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Fishing Set Amigurumi Pattern

Fishing Set 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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Tiny Treasure

Small, sweet, and gift-worthy creations that fit perfectly in the palm of your hand with detailed charm.

About This Fishing Set Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern creates a playful Fishing Set including six little fish, matching stacking bowls, a storage basket, and a detailed fishing rod with reel and hook. You will work mostly in continuous rounds and use cotton yarn held double for sturdiness and neat stitching. The set includes simple amigurumi shaping, small magnets inside the fish, and assembly instructions to complete the interactive toy.

Fishing Set Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Designed with kids and gifting in mind, the pieces stack and store neatly in the basket. Clear round-by-round instructions make it easy to recreate the rainbow set.

Why You'll Love This Fishing Set Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it combines bright colors and simple shapes to make a toy that is both playful and educational. I enjoy seeing how the small details — like the magnets and the reel — bring the set to life when children play with it. The pattern is satisfying to make: each piece is quick, and you get a full rainbow set with a small investment of time. I also appreciate that the storage basket keeps everything tidy, making this a perfect handmade gift.

Fishing Set Amigurumi Pattern step 1 - construction progress Fishing Set Amigurumi Pattern step 2 - assembly progress Fishing Set Amigurumi Pattern step 3 - details and accessories Fishing Set Amigurumi Pattern step 4 - final assembly and finishing

Switch Things Up

I love how easily you can customize this set with color choices; try pastel tones for a soft nursery set or bright primaries for a bold play set.

To change the size, adjust yarn weight and hook size—using chunky yarn will create a larger, cuddlier fish and thicker bowls.

I often switch the fish tails to a different stitch or add a contrasting fin color for more visual interest.

Try embroidering small smiles or freckles on the fish instead of safety eyes for a fully handmade child-safe option.

Use stronger neodymium magnets if you want fewer magnets per fish, or hide magnets completely by crocheting over them securely.

I sometimes add a small keyring to one fish to turn it into a portable keychain or bag charm.

Consider using variegated yarn for a unique rainbow effect across the set rather than individual solid colors.

Make a theme set (sea creatures, farm animals) by altering shapes slightly and changing color palettes to match the concept.

For an heirloom version, use high-quality mercerized cotton and sew all safety eyes in place or embroider eyes instead for longevity.

I also like to add felt accessories, tiny bows, or a crocheted tiny hat to one fish to personalize gifts for birthdays or special occasions.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping stitch markers while working in continuous rounds can cause you to lose the beginning of the round; place a marker at the first stitch and move it up each round to stay on track. ✗ Overstuffing the fish or other small parts leads to heavy lumpy shapes that distort the design; stuff gradually and shape with your fingers to keep the form smooth and even. ✗ Not testing magnet placement may result in fish not attaching to the rod consistently; always keep a magnet handy to test which side faces out and add a second magnet if your magnets are weak. ✗ Changing color without securing tails neatly causes messy joins on the basket; leave a 5 cm tail, work over both yarns on the next round, and weave ends in securely. ✗ Using loose tension when crocheting the fish leaves holes for stuffing and magnets to escape; try to work as tight as possible during decreasing rounds to avoid gaps.

Fishing Set Amigurumi Pattern

Make a colorful, playful fishing set for kids with this complete crochet pattern. You will create six rainbow fish, stacking bowls, a storage basket, and a fun fishing rod with reel and hook. The pattern uses simple amigurumi shaping and clear step-by-step rounds so you can follow along easily. Perfect for gifting or imaginative play, this set is tactile, bright, and built to last.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Fishing Set Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Performance 100% Cotton, held double (main yarn used for fish and bowls) - 6 colors, approx 50 g each
  • 02
    Main color for storing basket and fishing rod (green) - approximately 170 g
  • 03
    White yarn for storing basket and fishing rod detailing - approximately 70 g
  • 04
    Small amounts of cotton yarn for details and trims (assorted colors) - about 10-20 g each

