Jellyfish by Denton Foreman

Jellyfish

Knitting
September 2015
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
20 stitches = 4 inches
in reverse stockinette
US 5 - 3.75 mm
60 yards (55 m)
One Size
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

This simple knit in the round jellyfish is the perfect piece for a child’s room, bathroom or office space. The main body of this sea creature is knit on double pointed needles with the use of increases, basic ribbing and decreases. The stingers are attached simply by threading different lengths of funky yarns through the main body!

Pattern requires the following skills: Knitting in the round on DPNs, increasing, decreasing.

Yarn
Approximately 60yds/55m of a worsted weight yarn, 10yds/9m of an eyelash or mohair yarn, and 10yds/9m of a thick and thin yarn.

Used in Blue Jellyfish (yarns used for Red and Tan Jellyfish can be found to bottom right of pg 3):

Malabrigo ‘Rios’ (100% merino wool; 210yds/193m per 3.53oz/100g skein); 1 skein of col 139.

Trendsetter Yarns ‘Dune’ (41% Mohair/30% Acrylic/29% Nylon; 80yds/73m per 1.76oz/50g skein); 1 skein of col 116.

SMC Select ‘Baldini Colori’ (55% acrylic/45% wool; 54yds/49m per 1.76oz/50g skein); 1 skein of col 1206.

Needles
Set of four 3.75 mm/U.S. size 5 DPNs or needle to obtain gauge.

Notions
Darning needle.
Stuffing.
Sewing thread for hanging finished piece.
1 stitch marker for beginning of the round.

Gauge
20sts = 4” (10cm) in reverse stockinette stitch, after stuffing.

Finished Measurements
Body is approximately 3.5” (9cm) in height and 15.5” (40cm) in circumference at widest part, after stuffing.