So far so good on this pattern,i just have to attatch all the parts and sew in the zipper. I made a few changes, 1 being i added 2 rows of crochet to the end of the body before you sc the end together.
row 54. sc 1, sc2tog around (8 sts)
row 55. sc around.
(then cont with pattern directions for closing the body)
I thought that making the body skinnier on the end made the tail i created look better. So the second thing i changed was the tail, the only thing i dont like about the way i did it was that you have to attatch it after instead of it being attatched as you go.
Pattern for tail:
instead of ch 8 you break yarn and weave in end.
ch 24

1. sl st in second loop from ch, sl st again, sc 2, hdc 2, dc 4, dc 2 in next st, trc 1, trc 2 in next 2 st, dc 1, dc 2 in next st, dc 1, hdc 2, sc 2, sl st in last st.
2. ch 2 then going around clockwise sl st around(going into the origional ch 24) untill you get to the top point of the fin, ch 3, continue sl st around. break yarn and use seamless join to finish off, then attatch. I havent decided if im going to need some wire or glue like the pattern suggests to make the tail stay up, so far so good.

The last thing i changed was the last row (row 6) in the dorsal fin. i ch 1 in between the 2 sc in the corners to make the points a bit more pointy.