Crochet Pattern Nino the Clownfish

With this PDF pattern you will be able to crochet Nino the Clownfish.

The funny Clownfish could also join the circus
The clownfish does not only bear the name "clown" because it looks so funny and colorful, no it is also a true quick-change artist.
Clownfish are always born as males. At an advanced age, they can then transform into a female. Clownfish live in schools. The oldest clownfish is the highest ranking fish in the school. He is usually a female, while second oldest (and thus second highest in rank) fish is the mating male. When the female dies, the oldest male takes his place and transforms into a female. The second oldest male in the school then grows into the sexually mature male. Isn't that fascinating?

Did you know that there is a "real" and a "fake" clownfish? At least this is how marine biologists distinguish between two different species of clownfish. The real clownfish can be recognized by the fact that, in addition to the orange-red coloring and the white stripes, it has very thin black stripes that clearly border the white stripes. The fake clownfish lacks the black stripes on its body. So this amigurumi Nino is a real clownfish!

The clownfish belongs to the anemone fishes, because it lives in a sea anemone. It protects itself from the poisonous nettles of the sea anemone with a layer of mucus on its skin. The sea anemone protects the clownfish from predators with its poisonous nettles. The predators serve as food for the sea anemone. The clownfish consumes the food remains of the sea anemone. No wonder that it is possible to live well together in this symbiosis. In nature, fish and sea anemone usually stay together for several years. So if you want you can crochet your Nino also his sea anemone you can do it.

You get a list of materials that you need to crochet for Nino, a list of abbreviations for the crochet script used and especially the crochet script for Nino the clownfish himself. The individual steps are described in detail and lots of individual pictures also clarify the individual steps.

Suitable for crochet beginners - (Level 2 - easy)
The pattern contains detailed instructions for each round and row.
You should have the following crochet skills:
Magic Ring
singel crochet
double crochet
half double crochet
decrease
increase
chain (stitch)
work in rows
work in rounds
Sewing
Invisible color change (the technique is explained in the instructions)

Nino the clownfish is 12 cm long including tail fin and 6.5 cm wide at the wide part and 2 cm at the narrow part. If you want to crochet a larger or smaller version, you can use a thicker or thinner yarn and crochet hook for it.

Cotton yarn in the colors: orange, white, black
Crochet hook 3 mm
Embroidery needle
Scissors
Filling absorbent cotton