Bikini Bottom Fish Pair (Cool & Lazy Fish)

Cool Fish (Bikini Bottom Fish) — Part 1: Body, Sleeves, Arms & Legs

Sleeves (white)
Rnd 1: Ch 12, join into a ring, 12 sc
Rnd 2: Sc around (12)
Rnd 3: Dec, 4 sc, dec, 4 sc (10)
Rnd 4: Sc around (10)
Rnd 5: Dec, 3 sc, dec, 3 sc (8). Sleeves are double-layered and joined to the body.

Arms (blue)
Row h1: Ch 4; from 2nd ch 3 sc, ch 1, turn
Row h2: 3 sc, ch 3, sl st to the 1st st to form a ring
Rnds 1-5: 6 sc around
Rnd 6: Dec, 4 sc (5)
Rnd 7: Dec, 2 sc (3). Glue/stitch thin dark-blue stripes on.

Pants pocket: Work 3 sc into the FLO left on Rnds 10-13, turn; inc, 2 sc, inc. Fix the hands under the pocket wrapping both sides; tuck arms into the sleeves and fix to the body.

Legs (blue)
Row h1: Pick up 4 sc + inc in the BLO of Rnd 5, ch 1, turn
Row h2: 6 sc, sl st into a ring
Rnds 1-12: 6 sc around
Rnd 13: Dec, 4 sc (5)
Rnd 14: Dec, 2 sc (3). Add thin blue stripes; bend the feet at Rnds 9-10 (floral wire optional).

Pant legs (red): Starting from the center in the FLO of Rnd 5 —
Rnd 1: 2 sc, 6 dc, 3 sc
Rnd 2: 2 sc, 6 dc, 3 sc
Rnd 3: Sc, 8 dc, 2 sc. Leave a tail and tack the pants inside toward the body.

Main body (start red)
Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2: Inc around (12)
Rnd 3: *Sc, inc* ×6 (18)
Rnd 4: *Sc, inc, sc* ×6 (24)
Rnd 5: *3 sc, inc* ×6 (30)
Rnd 6: 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, skip 5 + ch 6 (armhole), 2 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 2 sc, skip 5 + ch 6 (armhole), 2 sc, inc, 2 sc (36)
Rnds 7-9: Sc around (36)
Rnd 10: 8 sc, 1 BLO sc, 18 sc, 1 BLO sc, 8 sc
Rnd 11: 9 sc, 1 BLO sc, 16 sc, 1 BLO sc, 9 sc
Rnd 12: 10 sc, 1 BLO sc, 14 sc, 1 BLO sc, 10 sc
Rnd 13: Inc, 35 sc (37)
Rnd 14: 36 sc, inc (38)
Rnd 15: Invisible color change to white; 38 sc
Rnd 16: BLO sc around (38)
Rnds 17-19: Sc around (38)
Rnd 20: Inc, 37 sc (39)
Rnds 21-23: Sc around (39)
Rnd 24: 38 sc, inc (40)
Rnds 25-27: Sc around (40)
Rnd 28: 8 sc, (3 sc through sleeve), 18 sc, (3 sc through sleeve), 8 sc — joining the sleeves
Rnd 29: Sc around (40)
Rnd 30: Invisible color change to blue; 40 sc
Rnd 31: Sc around (40)
Rnd 32: Dec, 38 sc (39)
Rnds 33-38: Sc around (39)
Rnd 39: 37 sc, dec (38)
Rnds 40-43: Sc around (38)
Rnd 44: Sc, *2 sc, dec, 2 sc* ×6, sc (32)
Rnd 45: Dec, 30 sc (31)
Rnd 46: 29 sc, dec (30)
Rnd 47: *3 sc, dec* ×6 (24)
Rnd 48: Sc around (24)
Rnd 49: *Sc, dec, sc* ×6 (18)
Rnd 50: *Sc, dec* ×6 (12). Stuff firmly and close.

Cool Fish (Bikini Bottom Fish) — Part 2: Fin, Eyes, Mouth, Brows & Spots

Dorsal fin (Tunisian / afghan stitch)
Row 1: Ch 13; from 2nd ch pick up 12 incomplete sc loops, then work them off two by two, 12 times
Row 2: Ch 1, pick up 11 loops, work off 6 times; continue forward picking up 6 more loops, work off, 11 total
Row 3: Ch 1, 11 loops, work off 11 times
Row 4: Ch 1, 10 loops, work off 10 times
Row 5: Ch 1, 8 loops, work off 8 times — sew at center back, between the blue rounds
Row 6: Ch 1, 7 loops, work off 7 times — sew at center back.

