A4 PDF: materials, every round with a tick box, assembly and face
Free crochet anglerfish pattern: an Anglerfish with Lamp amigurumi, about 12 cm tall in DK yarn with a 2.5 mm hook. A round navy anglerfish with big goofy eyes, a wide grin full of little white teeth and a bright yellow lamp dangling from a curved stalk.
You need about 55 m of yarn: 30 m navy, 15 m dark blue, 5 m yellow and 5 m white. Plan on roughly 2 hours.
Great as a deep-sea themed gift or a bedside buddy; turn the 3D model around to see the lamp and teeth, then follow the round-by-round pattern.
How to crochet the Anglerfish with Lamp
Beginner-friendly · 12 cm tall · about 2 h · DK yarn · 2.5 mm hook
Crochet the 8 pieces in rounds: Round body, Tail fin, Side fin ×2, Lure stalk, Glowing lure, Eye white ×2 (70 rounds in all).
Stuff and put it together in 6 steps; each one lights up where it goes on the 3D model.
Add the face: safety eyes by round and stitch, or embroider them for a child under 3.
Every round with its stitch count is in the Pattern tab below, and in the free printable PDF.
1 sc ≈ 4 mm wide, 1 round ≈ 3.6 mm tall (10 cm ≈ 25 sc × 28 rounds); yarn about 1.9 mm thick. The gauge sets the size of the toy; crochet tightly so the stuffing does not show.
Worked in
Continuous spiral rounds. Don't join. Move a stitch marker up every round.
Size before assembly: about 8.2 cm at the widest, 6.2 cm long; 26 rounds.
Multi-colour rounds are listed stitch by stitch from the round-start marker; keep the round start on the piece's centre top line (as it sits on the finished toy). The order is for right-handed crocheting (right to left on the outside); left-handed: reverse it.
→ Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.
Size before assembly: about 2.8 cm at the widest, 2.2 cm long; 7 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing.
Stuff lightly only and press it flat to about 1.1 cm thick.<!-- flattened 60 % -->
Size before assembly: about 1.7 cm at the widest, 1.4 cm long; 5 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing.
Do not stuff. Press the piece flat (the opening becomes a straight line), front and back walls together.<!-- flattened 60 % -->
Size before assembly: about 1.3 cm at the widest, 7.1 cm long; 20 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing.
Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.
Bend ≈ 95° around round 9<!-- the bend spreads over 9 rounds -->. After stuffing, bend the piece so the inner side of the bend faces forward on the finished toy (on the piece: in round 9, on the centre front line). On the inner side draw rounds 8 and 11 together (3 rounds go into the fold): with the needle and matching yarn make 3–4 stitches through the loops of both rounds over about 2 st, pull to the angle and hide the end inside.
Size before assembly: about 3.1 cm at the widest, 2.2 cm long; 9 rounds.
→ Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.
A flat circle about 2.3 cm across; 3 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing.
Do not stuff.
The whole face is embroidered. Order: the eyes (black satin), then the white glints over them, then the nose and mouth, blush last. Mark the centres with pins first and compare with the picture. Bring thread ends out where a sewn-on piece will cover them, or bury them in the stuffing.
Embroidered eyes (on the eye white) (2: one on each eye white; the left one is described, the right is its mirror): in black thread, a oval about 11 mm wide and 11 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 1, on the centre top line, then moved 1.2 mm to the right and 0.8 mm down (looking at the toy's face).
Eye glint (on the eye white) (2: one on each eye white; the left one is described, the right is its mirror): in white thread over the embroidered eye, a oval about 3.6 mm wide and 3.6 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 1, on the centre top line, then moved 2 mm to the right and 1 mm up (looking at the toy's face).
Satin stitch (on the round body): in dark red thread, a oval about 42 mm wide and 14 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 23, on the centre bottom line .
Satin stitch (on the round body): in tooth thread in several layers so it stands out, a triangle about 6 mm wide and 7 mm tall, horizontal stitches, turned 180° clockwise (looking at that surface); centred in round 22, 8.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's right .
Satin stitch (on the round body): in tooth thread in several layers so it stands out, a triangle about 6 mm wide and 7 mm tall, horizontal stitches, turned 180° clockwise (looking at that surface); centred in round 24, 6 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's right .
Satin stitch (on the round body): in tooth thread in several layers so it stands out, a triangle about 6 mm wide and 7 mm tall, horizontal stitches, turned 180° clockwise (looking at that surface); centred in round 25, on the centre bottom line .
Satin stitch (on the round body): in tooth thread in several layers so it stands out, a triangle about 6 mm wide and 7 mm tall, horizontal stitches, turned 180° clockwise (looking at that surface); centred in round 24, 6 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left .
Satin stitch (on the round body): in tooth thread in several layers so it stands out, a triangle about 6 mm wide and 7 mm tall, horizontal stitches, turned 180° clockwise (looking at that surface); centred in round 22, 8.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left .
Satin stitch (on the round body): in tooth thread in several layers so it stands out, a triangle about 5.5 mm wide and 6 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 21, 3.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's right .
Satin stitch (on the round body): in tooth thread in several layers so it stands out, a triangle about 5.5 mm wide and 6 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 21 and 22, 1.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's right .
Satin stitch (on the round body): in tooth thread in several layers so it stands out, a triangle about 5.5 mm wide and 6 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 21 and 22, 1.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left .
Satin stitch (on the round body): in tooth thread in several layers so it stands out, a triangle about 5.5 mm wide and 6 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 21, 3.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left .
Embroidery in dark red thread (on the round body), straight stitches through: (in round 20, 13.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 19, 14 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 18 and 19, 14.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ).
Embroidery in dark red thread (on the round body), straight stitches through: (in round 20, 13.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 19, 14 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 18 and 19, 14.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's right ).
× scV incΛ dec
Abbreviations
MR
magic ring
sc
single crochet
inc
2 sc in the same stitch
dec
single crochet two stitches together (invisible decrease recommended)
