Crochet full size mermaid tail tutorial

[@thecraftynaturalmama9736]

For everyone asking how much yarn I used. I used about 5 to 7 skiens equaling about 260 yards each.

[@Canesluver]

CrochetbyStacey Crafty Natural Mama is that total with or without counting the trimming? Thanks!

[@rebeccahinkle6588]

CrochetbyStacey Crafty Natural Mama

[@soniasantiago3710]

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[@stephlynne751]

Don’t ever apologize for making mistakes everyone does!! U have helped me to make my grandson a beautiful mermaid tail blanket!!

[@bernardrichards9247]

I can’t wait to try this! Thank you! I’m going to try to combine the body of yours with a different fin design, so wish me luck!!

[@petraharrell1925]

Thank you for sharing! I have looked at so many different patterns and yours has by far been my favorite. Kids and all💕 I am left handed so I’m having to do this in the other direction, it took me a hot minute to figure out how to make that work but it’s coming along so nice now. I am using your full size fin, then plan on decreasing the blanket part to a child size. I like a super big fin! This is perfect!! Thanks again for your clear directions.

[@CherylLeigh1]

lovely!!! ive made 2 of these so far and now my sister in law wants 3 for Christmas to send away for nieces, I love love LOVE this video so simple and easy to follow, Thank you for the great tutorial I've subscribed and liked and can't wait to go through and look at your other videos. sending love from the U.K xx

[@kathleenchamp3764]

Hi Stacy, I had to pop in and tell you what a great pattern you have made,. I love that it starts at the bottom and works up. I've been trying to create a Mermaid tail myself. I want to use shell stitch that increases from bottom up. Then I found Your M.T. after weeks of Ideas tumbling round in my head now there's No need to! WAHOO Anyway, I heard you say multiple times you don't like to count. Lol I get it! sadly, for some of us watching ..I guess those that might be still in learning mode or like myself.. due to a brain injury Im not the crochet wiz I once was. I'm sure there are many reasons for people and what Im gettin to.PLEASE! DON'T take offense as your brave to put yourself out there to begin with! Kudos for that Stacy!! If its possible to , once you made a video like this or have made your original pattern you intend to share, If you could take the time and go back to write down the base for the 'size" your showing (then we can make adjustments for what we need to make). Then in the video you can give actual stitch counts /rows and what type stitch being used. A few times it was really hard to stick with it only because some places you said do a hdc when you did a dc or the big one ..you said many times it was going to be a cocoon style then it was opened back half way through the video..waa waaaa ( I can fix that later I'm sure ..?but I was not sure what you meant for us to do many many times. I ended up just setting back to watch .. and didn't get anything made. total bummer.) 8 } how many stitches ex: in the tail I wasn't sure what was going on in each row until row 16? .. don't be sry and all that I'm just hoping for a clear .. ex: Work in multiples of 2? Chain? then Row 1 (turn & chain? ) sc in same stitch then 6 sc then ? dc then set of 2 hdc decrease stitches ( hdc two together in next 2 stitches x2) I don't know ...??? Maybe you can write it down as you go then when you show everyone you could say what you actually did without a backtracking.. so peeps like myself don't throw ion the towel and can enjoy the process(for those that need a streamline or easy to follow, I recon you'd say ). AGAIN, Stacy I appreciate all you did and making the video and sharing with everyone !! Im sure there are plenty of folks that need the details laid out as it truly is to be from beginning to end for health reasons or? By the way, lol, don't worry bout the kids in the back ground. I think they were louder on your end..lol kids will be kids 8*)) Im not being B****y really Im not, I just would love to make this M.T. StacyI pray you & your family blessings and here's to lots more Creative & Happy Hook'n 8*))

[@NancySmalls41]

Just lovely.. I have been looking for this pattern for a long time Until i found you thank u

[@sallyann1953]

I followed your mermaid pattern and I want to thank you. It was fun and I love the shape of the fin.

[@vickiwilson7396]

Is there a way to make it smaller for a child? I have a couple nieces that would really love this! I really like your tutorials. You made this so much easier.

[@kayceegreer4418]

Since this is from 2017 I guess I'll just have to go through your library and see if you did make a video for the small pink and blue ones...

[@magdaelenaritter4931]

Super easy pattern to follow and customize. I would love it if you did a video for the baby blanket and the baby Cocoon please. They are adorable and I would love to make them.

[@thecraftynaturalmama9736]

Magdaelena Ritter I have a video of the baby mermaid tail blanket and I will make one for the baby cacoon very soon. I am moving and will have a good video space. soon

[@melodymaben4207]

Toddler size please ?

[@RobinBouman]

love this video, do you know about how much yarn you used for this one? I want to make it for an adult and know it will take alot, just trying to get an idea of how many yards I'll need.

[@ChristinaBlack4083]

Ummm... I'm kinda confused...I been forgetting to do my increase to make it get wider, and it's still getting wider..... I'm thinking mine might not look as great as yours is. Lol

[@iako666]

Ooo ok ..ill do that then and thank you....happy crochet mama!

[@margauxyerian6799]

Love this video and pattern. I'm wanting to make the tail fin larger. Would I just add on an even amount of chains at the beginning?

[@thecraftynaturalmama9736]

Margaux Yerian yes, that's what I do when I do tails. If I want them bigger, I just add chains at the beginning and then of course it evens out at the end when you have to add more DC to make it wider and longer. I hope that makes sense. It's a versitile pattern, as in, you can make it bigger or smaller, just by adding or taking away from that beginning chain.

[@joannecordelia]

Just some good advice. We would love to watch a video! We know we are doing this in our homes. It’s very difficult to hear you keep apologizing for everything. It’s definitely not necessary and would be better to have someone very positive! Words like sorry are just bad habits. 😉 You can explain at the beginning but then give positive accolades throughout. People love a positive home crocheted that takes time to create a video for us. Thank you 😊!

