Amigurumi Mermaid Free Crochet Pattern

ON AMİGURUMİ MERMAİD FREE CROCHET PATTERN

Materials:
Yarn: Himalaya Dolphin Baby or YarnArt Dolce
Yarn for hair: Alize Cotton Gold
Hook size: 4.0 mm or 4.5 mm
11 mm safety eyes
Thin thread in the tone of yarn for sewing arms and ears
Brown embroidery floss for eye brows
Pink embroidery floss for mouth
Sewing needle and scissors
Dry pastel crayon for cheeks
Fiberfill

Abbreviations;
R = row
mc = magic circle
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
st = stitch
sl st = slip stitch
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
BLO = back loop only
FLO = front loop only
F.o. = finish off
(12) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
(…) *6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated

Head and body are crocheted as a single part;
Start crochet the head.
With white yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) *6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) *6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc) *6 (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc) *6 (30)
R 6: (4 sc, inc) *6 (36)
R 7: (5 sc, inc) *6 (42)
R 8-12: 42 sc (5 rows)
Insert safety eyes between R 11 and R 12 at the distance of 6 sc from each other.
R 13: (5 sc, dec) *6 (36)
R 14: 36 sc
R 15: (4 sc, dec) *6 (30)
R 16: (3 sc, dec) *6 (24)
R 17: (2 sc, dec) *6 (18)
R 18: (1 sc, dec) *6 (12)
R 19: 12 sc
R 20: (2 sc, inc) *4 (16)
Change to yellow yarn:
R 21-22: 16 sc (2 rows)
R 23: (7 sc, inc) *2 (18)
Change to white yarn:
R 24-25: 18 sc (2 rows)
Change to blue yarn:
R 26: (5 sc, inc) *3 (21)
R 27: BLO (6 sc, inc) *3 (24), FLO inc in every st to the end of row
R 28-29: 24 sc (2 rows)
R 30: (6 sc, dec) *3 (21)
R 31: 21 sc
R 32: (5 sc, dec) *3 (18)
R 33: 18 sc
R 34: (4 sc, dec) *3 (15)
R 35: 15 sc
R 36: (3 sc, dec) *3 (12)
R 37: 12 sc
R 38: (2 sc, dec) *3 (9)
R 39: 9 sc
R 40: (1 sc, dec) *3 (6)
R 41: 6 sc
F.o.

Arms (make 2);
With white yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: 6 sc
R 3: 5 sc, 3 dc in one st (6)
R 4-11: 6 sc (8 rows)
R 12: 3 sc only
Fold top of arm flat and 3 sc through both sides across.
F.o.

Fins (make 2);
With blue yarn:
Make 5 ch.
R 1: In the 2nd ch from hook: 4 sc, 1 turning chain (4)
R 2: (1 sc, inc) *2, 1 turning chain (6)
R 3: 6 sc, 1 turning chain
R 4: (1 sc, dec) *2, 1 turning chain (4)
R 5: 4 sc, 1 turning chain
R 6: (dec)*2, 1 turning chain (2)
R 7: 2 sc, 1 turning chain
R 8: dec, 1 turning chain (1)
Make sc around edges of fin.
F.o.
Sew the fins to the tail.

Ears (make 2);
With white yarn:
R 1: 4 sc in mc, sl st
F.o.

Hair;
Cut the Alize Cotton Gold yarn into pieces. Fold the piece in half and draw its center through the stitch of the head with your hook, making a loop. Pick up two strands, draw them through the loop and tighten.
Add yarn piecies for hair at the distance of one row and one stitch from each other. On the top of the head add yarn piecies in every row and in every stitch.