Doll Mermaid

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Marci the Mermaid
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This pattern uses US crochet terminology see below for abbreviation examples. You will need
to know basic to intermediate crochet and amigurumi skills, such as: how to change yarn colors,
as well as an invisible single crochet decrease, surface crocheting, making a magic circle and
how crochet in the round. Feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions, I will answer as
quickly as possible. Also check out my instagram and send me photos of your final creation!
Abbreviations
US Terms
ch = chain
sc = single crochet stitch
dc = double crochet stitch
hdc = half double crochet stitch
tr = treble crochet stitch
inc = single crochet increase (make 2 sc
into 1 stitch)
dec = single crochet decrease (2 sc together Materials
but I prefer to use the invisible decrease
technique which is single crocheting 2 2.00 mm crochet hook
stitches together through the front loops) DK or Worsted weight yarn in a
slst = slip stitch variety of colors
See the “Before you begin...” section for exact
sk = skip yarn
st(s) = stitch(es) yarn needle
BLO = single crochet in back loops only sewing pins
FLO = single crochet in front loops only 2 - 6mm safety eyes
* = repeat instructions around stitch marker or extra piece of yarn
rnd(s) = round(s) scissors
F/O = fasten off soft stuffing
[ ] = total number of stitches you should
fabric glue
have for the round or row
WS = Wrong side blush, oil pastel or light pink fabric marker
RS = Right side
cc = color change
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This doll is crocheted in the round from the tip of the tail to the head as one piece,
the arms are joined, the fins are crocheted separately then sewn on. Try to crochet
tightly and keep the same gauge throughout the doll. Marci is about 13” tall, from
the top of the head to the tip of the tail (she’s about 15” tall including the fins).
To create Marci, I used Paintbox Cotton DK yarn in Light Caramel (skin color),
Paper White (trim on the bottom of the shirt), Daffodil Yellow (shirt), Sky Blue
(mermaid tail), Washed Teal (fins, starfish, edging around the top of the mermaid
tail) and Vintage Pink (hair).
You are welcome to use any size/color yarn just adjust your hook accordingly and
read any notes or tips for help! If you use a larger yarn and hook size you may need
larger safety eyes as well.
How to do a clean F/O...

I use this for the arms and most color changes, if I don’t specify to use this type of
F/O just use a normal F/O. You don’t have to use this technique I just prefer to use
it so that there are not any bumps and it makes for a smoother color change.
Insert your yarn needle Insert your yarn needle down

into the 2nd st from your into the middle of the last sc
F/O and pull yarn through you made on the last round
(where you F/O’d) and pull the
yarn through
This is what it should look

like when you’re done
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Arms Make 2
Use 2.00mm hook and Light Caramel yarn
R1: magic circle [6]
R2: (sc 1, inc)* [9]
R3-4: sc around [9] (2 rnds)
R5: sc 4, dc 4 in same st, sc 4[12]
R6: sc 3, dec, sc 3, dec 2x [9]
Stuff hand lightly
R9: dec 1x, sc around [8]
Stuff the wrists lightly but
leave the rest of the arm unstuffed
Use a clean F/O for both arms
TIP: You do not need to leave a
long tail for sewing, the arms will
be crocheted to the body later. See
pictures on page 2 for how to do a
clean F/O.
Mermaid Tail/Body
Use 2.00mm hook and start with Sky Blue yarn R18: (sc 10, inc)* [24]
R1: magic circle [6] R19-20: sc around [24] (2 rnds)
R2: sc around [6] R21: (sc 11, inc)* [26]
R3: (sc 1, inc)* [9] R22: (sc 12, inc)* [28]
R4-6: sc around [9] (3 rnds) R23: sc around [28]
R7: (sc 2, inc)* [12] R24: (sc 13, inc)* [30]
R8: sc around [12] R25-26: sc around [30] (2 rnds)
R9: (sc 5, inc)* [14] R27: (sc 14, inc)* [32]
R10: sc around [14] R28-31: sc around [32] (4 rnds)
R11: (sc 6, inc)* [16] Begin to stuff the tail and stuff the tip of the
R12: sc around [16] tail firmly!
R13: (sc 7, inc)* [18] R32-38: sc around [32] (7 rnds)
R14: sc around [18] Continue stuffing the tail as you crochet
R15: (sc 8, inc)* [20] every few rounds
R16: sc around [20] Instructions continued on the next page...
R17: (sc 9, inc)* [22]
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R51: (sc 2, dec)* [24]
R52: (sc 10, dec)* [22]
cc to Light Caramel yarn
and be sure to finish stuffing your
tail
R53: [BLO] sc around [22]
R54: sc around [22]
R55: dec, sc 4, dec, sc 7, dec, sc 3,
dec [18]
R56: (sc 7, dec)* [16]
Finish stuffing the body it’s
time to join the arms! R65 Completed Example
TIP: Your color change stitch should be

