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Fish # 2 - large - © Jane Eborall

 

Medium fish
   
Small fish

 

 

This is the largest of the three fish and it measures 5" in length x 3" in height.  Skills needed - knowledge of split rings and rings on split rings. 

 

Materials

No. 20 thread, 1 bead (eye) and two shuttles.

 

Abbreviations
SR split ring + join RoSR ring on SR T & C tie and cut
Wsh1 working shuttle 1 Wsh2 working shuttle 2 ^ very small picot Lj join using shuttle thread
btwn between Cl close ring SLT shoe lace trick (tie knot)
+B

The bead is added to the core thread which is pulled down through the 1st ^ towards the centre of the ring.  Once the bead has been added to this, pass the shuttle through the loop before tightening the ring.

 

In order to simplify the instructions the pattern tells the worker to join to a – or ^ of a previous SR.  In fact, you will find that it is a – or ^ on a chain which has previously been joined to the SR which you actually need to join to.  In the instructions for the insert opposite it would therefore read:-

 

SR3:     4 + (SR1) 4 / 4 ^ 4

 

Centre of body using two shuttles – Wsh1

R1:       4 – 4 ^ 4 ^ 4  +B (see abbreviations)

SR2:     2 ^ 2 / 2 RoSR (2 ^ 2 Cl) 2

SR3:     3 ^ 3 / 3 RoSR (3 ^ 3 Cl) 3

SR4:     4 ^ 4 / 4 RoSR (4 ^ 4 Cl) 4

SR5:     5 ^ 5 / 5 RoSR (4 ^ 4 Cl) 5

SR6:     6 ^ 6 / 6 RoSR (3 ^ 3 Cl) 6

SR7:     7 ^ 7 / 7 RoSR (4 ^ 4 Cl) 7

SR8:     5 ^ 5 / 5 RoSR (3 ^ 3 Cl) 5

SR9:     3 ^ 3 / 3 RoSR (3 ^ 3 Cl) 3

SR10:   2 ^ 2 / 2 RoSR (2 ^ 2 Cl) 2 

Change to Wsh2

Ch:       3 ^ 3 Rw SLT

Change to Wsh1 – see fig. 1

SR11:   2 + (RoSR on SR10) 2 / 2 ^ 2

SR12:   3 + (RoSR on SR9) 3 / 3 ^ 3

SR13:   5 + (RoSR on SR8) 5 / 5 ^ 5

SR14:   7 + (RoSR on SR7) 7 / 7 ^ 7

SR15:   6 + (RoSR on SR5) 6 / 6 ^ 6

SR16:   5 + (RoSR on SR5) 5 / 5 ^ 5

SR17:   4 + (RoSR on SR4) 4 / 4 ^ 4

SR18:   3 + (RoSR on SR3) 3 / 3 ^ 3

SR19:   2 + (RoSR on SR2) 2 / 2 ^ 2

SR20:   1 + (1st p on R1) 2 / 1 – see fig. 2

SR21:   2 ^ 1 / 1 

SR22:   2 ^ 2 / 2 RoSR (2 + [SR19] 2 Cl) 2

SR23:   3 ^ 3 / 3 RoSR (3 + [SR18] 3 Cl) 3

SR24:   4 ^ 4 / 4 RoSR (4 + [SR17] 4 Cl) 4

SR25:   5 ^ 5 / 5 RoSR (4 + [SR16] 4 Cl) 5

SR26:   6 ^ 6 / 6 RoSR (3 + [SR15] 3 Cl) 6

SR27:   7 ^ 7 / 7 RoSR (3 + [SR14] 3 Cl) 7

SR28:   5 ^ 5 / 5 RoSR (3 + [SR13] 3 Cl) 5

SR29:   3 ^ 3 / 3 RoSR (3 + [SR12] 3 Cl) 3

SR30:   2 ^ 2 / 2 RoSR (2 + [SR11] 2 Cl) 2 

Change to Wsh2

Ch:       3 ^ 3 + (base of SR11) T & C – see fig. 3

 

Edge (upper fin) – leave very small spaces btwn SR’s and using two shuttles

Using Wsh1 + p on SR4 of body

SR1:     10 / 4 ^ 4

SR2:     10 / 4 ^ 4

SR3:     10 / 4 ^ 4

R4:       6 – 4 ^ 2 

Change to Wsh2

Ch:       2 + (R4) 2 Lj (SR3 ) ^ 4 Lj (space btwn SR3 & SR2) 4 Lj (SR2) ^ 4 Lj (space btwn SR2 & SR1) 4 Lj (SR1 & SR5 on body) 6 Lj (SR6 on body) 

Change to Wsh1  See fig. 4 for detail of first part of fin.

