Mermaid Tail Blanket Part 2

Here is the final product! It turned out great. One very happy niece. Not doing this much alligator stitch again though! So much work. Really took a toll on my wrists. 

Mermaid Tail Blanket Part 1

I was just recently reminded of a mermaid tail blanket I came across a few years ago. Christmas is coming up so I couldn't resist making one for my niece. 

The pattern I'm following at the moment uses a crocodile stitch so I found a great tutorial to help me succeed. 

http://www.lostandfoundlane.com/p/croc-stitch-easy-way.html?m=1

I am in love with how it's turning out. It's been a little tricky figuring out how to increase but I think I've managed it. 

Prayer Shawl for my aunt

My aunt has been dealing with a whole crop of health issues over the last year so I decided to make her a prayer shawl. 

I used a basic worsted weight yarn with size 17 needles and followed a slightly modified version of the Classic Seed and Leaf pattern from Great Balls of Yarn. 

https://web.archive.org/web/20130510114418/http://www.greatballsofyarn.com/freepatterns/sc-seedleaf.pdf

Fizzle yarn

Making my first Fizzle scarf. I've used the Sashay yarn before to make ruffle scarfs so I'll be comparing that experience to this one. 

Fizzle yarn is very nice to work with. I like the bigger holes because it makes it easier to tell where the next one is and easier to handle. It also only requires 3 or 4 stitches a row to make a standard scarf. It finishes up in a breeze. 

Of course it still has the same problem that I don't like about these projects which is the finishing. The castoff and sewing on the tail always looks weird to me.