Goldfish amigurumi pattern

Materials
red cotton yarn
3.5mm hook
fiberfill
scissors
needle
bead eyes or safety eyes

Abbreviations
R= round
sc= single crochet
sts= stitches
rep= repeat
dec=decrease
ch=chain
dc=double crochet
hdc=half double crochet

BodyR1 6 sc in a magic ring (6 sts)
R2 2 sc in each sc around (12 sts)
R3 *1 sc, 2sc in next sc* rep 6 times (18 sts)
R4 *2 sc, 2 sc in next sc* rep 6 times (24 sts)
R5-8 sc around (24 sts) if you use bead eyes, place them in round 7, leaving 4 st between them
R9 *2 sc, dec 1* rep 6 times (18 sts)
R10 *1 sc, dec 1* rep 6 times (12 sts)
FillR11 *skip 1 sc, 1 sc* rep 6 times (6 sts)
Fasten off

Fins (make 2)
ch4, slip stitch in the first chain made
Fasten off

Dorsal fin
ch4, 2dc in the third chain from the hook, slip stitch
Fasten off

Tail
ch6, 3dc in the second chain from the hook, hdc, slip stitch, hdc, 3dc and slip stitch
Fasten off
If you want a more shaped tail, after sew it to the body, sew the middle of the tail to the body