SR5:     4 + (^ on SR2) 4 / 4 ^ 4

SR6:     5 + (^ on SR3) 5 / 4 ^ 4

R7:       6 – 4 ^ 2

Change to Wsh2

Ch:       2+ (R7) 2 Lj (^ on SR6) ^ 4 Lj (space btwn SR6 & SR5) 4 Lj (^ on SR5) 6 Lj (SR7 on body) 

Change to Wsh1

SR8:     6 + (SR6) 4 / 4 ^ 4 

R9:       6 – 4 ^ 2 

Change to Wsh2

Ch:       2 + (R9) 2 Lj (SR8) ^ 4 + (base of SR8) 6 Lj (SR8 on body)

Change to Wsh1

SR10:   3 + (^ on SR8) 3 / 3 ^ 3

R11:     4 – 3 ^ 1 

Change to Wsh2

Ch:       1 + (R11) 2 Lj (SR10) 4 Lj (SR9 on body) 4 Lj (SR10 on body) 

Change to Wsh1 – see fig. 5

 

Tail fin – leave very small spaces btwn SR’s

Instructions are given for the first two parts of the tail fin.  The last two parts are worked in an identical manner, joining the first two SR’s.  See fig. 6

SR1:     8 / 4 ^ 4

SR2      8 / 4 ^ 4

SR3:     8 / 4 ^ 4

SR4:     7 ^ 1 / 4 ^ 4

R5:       1 + (SR4) 5 – 5 ^ 1 

Change to Wsh2

Ch:       1 + (R5) 2 Lj (^ on SR4) 3 Lj (space btwn SR4 & SR3) 3 Lj (SR3) 3 (space btwn SR3 & SR2) 3 Lj (SR2) – 3 Lj (space btwn SR2 & SR1) 3 Lj (SR1) – 3 Lj (SR10 on body – as start of SR1) 4 Lj (p on 1st Ch of body) 

Change to Wsh1

*SR6:   4 + (– on SR1) 4 / 4 ^ 4

SR7:     4 + (– on SR2) 4 / 4 ^ 4

SR8      8 / 4 ^ 4

SR9      7 ^ 1 / 4 ^ 4

R10:     1 + (SR9) 5 – 5 ^ 1 

 

Change to Wsh2

Ch:       1 + (R10) 2 Lj (^ on SR9) 3 Lj (space btwn SR9 & SR8) 3 Lj (SR8) 3 (space btwn SR8 & SR7) 3 Lj (SR7) – 3 Lj (space btwn SR7 & SR6) 3 Lj (SR6) – 3 Lj (p on 1st Ch of body) 4 Lj (p on 2nd Ch of body). 

Change to Wsh1*

Repeat from * to * twice joining to previous rows of SR’s but omitting the ^ on the Ch of the last row.  Make the join for SR16 to the ^ on SR30 of the body.  Do not change to Wsh1 after last join to SR30

 

Lower body to finish - leave small spaces btwn SR's

Ch:       6 Lj (SR29 on body) 6 Lj (SR28 on body) 

Change to Wsh1

SR1:     7 ^ 1 / 4 ^ 4

R2:       1 + (^ on SR1) 3 – 4 

Change to Wsh2

Ch:       4 Lj (SR1) – 4 Lj (SR28 on body) 6 Lj (SR27 on body) 

Change to Wsh1

SR3:     4 + (– on SR1) 3 ^ 1 / 4 ^ 4

R4:       1 + (^ on SR3) 3 – 4 

Change to Wsh2

Ch:       4 Lj (SR3) – 4 Lj (SR27 on body) 6 Lj (SR26 on body) 

Change to Wsh1

SR5:     4 + (– on SR3) 3 ^ 1 / 4 ^ 4

R6:       1 + (^ on SR5) 3 – 4 

Change to Wsh2

Ch:       4 Lj (SR5) – 4 Lj (SR26 on body) 6 Lj (SR25 on body) 

Change to Wsh1

SR7:     4 + (– on SR5) 3 ^ 1 / 4 ^ 4

R8:       1 + (^ on SR7) 3 – 4 

Change to Wsh2

Ch:       4 Lj (SR7) 4 Lj (SR25 on body) 6 Lj (SR24 on body) 6 Lj (SR23 on body) 4 Lj (SR22 on body) 4 Lj (SR21 on body) 8 Rw & SLT 

Change to Wsh1

R9:       4 + (2nd p of R1 of body) 4 Rw & SLT 

Change to Wsh2

Ch:       12 Lj (3rd p of R1 of body) 6 Lj (^ on SR2 of body) 6 Lj (^ on SR3 of body) 6 Lj (^ on SR4 of body) 

T & C  – see fig. 7

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