If you love sea creatures then you will love knitting Willie the Whale. Designed by Amanda Berry @fluffandfuzz, the whale is knitted in acrylic DK yarns on single pointed needles.  

RECOMMENDED YARN
Deramores Studio Anti-Pilling DK in Lapis, Sky and Frost
Double knitting/light worsted weight
100% acrylic
One 100g/250m skein in each colour

NEEDLES
A pair of 3.5mm straight single pointed knitting needles (US 4)

NOTIONS
Toy filling
A darning or tapestry needle for seaming
2 x 7mm domed black buttons for eyes

TECHNIQUES
Work flat on single pointed needles (not in the round).
Other techniques include casting on and off, knits and purls, increases and decreases, joining a new colour at the start of a row, and seaming to finish.