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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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Cute Companion

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

About This Fishing Set Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern creates a complete crochet fishing set: six little magnetic fish, six stacking bowls, a storage basket, a rod with reel and guides, and a hook. You will work mostly in continuous rounds and learn simple shaping techniques, invisible decreases, and how to safely insert magnets. The design uses cotton yarn in double thread for sturdy toys that hold their shape and work well for kids.

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

Detailed round-by-round instructions are included for every piece with photos and clear tips for assembly. Materials and safety notes are provided to help you make a reliable and child-friendly toy.

Why You'll Love This Fishing Set Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it combines simple amigurumi techniques with a functional, playful result that kids adore. I enjoy the rainbow palette and how each fish and bowl stacks perfectly for small hands. The construction is thoughtful — I added details about magnet placement and stuffing so your finished set behaves reliably during play. Making the rod and reel was especially satisfying because it transforms the set into a realistic role-play toy.

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 many fun variations you can try with this pattern.

I often change the colors to pastels for a softer nursery-themed set, or to bold brights for a high-contrast toy for toddlers.

If you want a mini keychain set, use finer yarn and a smaller hook to make tiny fish that are great as bag charms.

To make the pieces larger and cuddlier, switch to a bulkier yarn and a larger hook — remember to adjust the rod sleeve stitch count if you change the rod diameter.

I sometimes add embroidered smiles or felt fins for more character, and tiny crocheted bows or hats to personalize each fish.

Try replacing the magnets with strong snap buttons for very young children, or sew the magnets inside secure fabric pouches for extra safety.

I also enjoy making themed sets — ocean tones with shells, or safari colors for imaginative play variations.

For the rod, wrap a thinner wooden dowel to change the grip or use a painted dowel for a rustic look.

I recommend experimenting with stitch textures on the basket — a ribbed stitch or surface slip stitch can add a pretty decorative band at the top.

Finally, mix materials: a mix of cotton and acrylic can change drape and washability, which I sometimes do for toy durability and ease of cleaning.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Placing safety eyes too late can make positioning inaccurate; place the eyes between rows 5 and 6 as instructed to ensure symmetry and proper facial placement. ✗ Overstuffing the fish will make them too heavy for the rod magnets; stuff gradually and test lift with a magnet to keep them light and functional. ✗ Not securing magnets properly can cause them to fall out during play; always keep the magnet side consistent, sew around the magnet well, and use additional stitches or two magnets if they are weak. ✗ Crocheting with loose tension creates holes where stuffing shows; practice tighter, consistent tension and use BLO decreases to reduce gaps and keep shape. ✗ Changing yarn color incorrectly can leave visible knots; change yarn by leaving the last single crochet unfinished, pull the new color through, and work over leftover yarn to hide tails.

Fishing Set Amigurumi Pattern

Create a charming crochet fishing set complete with colorful fish, stacking bowls, a storage basket, a rod with reel and guides, and a hook. This pattern walks you through each piece with clear rounds and helpful photos so you can make a playful, gift-ready set. You will love the tactile, educational toy you produce for kids or for decorative play. The finished set is bright, portable, and perfect for imaginative play or as a handmade gift.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Fishing Set Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Performance 100% Cotton yarn, used in double thread for main pieces
  • 02
    Rainbow colors: 6 pcs - approx. 50 grams of each color for the fish and bowls (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple)
  • 03
    Main color for storage basket and fishing rod: green - approx. 170 grams
  • 04
    White yarn for storage basket and fishing rod accents: approx. 70 grams
  • 05
    Small amounts of yarn for details and the hook (matching colors above)

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size 2.5mm (UK 12 = C2 US)
  • 02
    Optional: up to 5mm (UK 6 / H8 US) for a looser finish if desired
  • 03
    Safety eyes 5mm (6 pcs)
  • 04
    Small round magnets, approx. 2 cm / 0.8 inches in diameter (7-15 pcs depending on strength)
  • 05
    Polyester fiberfill for stuffing
  • 06
    Stitch markers
  • 07
    Tapestry/yarn needle for sewing and hiding ends
  • 08
    Scissors
  • 09
    Needle for weaving string through treble rows (optional)
  • 10
    Wooden stick or dowel for rod (approx. 25 mm / 1 inch diameter recommended)

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— Fish :

Round R1 :

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

Round R2 :

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

Round R3 :

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

Round R4 :

sc X 18 => 18

Round R5 :

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

Round R6 - R11 :

sc X 24 => 24

Infos :

Place the eyes between rows 5 and 6, in the 3rd and the 6th increases.

Infos :

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;

Infos :

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;

Now we will start decreasing :

Try to work as tight as possible to avoid having wholes in your fish.

Round R12 :

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

Round R13 :

(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 R14 :

dec X 6 => 6

Round R15 :

sc X 6 => 6

Round R16 :

inc X 6 => 12

Round R17 :

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

Round R18 :

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

Round R19 :

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 :

Note :

I made six bowls, one for each fish. The bowls are split in two sizes so that we can group the fish two by two: a. Bigger bowls (red, yellow, blue) and b. Smaller bowls (orange, green, purple).

