A few months ago, minding my own business while doing nothing important on tumblr, I came across this photo:
The comments under the photo were fantastic. People were psyched to see “the return of terror fish” and talked about how much they wished they had the pattern.
Now, yes, I only crochet and this is knit (intarsia knit, specifically), but I love a challenge, so I dug around for awhile. This amazing sweater was a design done by Gary Kennedy, a prolific designer in the 1980s and into the 1990s. He specialized in intarsia, and this design came from a booklet for a BBC show called Stingray. It was a puppet show by the same people who did Thunderbirds, and the Terror Fish was clearly a recurring character.
The great thing about intarsia knitting is that it very easily translates to crochet. Colorwork is colorwork, after all. While I’ve never seen Stingray, I like a good sweater, and that up there? That’s a GREAT sweater.
After several hours of searching, I came to realize that while the Stingray booklet is still available via etsy and ebay, no one had digitized it. As a fan of digital patterns in general, I did what had to be done: I bought the booklet from a UK seller and spent more than I care to say aloud for shipping to the US. It arrived as promptly as possible and in great condition.
And now here’s a digital copy for all your Terror Fish needs. No charge. Have fun!
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