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This is a crochet mermaid tail for a doll. You can get the pattern for the doll here.
I love how this crochet mermaid tail uses shell stitches to make a texture just like shells.
I get my superfine yarn at Michels. The brand name is Woolike. It is super soft and is great for making doll clothes. I only wish they had more colors.
Materials
- 6g superfine yarn in tail color
- 2g superfine yarn in fin and bikini top color
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
- 5/1.90mm hook
Special Stitches
Shell - 5dc into the indicated st.
Picot - Ch3. Sl st into the third ch from hook
Mermaid Tail
R1: Ch31. Sl st into first ch (make sure you do not twist the ch.) ch1, Sc in each ch. (31)
R2: Sc in each st around (31)
R3: *Sk 2 st. Shell in next st. Sk 2 st, sc in next st.* Repeat** till you have one st left. Shell in the last st. (6 shells, 5sc)
R4: *Sk 2 st. Sc in next st. Sk 2 st. shell in next st.* Repeat** 5 times. Sk 2 st. Sc in next st. Sk 2 st. (5 shells, 6 sc)
R5: *Shell in next st. Sk 2 st. Sc in next st. Sk 2 st.* Repeat** 5 times. Shell in the last st. (6 shells, 5 sc)
R6-25: Repeat rounds 4-5.
R26: *Sk 2 st. Sc in next st. Sk 2 st. 4 dc in next st.* Repeat** 5 times. Sk last 2 st. (5 sc, 20 dc)
R27: *3 dc in next st. Sk 1 st. Sc in next st. Sk 2 st.* Repeat** 5 times. 3 dc in last st. (18 dc, 5 sc)
R28: *Sk next st. 2 dc in next st. Sk next st. Sc in nest st* Repeat** 5 times. Sk last st. (10 dc, 5 sc)
R29: *Dc in next st. sc in following st. Sk next st.* Repeat** 5 times. Dc in last st. (6 dc, 5 sc)
R30: *Sc dec, dc* Repeat** 3 times. (3 sc, 3 dc)
Cut yarn, sew closed the hole, and fasten off. Weave in ends.
Fin
Beginning ch does not count as dc and tr.
R1: Ch 17. Dc in third ch from hook. Dc in each ch across. Ch 2, turn. (15)
R2: Dc in first 6 st. 2 dc in each of the next 3 st. Dc in last 6 st. Ch 2, turn. (18)
R3: Dc in next 7 st. 2 dc in the next 4 st. Dc in the next 7 st. Ch3, turn. (22)
R4: Tr in the next 3 st. Dc in the next 3 st. Sc in the next 3 st. 2 Sc in the next 4 st. Sc in the next 3 st. Dc in the next 3 st. Tr in the last 3 st. Ch 3, turn. (26)
R5: Tr in the next 4 st. Dc in the next 4 st. Sc in the next 3 st. 2 sc in the next 4 st. Sc in the next 3 st. Dc in the next 4 st. Tr in the next 4 st. (30)
Cut yarn. Fasten off.
Sew the fin to the bottom of the tail, then weave in ends.

Top
R1: Ch 52. Sc in the second ch from hook. Sc in the next 19 ch. *Sk 2 st. (3 dc, picot, 3 dc) in the next ch. Sk 2 ch.* Sl st in the next ch. Repeat ** once. Sc in the last 20 ch.
Fasten off.
Join new yarn into a picot using the sl st join. Ch 20. Cut yarn. Repeat with the other picot.
Weave in all ends.
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