The mermaid. A mythological and highly symbolic creature who bewitches sailors with her enchanting songs. She is half fish and half woman. Who wouldn’t want to have one as a friend? To listen to her amazing stories, such as when she met Columbus and his crew in the Caribbean Sea. Or when she was the favourite muse of John William Waterhouse, a Pre-Raphaelite painter.

Whilst we continue to dive through deep blue waters, hoping one day to meet one, we propose to have fun paying tribute to this wonderful creature by creating the mermaid stitch. Perfect for any garment or accessory that requires soft and sinuous lines.

The yarn we have selected for this stitch is Lincoln, in pure cotton. And the colour could be none other than our Antilles. On the shop, however, you will find many other colours, all beautiful and bright.

Tutorial: how to crochet the mermaid stitch

MATERIALS
Lincoln yarn col. Antilles 100 g / 3.5 oz
Crochet hook n° 5.5 EU / I/9 US

LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY
Intermediate

METHOD

We work on a number of base chains in multiples of 6 + 4.

Row 1: chain 3, skip 3 chain stitches from hook, 3 double crochets in the following chain, skip 2 chain stitches, * 1 single crochet in the following category, chain 3, skip 2 chains, 4 double crochet in the next chain, skip 2 chain stitches *, repeat always from * to * and finish with 1 single crochet in the last chain stitch
rows 2 and 3: chain 3, 3 double crochets on the point at the base of the 3 chain stitches, * skip 3 double crochet, 1 single crochet on the following stitch, chain 3, 4 double crochets on the following single crochet *, repeat always from * to * and finish by skipping 3 double crochets and crochet 1 single crochet on the starting point of the previous round
row 4: repeat from row 2.

Start with the part that precedes the first *, repeat from * to * throughout the entire row and end with the part that follows the second *.

If you had fun crocheting the mermaid stitch then we suggest you also take a look at how to crochet the lace stitch in relief.