Tinker's Fish Mat

[Stalker Angie]

Tinker’s Fish Mat

 

 

 

 

This little mat was made for putting your kitty’s food/water dish on. If your kitty is spastic like mine is, it also makes a fine kitty bed once they push their food dishes off of it and drag it to the appropriate room in the house.

 

It’s made with 3 strands of acrylic worsted weight for easy cleaning, a quick work-up and it makes it rather inexpensive to replace. You can use 3 different colors as I did here, 2 different colors to create stripes by switching colors at each row or every other row, or just make a solid color fish.

 

Ch = Chain

SC = Single Crochet

DC = Double Crochet

ss = Slip Stitch

Dec = Decrease

st = stitch/stitches

 

Dec – Keeping last loop of each on hook, work double crochet in next 2 stitches, yarn over, draw through all loops on hook

 

Yarn: 3 strands of worsted weight yarn, any color(s) held together throughout.

 

Hook: Size N Hook

 

 

Body & Tail

 

Starting at the neck, chain 12.

 

Row 1.) DC in 4th chain from hook then DC in each ch across to end. Ch 3, turn. (10 DC)

 

 

Row 2.) DC in next 4 st. 2 DC in next 2 st then DC in each st to the end. Ch 3, turn. (12 DC)

 

Row 3.) DC in next 4 st. 2 DC in next 2 st then DC in each st to the end. Ch 3, turn. (14 DC)

 

Row 4.) DC in next 4 st. 2 DC in next 4 st then DC in each st to the end. Ch 3, turn. (18 DC)

 

Rows 5 - 9.) DC in each st across. Ch 3, turn.

 

Row 10.) DC in next 4 st. Dec in next 8 st then DC in each st to the end. Ch3, turn. (14 DC)

 

Row 11.) DC in next 4 st, Dec in next 4 st then DC in each st to the end. Ch 3, turn. (12 DC)

 

Row 12.) DC in next 4 st, Dec in next 4 st then DC in each st to the end. Ch 3, turn. (10 DC)

 

Rows 13 & 14.) DC in each st across. Ch 3, turn.

 

Row 15.) DC in same st as Ch 3. 2 DC in each st across. Ch 3, turn. (20 DC)

 

Row 16.) DC in same st as Ch 3. DC in each st to the last one. 2 DC in last st. (22 DC)

 

Fasten off.

 

Fish Head

 

Decide which edge of the fish body will be the top and attach yarn to that edge corner opposite the tail.

 

Row 1.) Ch 1 then SC in next 5 st. Turn.

 

Row 2.) SS in next st. Ch 1 then SC in next 3 st. Turn.

 

Row 3.) SS in next st. Ch 1, SC in next SC and next SS. Ch 1, turn.

 

Row 4.) SC in next st. SS in last st.

 

Bind off.

 

On opposite edge of the body, attach yarn for the bottom jaw.

 

Row 1.) Ch 1. SC in next 3 st. Ch 1. turn.

 

Row 2.) SC in next 2 st. Ch 1, turn.

 

Row 3.) SC in same st as ch 1. SC in next st. Ch 1, turn.

 

Row 4.) SS in same st as ch 1. SS in next st.

 

Bind off.

 

 

 

Finishing

 

Decide which side of the fish is right side up and attach yarn anywhere. Ch 1 and SC in all st around.

 

Bind off.

 

Optional Fish Eye

 

Worsted weight yarn in black and white.

 

Size H Hook

 

Round 1.) With black yarn, ch 2. SC 6 times in the 2nd loop from hook. SS into the first SC and bind off.

 

Round 2.) Attach white yarn to any st. Ch 1 and sc in same st as ch. 2 sc in each st around. SS into the ch and ch 1. (12 SC)

 

Round .3) SS in same st as ch. *SC in next st. 2 SC in next st.* Repeat from * to * until you are back at the beginning ch. SS into the beginning ch and bind off.

 

Position the eye where you want it and sew on.

 

If you have any questions about this pattern, please email me at stalkerangie AT gmail DOT com and put in the subject line “Fish Mat.”

 

Please fill free to share this pattern with whoever would like it. You may sell anything you make using this pattern, but please list me as the designer and do not sell the pattern as your own or the Stalker will find you.

 

Enjoy!!

[Riohnna]

OOOoooooo!!! Tytyty for sharing the pattern!

[soluna]

wow, thank you for sharing the pattern, its really cute

how big is it by the way?

[karin4christ]

Thanks for the pattern. I'll have to make one for our cat.

Karin

[cat3crazy]

Thanks for sharing! I'm going to make a couple and see if I can contain the mess they make with their food!

[lhasaapsolady]

Very cute, nice job.

[Stitchinpick]

Thanks! That would make a simple and quick Christmas gift for my cats. So far, they only have nail clippers that look like a bug -- ha! ha! I know they won't appreciate those!

[sallenlouise]

I likey! Thank you so much for sharing!

[beth eathorne]

thanks so much i have waiting for you to post this...great job...

 

beth

[Sarah Jane]

That's great-Thanks!

[yarncat]

Cute mat!Thanks for the pattern.

[nss]

Worked on this last night,,,got the body done,,hope to get more done today!

Awsome pattern,,,easy to understand,,

 

Thank you so much,Angie

 

Can hardly wait to see it finished

[DesertCrocheter]

I thnak you, my cats thank you! :cat:cat Patty

[nss]

K, here's my try at this!! Nice pattern Angie!!

I had a bit of an issue with the tension on the increases,,so it kinda wants to bow in the middle a bit, It looks kinda scary until ya get the nice sc's around it. It's sure cute:yes

 

Thanks so much for working hard to do this for us before the holidays:hug

 

Gonna do another one asap!!

 

It's about 17"x10 Wonder what yours was??

 

 

 

 

 

[unicorn37757]

How cute! bet my daughter would like this one for her cats:jumpyay

[IWANTSMORE]

Both of my cats (Boomer and Callie), my Aunt's cat and my daughter's cat all want to thank you for their Christmas present!!!

[nana5boys]

That's very cute. I like it.

 

jaye

[CrazeeMoi]

Dont have any cats......but I think this would be fun to crochet with plastic bags. Thanks for the pattern!!

[andiM]

too cute!

[Jenkarz6]

Ty!!! I think my cat will love you because I have trying to find a pattern for her bed.

[theluckielizard]

Thank You so much! I can't wait to get started.

[psxmom]

I love it!! thank you so much for the free pattern, I have 4 cats, and two of them I know would love to drag them around!!

[Monique39]

What a cute idea!

[Real Deal]

I really like this pattern. I want to make cat mats for my 4. Thank you.

[multibeavo]

my kitty needs one!!!