Daikon

 Finally the sun came out so I could take pictures for new patterns!

Our garden is huge and all the ichiban eggplants are growing at amazing rates. 

We have been eating fresh eggplant, peppers, and tomatoes almost every night lately. 

Eating Japanese eggplant made me think of another popular Japanese vegetable, the daikon.

Part of our beautiful garden.

What you need:

Worsted weight acrylic yarn
white and one or two greens
Size F (3.75 mm) hook

Polyester fiber fill
Yarn needle

Clip to keep place

Scissors

 Daikon:

Work in continuous rounds

• Chain 2
• Round 1: Work 6 sc in first chain
• Round 2-4: Sc in each sc -6 st
• Round 5: *2 sc in next st, sc in next st, rep from * around - 9 st
• Round 6-7: sc in each sc - 9 st
• Round 8: *2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 2 sts, rep from * around - 12 st
• Round 9:  *2 sc in next st, sc in next st, rep from * around - 18 st
• From here work in back loops only until decrease rounds
• Round 10-15: sc in each sc -18 st
• Round 16: *2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 5 sts, rep from * around - 21 st
• Round 17: *2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 6 sts, rep from * around - 24 st
• Round 18: sc in each sc -24 st
• Round 19-22: switch to light green, sc in each sc - 24 st
• Round 23: *Sc2tog, sc in next 2 sts, rep from * around - 18 st
• Stuff firmly
• Round 24:  *Sc2tog, sc in next st, rep from * around - 12 st
• Round 25:  Sc2tog around -6 st
• Finish off and weave in ends

To make (cut) leafy top cut 8 pieces of yarn about 5 inches long each out of medium green.

Taking two pieces each thread them through the top of the daikon.

When you are done you will have a full top.

Daikon on Ravelry

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