the side edge, bottom of the fin, and opposite side of the fin. Change to Color D:

Row 5 :

*Ch 5, sl st in same st, sc in next 2 st* Repeat from * to * across

Info :

F/O and weave in the tail end

— Top Fin Version #2 :

Setup :

With Black or color of choice: Ch 9

Row 1 :

sl in 2nd ch from hook and across= 8

Row 2 :

BLO Ch 1, turn, 5 sc

Row 3 :

BLO Ch 1, turn, 5 sc

Row 4 :

BLO Ch 1, turn, 5 sc, Ch 4, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and next 2 chains

Row 5 :

BLO Ch 1, turn, 4 sc

Row 6 :

BLO Ch 1, turn, 4 sc

Row 7 :

BLO Ch 1, turn, 4 sc, Ch 2, sl st in 2nd ch from hook

Row 8 :

BLO Ch 1, turn, 3 sc

Row 9 :

BLO Ch 1, turn, 3 sc

Row 10 :

BLO Ch 1, turn, 3 sc

Row 11 :

BLO Ch 1, turn, dec

Info :

F/O and leave a long tail for sewing

— Light :

Round 1 :

Starting with Color B: Make 4 sc into a magic ring= 4

Round 2 :

Increase in each st around= 8

Round 3 :

sc in each st around

Round 4 :

(2 sc, dec) x 2= 6

Round 5 :

(sc, dec) x 2= 4

Info :

I used pipe cleaner to stuff the light piece. That way it could be posable. Change to Color A:

Round 6-21 :

sc in each st around

Info :

F/O and leave a long tail for sewing

— Assembly :

Top Fin :

Pin the top fin onto the top of the body. Sew the fin onto the top of the body.

Teeth and Mouth :

1. Pin the mouth onto the front of the face. The mouth will stop at rounds 2 and 3. 2. Pull the mouth down and pin all the teeth onto the face. 3. Sew the teeth onto the face. 4. Sew the mouth onto the face except the top of the mouth.

Side Fins :

1. Pin the fins onto the side of the body. 2. Sew the fins onto the body.

Light :

1. If you decide to use the pipe cleaner, insert it into the light now. 2. Pin the light onto the head above the eyes. Sew the light onto the head.

Info :

You have your finished angler fish! Thank you for your purchase! If you have any questions or concerns please email sweetoddityart@gmail.com or etsy convo me. I will get back to you asap. Please share your finished angler fish with me as often as you want! I love seeing them!

Assembly Instructions

  • Pin the top fin onto the top of the body and sew it securely in place.
  • Pin the mouth onto the front of the face so that the top of the mouth aligns with rounds 2 and 3, then sew the mouth onto the face leaving the top slightly loose for shaping.
  • Pin all teeth into place on the mouth, sew each tooth securely, then attach the mouth to the face except for the very top edge for a natural look.
  • Pin the side fins onto the sides of the body where the pictured placement shows and sew around the edges to secure for a neat finish.
  • Insert a pipe cleaner into the light piece if using and pin the light above the eyes; sew the light to the head and weave in ends.
  • When placing safety eye washers for a sunk-eye look, remove most stuffing, attach washers, then re-stuff and shape the head before finishing.

Important Notes

  • 💡Do not join rounds unless stated; work in a continuous spiral unless the pattern indicates rows.
  • 💡Use a stitch marker to mark the beginning of each round for accurate stitch counting and shaping.
  • 💡All stitches are worked in both loops unless stated otherwise in the pattern.
  • 💡Stuff gradually and evenly; remove stuffing when attaching washers for a sunk-eye effect and re-stuff afterwards.
  • 💡Pin all parts before sewing to ensure correct placement and symmetry and weave in tails as you go for a clean finish.

Erebus the Angler Fish is a playful amigurumi that brings a bit of ocean mystery to your handmade collection. Whether you make it in bold brights or soft pastels, each fish becomes an instant conversation piece. Enjoy the sewing and shaping—and dont forget to share a photo of your finished friend! 🧶🐟✨

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished angler fish measures approximately 6 inches long from back of fin to front of head using worsted weight yarn and a 3.25 mm hook.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights but the final size will change; adjust hook size accordingly and you may need to reposition eyes and features.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated Intermediate, so basic familiarity with single crochet, increases, decreases, and reading rounds is recommended.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete this project in about 5-7 hours, depending on experience and assembly time; adding detailed fin versions or a posable light may increase time.