Deramores Mermaid Tail Blanket Crochet Pattern

Deramores Mermaid Tail Blanket: Intermediate Crochet Project

What Is Being Made

The Deramores Mermaid Tail Blanket is a whimsical crocheted throw designed to fit two size options: Child (aged 6-12) and Adult. This blanket combines comfort with imaginative appeal, featuring a mermaid tail theme that makes it an engaging project for intermediate crocheters and a delightful finished piece for recipients of various ages.

Craft and Technique Overview

This is an intermediate-level crochet project created by Alison Holloway, a designer known for amigurumi, accessories, and homewares with a specialty in licensed character designs. The pattern employs fundamental crochet techniques worked in rounds, building the blanket through systematic stitch sequences that create the characteristic mermaid tail shaping and texture.

Stitches Used

The Mermaid Tail Blanket utilizes a variety of essential crochet stitches to achieve its structure and visual interest:

• Chain (Ch) – foundational stitch for creating chain spaces and beginning rows
• Double Crochet (Dc) – compact stitch providing dense fabric
• Half Treble Crochet (Htr) – medium-height stitch for varied texture
• Treble Crochet (Tr) – taller stitch creating openwork and drape
• Slip Stitch (Sl st) – joining technique for seamless rounds
• Tr2tog (Treble Crochet 2 Together) – decrease stitch for shaping the mermaid tail silhouette

The pattern uses chain spaces (Ch-sp) throughout to create decorative gaps and textural variation. Beginning chains are noted with specific stitch counts: 4ch counts as the first treble and chain-1 in most sections, 3ch counts as the first treble in certain areas, and 2ch counts as the first half treble in others, while 1ch does not count as a stitch throughout the pattern.

Materials and Yarn Specifications

The Deramores Mermaid Tail Blanket is crafted using Deramores Studio Chunky yarn, a substantial weight yarn ideal for creating quick, cozy blankets. The project requires:

• Child Size: 5 x 100g skeins total
• Adult Size: 6 x 100g skeins total

Three coordinating colorways are featured in the pattern:

• Yarn A – Blue Velvet or Aubergine – primary color option
• Yarn B – Cornflower, Heather, or Salmon – secondary color for contrast and depth
• Yarn C – Frost – accent color completing the mermaid-inspired palette

A 10mm crochet hook is used throughout the project, appropriately sized for the chunky yarn weight to achieve proper fabric drape and definition.

Tension and Sizing Details

Achieving correct tension is important for proper fit and finished dimensions. The pattern establishes tension measurements using the scale round (Round 5) as reference:

• Width Tension: 1 pattern repeat of Round 5 measures 7cm
• Length Tension: 1 pattern repeat (Rounds 5-7) measures 6cm

Two distinct sizes are provided with measurements given as Child size first, followed by Adult size in parentheses, allowing customization for different age groups and body sizes.

Pattern Structure

The blanket is constructed using round-based shaping, with the pattern beginning with a foundation chain and building outward through concentric rounds. The use of repeating sequences (indicated by brackets and repeat notations) creates the rhythmic stitch pattern that forms the mermaid tail's distinctive silhouette. Stitch counts are provided at the end of each row and round to help track progress and ensure accuracy.

Pattern design and content © 2020 Deramores Retail Ltd. Created by Alison Holloway.