Cleo

Working with about two yards of thread, add a stopper bead with a two-foot tail (you will use the tail to add more to your brick stitch later). The stopper bead will help you keep track of orientation when you are flipping your project. If you prefer, you can start with a shorter tail and add a new thread later.

To start the brick stitch, make a ladder stitch with one TOHO Treasure 11/0 opaque pastel cantaloupe seed bead, two TOHO Treasure 11/0 opaque lustered Navajo white seed beads, one cantaloupe seed bead, seven TOHO Treasure 11/0 Luminous neon tangerine seed beads, three TOHO Treasure 11/0 opaque-rainbow pumpkin seed beads, and three TOHO Treasure 11/0 tropical sunset-lined crystal luster seed beads, as shown in fig. 1 of the Cleo PDF Diagram. You will start building your brick stitch toward the bottom of the goldfish.

Ladder Stitch Tutorial
Brick Stitch Diagram
Basic Brick Stitch Text Tutorial
Decreasing and Increasing Brick Stitch Text Tutorial
Brick Stitch Video Tutorial
Cleo PDF Diagram

Continue the next row with a decreasing brick stitch, as shown in fig. 2 of the PDF diagram. Finish the row with an increase.

Cleo PDF Diagram

Continue row three with an increasing brick stitch, as shown in fig. 3 of the PDF diagram. Finish the row with a decrease. Start row four with a decrease and finish the row with an increase.

Cleo PDF Diagram

Weave your thread so that it is coming out of the third bead in the row, as shown in fig. 4 of the PDF Diagram. Start the next row with an increasing brick stitch, adding two cantaloupe beads, two tangerine beads, two pumpkin beads, one tropical sunset bead, one pumpkin bead, and one cantaloupe bead. Start the next row with a decrease, adding one tropical sunset bead, two pumpkin beads, and three cantaloupe beads.

Cleo PDF Diagram

Weave your thread so that it is coming out of the third bead in the row, as shown in fig. 5 of the PDF Diagram. Start the row with a decrease, adding two pumpkin beads and one tropical sunset bead. Start the next row with an increase and end with a decrease. Weave through the beads in this row so that you're coming out of the first tropical sunset bead. Make an increase for the next row and use only two tropical sunset beads for this row. Add one tropical sunset bead and go back through the same bead in the previous row. Go up through the next bead in the previous row and down through the new bead added.

Cleo PDF Diagram

Weave your thread through the body of the goldfish, as shown in fig. 6 of the PDF Diagram. Start a decrease brick stitch, and use three pumpkin seed beads and three tropical sunset beads to end with an increase. Add another sunset bead to the row using ladder stitch. Start the next row with a decrease and use two sunset beads and four pumpkin beads to end with a decrease. Start the next row with a decrease and only use three pumpkin beads.

Cleo PDF Diagram

Turn your work over so the fish is right side up and continue building the top. Use your tail or start a new thread so that it is coming out of the last cantaloupe bead in the first row, as shown in fig. 7 of the PDF Diagram. Start the next row with a decrease and use three cantaloupe beads and seven tangerine beads. Weave back to the third-to-last bead in this row and start the next row with an increase. Use eight tangerine beads to end with a decrease. Start the next row with a decrease and add one pumpkin bead, four tangerine beads, and one sunset bead. Start the next row with a decrease, and use two sunset beads and three pumpkin beads.

Cleo PDF Diagram
Bead Weaving Basics: Starting, Adding, and Ending Thread

Start the next row with a decrease, as shown in fig. 8 of the PDF Diagram. Use two pumpkin beads and two sunset beads. Start the next row with a decrease and use two sunset beads and one pumpkin bead. Start the next row with a decrease and use one pumpkin bead and two sunset beads to end on an increase. Make the next row with an increase using one sunset bead and one pumpkin bead.

Cleo PDF Diagram

Weave your thread through the body of the goldfish to create the top of the tail, as shown in fig. 9 of the PDF Diagram. Start the row with a decrease and use three pumpkin beads and two sunset beads. Start the next row with an increase using two sunset beads. Add an extra sunset bead to the outside edge using the ladder stitch. Weave back so your coming back out of the inside sunset bead. Continue the stitch with three pumpkin beads to end on a decrease. Start the next row with a decrease using four pumpkin beads and two sunset beads to end on an increase. Start the next row with an increase using one sunset bead and five pumpkin beads to end on a decrease. Start the next row with a decrease using four pumpkin beads and one sunset bead to end on a decrease. Start the next row on an increase and use only one sunset bead and three pumpkin beads. Weave up through the first pumpkin bead in this row and add just one pumpkin bead to the final row. Weave into the body of the fish to secure and trim your thread

Cleo PDF Diagram

List of Components
TOHO Treasure 11/0 Opaque-Rainbow Pumpkin Seed Bead 2.5-Inch Tube (TTB11-410, qty 1)
TOHO Treasure 11/0 Tropical Sunset-Lined Crystal Luster Seed Bead 2.5-Inch Tube (TTB11-109, qty 1)
TOHO Treasure 11/0 Luminous Neon Tangerine Seed Bead 2.5-Inch Tube (TTB11-801, qty 1)
TOHO Treasure 11/0 Opaque-Pastel Cantaloupe Seed Bead 2.5-Inch Tube (TTB11-812, qty 1)
TOHO Treasure 11/0 Opaque-Lustered Navajo White Seed Bead 2.5-Inch Tube (TTB11-122, qty 1)
TOHO Treasure 11/0 Opaque Frosted Jet Seed Bead 2.5-Inch Tube (TTB11-49F, qty 1)