Mermaid Tail pattern

One skein red heart medium weight (4)

J hook 6.00 mm

row 1:  ch 4, in the first stitch (4th ch from hook),  dc 9 and sl st into 3rd chain.

row 2: turn work, ch 1, dc 5 down the post of the first dc, then up the next dc post, ch 1, skip 3 st, repeat until around, ch 1 and sl st into first ch to finish the row. (2 scales)

row 3: ch 3, turn work, dc 2 into each st for a total of 19 st (ch3 counts at the 20th st). sl st into chain.

row 4: turn work, ch 1, dc 5 down the post of the first dc, then up the next dc post, ch 1, skip 3 st, repeat until around and sl st into first ch to finish the row. (4 scales)

row 5: ch 3, turn work, dc 1 into each st for a total of 19 st (ch3 counts at the 20th st).

row 6: turn work, ch 1, dc 5 down the post of the first dc, then up the next dc post, ch 1, skip 3 st, repeat until around, ch 1 and sl st into first ch to finish the row. (4 scales)

row 7: ch 3, turn work, dc 2 into 1st st, dc 1 into next st, and continue the pattern for a total of 29 st (ch3 counts at the 30th st). sl st into ch.

row 8: turn work, ch 1, dc 5 down the post of the first dc, then up the next dc post, ch 1, skip 3 st, repeat until around, ch 1 and sl st into first ch to finish the row. (6 scales)

row 9: ch 3, turn work, dc 1 into each st for a total of 29 st (ch3 counts at the 30th st). sl st into ch. 

row 10: turn work, ch 1, dc 5 down the post of the first dc, then up the next dc post, ch 1, skip 3 st, repeat until around and sl st into first ch to finish the row. (6 scales)

row 11: ch 3, turn work, dc 1 into each st for a total of 29 st (ch3 counts at the 30th st). sl st into ch. 

row 12: turn work, ch 1, dc 5 down the post of the first dc, then up the next dc post, ch 1, skip 3 st, repeat until around and sl st into first ch to finish the row. (6 scales)

row 13: ch 3, turn work, dc 2 into 1st st, dc 1 into next 2 st, and continue the pattern for a total of 39 st (ch3 counts at the 40th st). sl st into ch.

row 14: turn work, ch 1, dc 5 down the post of the first dc, then up the next dc post, ch 1, skip 3 st, repeat until around and sl st into first ch to finish the row. (8 scales)

row 15: ch 3, turn work, dc 1 into each st for a total of 39 st (ch3 counts at the 40th st). sl st into ch. 

row 16: turn work, ch 1, dc 5 down the post of the first dc, then up the next dc post, ch 1, skip 3 st, repeat until around and sl st into first ch to finish the row. (8 scales)

row 17: ch 3, turn work, dc 1 into each st for a total of 39 st (ch3 counts at the 40th st). sl st into ch. 

row 18: turn work, ch 1, dc 5 down the post of the first dc, then up the next dc post, ch 1, skip 3 st, repeat until around and sl st into first ch to finish the row. (8 scales)

row 19: ch 3, turn work, dc 2 into 1st st, dc 1 into next 3 st, and continue the pattern for a total of 49 st (ch3 counts at the 50th st). sl st into ch.

row 20: turn work, ch 1, dc 5 down the post of the first dc, then up the next dc post, ch 1, skip 3 st, repeat until around and sl st into first ch to finish the row. (10 scales)

row 21: ch 3, turn work, dc 1 into each st for a total of 49 st (ch3 counts at the 50th st). sl st into ch.

row 22: turn work, ch 1, dc 5 down the post of the first dc, then up the next dc post, ch 1, skip 3 st, repeat until around and sl st into first ch to finish the row. (10 scales)

row 23-40 repeat rows (50 st on odds, 10 scales on evens)

row 41: ch 2, hdc into each st, slst to finish row.

row 42: ch 2, hdc around first post, hdc around back post and repeat pattern, slst to finish row.

row 43: ch 2, hdc into each st, slst to finish row.

For Draw String:

Ch 75

String through the middle hdc row around the waist of the mermaid tail.

Mermaid Tail Fin Crochet pattern

use H hook 5mm
start: ch 36

row 1: hdc starting in the third ch, skip last st (33 total)

row 2: ch 1, working in the back lp only, hdc first two st together, then hdc in each st to the end
           (32 total)

row 3: ch 1, working in the front lp only, hdc across and skip last st (31 total)

row 4: ch 1, working in the back lp only, hdc first two st together, then hdc in each st to the end
           (30 total)

row 5: ch 1, working in the front lp only, hdc across and skip last st (29 total)

row 6: ch 1, working in the back lp only, hdc first two st together, then hdc in each st to the end
           (28 total)

row 7: ch 1, working in the front lp only, hdc across and skip last st (27 total)

