This month’s blog post for Minerva Crafts is a brilliant pattern for a Mermaid’s Tail blanket. With instructions for babies, children and adult sizes, it is a quick knit using super chunky yarn.
Click on the link for the full blog post: Mermaid’s Tail Blanket
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December 21, 2016 at 7:17 am
That photo is so cute!!
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December 21, 2016 at 7:38 am
Thank you – he was quite happy to model it for me in the absence of its intended recipient.
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December 21, 2016 at 8:31 am
I have one of those to make but in DK. I should have used chunky yarn! Looks very pretty!
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December 21, 2016 at 5:32 pm
DK will be lovely, although I’m glad I’m using chunky as I’vs got another one to make before Christmas!
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December 21, 2016 at 9:21 am
How lovely!! It looks super warm and cosy 😉
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December 21, 2016 at 5:33 pm
Fingers crossed they like them and they get used a lot:)
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December 21, 2016 at 10:41 am
I bought one of these for my daughter’s birthday in April, it’s lovely but now I have to say yours looks thicker and also she can’t get her feet into the tail (it’s just a floppy feature) – I love that part of yours!
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December 21, 2016 at 5:35 pm
Yes, this pattern is a good one and I like the fact that the tail fin can be waggled with the feet. I haven’t seen off-the-shelf ones, but you’re the second to say you’ve bought one:)
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December 21, 2016 at 5:43 pm
It was handmade 🙂 but I think there are cheap China ones now and I’ve heard New Look do them which is kind of a shame, I know a lot of crafters sell them!
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December 21, 2016 at 4:17 pm
That looks brilliant. It’s a shame my daughter didn’t mention she wanted one earlier in the year when there would have been time to knit one. Instead, my Mum bought her one which doesn’t look anywhere near as lush 😦
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December 21, 2016 at 5:22 pm
Oh no! Although there is actually enough time still – I’m just about to start a second one for her sister😬
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December 21, 2016 at 6:07 pm
Well, my Mum knits but not that fast. As Beth says, New Look have them now and the Chinese sellers (which is probably where the New Look ones come from) and I haven’t seen them yet as they are in Christmas wrapping but I’m imagining they won’t be anything like as good as the sort of one you have made.
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December 21, 2016 at 5:30 pm
What a charming photo…and mermaid tail. The receiver will be thrilled.
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December 21, 2016 at 5:36 pm
Thanks Alys – now I need to make her sister one, too:)
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December 22, 2016 at 7:00 am
Already planning on making one of these, if I cna get the yarn in super chunky, it will definitely be jumping to the top of the to-do pile after Christmas!
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December 22, 2016 at 8:52 am
It’s a pleasant knit, too, if you know what I mean. The pattern is only a four row repeat, so you don’t have to concentrate too hard.
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December 22, 2016 at 8:08 pm
I suspect my (33 yr old) daughter would love this!
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December 23, 2016 at 10:30 am
Probably – I know I would! It comes in adult size, too:)
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December 29, 2016 at 2:08 pm
Such a sweet picture. I love the mermaid tail. They have a shark for boys too. the legs go in the body and tail like the mermaid. Instead of the waist at the top you have the sharks mouth open teeth and all for the boys to have at their waist. It looks like the little one is being eaten! LOL Awesome!
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December 29, 2016 at 11:22 pm
Ok, now this is just AWESOME! If only I was a knitter… 😀
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January 1, 2017 at 6:50 pm
Oooo, what a super snuggly blanket, everyone will want one, I bet you’ve could fill the whole of 2017 just with orders for these 🙂
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January 1, 2017 at 7:19 pm
I have had a few more requests, I must admit:)
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