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YOU WILL NEED

• 2 skeins of acrylic or cotton yarn in medium weight. I used Lily Sugar n’ Cream in Sea Glass and Soft Violet. I have also used Loops & Threads Impeccable Yarn in Luxury.

• K/6.5mm crochet hook

• Hot glue gun & hot glue sticks

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The stitches/ skills you will need to know and KEY:

• Chain (ch)

• Single crochet (sc)

• Half double crochet (hdc)

• Double crochet (dc)

• Triple crochet (tr)

• Increase (inc)

• Decrease (dec)

• Weave ends and finish off.

Gauge:

Gauge is not necessary for the project. You can make it as big or as small as you want depending upon where you want to place the appliqué.

10 sc = 4 inches

8 rows = 4 inches

CROCHET PATTERN

To start you will need to have two strands of yarn on the hook and going through the entire pattern. Take the blue yarn and the purple yarn and make a slip knot onto your hook. If you are using one skein of yarn or one color, make a second ball.

THE TAIL

Foundation: Chain 3 and make 2 hdc in the third chain from the hook. Ch 2 and turn. Note: you will chain 2 before each new row.

Row 1: 1 hdc in each stitch from the previous row = 2hdc

Row 2: 2 hdc in each stitch = 4hdc

Row 3: 1 hdc in each stitch = 4hdc

Row 4: 2 hdc in the first stitch, 1 hdc in the next 2 stitches, 2 hdc in the last stitch = 6hdc

Row 5: 1 hdc in each stitch = 6hdc

Row 6: 2 hdc in the first stitch, 1 hdc in the next 4 stitches, 2 hdc in the last stitch = 8hdc

Row 7: 1 hdc in each stitch = 8hdc

Row 8: 2 hdc in the first stitch, 1 hdc in the next 6 stitches, 2 hdc in the last stitch = 10hdc

Row 9: 1 hdc in each stitch = 10hdc

Row 10: 2 hdc in the first stitch, 1 hdc in the next 8 stitches, 2 hdc in the last stitch = 12hdc

Row 11: 1 hdc in each stitch = 12 hdc, chain 3 and turn

Row 13: 1 tr in first 3 stitches, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 tr in the last 3 stitches = 12 stitches.

Weave ends and finish off.

THE FINS (make 2)

Foundation: Chain 7, 1 sc in the second chain from the hook, 1 sc in the rest of the chains = 6sc

Row 1: Dec, 1 sc in the next 4 stitches = 5sc

Row 2: 1 sc in the first 3 stitches, dec = 4sc

Row 3: Dec, 1 sc in the next 2 stitches = 3sc

Finish off and weave ends. You can weave the end  from the ending to row 1 to pinch the top of the fin.

TO FINISH

Place the fins at the bottom of the tail. You’ll need to flip one of the fins so the long end is on the outside. See picture.

You can place the tale on a bag with hot glue or sew it to the back of a denim jacket. The possibilities are endless!

Thank you for reading! If you have any questions let me know. Happy crocheting!