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook UK 12 = 2.5mm (C2 US)
  • 02
    Optional: Up to 6 UK / 5mm (H8 US) hook for looser fabric (not recommended for tidy work)
  • 03
    Safety eyes 5mm (6 pieces for 6 fish)
  • 04
    Small round magnets, approx 2 cm / 0.8 inches diameter (I used 15 pcs because mine were weak; 7 strong magnets may be enough)
  • 05
    Polyester fiberfill stuffing
  • 06
    Stitch markers
  • 07
    Yarn needle for sewing and hiding ends
  • 08
    Scissors
  • 09
    Wooden stick or dowel approx 25 mm / 1 inch diameter for the fishing rod
  • 10
    Pins for assembly (optional)
  • 11
    Needle for inserting string through trebles when finishing basket

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— Fish :

Round 1 :

MR + 6sc => 6 - work over the leftover yarn

Round 2 :

inc X 6 => 12 - pull the leftover yarn firmly (without breaking it) to close the MR

Round 3 :

(1 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 18

Round 4 :

sc X 18 => 18

Round 5 :

(2 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 24

Round 6 - 11 :

sc X 24 => 24

Info :

Now you can add the safety eyes and the magnet: Place the eyes between rows 5 and 6, in the 3rd and the 6th increases; Establish a front side for the magnet and always place the magnet with that side on the exterior; The magnet goes inside the fish all the way to the mouth of the fish. To test that the magnet is in the correct position always keep a magnet close to you and check if it connects to all your fish on the same side; if your magnets are not strong enough placing two magnets inside the fish might help; Stuff your fish (don't overdo it - it will make it heavy and the magnets from the fishing rod won't help to lift it up); form the fish with your hands by pressing the thumb and the index against the eyes of the fish; continue crocheting the fish;

Round 12 :

(2 sc + 1 dec) X 6 => 18

Round 13 :

(1 sc + 1 dec) X 6 => 12

Info :

Add fiberfill to the fish until you are satisfied with the stuffing; Keep forming the fish by pressing the fingers on its eyes.

Round 14 :

dec X 6 => 6

Round 15 :

sc X 6 => 6

Round 16 :

inc X 6 => 12

Round 17 :

(1 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 18

Round 18 :

(2 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 24

Round 19 :

fold the two parts of the tail together and crochet 12sc (insert the hook in every 2 stitches which are in front of each other; Cut the yarn and hide it with the hook or with a needle;)

— Bowls :

Info :

I made six bowls, one for each fish. The bowls are split in two sizes - bigger bowls (red, yellow, blue) and smaller bowls (orange, green, purple).

Smaller Bowl - Round 1 :

MR + 6sc => 6 - work over the leftover yarn

Smaller Bowl - Round 2 :

inc X 6 => 12 - pull the leftover yarn firmly (without breaking it) to close the MR

Smaller Bowl - Round 3 :

(1 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 18

Smaller Bowl - Round 4 :

(2 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 24

Smaller Bowl - Round 5 :

(3 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 30

Smaller Bowl - Round 6 :

(4 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 36

Smaller Bowl - Round 7 :

(5 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 42

Smaller Bowl - Round 8 :

BLO sc X 42 => 42

Smaller Bowl - Round 9 - 15 :

sc X 42 => 42

Smaller Bowl - Round 16 :

SL X 42

Info :

Close by doing a slip stitch in the first slip stitch of row 16. Hide the thread and the bowl is finished.

Bigger Bowl - Round 1 :

MR + 6sc => 6 - work over the leftover yarn

Bigger Bowl - Round 2 :

inc X 6 => 12 - pull the leftover yarn firmly (without breaking it) to close the MR

Bigger Bowl - Round 3 :

(1 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 18

Bigger Bowl - Round 4 :

(2 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 24

Bigger Bowl - Round 5 :

(3 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 30

Bigger Bowl - Round 6 :

(4 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 36

Bigger Bowl - Round 7 :

(5 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 42

Bigger Bowl - Round 8 :

(6 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 48

Bigger Bowl - Round 9 :

BLO sc X 48 => 48

Bigger Bowl - Round 10 - 16 :

sc X 48 => 48

Bigger Bowl - Round 17 :

SL X 48

Info :

Close by doing a slip stitch in the first slip stitch of row 17. Hide the thread and the bowl is finished.

