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PLEASE NOTE: this is a digital crochet pattern (PDF file), NOT the finished item!

Meet Niki the mermaid!
Niki is inspired by the legend of Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη), the half sister of Alexander the Great.
According to a very popular Greek legend, when she heard about her beloved brother’s death, in her grief she tried to end her life by jumping into the sea. But she didn’t die; she became a mermaid instead.
Since then, according to the story, she still lives in the Aegean and the Mediterranean Sea, searching for her brother.

LANGUAGE:
English (US terminology)

MATERIALS:
-Cotton yarn in 4 colors
-Thread of black, white and pink yarn
-Crochet hook for the yarn you use (I used a 2,5mm hook)
-Stitch marker or a thread of yarn
-Scissors
-Tapestry needle
-Soft toy stuffing

SIZE:
If made with suggested yarn and hook, Niki will be approximately 17,5 cm | 6.90 inches tall (without the hair).

LEVEL:
Advanced beginner to intermediate

SKILLS NEEDED:
-Basic crochet stitches like chain, slip stitch, single crochet, double crochet. Also, spike single crochet stitch and bobble stitch - both explained in the pattern.
-You should know how to: make a magic ring, work in continuous rounds (spiral), do color changes, sc increase and sc (invisible) decrease.
-Basic sewing skills to sew parts together.

FILE:
-Printable PDF file
-Step-by-step instructions
-Photo instructions

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me, I’ll do my best to help you!

I hope you will enjoy making Niki! If you share your work on social media please use #iwannabeharapattern and @iwannabehara so I can see her.

This pattern is for personal use only and may not, in parts or in whole, be reproduced, sold, distributed or used for commercial purposes without authorization. You can sell the finished item, but please credit IwannaBeHara as the designer.

Thank you for respecting my work!