Mermaid Blanket Crochet

Mermaid Blanket – Crochet

So I’ve just finished training for the Half Marathon Run, Climbed the Yorkshire Three Peaks and worked my fingers raw lifting Scaffolding into the van. It was time to relax with a cool refreshing lager and some crochet! Yes I did say Crochet.

For those who don’t know me that well, I’m not one to worry about what other people think about my hobbies or obsessions. I do what I want to do and I rise to a challenge. So, while I was on Facebook an advert loaded up for a mermaid leg blanket to buy from Etsy. And I have to admit that it would have been a fun gift to get for Catherine, but at £70 it was an expensive fun gift. So I searched a little further for “Mermaid Blanket Crochet Pattern”. And at £2.99 a pattern by Chimera seemed great value.

I read through the instructions and ordered everything I needed form Woolabaloo in Hexham. They seemed to have a great choice of colours and it made everything easier in one purchase. The plan was to crochet one as a surprise for Catherine. For an adult size I needed 2 Balls of Light aqua for the Tail and Trim and 9 Balls (3 x 3 colours) for the body.

Mermaid Blanket Wool

I’ve not really crocheted before and I thought… why not!

The pattern was very easy to follow. It even came with links to YouTube videos to clarify the stitches. Which is great as I’m fully YouTube trained in everything from motor repairs to bathroom installations.

One of the greatest things about this pattern is that it is basically a spiral from the toes to the waist, which means that you just need to know one crochet stitch for the most of it. BUT I did have to buy one piece of equipment that I didn’t realise at first, but again it was listed in the pattern. A Stitch Marker. As your working in a continuous loop, you need to know when you have done one circuit or row. So I would clip in a stitch marker and watch it trail around the blanket several times until I had added 12 rows on top of it.

Mermaid blanket

I won’t lie to you and say it was made in a weekend as it wasn’t. From start to finish it took around 3 weeks, but that was very sporadically working on it. Occasionally I would put an hour in, probably in all I think I put 12 hours in to it. It was very satisfying as it built up very quickly and you could see it was getting nearer to being finished.

The pattern didn’t explain how to stitch the fin to the body, but I made that stage up and it seemed to work. The major problem I did have was that Imogen wanted it, before Catherine got her hand on it. Which then also meant Abigail wanted one. She doesn’t want the green / blue one, she wants pink (hence the pink in the wool stash). So no sooner have I finished one I started the next. This time however I’ve decided to see how quickly I can do it and I recon it will be done in 8 hours start to finish. Not bad for a non crocheter!


Comments

19 responses to “Mermaid Blanket – Crochet”

  1. Clare Barnett avatar
    Clare Barnett

    And finished half marathon training… Wow!

    1. Here Come The Hoopers avatar
      Here Come The Hoopers

      Ha ha Alan lies!!

    2. Clare Barnett avatar
      Clare Barnett

      Lol, makes me feel better Cat x

  2. Claire Bly avatar
    Claire Bly

    Oh my goodness!!! I have wanted one of these for ages but always thought they would be really complicated!!! You might have inspired me to have a bash at it!!!!

  3. Karen Baines avatar
    Karen Baines

    I’m so impressed, was impressed thinking it was Catherine that had made it, even more impressed knowing it wasn’t. Well done.

  4. Here Come The Hoopers avatar
    Here Come The Hoopers

    I started this pink one for Abigail on Monday and finished it last night. 2 late nights and a bank holiday morning. Easy to make when you get into it.

    1. Claire Bly avatar
      Claire Bly

      Really really brilliant!!!! You’ll be getting roped in to a guest speaker spot at the GPCC craft club 😉 Collette Calinski have you seen how amazing this is?! xXx

  5. Maxine Dursham avatar
    Maxine Dursham

    When does Catherine get hers???

    1. Here Come The Hoopers avatar
      Here Come The Hoopers

      Catherine’s was the original one, but Imogen “taxed” it!

  6. Helen Angel avatar
    Helen Angel

    Wow do you want to give lessons or take orders ?

  7. Dawn Hardy-Smith avatar
    Dawn Hardy-Smith

    Well done Alan, they look awesome!! can I buy a copy of the pattern off you please, I’ve been looking for ages!! X

  8. Lou Tomlinson avatar
    Lou Tomlinson

    Lucy Brown I think Brenda needs to see this!

    1. Lucy Brown avatar
      Lucy Brown

      I already tried this one, she doesn’t crochet 🙁 x

    2. Lou Tomlinson avatar
      Lou Tomlinson

      ?

    3. Here Come The Hoopers avatar
      Here Come The Hoopers

      Lucy Brown Lou Tomlinson neither did I. It was dead easy and it “builds” up quickly so you feel like you’ve achieved something fast.

    4. Lucy Brown avatar
      Lucy Brown

      Ill have to give it a go!

  9. Inspiring! My friend taught me to crochet a couple of years ago, but I’ve only ever finished one project (although I have several that are WIP’s!). You’ve put me to shame with your motivation and commitment. Well done xx

  10. Olivia Robertshaw Walker avatar
    Olivia Robertshaw Walker

    Erm excuse me Mr Hoops….where have you been hiding this skill? You do know that you will have a queue of orders now!

  11. […] have personally done crochet in the past. Our girls wanted mermaid tails and I know how time-consuming it is. This makes me appreciate the craft skills behind the product, […]

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