Here is a mermaid tail cocoon pattern that gives the illusion of scales without all the bulk of actual crocodile scales!! It works up quickly and has three different children’s sizes. What is more fun than to curl up with your favorite book in such a cool blanket!!! You can also stitch up the cute little “starfish friend” to accent the front!!!

MERMAID TAIL COCOON

SIZE: 42 (44, 46) inches long (excluding fin) x 20 inches across. Childs Small (Medium, Large)

MATERIALS:
• Size I (5.50mm) crochet hook
• Worsted Weight yarn, MC “I love this yarn” Grape 16-20 oz, CC “I love this yarn” Pink 4.5 oz
• Yarn needle

NOTES AND SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:
All increases are done at the seam in the back. This will cause the back to measure taller than the front. This is okay. Most human bodies are made with a little more fullness in the back side and this will help the cocoon to ride evenly across the back.
There are several special stitches used. The instructions for each stitch are listed below with their abbreviations.
Do NOT turn at the end of the row unless specifically told in the instructions.
There are 3 sizes included. The only difference is the length of the body.
brackets: instructions in the brackets are a sequence of stitches to be repeated.
( ) parenthesis: instructions in parenthesis are stitches to be placed in one single stitch.
3 dc BLO and 5 dc BLO are referred to as “shells” in the end of row stitch count.
GAUGE: first two rows of pattern = 3 inches measured across center

STITCHES AND TERMS USED:
• Ch – chain
• Dc – double crochet
• Sl st – slip stitch
• Beg – beginning
• St (sts) – stitch (stitches)
• BLO – back loop only
• Sc – single crochet
• Sdc – standing double crochet
• Sk – skip
• Fpdc – front post double crochet: yo, insert hook from the front, around the post, coming out again at the front, yo, draw up a loop, (yo, draw through 2 loops) twice.
• Bpdc – back post double crochet: yo, insert hook from the back, around the post, coming out again at the back, you draw up a loop, (yo draw through 2 loops) twice.
• Fp-bp dc dec – front post back post double crochet decrease: yo, insert hook from the front, around the post, coming out again at the front, yo, draw up a loop, yo, insert hook from the back of the next st, around the post, coming out again at the back, yo, draw up a loop, yo, draw through 3 loops .
• Bp-fp dc dec – back post front post double crochet decrease: Yo, insert hook from the back, around the post, coming out again at the front, yo, draw up a loop, yo, insert hook from the front of the next st, around the post, coming out again at the back, yo, draw up a loop, yo, draw through 3 loops.
• Sc cl – single crochet cluster: (insert hook and draw up a loop) 4 times, yo, draw through all loops on hook ]

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This is an Original Design by Amy B Stitched. Feel free to make for profit, but remember to give credit to me, and link back to my blog www.amysastitchatatime.blogspot.com
Thank You!!! Amy B