Boxfish Handicraft Crochet pattern for a fish, coral fish, Solan the Soldier Fish (PDF file / 4 pages)

SOLAN AND SOLDIERFISHES
Solan the soldierfish convinces with its big pretty eyes and its clearly visible pink and reddish scales and its forked tail fin. Who can resist such a pretty fish?
In nature, soldier fish sleep in caves, crevices or under overhangs during the day. At night they like to go for a trip on the coral reef. They live in shoals, in pairs or alone. So if you feel like it, you can crochet Solan a few friends.

WHAT YOU GET
With this PDF document you can crochet Solan the Soldierfish. You will get a list of materials you need for crocheting, a list of abbreviations for the crochet diagram used and above all the crochet diagram for Solan the Soldierfish itself.

DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY
The pattern of Solan the Soldierfish is suitable for adventurous crochet beginners (Level 2 - advanced)
The pattern contain more detailed instructions for each round and row.
The following crocheting skills you should master:
chain (stitch)
double crochet
decrease
half double crochet
increase
Picot
work in rows
work in rounds
singel crochet
slip stitch
turning chain

COMPONENTS AND WORK STEPS
First the head of Solan is crocheted. In the last round of the head the two black gill stripes are crocheted. Afterwards it goes over to the scaly pattern. Then the body is stuffed a little bit with filling absorbent cotton. Then the forked tail fin is crocheted directly to the body.
The eyes and all other fins are crocheted separately and sewn to the body.

MATERIALS

• Crochet hook 2,5 mm
• Embroidery needle
• Scissors
• Cotton yarn in the colors: dark pink, light pink, brown, black, white
• Filling absorbent cotton

USE
…for joy and for loving
as a toy for your baby / child
for the children’s kitchen
for the children´s store
as key fob
as a cat toy
as baby carriage trailer
as part of a mobile
to hang over the changing table
to hang up over the baby bed / crib
to hang on the window
as decoration for the children’s room / baby room
as decoration for the apartment
as another animal for your crocheted aquarium
as a gift to friends / children
or just because you enjoy it as much as I do!

WOULD YOU LIKE MORE?
You can find more maritime crocheting instructions here: https://www.etsy.com/de/shop/BoxfishHandicraft