You Can Get A Free Pattern To Crochet This Pacific Halibut Fish And It's Adorable

Halibut — it’s not just for dinner.

You can now crochet your own Halibut Fish, and it’s easier than you might think.

The Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve — in Alaska — put out the FREE directions to crochet this cute little Halibut Fish, and it just might be my new favorite thing.

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve protects over 950 square miles of ocean habitat. Over 200 species of fish call Glacier Bay home, including the iconic Pacific halibut.
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Are you new to crocheting? You got this!! The difficulty level for this Halibut Fish is Easy to Medium — so pretty much ANYONE can complete it.

As for size of the completed fish, that is completely up to you! Just choose a yarn — chunky or thin — and get the recommended crochet hook for the yarn size.

Obviously, a larger crochet hook is going to make a bigger fish.

The materials needed to complete this Halibut Fish crochet project are also pretty basic. You just choose a yarn color — you need a light color and a dark color. Then you get some fiber fill, a crochet hook, sewing needle, and safety eyes.

They have even made it super simple, and given you the abbreviations you will need to know to finish the project.

Just a few of the abbreviations are: ch – chain, R – round or row, sc – single crochet, sl st – slip stitch, hdc – half double crochet, dc – double crochet, and tr – treble crochet.

Pro tip: If you don’t know how to complete one of the abbreviated steps, YouTube it. You can learn ANYTHING on YouTube.

There are directions for the body, the dorsal fin, and the bottom fin — and then you just attach it all together.

You finish this Halibut Fish by sewing the eyes in place. You can use the recommended safety eyes, or I would use buttons to make it uniquely my own.

Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve has put out the step-by-step instructions, as well as plenty of pictures so you can make sure you are doing things right.

So basically, go choose your yarn, gather your supplies, and get to crocheting. You can do it!!