Scale looking stitches + shaping and colour changes?

Does anyone know of a stitch that looks like fish/dragon scales that I could easily shape and change colour partway through a row if needed? Long shot, I know!

These stitches work in various ways to form scales. See if any will do.




There are a number of crochet stitches too but I went for knit stitches. I’m intrigued about this project and can’t wait to see what you do with the scales!

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Here is another dragon scale knit video.

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Thank you, both! I’m making pony patterns (again) based on a game I play - there are several different breeds and two of them have scales on the body/tail :slight_smile: one is like a hippocampus, with a scaly tail, and there’s a kirin, too. I will take a look at those stitches and try some swatches later!

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Here’s a great pattern in my queue!!
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/kiku-dragon-shawl
The designer has a number of patterns that have similar stitch patterns.

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I love that pattern, thanks!