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Designed by Cathy Campbell for Crystal Palace Yarns
Description: This little fish uses is a great little project for a child's gift or a fun accent piece for the home.
Level: Intermediate
Size: Fish's body measures 6.5" long, excluding lips and tail and 5.5" wide, excluding fins.
Materials:
Gauge: 4.75 sts = 1 inch over St st
Abbreviations: beg- beginning; BO- bind off; CO- cast on; dpn- double-pointed needles; garter st- when working back and forth, knit every row; k- knit; k2tog- knit 2 stitches together; m1- make 1 stitch (pull band of yarn on row below between stitch just worked and next stitch and slip onto left needle, knit into back of this stitch to make a new stitch); p2sso- pass the 2 slipped stitches over the stitch just knit; rnd- round; sl- slip; sl 2tog knit-wise- slip 2 stitches as if to knit them together; sts- stitches
Instructions:
CO 32 sts over 4 dpn's. Join and
begin working in the rnd.
Tail:
Rnds 1 & 2: Knit.
Rnd 3: *K2, k2tog; rep from * to
end of rnd. [24 sts]
Rnd 4: Knit.
Rnd 5: *K1, k2tog; rep from * to
end of rnd. [16 sts]
Rnd 6: Knit.
Rnd 7: *K2tog; rep from * to end
of rnd. [8 sts]
Rnd 8 & 9: Knit.
Back Part of Fish:
As the sts increase on the 1st and 3rd dpn's, you will need to slip some of
them to the 2nd and 4th dpn's so they are more evenly distributed.
Rnd 10: *M1, k1, m1, k3; rep from
* to end of rnd. [12 sts]
Rnds 11-31, odd rnds: Knit.
Rnd 12: *K1, m1, k1, m1, k4; rep
from * to end of rnd. [16 sts]
Rnd 14: *K2, m1, k1, m1, k5; rep
from * to end of rnd. [20 sts]
Rnd 16: *K3, m1, k1, m1, k6; rep
from * to end of rnd. [24 sts]
Redistribute the sts so there are 6 sts on each dpn, taking care not to change the beg of rnd.
Rnd 18: *K4, m1, k1, m1, k7; rep
from * to end of rnd. [28 sts]
Rnd 20: *K5, m1, k1, m1, k8; rep
from * to end of rnd. [32 sts]
Rnd 22: *K6, m1, k1, m1, k9; rep
from * to end of rnd. [36 sts]
Rnd 24: *K7, m1, k1, m1, k10; rep
from * to end of rnd. [40 sts]
Redistribute the sts so there are 10 sts on each dpn.
Rnd 26: *K8, m1, k1, m1, k11; rep
from * to end of rnd. [44 sts]
Rnd 28: *K9, m1, k1, m1, k12; rep
from * to end of rnd. [48 sts]
Rnd 30: *K10, m1, k1, m1, k13;
rep from * to end of rnd. [52 sts]
Be sure to work Rnd 31.
Middle of Fish:
Rnd 32, 34, 36, 38, 40: *K11, sl
1, k14; rep from * to end of rnd.
Rnd 33, 35, 37, 39, 41: Knit.
Head of Fish:
Rnd 42: *K10, sl 2tog knit-wise,
k1, p2sso, k13; rep from * to end of rnd. [48 sts]
Rnd 43: *K9, sl 2tog knit-wise,
k1, p2sso, k12; rep from * to end of rnd. [44 sts]
Rnd 44: *K8, sl 2tog knit-wise,
k1, p2sso, k11; rep from * to end of rnd. [40 sts]
Rnd 45: *K7, sl 2tog knit-wise,
k1, p2sso, k10; rep from * to end of rnd.
[36 sts]
Redistribute the sts so there are 12 sts on 1st and 3rd dpn's and 6 sts on
2nd and 4th dpn's, taking care not to change the beg of rnd.
Rnd 46: *K6, sl 2tog knit-wise,
k1, p2sso, k9; rep from * to end of rnd. [32 sts]
Rnd 47: *K5, sl 2tog knit-wise,
k1, p2sso, k8; rep from * to end of rnd. [28 sts]
Rnd 48: *K4, sl 2tog knit-wise,
k1, p2sso, k7; rep from * to end of rnd. [24 sts]
Rnd 49: *K3, sl 2tog knit-wise,
k1, p2sso, k6; rep from * to end of rnd. [20
sts]
Redistribute the sts so there are 8 sts on 1st and 3rd dpn's and 2 sts on 2nd
and 4th dpn's.
Rnd 50: *K2, sl 2tog knit-wise,
k1, p2sso, k5; rep from * to end of rnd. [16 sts]
Rnd 51: *K1, sl 2tog knit-wise,
k1, p2sso, k4; rep from * to end of rnd. [12 sts]
Rnd 52: *Sl 2tog knit-wise, k1,
p2sso, k3; rep from * to end of rnd. [8 sts]
Rnd 53: *K2tog; rep from * to end
of rnd. [4 sts]
At this point you should use only 2 dpn's with 2 sts each.
Lips:
Rnd 54: Knit
Rnd 55: *K1, m1; rep from * to
end of rnd. [8 sts]
BO all stitches.
Top Fin:
These short rows are to be worked back and forth in garter st.
Row 1: Starting half way up the
back of the fish and working toward the front of the fish, pick up and k3 sts,
turn.
Row 2: Knit.
Row 3: K3, pick up and k3 sts,
turn.
Row 4: Knit.
Row 5: K6, pick up and k4 sts at
top of fish, turn.
Row 6: Knit.
Row 7: K3, turn.
Row 8: Knit.
Row 9: K10, pick up and k1 st at
top of fish, turn.
BO all 11 sts.
Bottom Fin:
Row 1: Starting at righthand side
of flat part at bottom of fish and working from back of fish toward front, pick
up and k4 sts, turn.
Row 2: Knit.
Row 3: K3, turn.
Row 4: Knit.
Row 5: K4, pick up and k1 st,
turn.
BO all 5 sts.
Eyes:
If this is for a child under 3 years of age, securely embroider an eye on
each side of fish head, using the two contrasting colors of scrap yarn.
If this is for someone older than 3 years of age, you can sew a button
eye on each side of head instead, if desired. It is best to pull the yarn
through the mouth opening when sewing eyes. Do not sew through to other
side of head.
Finishing:
Weave in ends. Sew inside of lip opening shut to prevent stuffing from
coming out. Stuff fish from tail
end, taking care not to over stuff.
Sew up inside of tail at narrowest part for a rippled tail, or at far edge of
tail just below curl for a straighter tail.
Weave in all remaining ends.
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September 2011