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A knitted piece of happiness for fellow starfish enthusiasts!
I LOVE starfish. I think starfish are awesome. So I wanted to knit one. I noticed there were no knit starfish patterns on this site so I used one from a different site. All credit goes to knittingninja at Stitch'n'Bitch London. I was a teency bit confused at one of the key directions of the pattern though so I'm going to re-type it.

Posted by Aries Crimm from Austin, Texas, United States • Published See Aries Crimm's 6 projects »
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  • Step 1

    On US size 4 (3.5mm) knitting needles, cast on 10 stitches. knit 2 rows.

  • How to make a shape plushie. Knitted Baby Starfish - Step 2
    Step 2

    Bind off 7 stitches, and knit the last 3.

  • How to make a shape plushie. Knitted Baby Starfish - Step 3
    Step 3

    Slide the 3 stitches onto your other needle. Pull the yarn up behind your work and cast on 7 stitches.

  • How to make a shape plushie. Knitted Baby Starfish - Step 4
    Step 4

    NOTE: if you don't slide the stitches, it'll turn out looking horrid like my first attempt when I didn't quite understand the directions. For the love of starfish, learn from my mistakes! D: The picture is my failed attempt, named Failfish. He is now serving as a cat toy.

  • How to make a shape plushie. Knitted Baby Starfish - Step 5
    Step 5

    Knit 2 rows and bind off 7 as before. Repeat until you have 5 legs. When you've finished the fifth leg, bind them all off unless you want a really different looking starfish :3

  • How to make a shape plushie. Knitted Baby Starfish - Step 6
    Step 6

    To finish, you can tie the ends of the yarn together, but I found that it'll look more even if you stitch it together before you tie it off. It helps to close up the middle, too.

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Anna F.
Anna F. · Roanoke, Virginia, US · 1 project
Thank you for the star fish!! Your directions were spot on!!
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Essex Debs
Essex Debs · Bellevue, Washington, US · 32 projects
I'm teaching a tactile Art class for those with vision loss in 3 weeks and am making a batch of these for one of the participants as she wants to make a rock pool Happy
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