Little Mermaid Crochet Pattern

Find here an easy crochet pattern to make a Little Mermaid

Hi everyone! You will find on this page a Little mermaid Crochet Pattern. I made two of them with different skin colors. And guess what, absolutely no debate, they both are beautiful! The pattern works really fast and it is perfect for a last-minute crochet project! Change the pink hair for red hair and you will be able to make your favorite Little mermaid!

The body is made in one part, so if don’t like sewing a lot of parts, it is the perfect crochet project for you. You will only have to sew the arms, the tail and the hair!

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I hope you will enjoy and understand the pattern. If you have any questions, feel free to write to me, I will try my best to help you. And I would love to see your work!

Little Mermaid Crochet Pattern – Amigurumi

Material:

Yarn calling for a 5.5 mm hook in color A (for the skin), Pink (or red!) for the hair, color B for the top, and color C for the tail.
A small amount of pearl cotton in black and red (for the eyelashes and the mouth).
Size 3.5 mm crochet hook.
2 black safety eyes (7.5 mm)
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle

Abbreviations:

chain (ch)
magic ring (mr)
single crochet (sc)
increase (inc)
invisible decrease (dec)
slip stitch (sl st)
half double crochet (hdc)
double crochet (dc)

Pattern: How to crochet a Little Mermaid doll?

We start with the head and finish with the bottom of the body.

The head and the body – Little Mermaid Crochet Pattern.

With a 3.5 mm crochet and color A (skin color).

Round 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring. (6)
Round 2: [1 inc in all st]. (12)
Round 3: [1 sc, 1 inc] x6. (18)
Round 4: [2 sc, 1 inc] x6. (24)
Rounds 5-9: [1 sc in all st]. (24)
Round 10: [2 sc, 1 dec] x6. (18)
Round 11: [1 sc, 1 dec] x6. (12)

Place the eyes between rounds 6 and 7, spaced by 3 stitches but do not attach them yet.

With the tapestry needle and the black pearl cotton, make some eyelashes.

With the tapestry needle and the brown pearl cotton, make a mouth (I placed mine over rounds 8 and 9).

Facultative: with a little piece of peach yarn, make a nose. I didn’t make any noses on my dolls.

We keep working on the body.

Round 12: [1 sc in all st]. (12)
Round 13: [1 sc, 1 inc] x6. (18)
Round 14: [1 sc in all st]. (18)

Fill the head.

Fill the body as you go.

Join color B (top color).

Round 15: [1 sc in all st]. (18)
Round 16: working in the back loop only (blo): [1 sc in all st]. (18)

Join color A (skin color).

Round 17: working in the back loop only (blo): [1 sc in all st]. (18)
Round 18: [1 sc in all st]. (18)

Join color C (tail color).

Round 19: [1 sc in all st]. (18)
Round 20: working in the back loop only (blo): [1 sc in all st]. (18)
Rounds 21-22: [1 sc in all st]. (18)
Round 23: [1 sc, 1 dec] x6. (12)
Rounds 24-25: [1 sc in all st]. (12)
Round 26: [2 sc, 1 dec] x3. (9)
Rounds 27-28: [1 sc in all st]. (9)

Fill the body.

Close the body with a flat shape (it will help you to sew the tail on later) and fasten it off.

The Tail – Little Mermaid Crochet Pattern.

With a 3.5 mm crochet and color C (tail color)

Leave a long tail for sewing.

Row 1: ch 11. (11)
Row 2: starting in the 2nd ch from the hook: 1 sc in all st. (10)
Row 3: ch1, turn and work in the front loop only (flo) 1 sc in the next 8 st. (8). Leave the last 2 st unworked.
Row 4: ch1, turn and work in the back loop only (blo) 1 sc in the next 8 st. (8).
Row 5: ch1, turn and work in the front loop only (flo) 1 sc in the next 6 st. (6). Leave the last 2 st unworked.
Row 6: ch1, turn and work in the back loop only (blo) 1 sc in the next 6 st. (6).
Row 7: ch1, turn and work in the front loop only (flo) 1 sc in the next 6 st, ch 3 (9).
Row 8: starting in the 2nd ch from the hook and working in the back loop only (blo): 1 sc in all 8 st. (8)
Row 9: ch1, turn and work in the front loop only (flo) 1 sc in the next 8 st, ch 3 (11).
Row 10: starting in the 2nd ch from the hook and working in the back loop only (blo): 1 sc in all 10 st. (10)

Leave a long tail for sewing.

With your tapestry needle, pass the yarn through your stitches up to the middle of the mermaid’s tail. Do it with both sides (see pictures below) and tighten it up to give the tail a nice shape. Sew the tail to the bottom of the body.

The arms (make 2) – Little Mermaid Crochet Pattern.

We are starting by the hands first.

With a 3.5 mm crochet and color A (skin color)

Round 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring. (6)
Round 2: [1 inc, 2 sc] x2. (8)
Rounds 3-7: [1 sc in all st]. (8)

Close the arm, and leave a long tail for sewing.

The hair – Little Mermaid Crochet Pattern

We are starting the hair with a magic circle that will be at the center of the head.

With a 3.5 mm crochet and pink or red yarn.

Round 1: start 8 sc in a magic ring. (8)
Round 2: [1 inc in all st]. (16)
Round 3: We are now doing the strands of hair. We will have a total of 16 strands (1 starting in each st from round 2):
– Strand 1 (which will be at the middle back of the head): (1 sc, ch 21). Now starting in the 2nd ch from the hook: 1 sc in all the 20 st.
– Strands 2-16: (1 sc, ch 21). Now starting in the 2nd ch from the hook: 1 sc in all the 20 st.

Cut the yarn but leave a long tail for sewing the hair to the head. With pin needles, place the hair on the head and sew it (see pictures below).

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