Little Mermaid Tail Blanket by Donielle Oliver Showvay

Little Mermaid Tail Blanket

Knitting
July 2016
Aran (8 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 9 - 5.5 mm
3.75 mm (F)
170 - 360 yards (155 - 329 m)
Newborn (0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-9 months, 9-12 months)
English
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This pattern includes Mermaid Tail Body, Mermaid Tank Top and Sea Star Head Band.

Sizes: Newborn, (0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-9 months, 9-12 months)

Color A: 170, (190, 230, 270, 360) yds medium (size #4) weight yarn (Red Heart Boutique Unforgettable ‘Tidal’)
Color B: 40, (45, 50, 55, 60) yds medium (size #4) weight yarn (I Love This Yarn ‘Cream’)
Small amount of matching thread (used for attaching beads)

Knitting Needles Size US 9
Crochet hook Size F (3.75 mm) (used for Scalloped Cast On and headband)
Yarn needle
Thread needle
Approximately 120 seed beads for embellishments on tank top and headband

Gauge: 18 st x 24 rws = 4” in Stockinette

Pattern notes:
The mermaid tail body is worked flat and then seamed all the way up the back. A small amount of yarn is threaded through the inside stitches near the top for adjusting to fit baby. The tail fin is then worked separately and sewn on the end of the body.

The tank top is also worked flat and then seamed up the back. The middle front is then gathered with a separate knitted piece.

The headband is worked using crochet.

All beadwork is added at the end.