Cute Chunky Clownfish Amigurumi – Free Crochet Pattern

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Designer: Sabrina Santoro
Instagram: @blue.beena
Etsy Shop: Pinkybina
Difficulty Level: Easy

A cheerful ocean-themed amigurumi project to bring a playful handmade touch to your crochet time.
This free chunky clownfish amigurumi pattern is designed by Sabrina Santoro and inspired by the colorful, lively spirit of ocean life. With its soft plush texture and rounded body, this clownfish is a lovely choice for DIY Crochet Gift Ideas, nursery decor, or cuddly handmade toys for children. You will also find inspiring fish amigurumi ideas shared at the end of the pattern, and we sincerely thank Sabrina Santoro for sharing this adorable design. Simple shapes like this naturally fit Easy Crochet Projects, Low Sew Amigurumi Patterns, and Quick to Make Amigurumi designs.

This is an easy amigurumi pattern written in a clear, beginner-friendly format using basic stitches only. The design focuses mainly on the body, with only minimal sewing required for the fins, making it a quick to make amigurumi that works well for relaxed crochet sessions. Difficulty Level: Easy, and it is suitable even if you are new to plush-style amigurumi.

The designer uses chunky yarn to create a soft and huggable plush finish, with simple color changes to achieve different fish looks. To complete this project, you will need yarn, a suitable crochet hook, safety eyes, and fiberfill stuffing. If you enjoy cute sea creatures, you may also like this easy bunny amigurumi, another beginner-friendly design shared on our blog.

Materials:

• Yarn: make sure to have i full skein for your main colour and at least half skein for your second colour.
• Poly-fill stuffing.
• Safety eyes: size depends on the yarn you choose for your plushie, I used 16 mm for reference.
• Yarn needle/stitch marker/scissors.
• Crochet hook: size depend on your yarn choice, I used a size 5 mm for reference.

Terms & abbreviations:

MR: magic ring
sc: single crochet
dec: decrease
inc: increase
st: stitch
FO: fasten off
slst: slip stitch
R: round

We’ve reviewed the necessary materials and are now ready to begin. First, let’s build a body for Nemo.

CUTE CLOWNFISH AMIGURUMI FREE PATTERN

Body (nemo)

Colour 1: orange.
Colour 2: white.
Start in colour 1:
R1: 8sc in Mr
R2: inc around (16)
R3: (sc, inc)x8 (24)
R4: (2sc inc)x8 (32)
R5: sc around (32)
R6: (3sc, inc) x8 (40)
R7: sc around (40)

R8: (4sc, inc)x8 (48)
R9: sc around (48)
Change to colour 2
R10-13: sc around (48) *4 rnds
Change to colour 1
R14-16: sc around (48) *3 rnds
Change to colour 2
R17-19: sc around (48) *3 rnds
Add eyes between R 6-7 opposite to each other.
R20: (4sc, dec)x8 (40)

Change to colour 1
R21: sc around (40)
R22: (3sc, dec)x8 (32)
Add stuffing.
R23: sc around (32)
R24: (2sc, dec)x8 (24)
R25: sc around (24)
R26: (sc, dec)x8 (16)
R27: dec around (8)
Add more stuffing. F.o and sew close.

Now let’s build the flounder’s body. You’ll see how to adjust the colors below.

Body (flounder)

Colour 1: yellow.
Colour 2: light blue.
Start in colour 1:
R1: 8sc in Mr
R2: inc around (16)
R3: (sc, inc)x8 (24)
R4: (2sc inc)x8 (32)
R5: sc around (32)
R6: (3sc, inc)x8 (40)
R7: sc around (40)

R8: (4sc, inc)x8 (48)
R9: sc around (48)
In the next rounds we start colour changing.
R10-11: 12sc (CC to colour 2) 24sc (CC to colour 1) 12 sc (48)
R12: sc around (48)
R13-14: 14sc (CC to colour 2) 20 (CC to colour 1) 14sc (48)
R15: sc around (48)
R16-17: 16 (CC to colour 2) 18sc (CC to colour 1) 16sc (48)
R18-19: sc around (48)

Add eyes between R 6-7 opposite to each other.
R20: (4sc, dec)x8 (40)
R21: sc around (40)
R22: (3sc, dec)x8 (32)
Add stuffing.
R23: sc around (32)
R24: (2sc, dec)x8 (24)
R25: sc around (24)
R26: (sc, dec)x8 (16)
R27: dec around (8)
Add more stuffing.
F.o and sew close.

Now we can make the upper and dorsal fins. As a final touch, we will attach them to the body.

Fins (make 4)

R1: 8 sc in MR
R2: inc around (16)
Fold in half.
R3: sc across both sides (8)
FO. And leave a long to sew to the body.

Upper fin

R1: 8 sc in MR
R2: inc around (16)
R3: (sc,inc)x8 (24)
Fold in half.
R4: sc across both sides (12)
FO. And leave a long tail to sew the body.

Attach finns to the body

– Upper finn: using the eyes as a reference, attach the big Finn just in the middle of the upper part, starting from R 11/12 and ending in R 16/17 (See photos for reference)
– Sides finns: attach on each side of the body opposite to each other, between R14-15. (See photos for reference)
– Back finns: we are gonna attach 2 > small finns at the back of our fish just where we f,o. the body, they will be vertically sewed one upon the other and our goal is to make it look like only one Finn so they will be very close to each other. (See photos for reference)

You can use some of the thread to sew them together before proceeding to attaching them to the body.

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