Meg and School of Fish by Stana D. Sortor

Meg and School of Fish

Knitting
September 2020
both are used in this pattern
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 5 - 3.75 mm
1500 - 1520 yards (1372 - 1390 m)
English
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A whimsical play on the ultimate food chain. One fish eats another fish, gets eaten by another fish and another and ultimately they are all eaten by Meg, the megalodon shark.
Finished Toy Size:
Fish One is approximately 3” (8 cm) head to tail, 4” (10 cm) circumference at widest point.
Fish Two is approximately 5” (13 cm) head to tail, 6” (15 cm) circumference at widest point.
Fish Three is approximately 8.5” (22 cm) head to tail, 13” (33 cm) circumference at widest point.
Fish Four is approximately 16” (41 cm) head to tail, 22” (96 cm) circumference at widest point.
Meg is approximately 56” (142 cm) head to tail, 42” (107 cm) circumference at widest point.

Yarn: Worsted weight yarn.
Pictured School of fish: Lion Brand Feels Like Butta (100% Polyester; 218 yards / 199 meters per 100 g / 3.5 oz): 2 skeins # 149AE Pale Grey (C1); 1 skein # 108A Dusty Blue (C2), 1 skein # 156 Mint (C3).
Pictured Meg: Lion Brand Pound of Love (100% Premium Acrylic; 1020 yards / 932 meters per 454 g / 16 ox): 1 skein # 150 Oxford Grey (MC).
Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice (100% Acrylic; 171 yards / 156 meters per 100 g / 3.5 oz): 1 skein each # 100 White (C4). # 101 Pink (C5).

Yardage:
900 / 823 meters (MC), 300 yards / 274 meters (C1), 90 yards / 82 meters (C3 and C5), 70 yards / 64 meters (C2 and C4).

Notes:
School of fish: These four fish are knit in the round. Each fish is knitted in one piece from inside of the mouth to the tail.
The chart Fourth Fish 1 is followed from bottom to top, working each row from right to left, three times across the round.
The charts Fourth Fish 2A, 2B, and 2C are followed from bottom to top, working each row from right to left in order: Chart Fourth Fish 2A once, then Chart Fourth Fish 2B once, and then Chart Fourth Fish 2C once, across the round.
The charts Fourth Fish 3A, and 3B are followed from bottom to top, working each row from right to left in order: Chart Fourth Fish 3A once, then Fourth Fish 3B once, across the round.
Meg: The shark is knit in the round from the mouth to the tail. The inside of the mouth is knit separately, with stitches picked up for teeth and bind off in picot bind off. An I-cord is sewn along the mouth opening to create lips. The fins are knit separately and sewn on.
The entire shark is knit in one piece and stuffed as you work. It gets rather large closer to the tail end. An option is to knit the shark’s body in two pieces. Leave the live stitches from the first part on needles, and start the second part with Provisional Cast on and then join the pieces with Kitchener stitch.