There's something fishy in my pocket!

Let's face it, haven't you always wanted a fish in your pocket. I'm not talking smelly, slimy real fish, but nice well-behaved knitted fish with which you can charm and delight your friends. Get the knitting needles and yarn ready, for here we go! I am using leftover yarn from other finished projects using Vanna's Choice yarn by Lion Brand.

Step 1 Yarn and needles

Choose nice brightly coloured yarn and a pair of 3mm (or larger) knitting needles. I like 3 mm needles, as they give a nice tight finish. I am using bright red to start.

Comments

[NaturalCrafter]

Nice project...I love how they turned out. I will have to make some..The catnip fish is a great idea. Thanks for all great comments too.

[dneill]

Does anyone know why when I try to print any ideas from this site half will be in english and the other half is nothing but letters and symbols. Am I doing something wrong.. It happens all the time no matter what I try to print

[ladybgood]

are you downloading the pdf and printing that, or just trying to print the page?

[stinkymum]

don't know the answer, might be a good idea to contact one of the administrators of the site

[JosiePosie76]

Ever so cute...  I might knit one side....  Attach it to one of my knitted hats and make fish hats!!!  Love it!  Thank you so much!  My gram says she's going to make a bunch of these for the kids at church!

[Jesse Gaspard]

Oooh! So much fun!! ^_^ I'm gonna have a blast making these, thank you! I'm a cat lady/ knitter, and plan on making some stuffed with catnip for my two little boys.

[Kathy186]

These are adorable!! I can see them hanging from a mobile in a baby's room. Very cute! Too bad I can't knit.

[hohum]

Hi Kathy, You can knit, go to Michael's or JoAnn's, get a knitting for kids book, there some yarn in there, big needles, just follow what the book says, you will do just fine in a short while jack g

[stinkymum]

it's never too late to learn to knit, there are some great "how to" books around, and even "how to" CD's. These fish would make a great first project. I agree they would look good as a mobile for a baby. My niece is expecting her first this year, so I think I may turn them into one for her.

[Annlovescrafts]

You've really inspired me to make some! I teach the ecosystems unit in 4th grade. It will be a great tie-in to the unit. Perhaps I can make one for each child to welcome them back to school!? Hmm... :-D Thanks for the instructions. You do a beautiful job!

[Gadisha]

Here's my creation: It's not as neatly done as your fish, but it's only my second knitting project... and the first one I ever finished! ;) Nevertheless I am still very happy with the result, and so is my daughter. Thanx a lot for sharing this pattern!

[stinkymum]

I think it is lovely and I love the colours. if this is only your second project, you did an amazing job - well done!

[EgyptLyn]

Cute! How about a mobile of "One Fish,Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish" LOL. Dr. Suess is such a big thing and who doesn't like the classics! You could also make car air fresheners for fishermen!! Got my vote.

[knexsuperbuilderfreak]

i wish i knew how to knit lol (voted)

[great scott]

i meant to say freshner

[great scott]

u should put some frshner or sumthin in these and hang em in your car :D

[bonecholampworks]

These are awesome!!! You should be selling these on one of the handmade venues... (I can so see them stuffed with catnip & marketed as a cat toy!) I like it! Janice

[Lindie]

Very cute!

[tldudenhoeffer]

I knit mine all in one piece. I just reverse the knitting order. When I get to the part where I've got 12 sts again at the tail, then I bind off the 12 sts and leave a long tail. I sew it around, leaving the tail open. turn it out, stuff, sew tail closed and embellish. Leigh MacD P.S. I'll post pics when I get it all sewn up.

[stinkymum]

sounds good to me.

[tldudenhoeffer]

Okay! Here's a pic of the blue fish knit in one piece and one of it finished; and a pic of the red fish I started. The tail is ribbed and the body is seed stitch (R1: k1p1, R2:p1k1) Leigh MacD

[stinkymum]

I love them

[bad ass pope]

Your pictures are very aesthetically pleasing. I can't knit but I certainly can crochet! I imagine it'll be much the same process...

[stinkymum]

here's a link to a crochet fish that another user found

http://mygurumi.blogspot.com/2008/11/chubby-fish-pattern.html

[bad ass pope]

Wow, they're really nice, thanks for that :-)

[doctressjulia]

I could definitely see these filled with fragrant herbs, too- nice for the pocket, yes? Lavender, mint, catnip, rose petals, even... :)

[stinkymum]

Good idea!

[hc92]

I made one :) unfortunately it's nowhere near as nice as yours as my sewing skills leave a lot to be desired

[Iyer2711]

Oh they are so beautiful. AMAZING. Thank you :-)

[hamed.bamdad]

:-) I like fishes!

[rowsoprose]

I love these fish--I'm wondering if I just do a general increase all over--making them a bit bigger to begin with--and use wool--how they would look as felted pocket fish. And if they are as addictive to make as I think they might be, I could knit and felt a bowl for my fishies to live in when they are not in my pocket. Thanks for sharing this one! You get my pocket-sized vote!

[stinkymum]

They would be great felted, I am sure if you made them bigger all over it would work fine.

[dneill]

Hows about putting magnets on the inside before you stitch together_{would be cute for the frig....}

[stinkymum]

what a great idea - never thought of that!

[KYCTroopers]

FISHYS FISHYs aren't they so cute ^_ nice job you inspire me

[porcupinemamma]

Very Sweet. Thanks for sharing

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[stinkymum]

Sounds very mysterious, but glad it's going to help!

[moony101]

They're so cute! If only I could knit...

[canida]

Awesome! Those are adorable. ;)