— Storage Basket :

Round 1 :

MR + 6sc => 6 - work over the leftover yarn

Round 2 :

inc X 6 => 12 - pull the leftover yarn firmly (without breaking it) to close the MR

Round 3 :

(1 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 18

Round 4 :

(2 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 24

Round 5 :

(3 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 30

Round 6 :

(4 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 36

Round 7 :

(5 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 42

Round 8 :

(6 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 48

Round 9 :

(7 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 54

Round 10 :

(8 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 60

Round 11 :

(9 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 66

Round 12 :

(10 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 72

Round 13 :

(11 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 78

Round 14 :

(12 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 84

Round 15 :

(13 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 90

Round 16 :

(14 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 96

Round 17 :

(15 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 102

Round 18 :

(16 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 108

Round 19 :

(17 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 114

Round 20 :

(18 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 120

Round 21 :

BLO sc X 120 => 120

Round 22 - 31 :

sc X 120 => 120

Info :

Change yarn to white: To change the color, leave the last single crochet unfinished just like in picture below, then take the white yarn and pull it through to finish the sc; Cut the green yarn but leave a 5 cm tail. In the next row work over both the green and the white leftover yarn.

Round 32 :

sc X 120 => 120

Round 33 :

chain 3 + tr X 120 + sc in chain 3 in the beginning of the row:120

Round 34 - 37 :

chain 3, tr X120, sc in chain 3 from the beginning of the row => 120

Info :

Now you will need to switch to treble crochet (double treble for UK).

Round 38 :

chain 3, tr X120, sc in chain 3 from the beginning of the row => 120

Round 39 :

SL X 120

Info :

Close by doing a slip stitch in the first slip stitch of row 39. Hide the thread. To close the basket, we need to make it a string. To do that just chain 200 with the main color (in my case green), then cut the yarn even at ends. Insert the string in row 35 - go over 2 trebles, then under 2 trebles until you finish the row. To make this part easier you can use a needle.

— Rod :

Info :

You need to make the rod around a stick. In my case the stick is 25 mm / 1 inch diameter; I made 6 sc to work my way up. For the length I needed 90 rows to get to the top (27 cm / 10.6 inch); I made 30 in green (one third) and 60 in white (two thirds).

A. The rod - Round 1 :

MR + 6sc => 6 - work over the leftover yarn

A. The rod - Round 2 - 30 :

sc X 6 = 6

Info :

Switch to white.

A. The rod - Round 31 :

BLO X 6 = 6

A. The rod - Round 32 - 90 :

sc X 6 = 6

Info :

Don't make more rows than needed to cover your stick tightly. Make a slip stitch in the first stitch of row 90, cut the yarn leaving a tail for sewing. Take a needle and go through each front loop of the 6 sc from down to up (insert the needle with the wrong side to make sure you take only the front loop). Pull firmly and then hide the yarn inside.

B. The Guides - Round 1 :

chain X 12; slip stitch in the first stitch; stop and test that you can place it over your rod. Continue in circle, working over the yarn left from the MR

B. The Guides - Round 2 :

sc X 12; make a slip stitch in the first sc and then make one more in the middle going through sc 1 and 12; from there chain X 8 and slip stitch the last chain to the first one. Cut the yarn long enough for you to sew the guide over the rod (sew the guides to the rod at rows 65 and 85)

C. The Reel - i. The sides - Round 1 :

MR + 6sc => 6 - work over the leftover yarn

C. The Reel - i. The sides - Round 2 :

inc X 6 => 12 - pull the leftover yarn firmly (without breaking it) to close the MR

C. The Reel - i. The sides - Round 3 :

(1 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 18

C. The Reel - i. The sides - Round 4 :

(2 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 24

C. The Reel - i. The sides - Round 5 :

(3 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 30

C. The Reel - i. The sides - Info :

Close by doing a slip stitch in the first sc of row 5. Leave at least 2 long threads for sewing. Place the sides 2 by 2. Make sure you have the front parts on the exterior and the end of the rows joined together. Sew each pair together.