on the “back” of your mermaid
R66: join arm to the body by sc 8, sc 8
along back, join 2nd arm sc 8, sc 8 on
front of body [32]
TIP: Make sure thumbs are pointing in
the correct direction!
R67: (sc 2, dec)* [24]
front example back example - your
R68: (sc 2, dec)* [18]
cc stitch should be on
R69: (sc 1, dec)* [12] this side
Stuff
R70: (sc 1, dec)* [8] back
R71: sc around [8]
Do not F/O and continue onto the head
instructions
right start, counts as 1 sc left
en
d
Joining arm example front

pictures on the next page! R18: Example
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Mermaid Tail/Body Continued...
The body should have 32 sts around and look like this once the arms are joined
joining the 2nd arm to the body R18 completed
R18 completed R71 completed
Your mermaid so far! Continue onto the head

instructions...
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Use 2.00mm hook and continue using Light Caramel yarn

TIP: Be sure to mark your rounds from
R8-16, it will make placing the eyes
easier!
R1: sc around [8]
R2: inc around [16]
Stuff neck very firmly
R3: (sc 1, inc)* [24]
R4: (sc 2, inc)* [32]
R5: (sc 3, inc)* [40]
R6: (sc 4, inc)* [48]
R7: (sc 5, inc)* [56]
Insert safety eyes between row
11 & 12 with 9 sc in between.
R17: (sc 5, dec)* [48]
R20: (sc 4, dec)* [40]
Start Stuffing
R21: (sc 3, dec)* [32]
R22: (sc 2, dec)* [24]
R23: (sc 1, dec)* [16]
Stuff more
R24: dec 8x [8]
Finish stuffing
R25: dec 3x [5]
F/O and weave in ends to close hole
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Mermaid Tail Details
Use 2.00mm hook and Washed Teal yarn
Before starting make sure the doll is facing down with her tail away from you.
This is very important to make sure that the right side of the stitches are showing -
we will be surface single crocheting.
R1: join to the blue color front loops on the back (where you changed colors at)
with a ch 1 then sc into the same st you chained from, sc 21 around, slst into the 1st
st you made to join the round [22]
Join at the front loops on the back ch 1 and sc into the same st you
chained 1 from to create the 1st st
of the round
sc 21 sts around for a total of 22 sc slst into the 1st st you made to join
sts the round
Instructions and pictures continued on the next page!
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R2: ch 3, 1 tr into the st you just slip stitched into, slst into the next st to create the
first semicircle, (ch 3, 1 tr then slst into next st)* repeat this around until you should
have 11 semicircles then F/O and weave in your ends.
ch 3 and treble st into the st you slst into the next st to create the 1st
chained from semicircle of the round
F/O and weave in your ends once

you have 11 semi-circles around
What your mermaid should look

like so far!
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Mermaid Fins Make 2 www.etsy.com/shop/sleepysheeppatterns/

R1: magic circle [4] R15-17: sc around [27] (3 rnds)
R2: (sc 1, inc)* [6] R18: (sc 7, dec)* [24]
R4: sc around [9] R21: (sc 6, dec)* [21]
R6: sc around [12] R26: (sc 5, dec)* [18]
R7: (sc 3, inc)* [15] R27: (sc 4, dec)* [15]
R8: sc around [15] R28: sc around [15]
R9: (sc 4, inc)* [18] R29: (sc 3, dec)* [12]
R10: sc around [18] Fold and sc 6 across the top to close
R11: (sc 5, inc)* [21] the fin. F/O and fold in half again, sewing
R12: sc around [21] both sides to eachother, leave a long tail
R13: (sc 6, inc)* [24] for sewing onto the tip of the tail. Repeat
R14: (sc 7, inc)* [27] R1-29 to make another fin.
After completing R1-29, fold and sc 6 sts across the top.
F/O and fold in half again, sew both sides to eachother like
so. Leave a long tail for sewing to the tip of the tail. 10
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Pin your completed fins onto the tip of the tail and sew them on.
Completed mermaid tail and fins!
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Shirt www.etsy.com/shop/sleepysheeppatterns/
Use 2.00mm hook and Daffodil Yellow yarn

