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Crochet Little Mermaid and her friends
23 pages of written descriptions and assembly instructions.
47 photos
● Yarn 100% acrylic Gonca Kartopu 300 g/m (3.53 oz 328 yard)
Colors: milk-beige 018 for Ariel’s body,
light-turquoise 506 for Ariel’s tail,
dark-red 132 for Ariel’s hair and the shell of crab Sebastian,
lemon 330 for fish’s body,
turquoise 515 for fish’s flippers,
red 150 for the starfish and the front pincers of the crab,
pink 771 for crab’s head,
orange 210 for crab’s body,
pink-lilac 763 for the seashell.
● Hook, 1.5mm (US steel crochet hook size 8)
● Half beads for eyes 5 mm (0.19 in) (plastic eyes or beads) 2 pieces
● Half beads for eyes 3 mm (0.12 in) (plastic eyes or beads) 2+2 pieces
● Filler — hollow fiber
● Pearl bead 7-8 mm (0.27-0.31 inch) — 1 piece
● Glue
● Needle
● Scissors
● Sequin and small beads for decoration
● White and black thread for embroidering
Mermaid
4 — 5 g (0.14 – 0.18 oz) milk-beige yarn,
3 — 4 g (0.11 – 0.14 oz) light-turquoise yarn,
5 — 8 g (0.18 – 0.28 oz) dark-red yarn,
6 — 8 g (0.21 – 0.28 oz) filler.
Fish
1 — 2 g (0.04 – 0.07 oz) lemon yarn,
1 g (0.04 oz) turquoise yarn,
0.5 — 1 g (0.04 oz) filler.
Crab
2 g (0.07 oz) dark-red yarn,
2 — 3 g (0.07 —0.11 oz) red yarn,
1 — 2 g (0.04 – 0.07 oz) pink yarn,
1 g (0.04 oz) orange yarn,
0.5 g (0.04 oz) filler.
Starfish
1 — 2 g (0.04 – 0.07 oz) red yarn,
0.5 — 1 g (0.04 oz) filler.
Seashell with a pearl
2 g (0.07 oz) pink-lilac yarn
The final sizes
• Mermaid— 14 cm (5.5 inches);
• Fish — 4 cm (1.6 inches);
• Starfish — 3 cm (1.2 inches);
• Seashell with a pearl — 3 cm (1.2 inches),
• Crab — 4 cm (1.6 inches) in height and 7 cm (2.7 inches) in width with pincers(inches).
Stitches used:
- magic ring
- chain stitches
- slip stitches
- single crochet
- increasing and decreasing
- back loop
- front loop
- double crochet
- half double crochet
- basic sewing skills
- basic embroidery skills
Happy crocheting!
eBook published in September 2020