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Pouty Happy Fish (Walking Fish Meme)

Original design by @简妮马德贵

The pouty 'walking home with a drink' fish meme as a full amigurumi: a color-blocked body with worked-in mouth and leg openings, sleepy eyelids, a removable shirt and a tiny cola cup with straw.

Difficulty: Advanced
Hook: 1.8mm + 1.1mm
Yarn: 4-ply cotton
Time: 8-10 hours

Materials

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Stitches used: MR, sc, inc, dec, dc, hdc, sl st, ch, BLO, FLO

Pouty Happy Fish (Walking Fish Meme) — Part 1: Body, Shirt, Eyes & Fin

Materials: SuSu 4-ply cotton — willow green 25, apricot 53, pure white 64, sky blue 72, light orange 03, champagne 87, true red 51. Hooks 1.8 mm + 1.1 mm; 1.5 mm floral wire for shaping.

Body (start from the bottom)
Rnd 1: 8 sc in MR (8)
Rnd 2: Inc around (16)
Rnd 3: *Sc, inc* ×8 (24)
Rnd 4: *3 sc, inc* ×6 (30)
Rnd 5: *2 sc, inc, 2 sc* ×6 (36)
Rnd 6: (Leg opening) count 9 sts, start at the 10th st and work 18 sc, fasten off
Rnd 7: 36 sc — continue from the sl st at the start of Rnd 6, working the separately chained section together into 36 sts
Rnd 8: 16 sc, [color change] 4 sc, 16 sc
Rnd 9: 15 sc, [color] 6 sc, 15 sc
Rnd 10: 14 sc, [color] 8 sc, 14 sc
Rnd 11: Dec, 12 sc, [color] 8 sc, 12 sc, dec (34-36 per chart)
Rnds 12-22: 13 sc, [color] 8 sc, 13 sc
Rnd 23: Inc, 13 sc, [color] 6 sc, 13 sc, inc
Rnd 24: 16 sc, [color] 4 sc, 16 sc
Rnd 25: Sc around (36)
Rnd 26: Inc, 16 sc, 2 inc, 16 sc, inc (40)
Rnd 27: Sc around (40)
Rnd 28: (Mouth slit) leave 4 sts unworked in the middle, chain separately and work 36 sc
Rnd 29: Work 36 sc back and forth flat
Rnd 30: 36 sc, ch 4
Rnd 31: (3 sc, dec) ×2, 16 sc, (3 sc, dec) ×2, 4 sc
Rnd 32: *2 sc, dec, 2 sc* ×6
Rnd 33: *3 sc, dec* ×6 (24)
Rnd 34: Sc around (24)
Rnd 35: *Sc, dec, sc* ×6 (18)
Rnd 36: *Sc, dec* ×6 (12)
Rnd 37: Dec ×6. Close.

Shirt: Rnd 1: ch 36, join, 36 sc; Rnd 2: dec, 32 sc, dec; Rnds 3-11: 34 sc.
Eyes (make 2): Row 1: ch 4; from 2nd ch inc, sc, 3-sc-in-one, 2 sc; Rnd 2: 8 sc.
Eyelids (make 2, 2-ply, 1.1 mm): Row 1: ch 6; from 2nd ch inc, 3 sc, 3-sc-in-one, 4 sc; Rnd 2: inc, 5 sc, inc, 5 sc; Rnd 3: inc, 6 sc, inc, 6 sc; Rnd 4: 16 sc.
Mouth corners (2-ply, 1.8 mm): Ch 4; from 2nd ch sc, 2 sl st.
Fin: Ch 16; working into the back bump of the chain: sl st, 2 sc, 2 dc, 5 hdc, 2 dc, 2 sc, sl st.

Notes

Part 1 of the pouty 'happy fish' walking meme character (SpongeBob background fish) with drink cup. Non-commercial; pattern by @简妮马德贵. The white belly stripe is worked as inline color changes; body color blocks per the photos. See Part 2 for mouth, hands, cola, sleeves, feet and lid.

Pouty Happy Fish — Part 2: Mouth, Hands, Cola Cup & Feet

Mouth
Rnd 1: Rejoin yarn in the 4 skipped sts: 4 sc, 2 sc in the mouth corner, 4 sc on the opposite side, 2 sc in the other corner
Rnd 2: Dec ×6
Rnd 3: Change color; FLO inc ×6 (the pouty lips).

Cola hand
Rnds 1-6: 6 sc in MR, sc around
Rnd 7: 4 sc, dec (5)
Rnds 8-21: Sc around (5).

Other hand
Row 1: Ch 4; from 2nd ch: 2 sc, 3-sc-in-one, sc, inc
Rnd 2: 8 sc
Rnd 3: 2 sc, 2 dec, 2 sc
Rnd 4: 6 sc
Rnd 5: 4 sc, dec
Rnds 6-8: 5 sc.

Sleeves (make 2)
Rnd 1: 4 sc in MR
Rnd 2: *Sc, inc* ×2 (6)
Rnd 3: *Sc, inc* ×3 (9)
Rnds 4-5: Sc around (9).

Feet (make 2)
Rnds 1-10: 6 sc in MR, sc around
Rnd 11: 4 sc, dec (5)
Rnds 12-15: Sc around (5).

Cola cup (2-ply, 1.1 mm hook)
Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR
Rnd 2: Inc around (12)
Rnd 3: *Sc, inc* ×6 (18)
Rnd 4: BLO sc around (18)
Rnd 5: *Sc, inc, sc* ×6 (24)
Rnds 6-13: Sc around (24).

Lid
Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR
Rnd 2: Inc around (12)
Rnd 3: *Sc, inc* ×6 (18)
Rnd 4: *Sc, inc, sc* ×6 (24)
Rnd 5: BLO sc around (24)
Straw: wrap yarn around wire/cord and glue it on.

Notes

Part 2 of the pouty happy fish: rework the 4 reserved mouth stitches for the pouting lips, skinny tube arms and legs, and a little cola cup with lid and straw. Stuff the arms into the sleeves before fixing to the body (per the photo captions).

Frequently asked questions

How is the pouty mouth made?

Round 28 leaves 4 stitches unworked; you later rejoin in those stitches, work a small tube with corner increases, decrease, then finish with FLO increases in a new color for the protruding lips.

Why do rounds 8-24 list stitch counts in three parts?

Those are inline color changes for the white belly stripe — e.g. '14 sc, [white] 8 sc, 14 sc'. Carry the second color inside the stitches.

What is the wire for?

1.5 mm floral wire stiffens the skinny legs and arms so the fish can stand and hold its cola cup.

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