Think of the panel scarf as a canvas upon which to explore a wide range of scarf-as-jewellery or scarf-as-belt adventures. The central panel becomes the focal point from which you pick up stitches for the left and right sides. For Little Fishies, embellishments are added to the panel by way of i-cord fringes which are further beaded and festooned. Of course, the i-cords could be left off and the scarf transformed into something slightly more ‘plain’ that could even be worn as a belt. Pattern comes with a stitch-by-number map to help guide the yarn changes.

Why little fishies? Sometimes serious, staid and sensible just won’t do. Sometimes every corpuscle of your body craves funky, a tad radical, and a Little Fishies panel scarf is perfect for just such diversions. I’ve designed many different kinds of these and this one, among my first, is the most light-hearted of them all. This design counts among its fans women of all ages. Maybe the fishies themselves hold part of the appeal, being fleet-moving, energetic explorers of the seas? Why hide our fins under(in) a tank? Set them free!

And, starting August 09, a perpetual knitalong is running in my Ravelry group here: Little Fishies Knitalong Come join the fun!