Selkies are mythological shape shifters found in Celtic and Norse mythology and folklore. Tales of them can be found in Ireland, Scotland and the Faroe Islands. Shedding their seal skin to become human when they come to land, they have captured the imaginations of those who live near the sea over the years, finding their way into many folk tales. From stories of young romantics shedding tears into the sea to attract a selkie lover, to stories of selkies trapped on shore by those who have stolen their skin - stories of Selkies range from mysterious to tragic.

This pattern will allow you to make a Selkie doll that has a removable dress and seal skin outfit so she can complete her human to seal transformation. There are instructions for both long hair and short hair, so you can customize her look.

Materials Required:
- 2 colors of yarn in Sport Weight for body, dress and seal skin. I used the following:
Color A - Patons Astra in Apricot for Long Haired Version or Medium Tan for Short Haired version
Color B - Scheepjes Stone Washed in Crystal Quartz for Long Haired version or Amazonite for Short Haired Version
- 1 color of yarn in your desired weight. Any yarn from fingering to worsted will work. I used :
Color C - Local hand dyed yarn (Long Haired Version)
- OR 1 color of yarn in Sport Weight, I used:
Color D - Scheepjes Stone Washed in Turquoise (Short Haired Version)

• a small amount of sport weight yarn in a contrasting color for the dress tie
• a small amount of sport weight yarn or embroidery floss in black and pink for the eyes and cheeks
• 2.5mm crochet hook
• 5 mm crochet hook
• Scissors
• Yarn needle
• Polyfil
• Straight pins

Difficulty Intermediate
Finished Dimensions approx. 6.25” high

Stitches used/abbreviations
Ch - chain
MR - magic ring
Sl St - slip stitch
SC - single crochet
HDC - half double crochet
TRC -treble crochet
DC - double crochet
St -Stitch/Stitches
Dec -decrease
Inc - increase
Rnd - round
HDC Inc - half double crochet increase
HDC Dec - half double crochet decrease

This pattern uses US terminology