Let’s wrap up this crochet along with a sea coral and bubbles crochet pattern! You can check all the other patterns on this post here: Clownfish family crochet along.
Once you’re done with the coral and bubbles, you’ll be able to assemble a beautiful baby mobile, check this post for assembly instructions!
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Sea coral and bubbles crochet pattern: the inspiration
When I first started the clownfish family, I had a baby mobile in mind. And when I see fishes swimming in rounds, I find it even nicer if they are swimming around something. And to be perfectly transparent, the typical clownfish anemone with a hundred tentacles was beyond my courage at this precise moment !!! So I decided to go for the coral, it’s so geometrically interesting, colors possibilities are endless, and it’s just the perfect addition to an ocean theme mobile. Plus it is super easy to make even for beginners!
The small balls or bubbles are a classic ornament for baby mobiles, and I would say it’s perfectly on point with fishes!
Scroll down for the free pattern below.
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MATERIAL
- 2.5mm crochet hook / US C-2
- Yarn:
- DMC Happy cotton: 761 (off-white), 755 (fushia), 753 (orange), 750 (blue petrol), 780 (green)
- Tapestry needle
- Fiberfill
- Stitch marker or a strand of thinner yarn
LEVEL
Beginner.
CROCHET LANGUAGE
This pattern uses US terms abbreviations.
PATTERN NOTES AND SPECIAL TECHNIQUES
- The number before the abbreviation represents how many times to work one type of stitch into consecutive stitches from the previous round (unless stated otherwise). Ex: 3inc = work one increase into each of the next 3 stitches.
- This pattern is worked in continuous spiral rounds (i.e. without closing the rounds with a slip stitch) unless stated otherwise. It may help to mark the first stitch of each round with a stitch marker.
- For amigurumi in general, I always use an invisible decrease (unless stated otherwise) to minimize the gaps between these stitches so that the fiberfill doesn’t show too much. You can check this simple technique in a video tutorial here, but if it’s too much hassle and you prefer to start right away you can also work with normal decrease, no big deal!
STITCHES AND ABBREVIATIONS (US CROCHET TERMS)
st: stitch/es
sc: single crochet
hdc: half double crochet
sl st: slip stitch
inc: single crochet increase (work 2 sc into the same st)
dec: single crochet decrease (single crochet two stitches together)
hdc inc: half double crochet increase (work 2 hdc into the same st)
[number]: total number of stitches of the round
Rnd: round
(…) x 2: repeat whatever is inside the brackets the number of times indicated
(…) in next st: work all the instructions inside the brackets in the next stitch
SEA CORAL AND BUBBLES CROCHET PATTERN
SEA CORAL
Start with fuchsia yarn.
Rnd 1: work 12sc into a magic ring. [12]
Rnd 2: hdc inc in each st around. [24]
Rnd 3: hdc inc in each st around. [48]
Rnd 4: hdc inc in each st around. [96]
Change colour to orange.
Rnd 5: hdc inc in each st around. [192]
Change colour to off-white.
Rnd 6: sc in each st around, try to make the sc a bit loose to keep nice ondulations. [192]
Fasten off, make an invisible finish, and weave in all yarn tails.
THE BUBBLES
SMALL BUBBLES
Make one orange, one petrol blue and one green (the main color of each clownfish).
Rnd 1: work 4sc into a magic ring. [4]
Rnd 2: inc in each st around. [8]
Rnd 3: (sc, inc) x 4. [12]
Rnd 4 – 5 : sc around. [12]
Start filling with fiberfill
Rnd 6: (2sc, dec) x 3. [9]
Rnd 7: (sc, dec) x 3. [6]
Fasten off, leaving a short tail, finish stuffing and sew closed. Hide the tails inside the bubble.
MEDIUM BUBBLES
Make one orange, one petrol blue and one green, plus one off-white.
Rnd 1: work 5sc into a magic ring. [5]
Rnd 2: inc in each st around. [10]
Rnd 3: (sc, inc) x 5. [15]
Rnd 4 – 6 : sc around. [15]
Start filling with fiberfill.
Rnd 7: (sc, dec) x 5. [10]
Rnd 8: 5dec. [5]
Fasten off, leaving a short tail, finish stuffing and sew closed. Hide the tails inside the bubble.
Tadaa! Congratulations on completing the fourth part of the clownfish crochet along! I can’t wait to see your makes, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram @octopuscrochetdesign and use the hashtag #clownfishcal.
Now it’s time to assemble your baby mobile! Jump on the next article to follow the instructions on how to assemble and balance a baby mobile.
