Crochet Pattern for a Banded Sole

Yes it Really is a Fish and not an Old Show Sole
Zyndi the Banded Sole is named for its long oval shape, reminiscent of a sole. Zyndi is not at all like other fish. She is a flatfish and has her two large goggle eyes on the right side of her body (eye side). By the way, this is how it is with all sole. With its left side (blind side) it lies on the bottom of the sea, preferably in the sand.
The basic coloration of the sole is gray brownish on the eye side. Their body is completely covered with dark cross bands. With the long, wide and blue fins around the body, sole can stir up the sand on the seabed and bury themselves in it. Finally, only the sole's goggle eyes peek out. Thus, the sole is extremely difficult for predators to find. This good hiding place is not only suitable for protection, but also for hunting. Thus, the sole lurks on their favorite dish, small crabs that walk on the seabed. When a crab passes by, it happens very fast. Snap, the crab is gone. Fortunately, our Zyndi is harmless thanks to cotton yarn.

With this PDF pattern you will be able to crochet Zyndi the Banded Sole. You get a list of materials that you need to crochet for Zyndi, a list of shortcuts for the crochet diagram used and especially the crochet script for Zyndi the Banded Sole itself. The individual steps are described in detail and lots of individual pictures also clarify the individual steps.

Suitable for courageous crochet beginners - (Level 2 - easy)
The pattern contains detailed instructions for each row.
You should have the following crochet skills:
Magic Ring
singel crochet
half double crochet
double crochet
treble crochet
decrease
increase
chain (stitch)
slip stitch
work in rows
sewing
invisible color change (explained in the instructions)

Components and Working Steps
First crochet the eye side of Zyndi the Banded Sole. Then the two eyes are crocheted and sewn to the eye side. Then the blind side is crocheted. Then the blind side and eye side are crocheted together. Then the dorsal fin, tail fin and pectoral fin are crocheted counterclockwise around the fish. Finally, the small pectoral fin is crocheted and sewn to the sole.

Zyndi the Bamded Sole is 34 cm long (including the tail fin) and 14 cm wide at the widest part and 2 cm at the narrowest part. If you want to crochet a larger or smaller version, you can use a thicker or thinner yarn and a thicker or thinner crochet hook for this.

Cotton yarn in the colors: light brown, dark brown, beige, white and some black
Crochet hook 3 mm
Embroidery needle
Scissors
Filling absorbent cotton
Fabric Clips