TIP: This shirt is worked in rows instead of rounds!
1: ch 23 and sc into 2nd ch from hook and sc 21 sts down [22]
2: ch 2 & turn, hdc in each st [22]
3: ch 1 & turn, sc 9, dec 2x, sc 9 [20]
4: ch 2 & turn, hdc in each st [20]
5: ch 1 & turn, sc 3, ch 4 & sk 4 sts (this creates the 1st arm hole), sc 6, ch 4 & sk 4 sts
(this creates the 2nd arm hole), sc 3 [20]
6: ch 4 & turn, sc into the 1s st (this creates the “button-hole”, sc 2, sc 4 into the ch 4
space, sc 2, dec, sc 2, sc 4 into the ch 4 space, sc 3 [19]
Step 5 Ex. creating the arm holes
Step 6 Ex. ch 4 and sc into the 1st st to create the Your shirt so far...
button hole.
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Use 2.00mm hook and Paper White yarn

1. Join with Paper White yarn at the bottom corner of the shirt (make sure the
button hole is located below the corner you’re joining at - see pictures below), ch 1
and sc into the same st as the ch 1 to create your first st of the row, sc 21 sts
across [22]
2. Ch 2 & turn, sc into 1st st, (ch 2 and then sc into the next st)* repeat until you
reach the end of the row. F/O and weave in ends.
Button
Use 2.00mm hook and Daffodil Yellow yarn
TIP: The button is worked in rounds and make sure to crochet tightly!
R2: sc around [4]
F/O and leave tail for sewing onto the shirt.
Sew the button onto the opposite side of the button Put the shirt on your
hole. mermaid...
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I recommend using a permanent washable fabric glue (like Fabri-Tac or something similar)
to glue the hair down to the head - do NOT use tacky glue. I’ve never had a problem with
washing my dolls in the washer and dryer using Fabri-Tac (available at Joann Fabrics) as long
as you use a delicate cycle and low heat tumble (I also put mine in a pillow case). Washing my
dolls this way I have only had one that needed a strand re-glued. Also if you prefer you could
choose to sew the hair onto the head rather than use glue, it is a little more time consuming. I
may update this pattern later with a photo tutorial of how to sew the hair (this will be free or if
you own the Bunelope pattern she has an example of how I sew doll hair), but really all that I
do differently is I use where the pins are located as “contact” sewing points so I run the needle
through each spot where a pin is sewing the hair to the head and I run the needle/thread a few
times through the crown of the hair sewing it to the head as well.
Hair
Use 2.00mm hook and Vintage Pink yarn
R2: inc around in BLO [12]
Bottom Layer
TIP: Each st in the magic circle will
have 2 strands coming from it - see
pictures for example. So the bottom
layer will have a total of 24 strands.
1: ch 43, hdc into 3rd ch from hook,

make 40 hdc down then slst into same
st you chained from [41]
2: ch 43, hdc into 3rd ch from hook,
make 40 hdc down, slst into next st of
the magic circle [41]
Repeat step 1 & 2 around the
magic circle until you have a total of
24 strands of hair. When you have
completed all 24 strands you will slst Step 1 Example: when it’s time to slst
into the st marked with the light blue into the same st you originally chained
marker from the very beginning. F/O from, you will slst into the st where the
and weave in ends if you’re gluing the blue stitch marker is located and where
hair. If you’re planning on sewing the the black arrow is pointing then chain
hair leave a very very long tail! another 43 sts forming the 2nd strand
of hair.
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Hair Continued...
3rd strand Example
Step 2 Example: slst into the next st of the magic circle

