This time the fish need to be sparkly, to welcome the Celeste into Portree harbour. In my yarn stash I found some white acrylic with a silver thread running through - perfect!
I used the same pattern as before, but only 20 rows of 40 stitches in the middle, to make it the required size.
For full details of the project see here and here. Now to send the fish to Skye!
Those with eagle eyes will notice that fish photo shoot involves a bread knife - as vegetarians we don't own a fish knife! This was the pattern I created for my fish, using double knit wool and stockinette stitch. Start knitting at the tail by casting on 32 stitches. For increases I used pfb and kfb, for decreases k2tog and p2tog.
The fish outsides don't look too fish shaped, due to them curling up, but once sewn together and stuffed, it becomes a beast! My fish measures approximately 47cm x 17cm. Earlier on in the week we went on a boat trip around the Farne Islands, I'm sure some of these birds and seals would appreciate such a large fish - however I'm not sure the stuffing would taste that great!
