Gone Fishing game by Eleasha Mortley

Gone Fishing game

Crochet
July 2026
DK (11 wpi) ?
3.5 mm (E)
4.0 mm (G)
One size
UK
English

MATERIALS
● Yarnsmiths Cotton DK, 100% cotton, 50g/106m/116yds
Yarn A: Vanilla Fudge 3067 x 1 ball
Yarn B: Bright Red 3110 x 1 ball
Yarn C: Ecru 3042 x 1 ball
Yarn D: Tangerine 3135 x 1 ball
Yarn E: Duck Egg 3256 x 1 ball
Yarn F: Peach 3422 x 1 ball
Yarn G: Tropical Teal 3229 x 1 ball
● Scrap of black yarn
● 3.5mm & 4mm hooks
● Six magnets, 10mm/½in
● One magnet with a hole in
the middle, 10mm/½in
● Toy stuffng
● Wooden dowel, 30cm/12in

YARN ALTERNATIVES
You can use any DK-weight cotton to achieve a similar effect.
This is a good project to use up scrap yarn and get creative
with colours.

TENSION
Work 16dc and 17 rows to measure 10 x 10cm/4 x 4in using 4mm hook, or size required to obtain tension.

MEASUREMENTS
Fishing rod: 30cm/11¾in long (62cm/24½in including line and weight) by 1.5cm/½in.
Clown fish: 6.5cm/2½in wide by 5cm/2in.
Fish: 9cm/3½in wide by 4cm/1½in.
Shell: 6.5cm/2¾in wide by 5cm/2in.