— A. Smaller bowl :

R1: MR + 6sc => 6 - work over the leftover yarn

Round R2 :

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

Round R3 :

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

Round R4 :

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

Round R5 :

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

Round R6 :

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

Round R7 :

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

Round R8 :

BLO sc X 42 => 42

Round R9 - R15 :

sc X 42 => 42

Round R16 :

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

— B. Bigger bowl :

R1: MR + 6sc => 6 - work over the leftover yarn

Round R2 :

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

Round R3 :

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

Round R4 :

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

Round R5 :

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

Round R6 :

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

Round R7 :

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

Round R8 :

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

Round R9 :

BLO sc X 48 => 48

Round R10 - R16 :

sc X 48 => 48

Round R17 :

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 :

Note :

I used the same yarn color for this basket and the fishing rod to make sure they are a set; go ahead and use which color you like;

Round R1 :

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

Round R2 :

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

Round R3 :

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

Round R4 :

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

Round R5 :

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

Round R6 :

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

Round R7 :

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

Round R8 :

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

Round R9 :

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

Round R10 :

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

Round R11 :

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

Round R12 :

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

Round R13 :

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

Round R14 :

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

Round R15 :

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

Round R16 :

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

Round R17 :

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

Round R18 :

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

Round R19 :

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

Round R20 :

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

Round R21 :

BLO sc X 120 => 120

Round R22 - R31 :

sc X 120 => 120

Change yarn to white :

To change the color, leave the last single crochet unfinished, take the white yarn and pull it through to finish the sc, cut the green yarn leaving a 5 cm tail. In the next row work over both the green and the white leftover yarn.

Round R32 :

sc X 120 => 120

Now switch to treble crochet :

R33: chain 3 + tr X 120 + sc in chain 3 in the beginning of the row => 120

Round R34 - R37 :

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

Change yarn to green :

R38: chain 3, tr X120, sc in chain 3 from the beginning of the row => 120

Round R39 :

SL X 120

Info :

Close by doing a slip stitch in the first slip stitch of row 39. Hide the thread.

Info :

To close the basket, make a string by chaining 200 with the main color (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. Use a needle to help if needed.

— Rod :

Note :

You need to make the rod around the stick. In the example the stick is 25 mm / 1 inch diameter so 6 sc was used. For a thicker stick make 9 sc or make 6 sc and then an extra row to get 12 sc. For length the example used 90 rows to reach 27 cm / 10.6 in (30 green rows then 60 white rows).

Start with green :

R1: MR + 6sc => 6 - work over the leftover yarn

Round R2 - R30 :

sc X 6 => 6

Switch to white :

R31: BLO X 6 => 6

Round R32 - R90 :

sc X 6 => 6

Info :

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 hide the yarn inside.

— The Guides :

Make 2; chain 12 so that the guides fit over the rod work. R1: 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. R2: 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 to sew the guide over the rod (sew the guides to the rod at rows 65 and 85).

— The Reel :

i. The sides - make 4 (you will need to sew them 2 by 2)

Round R1 :

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

Round R2 :

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

Round R3 :

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

Round R4 :

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

Round R5 :

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

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.

ii. The middle part :

R1: chain X 18 => 18; continue working in circle

Round R2 - R4 :

sc X 18 => 18

Info :

Now 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).

— 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.

— The Hook :

R1: MR + 6sc => 6

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.

Round R2 :

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

Round R3 :

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

Round R4 :

sc X 18 => 18

Round R5 :

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

Round R6 :

sc X 14 => 24

Round R7 :

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

Round R8 :

sc X 18 => 18

Info :

Start stuffing

Round R9 :

(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.

Info :

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

  • Sew the reel to the rod at the color change (row 30) so it sits where the green transitions to white, ensuring it is centered and secure.
  • Sew the two guides to the rod around rows 65 and 85 (adjust row positions if your rod length differs) so the guides slide over the rod and keep the string aligned.
  • Place magnets inside each fish with the chosen front side facing outward; test with a magnet to ensure the same side of every fish connects, then sew and secure the magnet(s) inside before closing.
  • Weave the string through the guides and tie it securely to the reel; pass the string over the reel once and sew again at the joining point to secure the connection.
  • Hide all yarn tails inside pieces after sewing; use a yarn needle to stitch through front loops where instructed and pull tails inside the rod sleeve for a neat finish.

Important Notes

  • 💡Use stitch markers to keep track of the beginning of rounds, especially when working in continuous rounds and during shapings.
  • 💡Stuff pieces gradually and avoid overstuffing the fish so the magnets can still pick them up easily; test each fish with a magnet during assembly.
  • 💡Secure magnets completely and test their polarity and position before final closing; supervise children while playing and ensure magnets cannot be extracted.
  • 💡Work with consistent tension for even rows and smooth stacking bowls; for tighter fabric use the smaller hook size recommended.

This Fishing Set pattern makes a whimsical, colorful playtime companion that stacks, stores, and even fishes with magnets 🎣. The set includes six rainbow fish, six stacking bowls, a drawstring storage basket, and a detailed rod and reel with guides for realistic play. It's a perfect handmade gift or educational toy that encourages fine motor skills and imaginative fun 🧶✨

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FAQs

What size will the finished pieces be?

The fish measure approximately 6-7 cm long depending on yarn and tension; bowls and basket sizes depend on yarn and hook but follow the row counts for consistent results.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights but this will affect final size; adjust the hook and the number of stitches around the rod or bowls if you change yarn weight.

How should I place the magnets safely inside the fish?

Place the magnet with the same face facing outward for all fish, test connections with a spare magnet, then sew and secure the magnet with extra stitches or a small felt pocket before closing.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate and assumes you know single crochet, increases, decreases, working in the round, and basic color changes.

How long does it take to complete the set?

Most crocheters complete the full set in about 5-7 hours depending on experience and how many pieces are made at once.