Knit a Sweater for Kids that’s Covered in Fish

Sometimes the trends in the knitting/crafting world surprise me. Like the emotional support chicken. That was one I don’t think anyone expected to take off the way that it did, but it really resonated with people for some reason.

More recently I feel like I’ve been seeing a lot of fish motifs. I guess it hasn’t entirely been recent, since the first catalyst for this I can think of is Caitlin Hunter’s Halibut sweater (see on Ravelry), which came out in late 2021 and has nearly 3,000 projects as of this writing. It’s been big in knitting groups online that I am part of recently (there’s also a cardigan, hat, mittens and cowl if you’d like to wear your fish in some other way).

Then earlier this year I shared a fish-shaped bag, more specifically the Rybka bag, and that pattern garnered a lot of attention from you all. With good reason; it’s adorable.

I also write about cross stitch here at Craft Gossip and have noticed a lot of fish related patterns cropping up, particularly sardines.

The most recent evidence of this trend to come across my screen was the Fischers Fritz sweater pattern from Isabell Kraemer. Apparently the name comes from a tongue twister she helpfully shared on the Ravelry page:

Fischers Fritz fischt frische Fische, frische Fische fischt Fischers Fritz
[Fisherman Fritz fishes fresh fish, fresh fish fishes fisherman Fritz.]

Now that we’ve got that out of the way, the sweater is a super cute top down, circular yoke design worked from the top down with fingering weight yarn. The pattern includes two different fish charts so you can have the fish swimming up or down, or a combination. There’s also an option for working the ribbing at the neckline, cuffs and hem doubled for extra warmth and durability.

The design is for kids and comes in 5 sizes, for kids 2-4 years up to 10-12 years. One can only hope there might be an adult version soon for all those fishy knit lovers!

Check out the pattern and grab a copy on Ravelry.

[Photo: Isabell Kraemer]

Adding a bit of knitting to your fall decor is a lot of fun, whether it’s knit pumpkins or a bunch of adorable knit ghosts like these.

Knit ghosts can be super simple like this free ghost knitting pattern from Trixie Zynch on Ravelry. Using about 50 yards of worsted weight yarn, they’re worked from the bottom up and are super cute as a pair.

This fuzzy little ghost from Forest Knitting Toys is holding a pumpkin and wearing a witch hat, though of course the accessories are optional, as is the fuzzy yarn. The main yarn is chunky and the ghost measures about 10 cm/4 inches tall. It’s worked in the round.

Another fuzzy ghost in more of a Pacman style is this ghost plushie form South Stitch Girls. It’s worked in the round with bulky yarn and includes a sweet little bow you can make in whatever color you like.

The ghost doll from Edith Grace Designs has little arms and a curl at the top of its head. The body is worked flat using DK weight yarn and you could also work it in glow in the dark yarn for extra fun. The body and head are worked in one piece with the arms knit separately.

The Grim Grinning Ghosts from Susan Claudino are super cute and you can knit them in any yarn and gauge you like to make ghosts of different sizes. These are worked in the round with the body done in one piece and the arms are knit separately. The ghosts shown were knit in sock yarn, DK and worsted weight yarn. You can find the pattern on Ravelry.

Make a ghost with funny striped legs with this ghost shelf sitter design from Claire Fairall Designs. It’s worked in three colors of DK weight yarn, and the letters spelling out boo are made with strips of garter stitch sewn into shape.

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