Product Description
Enjoy this friendly little chappie! He is a lovely baby shark toy and comes in a collection with a shark cotton hooded towel for a baby and a smiley sun cushion. The collection is quite an easy make for anyone with a little experience in toy making. The yarn used is double knitting (UK terminology).
Shark Sea Collection by Angela Turner
Overview
The Shark Sea Collection is a downloadable knitting pattern set featuring three coordinated projects: a shark toy, a sun cushion, and a hooded towel. Designed by Angela Turner as intermediate-level knitting projects, this collection uses DK and aran weight yarns to create playful, ocean-themed items suitable for personal use.
Sun Cushion
The sun cushion is a knitted decorative piece measuring approximately 30cm at its widest point. This project demonstrates fundamental knitting techniques and color work, making it an excellent intermediate-level make.
Construction and Techniques: The cushion is constructed by knitting two identical pieces that are later assembled. The pattern begins with a cast-on of 20 stitches for the cushion centre, worked in rows to create the base shape. Stocking stitch forms the primary fabric structure, providing a smooth, classic knit appearance. The design incorporates garter stitch sections for textural variation and definition.
Stitches Used: The pattern employs essential knitting stitches including knit and purl stitches for stocking stitch, knit 2 together (k2tog) and purl 2 together (p2tog) for decreasing, slip 1 knit 1 pass slipped stitch over (skpo) for shaping, and yarn forward (yfwd) for creating decorative elements. Garter stitch provides textural contrast.
Materials: The sun cushion requires 3mm knitting needles and four 100g balls of Deramores Studio DK yarn in complementary colors: citrine (70042), mustard (70058), ebony (70027), and frost (70001). Polyester filling is needed to stuff the completed cushion, along with a darning needle for seaming and finishing.
Shark Toy and Hooded Towel
The collection also includes patterns for a shark toy and hooded towel, completing a coordinated sea-themed set. These projects use similar intermediate knitting techniques and DK to aran weight yarns, allowing crafters to build a complete collection with complementary pieces.
Yarn and Needle Information
This collection is designed for DK and aran weight yarns, offering flexibility in yarn selection while maintaining consistent results. The primary needle size specified is 3mm, suitable for DK weight yarn to achieve proper fabric tension and drape.
```Specifications
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Yarn Weight: | Aran, DK |
| Pages: | 7 |
| Designer: | Angela Turner |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Notes: | 5mm (UK sizing) required for shark hooded towel. |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your experience.