Create your own “Flip the Fish” with me in this full step-by-step tutorial! This NO-SEW fish takes only 35 minutes to make and here’s the fun part: Flip the fish is his name and it’s also a game! Due to the flat ridge on the front of the fish’s body, it tends to land flat on its mouth when flipped. Like water-bottle flipping but quieter and a bit more silly thanks to this funny fish. :)

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The materials you will need to make this fish are:
    • 5mm crochet hook
    • #6 super bulky weight yarn*: peach (for the mouth), green (for the body), and tan (for the tail)
    • Yarn needle (just for weaving in ends)
    • 18 mm black safety eyes
    • polyester fiber fill stuffing

*For this video, I used Parfait Chunky yarn from Premier Yarns in colors “Light Peach,” “Key Lime,” and “Mushroom” (affiliate link): https://premier-yarns.pxf.io/e4OvDz

The following stitches are used to make this fish: chain, single crochet, single crochet decrease stitch, slip stitch, double crochet, and half double crochet

Stitch abbreviations:
ch – chain
st(s) – stitch(es)
sc – single crochet
BLO – back loops only
sl st – slip stitch
dec – sc decrease st
dc – double crochet
hdc – half double crochet

Want to make this fish with a different yarn weight? I’ve found that the fish made in #6 super bulky weight yarn successfully flip most often, but you can also make this fish with #4 medium worsted weight yarn or #7 jumbo weight yarn and they will flip as well! Just follow this tutorial as shown with the yarn weight of your choice!

A flip fish made from this video tutorial with #6 super bulky weight yarn will be 5.5 inches (14 cm) tall; with #4 medium worsted weight yarn, it will be 4 inches (10 cm) tall, and with #7 jumbo weight yarn, it will be 9 inches (23 cm) tall.

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
0:36 Materials Needed
1:18 Round 1 – Crocheting the Fish
2:14 Round 2
2:43 Round 3
3:13 Round 4
3:37 Round 5
4:00 Round 6
4:26 How to Change Colors
5:00 Round 7
5:35 Round 8
6:09 Round 9
6:32 Round 10
6:56 Rounds 11-13
7:21 Indenting the Mouth
8:07 Round 14
8:29 Round 15
8:52 Inserting the Eyes
10:12 Round 16
10:30 Round 17
10:49 Round 18
11:06 Round 19
11:21 Round 20
11:40 Stuffing the Fish
12:36 Round 21
12:53 Round 22
13:57 Round 23
14:20 Round 24
14:44 Finish Stuffing the Fish
15:04 Round 25
15:28 Round 26
15:46 Round 27 – the Closing Round
19:32 Crocheting the Side Fins
21:20 Checking & Flipping the Finished Fish!
21:44 Comparing Yarn Weights

Note: To tack the mouth in place to secure the mouth indent, see this short video here:    • Flip the Fish #Crochet Tip | Free You...   - Cut a strand in the color of the tail fin. Weave it through the fish from the beginning round of the mouth to the tail fin in a U shape. Tie the 2 ends in a knot and weave the ends inside the body.

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