row 8: ch 1, working in the back lp only, hdc first two st together, then hdc in each st to the end
           (26 total)

row 9:  ch 1, working in the front lp only, hdc across and skip last st (25 total)

row 10: ch 1, working in back lp only, hdc first two st together, then hdc in each st to the end (24 total, center of tail)

row 11:  ch 1, working in the front lp only, hoc in each st to the end with a second hdc in the last st (25 total)

row 12: ch 1, working in the back lp only, two hdc in the first st and hdc in each st to the end (26 total)

row 13:  ch 1, working in the front lp only, hoc in each st to the end with a second hdc in the last st (27 total)

row 14: ch 1, working in the back lp only, two hdc in the first st and hdc in each st to the end (28 total)

row 15:  ch 1, working in the front lp only, hoc in each st to the end with a second hdc in the last st (29 total)

row 16: ch 1, working in the back lp only, two hdc in the first st and hdc in each st to the end (30 total)

row 17:  ch 1, working in the front lp only, hoc in each st to the end with a second hdc in the last st (31 total)

row 18: ch 1, working in the back lp only, two hdc in the first st and hdc in each st to the end (32 total)

row 19:  ch 1, working in the front lp only, hoc in each st to the end with a second hdc in the last st (33 total)

Kawaii Cupcakes

Cutting Cake 
8 inch - German Chocolate -  ombre horizontal organic sunrise colors (blue, yellow, orange) with black satin ribbon.

Mini Cupcakes
Pineapple Haupia Pina Colada
Chocolate Macadamia
Sakura Vanilla Bean
Key Lime
Lilikoi

Kokechi preview!!!

So, a while back, I had ordered custom Kokechi from 卯三郎の孫....

And they finally sent me a preview of them tonight!!!!

They are so cute and I can't wait to get them!!!!!

She said they'll be finished tomorrow and sent out to me by Friday!!!!

Sho-chan on Kaua'i

I am less than a week away from going back to Kaua'i....

And to get myself ready for both the trip home, and for WakuWaku School of Arashi this weekend, I watched the Arashi ni Shiyagare episode where So-chan went to Kaua'i.

I still can't believe he went to Wailua.

And I still can't believe he killed so many things in such a short amount of time.

JJ's Broiler

Kayak Wailua River

Fern Grotto

Holoholokū Heiau (kinda)

Opaeka'a Falls

Lydgate Beach Park

Hamura Saimin

I mean, he actually did all of that in three hours.  Luckily he didn't have to kayak the whole river, cuz that would've been the whole three hours right there, but to be able to kill the Hamura Special after eating half a burger only two hours earlier, that's a champ.

Pixar Up Quotes

My biggest gripe about other people who are on the Pixar Up theme bandwagon is that they over use the, "You are my greatest adventure." quote.

First of all, NO ONE said that in Up.

No.

One.

Mr. Incredible is the one who said it, back in 2004 when the ENTIRE Incredible family was caught in Syndrome's force field chains on his secret island towards the end of the movie (about an hour and fifteen minutes in).

He was talking about how bad of a father he had been.
"I'm sorry. I've been a lousy father, blind to what I have. So obsessed with being undervalued that I undervalued all of you."

then he continues,
"So... caught up in the past that I... You are my greatest adventure, and I almost missed it."

BOOM!

Kinda makes me wonder if people even watched the movie.

I mean, I guess I can give them a little credit for at least getting the Pixar part of it right. But the amount of "You are my greatest adventure" prints available that have Carl and Ellie's house on it makes me confused.  It even made me doubt myself to the point where I read through the entire Up script to make sure I wasn't wrong.

And since I've made such a huffy-puffy statement about that, I will not be using it in my wedding.


Here's the list of quotes that I will be using.

- Adventure is out there!
- The Spirit of Adventure
- You and me, we're in a club now.
- Cross your heart. Do it! Cross it!
- You know, you don't talk very much. I like you.
- Stuff I'm Going to Do
- Thanks for the adventure - now go have a new one! Love, Ellie
- I have just met you and I love you.
- I was hiding under your porch because I love you.
-

The #hashtag dilemma

Anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE Instagram.

Before Pinterest, I used Instagram as my project inspiration... 

And the one thing that actually needs a lot of thinking for my wedding is THE #HASHTAG

Since my wedding is loosely based off of Pixar's up, I need to somehow incorporate that into it.

Ellie's My Adventure book would inspire me to do a TheMurphyAdventure hashtag....

Or my beloved Kauai could be honored, LoveisonKauai... 

Although I prefer to honor my love, Wailuanuiahoano, we are not actually getting married in Wailua.

So it would have to be something to do with the actual location  CoconutCoastWedding... but that sounds so generic...

I wanna be punny but it's so difficult with the name Murphy... I could use our nicknames, the B/Bdon/Bu-bear and Chuchu/Chu-bear