Knitted Baby Starfish

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• Step 1

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

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  Step 2

  Bind off 7 stitches, and knit the last 3.

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  Step 3

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

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  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.

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  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

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  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. · Roanoke, Virginia, US · 1 project 11th March 2012

Thank you for the star fish!! Your directions were spot on!!

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Essex Debs · Bellevue, Washington, US · 32 projects 8th May 2011

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

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