Admittedly, I seem to have a slight obsession with mermaids as this is the third mermaid I designed. However, once she came to live, she simply needed a friend to keep her company. It started off with a whale… but then the whale seemed a little lonely so along came a shark. Then my boys insisted on a walrus after watching an episode on Blue Planet and the narwhal and orca quickly followed suit.

This pattern is perfect for using up those odd little balls of yarn we all are guilty of hoarding! This entire project was created out of my own left over stash. Here is what I had in my not-so-little-bag:

Yarn requirements:
Orca:
20g Wendy Merino DK Jet (black)
20g Wendy Merino DK Cloud Dancer (white)

Shark:
20g Wendy Merino DK Smoke (dark grey)
20g Wendy Merino DK Cloud Dancer (white)

Narwhal:
20g Wendy Merino DK Oasis (light blue)
20g Wendy Merino DK Cloud Dancer (white)
10g Wendy Merino DK Windchime (peach)

Whale:
20g Wendy Merino DK Silver (light grey)
20g Wendy Merino DK Cloud Dancer (white)
5g Wendy Merino DK Oasis (light blue)

Walrus:
20g Wendy Merino DK Funghi (light brown)
5g Wendy Merino DK Windchime (peach)
a small amount of white and black.

Mermaid:
25g Wendy Merino DK Windchime (peach)
25 Wendy Merino DK Pacific (dark green)
5g Wendy Merino DK Fennel (light green)
10g Wendy Merino DK Periwinkle (light blue)