C. The Reel - ii. The middle part - Round 1 :

chain X 18 => 18; continue working in circle

C. The Reel - ii. The middle part - Round 2 - 4 :

sc X 18 => 18

C. The Reel - ii. The middle part - Info :

Now we need to attach the side parts. Start sewing the first side. It should fit perfectly in between rows 3 and 4 of the side part (just sew the interior part of the side so the sewing is not visible on the exterior part). Cut the yarn. Stuff the middle part and proceed in the same way with the second side. The reel should be ready. You can now sew the reel to the rod just where you change the colors (row 30).

D. The String :

Chain X 60 (this is twice my rod length). Sew the string to the reel, on the middle part down, just where the reel meets the rod so it's less visible. Pass the string over the reel once from down up and sew again at the joining point to secure. Insert the string in each of the guides.

E. The Hook - Round 1 :

MR + 6sc => 6

E. The Hook - Info :

Insert the string in the middle of the magic ring and make a node connecting the two. In this way we don't need to worry about sewing them together later

E. The Hook - Round 2 :

inc X 6 => 12 - pull the leftover yarn firmly (without breaking it) to close the MR

E. The Hook - Round 3 :

(1 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 18

E. The Hook - Round 4 :

sc X 18 => 18

E. The Hook - Round 5 :

(2 sc + 1 inc) X 6 => 24

E. The Hook - Round 6 :

sc X 14 => 24

E. The Hook - Round 7 :

(2 sc + 1 dec) X 6 => 18

E. The Hook - Round 8 :

sc X 18 => 18

Info :

Start stuffing

E. The Hook - Round 9 :

(2 sc + 1 dec) X 6 => 12; sl stitch in the first sc leaving a long tail to sew the magnets

Info :

Stuff firmly, but leave enough place for the magnet. I don't crochet over the magnets and I place 3 magnets inside because my magnets are from the stationery store and they are not strong enough. If your magnets are strong one can be enough or you can crochet over them to hide them completely. When you place the magnet(s) test with a fish that you got the right side up. Sew over the magnet a couple of times, cut the yarn and hide it.

Assembly Instructions

  • Place safety eyes between rounds 5 and 6 of each fish (in the 3rd and 6th increases) and insert the magnet into the mouth side; sew securely and test with a magnet before final stitch closing.
  • Sew the two sides of each reel together (make 4 sides and join them 2 by 2), then attach the middle part to the sides aligning between rows 3 and 4 of the side parts; stuff and sew securely.
  • Slide the rod sleeve over your stick, change color at row 30 for reel placement and sew the reel to the rod at the color change (row 30) so it sits at the correct position.
  • Sew the guides onto the rod at rows 65 and 85 to hold the string in place; secure the string to the reel and thread through each guide.
  • Sew the hook's long tail and string node into the magic ring, leaving a strong knot and hiding ends inside the hook so the hook and string remain connected without extra sewing.

Important Notes

  • 💡Use stitch markers to keep track of round beginnings, especially when working long continuous rounds on the basket and rod.
  • 💡Make sure magnets are well inserted inside the fish and sewn in place securely; supervise children during play and consider sewing or gluing magnets for extra safety.
  • 💡Work as tight as possible on decreasing rounds to avoid holes where stuffing or magnets could escape.

This colorful Fishing Set makes a delightful handmade gift that sparks imaginative play and fine motor skills. The rainbow fish, stacking bowls, and storage basket all nest neatly for easy tidy-up and storage. Perfect for gifting or display, this set is joyful to make and share. 🎣🧶

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FAQs

What size will the finished pieces be?

The finished fish are small palm-sized toys; the assembled rod is approximately 27 cm (10.6 in) long when using a 25 mm / 1 in diameter stick and the specified yarn and hook.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, but changing yarn weight will affect the finished size; use an appropriate hook for your yarn and test tension to ensure the fish will hold magnets and stuffing securely.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate, so basic knowledge of single crochet, increases, decreases, and working in rounds is recommended for best results.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete this project in 5-7 hours, though time may vary depending on experience, number of pieces made, and assembly time.