Mini Knitted Ocean Woolly whales, dolphins and other nautical knits

Dive into the wonderful world of innovative knitter, Sachiyo Ishii and create an ocean of fishy friends. This charming book contains over 30 fun, simple knitting patterns for a range of cute and cuddly underwater characters. Create simple nautical knits such as dolphins, whales, clownfish and sharks, and then try your hand at larger maritime toys, including a fishing vessel, a ships crew, some magical mermaids and a yellow submarine. The book is suitable for knitters of all skill levels, and all the patterns require only small amounts of readily available yarn. The book also contains a useful techniques section with step-by-step instructions for the necessary techniques, including stuffing and sewing up figures, creating crocheted fins, and all the embroidery stitches needed to create the facial features and details.

Sachiyo Ishii was a money broker in Wall Street and London, but discovered the joy of handcraft after her second son was born, and was very much influenced by the Steiner education system. She has been involved in many different creative activities, and her Waldorf-inspired dolls and knitted toys are well known and loved by many. Her work has appeared in knitting and parenting magazines. She lives and works freelance in West Sussex, England.

Introduction 8
Materials and tools 10
Basic knitting 14
Abbreviations 15
Sewing up and stuffing 16
Key techniques 21
Basic embroidery 24
Basic crochet 25

Knitted Ocean
Anglerfish 32
Pelican eel 34
Spookfish 36
Fangtooth 38
Deep sea divers 40
Clownfish 42
Blue tang 44
Yellow-stripe fish 46
Black-and-white fish 48
Boxfish 50
Scuba divers 52
Ray 54
Great white shark 56
Pufferfish 58
Catfish 60
Flat fish 62
Hammerhead shark 64
Dolphin 66
Orca 68
Sea lion 70
Walrus 72
Mermaid's grotto 74
Fishermen at sea! 80
Yellow submarine 90
Ship's crew 94