#fish bones

Legend (US terms): CH- Chain stitch SL- Slip stitch SC- Single crochet DC- Double crochet HDC- Half-double crochet FISH BONES

Skull: chain 9. sl into last chain to make a loop. In the next hole: SC, DC, CH1, SL into DC, SC SC 3 In the next hole: SC, DC, CH1, SL into DC, SC SC 3 In the next hole: SC, DC, CH1, SL into DC, SC SL back into remaining chain

Ribs bottom: (aim for the middle link in the back of the chain when working this step, not the edge loops. The shape will be round and symmetrical!)

CH 7, SL back 4 CH 6, SL back 4 CH 7, SL back 5 CH 6, SL back 4 CH 5, SL back 3 CH 5, SL back 3 CH 4, SL back 2 CH 4, SL back 2

Tail: CH 8 SC back into the chain, ch1 skip 1, SC, chain 1 skip 1, SC back at base of fin. SL into base. CH 7 SC back into the chain, ch1 skip 1, SC, chain 1 skip 1, SC, chain 1 skip 1, SC back at base of both fins. SL into next stitch.

Ribs, top: SL 2 into base of bone CH 3, SL back into base.

SL 2 into base of next bone CH3, SL back into base

SL 2 into base of next bone CH4, SL back into base

SL 2 into base of next bone CH4, SL back into base

SL 2 into base of next bone CH5, SL back into base

SL 2 into base of next bone CH6 SL back into base

SL 2 into base of next bone CH5, SL back into base

SL 2 into base of next bone CH4 SL back into head of fish. Tie off.

EDGE: Tie on to nose with second color SC8 into front loop only, to last stitch at corner of head CH1, SC into the tip of the bone. Repeat until the final little bone. At the last bone, SL instead of SC. CH 2. SL into first stitch of tail fin SC 5. CH1, SC back into same hole. SC 2, chain 3. SC into the other fin, into the second highest inside stitch SC, ch1, SC again in same hole

SC 5 in front loop only, SL into base of tail Ch1, SL into tiniest bone CH 1, SC into next bone. Repeat to the corner of the fish skull SC 6, SC again in the last white stitch, SL into first black stitch. Tie off here for applique, or continue for a granny rectangle!

GRANNY RECTANGLE: Round 1: CH6, sk3, SL SL 19, ch3, Sk4, SL SL 15, ch3, Sk4, SL

SL 19, CH6, SK3, SL2

Round 2: go through corner loop to yarn on, CH 4 DC2 through corner loop, CH 3, DC 3 through corner loop CH1, SC3 on corner of head CH1, SC3 in same hole between bone 1 and 2 CH1, SC3 in same hole between bone 3 and 4 CH1, HDC3 in same hole between bone 5 and 6 CH2, DC1 on top of bone 7 CH2, DC3 into tail loop CH1, HDC3 into tail corner CH3, sk1, HDC3 CH1, HDC3 into middle, above tail gap CH1, HDC3 into tail corner CH3, Sk1, HDC3 CH1, DC3 into tail loop CH2, DC1 on top of bone 7 CH 1, HDC3 in same hle between bone 5 and 6 CH 1, SC3 in same hle between bone 3 and 4 CH1, SC3 in same hole between bone 1 and 2 CH1, SC3 on corner of head CH1, DC3 through corner loop CH3, DC3 through corner loop, SL across to first DC

Round 3: SL 3, CH3,DC4 into hole CH 2, DC3 into hole, repeat 4 times At the single DC post, DC3 into that stitch. CH2, DC3 into hole CH2, DC5 into corner CH2, DC3 into hole CH2, DC3 into hole CH2, DC5 into corner CH2, DC3 into hole CH2, DC3 into the single DC post CH2, DC3 into hole CH2, DC3 into hole CH2, DC3 into hole CH2, DC3 into hole CH2, DC5 into corner CH2, DC3 into hole, CH2, SL into next DC.