As much as I love all the wonderful creatures inhabiting the worlds’ dry lands, I am even more fascinated by Earths’ magical watery worlds and their colorful inhabitants. Here is a way to dive into the enchanting and spectacularly splashy underwater world, without even getting your feet wet!

Jellyfish are mostly free-swimming marine animals with bulbous bells and drifting tentacles, that can be found all over the world, from the shallows to the deep sea. Most jellyfish glow in the dark: this is called bioluminescence and it makes them look like something from outer space! And, though the jellyfish in this pattern are not designed to sting and stun, they can still turn out pretty stunning!

There are four jellyfish in this pattern: the purple-stripped jellyfish, the white-spotted jellyfish, the flame jellyfish and the West Coast sea nettle.
At night-time, these jellyfish have a little surprise in store: THEY GLOW IN THE DARK!

Together, the jellies make a great mock aquarium, a colorful crib mobile or cute, out-of-the-box Christmas tree ornaments.

These jellyfish were made by miniature knitting on 1.3 mm double pointed needles (and a 1 mm crochet hook) in a lace gauged yarn (or a ply of heavier yarn), but can also be knitted on larger needles in bulkier yarn and they will then turn out bigger. Only small amounts of yarns are needed, so a jellyfish is a great project to use up any scraps you have lying around. Just adding a strand of phosphorescent sewing yarn to your knit, will make them glow in the dark.

These jellyfish are an easy to medium project. They ask for some knitting flat or in the round, intarsia color work, i-cord knitting and basic crocheting (chain stitches and double crochets, explained in the pattern).

Have a delightful knit!
Viv