Amigurumi Cute Mermaid Free Pattern

 

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One of the amigurumi free crochet patterns we will share today is amigurumi mermaid designed and photos by Anastasia Dmitrieva. Learn how to crochet this cute mermaid using a free amigurumi pattern. Thanks to Anastasia Dmitrieva (@babyvik_sochi) for this cute mermaid.

Materials

• Yarn: Himalaya Dolphin Baby or YarnArt Dolce
• Yarn for hair: Alize Cotton Gold
• Hook size: 4.0 mm or 4.5 mm
• 11 mm safety eyes
• Thin thread in the tone of yarn for sewing arms and ears
• Brown embroidery floss for eye brows
• Pink embroidery floss for mouth
• Sewing needle and scissors
• Dry pastel crayon for cheeks
• Fiberfill

Abbreviations

• R = row
• mc = magic circle
• ch = chain
• sc = single crochet
• dc = double crochet
• st = stitch
• sl st = slip stitch
• inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
• dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
• BLO = back loop only
• FLO = front loop only
• F.o. = finish off
• (12) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
• (…) *6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated

AMIGURUMI CUTE MERMAID CROCHET FREE PATTERN

Head + Body (Single Part)

Start crochet the head.

With white yarn:

• R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
• R 2: (inc) *6 (12)
• R 3: (1 sc, inc) *6 (18)
• R 4: (2 sc, inc) *6 (24)
• R 5: (3 sc, inc) *6 (30)
• R 6: (4 sc, inc) *6 (36)
• R 7: (5 sc, inc) *6 (42)
• R 8-12: 42 sc (5 rows)

Insert safety eyes between R 11 and R 12 at the distance of 6 sc from each other.

• R 13: (5 sc, dec) *6 (36)
• R 14: 36 sc
• R 15: (4 sc, dec) *6 (30)
• R 16: (3 sc, dec) *6 (24)
• R 17: (2 sc, dec) *6 (18)
• R 18: (1 sc, dec) *6 (12)
• R 19: 12 sc
• R 20: (2 sc, inc) *4 (16)

Change to yellow yarn:

• R 21-22: 16 sc (2 rows)
• R 23: (7 sc, inc) *2 (18)

Change to white yarn:

• R 24-25: 18 sc (2 rows)

Change to blue yarn:

• R 26: (5 sc, inc) *3 (21)
• R 27: BLO (6 sc, inc) *3 (24), FLO inc in every st to the end of row
• R 28-29: 24 sc (2 rows)
• R 30: (6 sc, dec) *3 (21)
• R 31: 21 sc
• R 32: (5 sc, dec) *3 (18)
• R 33: 18 sc
• R 34: (4 sc, dec) *3 (15)
• R 35: 15 sc
• R 36: (3 sc, dec) *3 (12)
• R 37: 12 sc
• R 38: (2 sc, dec) *3 (9)
• R 39: 9 sc
• R 40: (1 sc, dec) *3 (6)
• R 41: 6 sc
• F.o.

Arms (Make Two)

With white yarn:

• R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
• R 2: 6 sc
• R 3: 5 sc, 3 dc in one st (6)
• R 4-11: 6 sc (8 rows)
• R 12: 3 sc only
• Fold top of arm flat and 3 sc through both sides across.
• F.o.

Fins (Make Two)

With blue yarn:

• Make 5 ch.
• R 1: In the 2nd ch from hook: 4 sc, 1 turning chain (4)
• R 2: (1 sc, inc) *2, 1 turning chain (6)
• R 3: 6 sc, 1 turning chain
• R 4: (1 sc, dec) *2, 1 turning chain (4)
• R 5: 4 sc, 1 turning chain
• R 6: (dec)*2, 1 turning chain (2)
• R 7: 2 sc, 1 turning chain
• R 8: dec, 1 turning chain (1)
• Make sc around edges of fin.
• F.o.

Sew the fins to the tail.

Ears (Make Two)

With white yarn:

• R 1: 4 sc in mc, sl st
• F.o.

Hair

Cut the Alize Cotton Gold yarn into pieces. Fold the piece in half and draw its center through the stitch of the head with your hook, making a loop. Pick up two strands, draw them through the loop and tighten. Add yarn pieces for hair at the distance of one row and one stitch from each other. On the top of the head add yarn pieces in every row and in every stitch.