Mer-Baby Headband

  I made a matching baby headband for the mermaid tail. I found the free pattern at this link. I sewed on one of the starfish that I crocheted. I can't wait to see some precious baby girl modeling my creations! What other photo props can I make?

Crochet Mermaid Tail Fin Pattern

 

   As I said in my previous post, I got the main mermaid tail pattern from this link. It's a free pattern for an infant written in UK crochet terms. If you need any help with the pattern just let me know by leaving a comment below or via email. This pattern is only for the tail fin pictured above.


Materials:

• Worsted weight yarn or same yarn used for main body
• Size I hook or same size used for main body
• Needle for sewing and weaving in ends

Notes:

• Make 2
• All stitches are to be crocheted in the back loop (BLO)

Pattern:

Begin with a slip stitch and chain 41

Row 1: Hdc in second chain from hook and each stitch across, ch1, turn (40 stitches)

Visual aid:  After turning

Row 2: Hdc in next 38 stitches, ch1, turn (38 sts)

Row 3: Hdc in each stitch across, ch1, turn

Row 4: Hdc in next 36 stitches, ch1, turn (36 sts)

Row 5: Hdc in each st across, ch1, turn

Row 6: Hdc in next 32 stitches, ch1, turn (32 sts)

Row 7: Hdc in each st across, ch1, turn

Row 8: Hdc in next 30 stitches, ch1, turn (30 sts)

Row 9: Hdc in each st across, ch1, turn

Row 10: Hdc in next 28 stitches, ch1, turn (28 sts)

Row 11: Hdc in each st across

Fasten off for first side then repeat the pattern for your second piece. 

At the end of the second piece (after row 11) do not fasten off.

You should now have 2 pieces that look like this:

Construction:

Remove your hook and match up both pieces like this. The piece with yarn attached should be on the bottom. (Be sure not to pull any stitches out)

Place your hook through the first stitch on the first piece made and pull the loop from the second piece through the stitch, then ch1.

SC in same stitch and the next 25 stitches (going through both layers) for a total of 26 stitches leaving the last two stitches unworked. It is not necessary to do BLO here.

Fasten off.

Place the seam in the back. When you open it up it should look like this:

At this point, you would fold your fin around the rest of the mermaid tail. Place the tail on your fin with about a half inch overlap for sewing.

I only made a fin for this tutorial, so you may have to refer to the first pic for an idea. Fold over the sides meeting in the middle, like this:

I sewed the corners together, then sewed the fin to the tail. Unfold the bottom of the fin and shape as desired.

If you like, you can sew the sides to the rest of the fin to keep it's shape. I left mine like this. 

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Crochet Baby Photo Props

   I may have lost my mojo for a little while. I haven't been crocheting or crafting much lately. Maybe because it's summer time. I usually slow down during the summer, but not this much. I think this was more like a writer's block or crochet block, if you will. So I picked up a hook the other day and decided to get stitchin'. I'm in the process of making some photo props for a friend. I don't have any baby models, so you won't really get the full effect with my pictures. The first thing I made was a baby nest. I found the pattern on Ravelry and you can find it at this link. Hopefully it's a good size for her models.

   The next one is a Mermaid tail. I got the pattern for the tail at this link. The pattern is written in UK terms, so I had to frog it a few times before I figured that out. DC = SC, TR = DC. The shell increasing and decreasing was a little confusing, but once I got it, it wasn't so bad. I did something different for the fin. I felt like the fin in the pattern is a bit too small. I would think you need a rather large fin to swim around as a mermaid, but who knows for sure?  I made my own fin pattern, which I will post later. I got the idea for the fin at this link. The shell and starfish patterns can be found here. All of the linked crochet patterns are free! If you decide to try them and run into problems or get stuck, I will be happy to help you out. Just leave a comment or email me.