(where the black arrow is pointing) to finish the first 2 strands
of hair then repeat step 1 & 2 around the magic circle to
create a total of 24 strands of hair in the 12 sts.
When you have completed all 24 strands you This is what your bottom layer should look like
will slst into the st marked with the light blue completed!
marker from the very beginning.
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Hair Continued...
Top Layer
TIP: You will be joining and crocheting
from the inner part of the magic circle
that we made earlier from increasing
in the BLO (see pics), there will be 2
strands in each st like the bottom layer
for a total of 12 strands.
1. Join into the front loop stitches we

created earlier with Vintage Pink yarn
and ch 39, hdc into the 3rd ch from
hook and hdc 36 sts down, slst into the
same st that you chained from [37 ]
2. ch 39, hdc into the 3rd ch from hook You will join into one of these front loop
and hdc 36 sts down, slst into the next stitches with Vintage Pink yarn (step 1).
st of the inner magic circle [37] You will be working 2 strands (just like
Repeat step 1 & 2 around the the bottom layer) into each one of these
magic circle until you have a total of sts around the magic circle.
12 strands of hair. When you have
completed all 12 strands you will slst
into the beginning stitch. F/O and
weave in ends if you’re gluing the hair.
If you’re planning on sewing the hair
leave a long tail!
Example of step 1 & 2, continue to

repeat these 2 steps around the front
Pictures continued onto the loops of the magic circle.
next page!
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Hair Continued...
This is what your hair should look

After all 12 strands of the top like with the bottom and top layer
layer are made, slst into the very completed!
1st stitch and F/O. Weave in ends
if you are gluing the hair or leave a
tail if you are sewing.
Hair Assembly
After you pin the bottom layer of the hair down unpin one strand at a time,
glue and repeat! Be sure to use a glue that is permanent and washable like Fabri-
Tac not tacky glue! You may have some overlap which is completely fine!
After the bottom layer has been glued down and dried, pin down the top layer
of the hair and then unpin one strand at a time, glue and repeat!
Before starting to pin the hair it is a good idea to take a hair-tie or piece of
yarn and tie the top layer up so it stays out of the way as you’re pinning. See picture
on the next page for reference!
I have included washing instructions under the Before you Begin... section on
the top of pg.#14
Instructional photos on the next page...

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Tie the top 12 strands Pin the bottom layer of hair to the head
of hair using a piece of
yarn or hair tie.
Unpin and glue each Now pin the top layer

strand of the bottom down and glue!
layer to the head,
you will have some
overlapping strands.
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Hair Assembly Continued...
Your hair should look like this once you have finished gluing all of the hair!
Starfish
R2: (ch 4, slst into the 2nd ch from hook, 1 slst, 1 sc then slst into the next st of
the magic circle)* repeat this until you have 5 points then slst into the first stitch
(where your stitch marker for the beginning of the round should be), F/O and
leave a tail for sewing onto the hair.
Instructional photos are located on the next page!

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R2 Ex. slst into the 2nd 1st leg created slst into the 1st st to
ch from the hook finish the 5 legs/points.
Completed starfish Pin and sew the starfish onto Marci’s hair - your
mermaid should look like this once completed!
Blushes
This is completely optional but I like to use my prismacolor nupastel 286-P
for blush (I use a paintbrush to help smooth it out after I put it on), but you may use
blush, eye shadow, fabric marker, felt, or whatever you prefer to use for blush!
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Congratulations!
You can now breathe a sigh of relief - you are finished! I hope you enjoyed making
Marci the Mermaid as much as I enjoyed creating her!!! Watch for my next pattern
soon and I’ll be updating instagram with upcoming pattern spoilers! Also send me
photos of your final creations I love seeing what you guys create :)

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Marci the Mermaid

How to do a clean F/O...

Insert your yarn needle Insert your yarn needle down

This is what it should look

R39-50: sc around [32] (12 rnds)

TIP: Your color change stitch should be

Joining arm example front

joining the 2nd arm to the body R18 completed

R18 completed R71 completed

Your mermaid so far! Continue onto the head

Use 2.00mm hook and continue using Light Caramel yarn

Instructions and pictures continued on the next page!

F/O and weave in your ends once

What your mermaid should look

Use 2.00mm hook and Washed Teal yarn

After completing R1-29, fold and sc 6 sts across the top.

Completed mermaid tail and fins!

Use 2.00mm hook and Daffodil Yellow yarn

Step 5 Ex. creating the arm holes

Use 2.00mm hook and Paper White yarn

1: ch 43, hdc into 3rd ch from hook,

3rd strand Example

Step 2 Example: slst into the next st of the magic circle

1. Join into the front loop stitches we

Example of step 1 & 2, continue to

This is what your hair should look

Instructional photos on the next page...

Unpin and glue each Now pin the top layer

Pictures continued onto the next page! 18

Instructional photos are located on the next page!

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