Knit your own fleet of tiny, wooly sturgeons! Use these cuties as ornaments or pocket pals or key chains, the possibilities are endless!

I love sturgeons. They look like mystical water dragons! Sturgeons are a part of my family lore (it’s a long weird story involving a diner and a record setting sturgeon caught in the 60s) and they are just downright cool.

I knit this tiny sturgeon as a holiday ornament for my dad (hence the Santa hat) but I think this tiny cutey make a great pal all year round! Quick to knit and super charming, you’ll soon have a school of sturgeon to share with pals!

Skill level: Advanced Beginner

Yarn:
60 yds dark green fingering weight yarn
60 yds light beige fingering weight yarn

Optional for Santa hat:
30 yds of red fingering weight yarn
30 yds of white fingering weight yarn

Stitches used:
BO: bind off
CO: cast on
FO: finish off
K: knit
K2tog: knit two stitches together
P: purl
P2tog: purl two stitches together
M1: increase 1 stitch by lifting the bar from the previous row and knitting into it
M1P: increase 1 stitch by lifting the bar from the previous row and purling into it
SSK: slip the next 2 stitches knitwise, place them back on the left needles, knit them together through the back of the stitches
St(s): stitch(es)
WE: Work even
**: repeat the stitches between the ** as described

Materials & tools:
US 1, 2.25mm double pointed knitting needles
Darning needle for sewing up
Tiny amount of stuffing or scrap yarn for filling