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Amigurumi Piranha – FREE Crochet Pattern

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Amigurumi Piranha – FREE Crochet Pattern
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Bring the fierce charm of a Piranha to life with this Amigurumi Piranha crochet pattern! 🐟✨ With its sharp little teeth, sleek body, and bold personality, this design captures the essence of this fascinating aquatic predator in yarn form. Whether you’re crafting for a marine-inspired décor piece, a heartfelt gift, or simply love unique amigurumi, this pattern is a fantastic addition to your collection.

Designed for crocheters who enjoy shaping intricate details, this pattern allows for customization in fin textures, facial expressions, and even tiny accessories like embroidered bubbles or a miniature underwater scene to enhance its personality. Choose classic reds and silvers for a realistic look or experiment with vibrant hues for a playful twist! Whether displayed as part of an ocean-themed setup or gifted to a fellow crochet enthusiast, this amigurumi piranha is sure to impress.

Grab your hook, select your favorite yarn, and let’s bring this bold little swimmer to life—one stitch at a time! 🧶✨

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🐟 Amigurumi Piranha Crochet Pattern

Add a splash of danger to your amigurumi collection with this adorable (yet toothy!) piranha! With bold stripes, wide eyes, and a mouth full of playful crochet teeth, this fun aquatic character is a quirky project for fans of fishy friends and fierce designs.

✨ Skill Level

Intermediate – Includes shaping, color changes, and applique details (teeth and fins).

📏 Finished Size

Approx. 20–25 cm (8–10″) long using worsted weight yarn and a 3.5 mm hook.

🧶 Materials

  • Worsted weight yarn in:

    • Red (Head, fins)

    • Light blue or aqua (Body)

    • Black (Stripes)

    • White (Teeth, eyes)

    • Brown (Eye irises)

  • 3.5 mm crochet hook

  • Safety eyes (12–15 mm) or yarn for embroidery

  • Fiberfill stuffing

  • Tapestry needle

  • Stitch markers

🧵 Abbreviations (US Terms)

  • MR – Magic Ring

  • sc – Single Crochet

  • inc – Increase (2 sc in next st)

  • dec – Decrease (sc2tog)

  • sl st – Slip Stitch

  • ch – Chain

  • FO – Fasten Off

🧠 Body (Work in rounds, start in red)

  1. MR, 6 sc (6)

  2. inc x6 (12)

  3. (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)

  4. (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)

  5. (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)

  6. (4 sc, inc) x6 (36)
    7–12. sc around (36)

  7. Change to light blue, sc around
    14–26. Continue in light blue, adding black stripes as surface crochet or intarsia (optional)

💡 Tip: Embroider or surface crochet 3–4 black stripes evenly spaced across the side.

  1. (4 sc, dec) x6 (30)

  2. (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)

  3. (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)

  4. (1 sc, dec) x6 (12)

  5. dec x6 (6)
    Stuff firmly, FO and weave in end.

😈 Teeth (Make 12–14)

With white yarn:

  • Ch 3

  • sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next (2 sts)

  • FO, leave tail for sewing

  • Stitch evenly into top and bottom jaw

😮 Mouth (Make 2 pieces: top & bottom)

With red yarn:

  1. MR, 6 sc

  2. inc x6 (12)

  3. (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)

  4. (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)

  5. (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)

  6. sc around (30)
    Flatten into a semicircle shape. Sew the top and bottom pieces to the front of the body, slightly overlapping to form an open mouth.

👀 Eyes (Make 2)

White circle:

  1. MR, 6 sc

  2. inc x6 (12)
    FO, sew on to sides of head. Attach safety eyes in center or embroider black pupils with brown iris around.

🐠 Side Fins (Make 2)

With red yarn:

  1. MR, 6 sc

  2. (1 sc, inc) x3 (9)

  3. (2 sc, inc) x3 (12)

  4. (3 sc, inc) x3 (15)
    FO and flatten. Sew to both sides of the body just behind the head.

🧜‍♂️ Tail Fin

With red yarn:

  1. Ch 8

  2. sc in 2nd ch from hook and across (7)

  3. ch 1, turn, (1 sc, inc) x3 + sc (10)

  4. ch 1, turn, sc across (10)

  5. ch 1, turn, dec x2, sc x6 (8)

  6. FO, shape like a wide triangle and sew to the rear end.

🦈 Dorsal Fin (Top)

With red yarn:

  1. MR, 6 sc

  2. (1 sc, inc) x3 (9)

  3. sc around

  4. (2 sc, inc) x3 (12)

  5. sc around
    FO and stitch to the top center of the body.

💬 Final Touches

  • Use black yarn or embroidery floss to add nostrils or extra features.

  • Lightly stuff the mouth to help it stay puffed and open.

  • Shape body with your hands and flatten fins after sewing.

🧜‍♀️ Customization Ideas

  • Add sparkle yarn for a shimmery scale effect

  • Give your piranha sunglasses or a pirate eye patch for fun

  • Change colors to neon or rainbow for a psychedelic fish friend!

This fierce little fish is ready to swim into your heart—or your next handmade gift box! Whether for a child’s toy shelf or a quirky desk buddy, this piranha is pure fun with bite. 🦷🐟💦


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