This adorable ‘Dory’ like fish is knitted flat using a variety of coloured yarn.
The body and the eyes are stuffed. The tail and fins are double thickness to give stability to the shape and a feeling of quality to the finished product.
Instructions are given for each piece and there is a section at the end to show you how to put everything together.

Materials Required: 2.75mm knitting needles, darning needle, toy stuffing (~80gms) and coloured yarn.

Gauge: Not important, but do ensure to knit tight enough so that the stuffing does not show through on the body and the eyes.

Approximate finished size is 28cm x 20cm

You will need 1 ball (100gm) each of:

Yarn (~40gm) James C Brett Top Value DK 8417 Royal Blue
(~15gm) James C Brett Top Value DK 8430 Black
(~ 5gm) James C Brett Top Value DK 8428 White
(~ 5gm) James C Brett Top Value DK 8453 Pink
(~25gm) Stylecraft Special DK 1263 Citron

The pattern has been designed using the yarns above, some of the colours only require a small amount as indicated by the approximate usage in the brackets, therefore you may wish to substitute with some yarns from your stash.

Skills required:
Knitting-
knit, purl, knit 2 together, purl 2 together, purl 3 together, slip slip knit, knit front and back, purl front and back, make a small bobble.
Sewing-
Mattress stitch
Back stitch

Experience in making softies is advised but not essential as we all strive to improve our knitting skills!
I would say this project is suitable for an intermediate level knitter.

Happy knitting!

Any questions or queries? Don’t hesitate to contact me :)