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NO FILL FISH
by Stephanie L. Layland Wednesday,
February 1, 2017
No Fill Fish

by S. L. Layland

Hook: US-H8 5mm

Yarn: Caron Simply Soft in Grey, or any worsted or or Aran (like Red Heart Super Saver, Bernat
Handicrafter, Patons Wool. Any workhorse yarn will do

Accessories: Tube 3.5”/9cm long by 1.25”/3cm wide, like from a tin foil roll or thread bobbin. You
can also use a paper towel roll, wrapping paper roll, or toilet paper roll cut down to size.

Gauge: 5R by 5st = 1”/2.5cm square but it’s not very important, a little looser or tighter is workable

Abbreviations:

• Sc – single crochet
• Sc2tog / sc4tog – single crochet 2 together / single crochet 4 together
• Sl st – slip stitch
• Sl st 3 tog – slip stitch 3 together
• x - times

PATTERN

BODY
• ML
• 4sc
• 2 sc in sc 4x
• sc around
• (sc, 2 sc in sc) 4x
• sc around
• (2 sc, 2 sc in sc) 4x
• sc around
• (3 sc, 2 sc in sc) 4x (for a tube wider than 1.25”/3cm, repeat last 2 rounds adding a sc between
increases)
• sc around for 15 Rounds (for a roll shorter than 3.5”/9cm subtract rounds here, 3 Rounds for a
1”/3cm tube)
• (3 sc, sc2tog) 4x (for a tube wider than 1.25”/3cm, repeat last round but adding a sc between
decreases until there are only 3, continue from here.)
• Sc around
• (2 sc, sc2tog) 4x
• Sc around
 • (sc, sc2tog) 4x
• 4sc
• 2 sc in sc 4x
• (1 sc, 2 sc in sc) 4x
• (2 sc, 2 sc in sc) 4x
• (3 sc, 2 sc in sc) 4x
• Fold in half, sl st 10 tog

FINS
• Starting in front loop of 4th sc of 14th Round of Body,
3sc, turn
• 2sc in sc, sc, 2 sc in sc, turn
• 5sc

Repeat starting in 14th sc of 14th round of body, and finish pulling ends through 4th sc of 3rd
Round

TOP FIN
• In 9th sc of 9th through 18th Rounds of body, 9sc (fewer if body is shorter)
• Sc2tog, sc to last 2 sc, sc2tog
Repeat until 5sc remain (fewer if body is shorter), fo