Making toothless: About the tail

Okay, let's keep working on Toothless. I've just finished the tail thanks to a comment I got on the previous post when someone asked me to explain how to do the tail. I followed Sarselgurumi's link to the tail pattern, which you can find clicking here.

I haven't changed anything of the pattern. The only thing I've done is rewriting it to make it more standard, the way amigurumi patterns are usually written. The tail is really easy to do and, as the original author says, you can easily make it longer or shorter. Just crochet and pin it to Toothless' body till you are happy with it. I did the same rows she recommended.

MR= Magic ring

inc= increase

inc x2= two increases (one increase in a stitch and one increase in the following stitch)

sc followed by a number= one sc in a stitch the following stitches. 

dec= decrease

VERY IMPORTANT: Always count the stitches you have at the end of a row. The total number you should have is in brackets. If you have more or less of the number in brackets, find where the problem is and make that row again.

1 - MR 5

2 - inc, sc 4 (6)

3 - sc 1, inc, sc 4 (7)

4 - sc 1, inc x2, sc 2, dec (8)

5 - sc 2, inc, sc 5 (9)

6 - sc 3, inc x2, sc 3, dec (11)

(from now on the decreases will always cross the first stitch of the new/next round, don't worry, just start the new round after the decrease like nothing happened) If you use a marker to know where the first stitch of a row is, place the marker in the first stitch you make after the decrease)

7 - sc 3, inc , sc 6 (11)

8 - sc 4, inc x2, sc 4, dec (13)

9 - sc 4, inc , sc 7 (13)

10 - sc 5, inc x2, sc 5, dec (15)

11 - sc 5, inc , sc 8 (15)

12 - sc 6, inc x2, sc 6, dec (17)

13 - sc 6, inc, sc 9 (17)

14 - sc 7, inc x2, sc 7, dec (19)

15 - sc 7, inc , sc 10 (19)

16 - sc 8, inc x2, sc 8, dec (21)

17 - sc 8, inc , sc 11 (21)

(there is a pattern after row 8 that you can easily recognize and that allows you to elongate and enlarge the tail as wide as you like)

Here you can see some pictures of my finished tail and how long it is compared to the body.

Side view

Upper view

I have also modified the tailfins pattern (the ones closer to the body). They were too small in my opinion so I added an additional row

Tailfins set A (my version)

(base of tail near body):

Make two and attach to center line of tail near the body.

Ch 5, work sc in 2nd ch from hook, triple inc in next ch (3sc in ch), 2 sc,ch, turn.

5sc, ss.

Fasten off and attach to tail

I didn't change the set B, just followed Sarselgurumi.

Here is a "draft" picture of how they should look like attached to the tail.

Let me know if you have any comments or doubts :)