[@thecraftynaturalmama9736]

Your welcome! And thank you for the advice! I'm working the whole apologizing for everything. It's such a horrible habit of mine. I have done it since I was a little girl and it's been a very hard habit to break for me.

[@carolinaguevara6119]

Hi! I love your yarm. You kwon the name of it?

[@mrs.lindagallagher2213]

HELLO, I would love to see you do a video of the pink one also! Beautiful work & pattern. if possible could you do a video for larger sizes? Such as plus sizes, they make great gifts but not all body types are the same. Sad to say but not often at all do i see any plus size videos. Thanks & keep up the great work & thanks for sharing with all of us. Blessed be to you & yours!!

[@thecraftynaturalmama9736]

Mrs. Linda Gallagher ok I'll do one. Just been so busy and haven't been able to do more videos for a while

[@chrystalbrown3226]

CrochetbyStacey Crafty Natural M ama

[@MyKAYoung]

Hi thecraftynaturalmama I’m 5’7” how would I make this to fit me

[@laurelgirard8475]

I have no idea what your second stitch is. If you’re trying to do the double crochet, it goes: yarn over, insert hook, pull thru 2, pull thru last 2. You might be doing a half treble or something like that. If you want a big stitch ; yarn over, insert hook, pull they 2, pull thru 2, and pull thru last 2. Your pattern is adorable but it’s confusing if your using the wrong names.

[@thecraftynaturalmama9736]

Im using names that I learned from other KZbin crochet videos. I haven't made a video in a few years so I Definitely don't even know this pattern anymore. I know I wasn't trying to confuse anyone, but at the time of this video, I couldn't find any cute large mermaid tail crochet patterns anywhere and I came up with this and I wanted to share.

[@kellydukepoo2450]

I like the fin on this one too! Wish I seen this before. 😒

[@heartsdreamshomestead8930]

I'm making the foot part, it's like 9 inches wide and I'm on row 4 . Do I need to do increases to get feet to actually fit? I'm making for a 12 year old

[@thecraftynaturalmama9736]

Holly Renea hello! I'm sorry it's been so long since I have been on here. It's pretty wide at the Bottom. The one I made in this video is going to a 13 year old, and another one I made like this is going to a 10 year old. It's just versitile. It's one size fits all, except it's just not for babies or toddoers. It fits me, it fits a 10 year old. Since it's not a tail that you put your feet in all the up to the waist. It has a cubby area for the feet, then it opens up as a blanket.

[@shesaghost9920]

What size hook u used

[@donna57]

Great tutorial

[@melodymaben4207]

No transcript to follow ?

[@marshasmith4300]

Great work!!!

[@thecraftynaturalmama9736]

Marsha Smith thank you!

[@aneekaodle1837]

Do you have a written pattern?

[@thecraftynaturalmama9736]

aneeka odle nope I dont. I just go by memory and did this video by memory

[@sherryosgood1917]

Can you tell me how wide you ended up making it? Thanks Sherry

[@thecraftynaturalmama9736]

Sherry Osgood I've already gave it to somebody but I'm thinking it was about three feet at the top!

[@thecraftynaturalmama9736]

Sorry for taking so long to reply I have been very busy!

[@sherryosgood1917]

Thank you, I did manage to finish it for my granddaughters birthday and I can't remember how wide but made it about 7 ft so she could snuggle in it and cover up really well and love how it turned out, thank you again for the great tutorial :)

[@thecraftynaturalmama9736]

Your so welcome and thank you so much!

[@thecraftynaturalmama9736]

Sherry Osgood awesome! 💕💕

[@evelineschouteten7565]

bonjour madame j'aime beaucoup votre travaille et j'aimerai faire cette queue de siréne combien de laine avez vous utilisée s'il vous plait d'avance merci

[@thecraftynaturalmama9736]

eveline schouteten I'm sorry I don't speak french

[@marionvangroen2386]

Can you do the for a Baby?

[@thecraftynaturalmama9736]

Marion van Groen yes I have been so busy lol we are trying to sell my home and I have 3 kids and I homeschool so I have been very very busy. I'll go ahead and do the baby one soon!

[@marionvangroen2386]

CrochetbyStacey Crafty mama Thank you for answering in the first place. I am very happy when the contribution for the baby size seems to be thank you very much forgive my bad English lg

[@gerriewalraven3525]

Very Nice .....💕

[@iako666]

How do I make one but xL !

[@thecraftynaturalmama9736]

iako666 just do more increases as you go up the tail. Make them spread apart so it won't get curvy at the top. Maybe like, every 4 or 5 rows, do a row with an increase every 10 stitches. Just watch it because it may get curved at the top and won't be straight if you do too many increases to close together. Its just so versitile.

[@lolitaanastasio6479]

Love the work. But you sound very quiet... hard to hear You. Please speak Louder. PLEASE. Thank you.

[@thecraftynaturalmama9736]

Lolita Anastasio yes it's also my phone :/ it doesn't help the sound. And yes I am very quiet. I'm trying to learn to raise my voice.

[@tinaneudorf9524]

sound is very quiet, hard to hear you, I turned the sound on as high as possible, Great mermaid blanket

[@thecraftynaturalmama9736]

Tina Neudorf I'm sorry! I talk so quiet and always feel as if I'm yelling. But it doesn't help that I'm using my phone to record the video :/ next time I'll talk much much louder 😉

[@crabbatabba]

👍💙👍💙👍

[@loripellerin6906]

You are going way to fast. Can’t really understand what you’re saying. You need to be clearer! Too bad, cause this would have been a pretty mermaid tail. Very disappointing!