Sushi Designed by Amy Polcyn
Looks good enough to eat! A variety of knitted Japanese delicacies, complete with wasabi and pickled ginger. Yarn can be easily substituted, allowing for a great way to use up leftovers in your stash (l did!) Using fingering weight yarn results in life-sized sushi. Size: Width: approx. 1 inch/2.5 cm Length: approx. 2 inches/5 cm
Materials:
Jamieson and Smith Shetland Jumper Weight $[100\%$ wool; 130 yd/ 117 m per 25g skein] Colors: \*Note- You will need only small amount of each color 1- White 58- Dk. Green 70- Salmon Pink 23- Med. Yellow Patons Grace [t $00\%$ cotton; 136 yd/ 125 m per 50 g skein] Color: \*Note- You will need only a small amount 60027- Ginger (pale green) 10-inch US 3/3.25mm straight needles Yarn needle Gauge: 24 sts/32 rows $=10$ cm (4") in stockinette stitch
Sushi: Tekka Maki (Tuna Roll)
With pink yarn, CO 10 sts. Work in stockinette for 1 inch. Next row (Rs): Cut pink yarn, attach white yarn. Work in seed stitch for 2 inches. Next row (Rs): Cut white yarn, attach dark green yarn. Work in stockinette for 3 inches. Bind off and cut yarn, leaving a length for sewing.
California Roll
With pink yarn, CO 10 sts. Work in stockinette for $^{1\!}/_{2}$ inch. Next row (Rs): Cut pink yarn, attach pale green yarn. Continue in stockinette for $\%$ inch more. Next row (RS): Cut pale green yarn, attach dark green yarn. Work in stockinette for 2 inches. Next row (RS): Cut dark green yarn, attach white yarn. Work in seed stitch for 3 inches. Bind off and cut yarn,leaving a length for sewing.
Tamaqo Niqiri (Eqg Sushi)
With yellow yarn, CO 10 sts. Work in k1, p1 rib tor 2 inches. Bind off. Set aside. With white yarn, CO 8 sts. Work in seed stitch for 3 inches. Bind off. Set aside. With dark green yarn, CO 4 sts. Work in stockinette for 3 inches. Bind off. Set aside.
Wasabi
vitn iignt green yarn, cu s sis. Row 1 (RS): K1, k in front and back of next st TWiCE, k1 (6 sts). Row 2: Purl across Row 3: Knit across Rows 4 & 5: Rep rows 2 & 3. Cut yarn and draw through allsts on needle. Pull yarn and gather stitches. Sew to CO edge, pulling firmly to draw piece into a ball shape. Secure end.
Pickled Ginger
With pink yarn, CO 20 sts VERY loosely. Row 1 (RS): Knit in front, back, and front again of EACH stitch across (60 sts). BOpurlwise. With fingers, shape into spiral.
Finishing:
Tekka Maki and California Roll
Weave in ends. Starting at pink end (the sushi filling-"tuna" on the Tekka Maki and “crab" on the California Roll), roll strip (not too tightly). The Tekka Maki ends with “"nori'" (seaweed) and the California Roll ends with "rice." Whipstitch end to outside of roll and secure.
Tamago Niqiri
Fold white strip into thirds crosswise. Whipstitch end to outside of piece and secure. This is the "rice" base. Lay the yellow “egg" strip on top and center it. Wrap the green “nori"' strip around both, like a belt. Sew ends of strip together on underside and secure. Arrange sushi attractively with wasabi and pickled ginger garnish. Enjoy! $\odot2008$ Amy Polcyn. This pattern may not be copied, non-commercial use only. This pattern previously appeared in the February 2006 issue of MagKnits.