Eye whites (3-ply split yarn, 1.8 mm hook, 0.3 m safety eyes)
Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR; Rnd 2: inc around (12); Rnds 3-4: 12 sc. Use with the purl side facing out.

Eyelids (2-ply split yarn, 1.8 mm hook, crochet loosely)
Rnd 1: 8 sc in MR; Rnd 2: *sc, inc* ×4 (12); Rnds 3-5: 12 sc. Fit the eye whites inside the eyelids.

Mouth
Ch 11; from 2nd ch: (sl st, sc, dc, dc-inc, dc, dc-inc, dc, sc, sl st), ch 2; repeat the bracket along the opposite side of the chain, ch 2, sl st. Fold in half with wrong side inside; sew centered — mouth corners at blue Rnd 3, middle at Rnd 4.

Eyebrows: Ch 5; from 2nd ch: sc, 3 sl st.

Spots (single ply, hook 1.0 mm or smaller)
Large: ch 5, from 2nd ch 4 sc; ch 1, 4 sc along the other side, ch 1, sl st.
Small: ch 4, join head-to-tail into a little ring.

Lazy Fish (Bikini Bottom Couch Fish) — Full Pattern

Body
Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2: Inc around (12)
Rnd 3: *Sc, inc* ×6 (18)
Rnd 4: *Sc, inc, sc* ×6 (24)
Rnd 5: *3 sc, inc* ×6 (30)
Rnd 6: Sc around (30)
Rnd 7: *2 sc, inc, 2 sc* ×6 (36)
Rnd 8: 16 sc, 4 sc (color section), 16 sc
Rnd 9: 15 sc, 6 sc, 15 sc
Rnds 10-24: 14 sc, 8 sc, 14 sc (36) — keep the belly color section
Rnds 25-29: Sc around (36)
Rnd 30: 8 sc, dec, 16 sc, dec, 8 sc (34)
Rnd 31: Sc around (34)
Rnd 32: 7 sc, dec, 16 sc, dec, 7 sc (32)
Rnd 33: Sc around (32)
Rnd 34: 7 sc, dec, 14 sc, dec, 7 sc (30)
Rnd 35: Sc around (30)
Rnd 36: *3 sc, dec* ×6 (24)
Rnd 37: Sc around (24)
Rnd 38: *Sc, dec, sc* ×6 (18)
Rnd 39: Sc around (18)
Rnd 40: *Sc, dec* ×6 (12)
Rnd 41: Dec around (6). Stuff and close.

Whiskers (make 2, 2-ply): Ch 5; from 2nd ch 4 sc.
Feet (make 2): Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR; Rnds 2-14: 6 sc; Rnd 15: 2 sc, 2 dc, 2 sc (the flipper tip).
Hands (make 2): Row 1: ch 4; from 2nd ch inc, sc, 3-sc-in-one, 2 sc; Rnd 2: 8 sc; Rnd 3: 3 sc, dec, 3 sc; Rnds 4-5: 7 sc; Rnd 6: sc, dec, sc, dec, sc; Rnds 7-14: 5 sc.
Mouth (2-ply): lower lip ch 9, from 2nd ch 2 sl st, 4 sc, 2 sl st; upper lip ch 11, from 2nd ch 2 sl st, 6 sc, 2 sl st.
Fin: Ch 10; from 2nd ch sl st, sc, dc, hdc, sl st, hdc, dc, sc, sl st.
Shirt: Rnd 1: ch 42, join; Rnd 2: 42 sc; Rnds 3-5: 42 dc (add/remove rows to adjust length; sample has 1 extra row); Rnd 6: 9 sc, ch 4 + skip 4, 16 sc, ch 4 + skip 4, 9 sc (armholes); Rnd 7: 9 dc, 4 BLO dc, 16 dc, 4 BLO dc, 9 dc; Rnd 8: 42 sc.
Sleeves (make 2, into the skipped sts): Rnds 1-2: 10 sc; Rnd 3: inc, 8 sc, inc; Rnd 4: 12 sc.
Eyelids (make 2, 2-ply): Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR; Rnd 2: *sc, inc* ×3 (9); Rnd 3: sc, 2 inc, sc, 2 inc, sc, 2 inc (15); Rnds 4-5: 15 sc.
Eyes (make 2): Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR; Rnd 2: inc around (12); Rnds 3-4: 12 sc; Rnd 5: dec ×6.