Got leftover yarn? Crochet these colorful fish pot holders
Crocheted fish pot holders add a playful touch to your kitchen. The pot holderās lively scale texture is created by crocheting shell stitches in different colored yarns. This quick crochet project makes a wonderful gift for a housewarming or an avid home chef.
Crocheted fish pot holdersāmaterials:
- Worsted-weight wool yarns. The blue-toned pot holder is crocheted with Drops Karisma (100% wool, 50 g (1.8 oz) = 100 m (110 yd)) in navy blue (17), light denim (30), and white (19). The yellow-toned pot holder is crocheted with Filcolanaās Peruvian (100% wool, 50 g (1.8 oz) = 100 m (110 yd)) in kumquat (284), and Sandnes Garnās Peer Gynt (100% wool, 50 g (1.8 oz) = 91 m (100 yd)) in sunshine (2016) and white (1002).
- 3.5 mm (US size E) crochet hook or according to your gauge
- a button for the eye
Tip!
You can also crochet the fish pot holders using double strands of yarn and a larger hook, making them thicker and bigger. You can even crochet them together along the edges to create oven mitts!
Abbreviations:
- dc = double crochet
- sc = single crochet
Fish pot holdersāinstructions:
Begin with the fishās head. With white yarn, chain 4.
Row 1: Crochet 1 sc in the second chain from the hook, 1 sc in the next chain, and 2 sc in the final chain.
Row 2: Chain 1, work 1 sc in each sc, and 2 sc in the last stitch. Continue increasing by 1 stitch at the end of each row until there are 21 single crochets in the head.
Body
Switch to dark blue yarn. Thereās no need to cut the yarns when changing color, as you can crochet the floats into the edging. Each row starts or ends with either a single crochet or a double crochet group.
- Row 1: Chain 1, make 1 sc in the first sc, skip 1 sc, then 3 dc in the next sc. Continue this pattern and end the row with 1 sc in the last sc.
- Row 2: Chain 2 (counts as a dc), work 2 dc in the first sc, 1 sc in the center of the dc group, then 3 dc in the next sc. Continue and finish the row with 3 dc in the last sc.
- Row 3: Switch to light blue yarn. Chain 2, work 2 dc in the first dc, 1 sc in the center of the dc group, 3 dc in the nextsc. Continue and end the row with 1 sc in the center of the last dc group and 3 dc in the last dc.
- Row 4: Chain 1, make 1 sc in the center of the dc group, 3 dc in the next sc, and 1 sc in the center of the following dc group. Continue and finish the row with 1 sc in the third dc of the last group.
- Row 5: Switch to white yarn. Chain 2, work 2 dc in the first sc, 1 sc in the center of the dc group, and 3dc in the next sc. Continue and end the row with 1 sc in the center of the last dc group and 3 dc in the last sc.
- Row 6: Chain 2, work 2 dc in the first dc, 1 sc in the second dc, then 3 dc in the next sc. Continue and end the row with 1 sc in the center of the last dc group and 3 dc in the last dc.
- Row 7: Switch to dark blue yarn. Chain 1, make 1 sc in the center of the dc group, then 3 dc in the next sc. Continue in this way, ending the row with 1 sc in the last dc.
- Row 8: Chain 2, 2 dc in the first sc, 1 sc in the center of the dc group, then 3 dc in the next sc. Continue and finish the row by working 3 dc in the last sc.
- Row 9: Switch to light blue yarn. Chain 1, make 1 sc in the dc group, 3 dc in the next sc. Continue and finish the row with 3 dc in the last sc and 1 sc in the final dc.
- Row 10: Chain 2, 2 dc in the first sc, 1 sc in the dc group, and 3 dc in the next sc. Continue and finish the row with 3 dc in the last sc.
- Row 11: Switch to white yarn. Chain 1, make 1 sc in the dc group, 3 dc in the next sc, then 1 sc in the dc group. Continue and finish the row with 1 sc in the last stitch of the dc group.
- Row 12: Chain 2, 2 dc in the first sc, 1 sc in the dc group, then 3 dc in the next sc. Continue and finish the row with 3 dc in the last sc.
- Row 13: Switch to dark blue yarn. Chain 1, make 1 sc in the center of the dc group, then 3 dc in the next sc. Continue as before and finish the row with 1 sc in the last dc.
- Row 14: Chain 2, 2 dc in the first sc, 1 sc in the dc group, 3 dc in the next sc. Continue and end the row with 3 dc in the last sc.
- Row 15: Switch to light blue yarn. Chain 1, 1 sc in the dc group, then 3 dc in the next sc. Continue and finish the row with 1 sc in the last dc.
- Row 16: Chain 1, 1 sc in the dc group, then 3 dc in the next sc. Continue and end the row with 3 dc in the last sc and 1 sc in the final sc.
- Row 17: Switch to white yarn. Chain 2, 2 dc in the first dc, 1 sc in the second dc, then 3 dc in the next sc. Continue, finishing the row with 3 dc in the last dc.
- Row 18: Chain 1, 3 dc in the next sc, then 1 sc in the dc group. Continue this pattern and end the row with 3 dc in the last sc and 1 sc in the final dc.
- Row 19: Switch to dark blue yarn. Chain 1, 1 sc in the dc group, then 3 dc in the next sc. Continue as before, ending the row with 1 sc in the last stitch of the dc group.
- Row 20: Chain 1, 1 sc in the dc group, then 3 dc in the next sc. Continue similarly, finishing with 1 sc in the last sc.
- Row 21: Switch to light blue yarn. Chain 2, work 1 dc in the first sc, 1 sc in thedc group, and 3 dc in the next sc. Continue this pattern and end the row with 2 dc in the last sc.
- Row 22: Chain 2, 3 dc in the first sc, then 1 sc in the dc group. Continue in the same manner, finishing with 3 dc in the last sc. Close the row with a sc.
Tail
Using white yarn, crochet rows of single crochets. Begin each row with a chain stitch and increase by one stitch at the end of the row. Work a total of 11 rows.
Finishing
Finish the pot holder by crocheting around the fish in single crochet: one round in dark blue and one in light blue. Crochet a hanging loop of 20 chain stitches at the head. Embroider the mouth and sew on a button for the eye. Steam-block your fish into shape using a damp cloth.
