Atomic sea food platter

This stunning life-size and life-like seafood platter featuresa mouthwatering selection of shrimp, mussels, anchovies, and is beautifully garnished with vibrant lettuce leaves and zesty slices of lemon and lime.

Craft your own delightful seafood salad using 1.2 mm double-pointed needles and lace yarn for a miniature version, or opt for thicker needles paired with heavier yarn for a more robust creation. What’s truly special about this seafood salad is that it glows in the dark! By simply incorporating a strand of luminescent sewing yarn into your knitting, you can achieve an enchanting nighttime effect. This project is perfect for those looking to use up any leftover yarn scraps in any color and gauge you have lying around, making it a sustainable and creative initiative!

In this eye-catching design, I’ve included strands of Gütermann Glowy 40 glow-in-the-dark sewing yarn in various colors for different ingredients, along with metallic DMC yarn for a shiny anchovy detail. This pattern is categorized as an easy to medium project, offering a fun blend of color and texture through techniques such as stripes and bobbles, embroidery for the citrus fruits, and simple crocheted shrimp. The life-sized seafood components range between 4 and 7 cm, making them perfect for both decorative displays and imaginative play.

Get ready to dive into this delightful project and enjoy a splashy, scrumptious knit! Happy crafting, Viv