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Little Mermaid Camisole

Feel like your under the sea at bedtime with a crochet shell mermaid camisole!

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/little-mermaid-camisole • Posted by Cat Morley

I had no idea what I was going to make when I first picked out my favourite colours of yarn from the Brown Sheep Company but as soon as I saw the gorgeous purple and green skeins in person, I knew they'd look amazing as a mermaid camisole.

You will need

Project Budget
Cheap

Time

4 h 00

Difficulty

Nice & Simple
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Description

I had no idea what I was going to make when I first picked out my favourite colours of yarn from the Brown Sheep Company but as soon as I saw the gorgeous purple and green skeins in person, I knew they'd look amazing as a mermaid camisole.

Instructions

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    Shells (Make 2) Chain 2 Row 1: chain 1, sc increase six times into the 2nd chain from the hook. (6 stitches) Row 2: chain 1, sc into the back of each stitch. Row 3: chain 1, sc into 1st stitch, sc increase into next stitch *repeat to end of row. Row 4: chain 1, sc into the back of each stitch. (9 stitches) Row 5: chain 1, sc into 1st stitch, sc increase into next stitch *repeat to end of row. Row 6: chain 1, sc into the back of each stitch. (12 stitches) Row 7: chain 1, sc into 1st stitch, sc increase into next stitch *repeat to end of row. Row 8: (17 stitches) Row 9: chain 1, sc into 1st stitch, sc increase into next stitch *repeat to end of row. Row 10: (25 stitches)

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    Add a scalloped edging to the top of each shells: Row 1: Crochet one row using green yarn along the top of each shell. Chain 1.

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    Row 2: Miss 1 stitch, 5 dc in next stitch, miss 1 stitch, sc in next stitch and repeat to the end of row.

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    Bind off.

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    Add a scalloped edge to the bottom of the shells using the purple yarn.

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    Bind off leaving long purple tails at the end of each shell.

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    Position the shells on your camisole and pin in place.

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    Using a yarn needle, stitch the shells to the camisole using the long purple tails.

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    Middle of the shells Chain 8, Chain 1, turn sc into each. Bind off leaving a long tail.

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    Stitch the shell middle in between the two shells using the long tail and a yarn needle.

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    Using green yarn, begin crocheting a really long chain.

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    Use the yarn needle, threaded with green yarn to begin stitching the long crochet chain in a scalloped pattern beneath the shells.

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    Continue making scalloped rows with the green yarn and stitching in place.

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    Sew in all your loose edges and then you're all done!