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PATTERN
CROCHET DOLL

ARIEL, THE LITTLE MERMAID


Inhalt

1. About me

2. Introduction

3. Supplies

4. Abbreviations

5. Process description

6. Conclusion

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Hello!
My name's Dasha and I'm a fan of
amigurumi!
I create and crochet brooches, toys and also
make patterns on them.
I've been keen on handmade since my
childhood, but only crocheting has been
thrown me into!
Recently, I've started to blog my cozy
Instagram about crocheting!

Привет!

Привет!

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Einführung
Before starting to create the doll, I sincerely ask you to
go through the following information.

This pattern doesn't include any tutorial lessons.

Buying the pattern means you accept the following


requirements:
✔The pattern is my authorial work;
✔The pattern is only for personal use;
✔Selling, presenting or distributing the patterns in
any other ways are prohibited;
✔If you publish on the Internet any photos of the doll
crocheted following this pattern, kindly mention me as
the author. Please tag me @pollytoys_crochet so that I
can see your beautiful dolls.

Thank you for your understanding and respecting my


work. Enjoy the process and have a nice day!

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Supplies
The size of the completed doll is 10.94 inches if you use similar
supplies mentioned below.
1) Yarn:

YarnArt Jeans (50g/160m, 55% cotton, 45% acryl):


- color 26 (red) - to make hair,
- color 07 (beige) - to make the body,
- color 52 (green) - to make the tail,
- color 72 (violet) - to make the bra,
- color88 (yellow) - to make the fish and a flower,
- color 55 (bright - turquoise) - to make fish flippers,
- color 47 (blue) - to embroider fish stripes;
Alize Cotton Gold Hobby
(50g/165m, 55% cotton, 45%
acryl):
- color 15 (light-turquoise) - to
make flippers and mermaid tail;
- color 371 (pink) - to make the
flower;

You can use any other yarn of


the same characteristics.

2) A hook size suitable for the


chosen yarn; I've used Tulip 1,5;
3) Moulinet thread of black and
light-brown color, some piece of
thin yarn (like Vita Coco) of
white color to decorate the face;

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4) Aluminium wire of 2 mm thick (12.48 inches long) and 1/1,5
mm (10.14 inches long) and adhesive tape.
If you are going to make the doll without any skeleton, you
should use a barbeque skewer or any other skeleton for the
neck.
5) A pair of 12 mm and 6 mm black safety eyes;
6) Oil pastel of peach /pink color (you can use blusher instead),
a paint brush to tint;
7) The pliers, scissors, pins;
8) A needle and a tapestry needle;
9) Fiberfill.

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Abbreviations

MR - Magic Ring
sc - single crochet
ch - chain
dec - decrease
inc - increase
hdc - half double crochet
dc - double crochet
sl st - slip stitch
BLO - Back loop only
FLO - Front loop only
(..) * - repeat instructions in brackets with the required number
of times
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Process description
Arms
3dc-bobble

Beige color.
2 pieces
Don't fill with fiber.
1 row: 5 sc in MR
2 row: 5 inc (10)
3 row: 10 sc
4 row: 1 (3dc- bobble) - 9 sc(10)
5 row: 1 sc - 1 dec- 3 sc - 1 dec - 2 sc (8) (dec must be exactly above
3dc-bobble)
6 - 13 row (8 rows): 8 sc
14 row: 2 sc - 1 inc - 3 sc - 1 inc - 1 sc (10)
15 - 21 row (7 rows): 10 sc
22 row: (4 sc - 1 inc)*2 (12)
23 - 29 row (7 rows): 12 sc
If it's necessary work shifting sc to finish the work along the inner
part of the arm (from different sides of right and left arms).
Fix and cut thread, hide tail thread.

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Tail

Flippers
Light-turquoise color.
2 pieces.
Don't fill with fiber.
25 ch, turn the work, from the 2nd ch.
1 row: 22 sc - 2 sl st, 1 ch, turn the work (24)
2 row: BLO (2 sl st - 18 sc - 1 sl st), 1 ch, turn the work (21)
3 row: BLO (1 sl st - 18 sc - 2 sl st), 1 ch, turn the work (21)
4 row: BLO (2 sl st- 15 sc - 1 sl st), 1 ch, turn the work (18)
5 row: BLO (1 sl st- 15 sc - 2 sl st), 1 ch, turn the work (18)
6 row: BLO (2 sl st- 12 sc - 1 sl st), 1 ch, turn the work (15)
7 row: BLO (1 sl st- 12 sc - 2 sl st), 1 ch, turn the work (15)
8 row: BLO (2 sl st- 9 sc- 1 sl st), 1 ch, turn the work (12)
9 row: BLO (1 sl st- 9 sc - 2 sl st) (12)
Fix and cut thread, leave a long tail thread for attaching.

Tail
Green color. Don't fill with fiber.
1 row: 6 sc in MR
2 row: 6 sc
3 row: 6 inc (12)
4 - 6 row (3 rows): 12 sc
7 row: (1 sc - 1 inc)*6 (18)
8 - 10 row (3 rows): 18 sc
11 row: 1 sc - 1 inc - (2 sc - 1 inc)*5 - 1 sc (24)

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12 - 14 row (3 rows): 24 sc
15 row: (3 sc - 1 inc)*6 (30)
16 - 18 row (3 rows): 30 sc
19 row: 2 sc - 1 inc - (4 sc - 1 inc)*5 - 2 sc (36)
20 - 22 row (3 rows): 36 sc
23 row: (5 sc - 1 inc)*6 (42)
24 - 44 row (21 row): 42 sc
45 row: (1 inc - 20 sc)*2 (44)
46 - 50 row (5 rows): 44 sc
51 row: 1 sc - 1 inc - 21 sc - 1 inc - 20 sc (46)
52 - 53 row (2 rows): 46 sc
54 row: 2 sc - 1 inc - 22 sc - 1 inc - 20 sc (48)

On this step you can allocate flippers between 2


and 7 rows of the tail (point "1"), but I recomend
to do it only when you finished crocheting the
body.

Take a piece of aluminium wire of 2 mm thick


and 12.48 inches long, twist it in spiral and
wrap this part with adhesive tape.

Insert wire skeleton inside the tail with


wrapped end down. Fill the tail with fiber
tightly with the help of a skewer or a sushi
stick.
Fill the body with fiber in the process.
Link to the video on example how to make a
wire skeleton with legs is listed below.
1

WIRE SKELETON

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Body

Go on working.
Change thread color into beige one, cut green thread.
55 row: BLO (3 sc - 1 dec - (6 sc -1 dec)*5 - 3 sc) (42)
56 row: (5 sc -1 dec)*6 (36)
57 - 65 row (9 rows): 36 sc
66 row: 2 sc - 1 dec - (4 sc - 1 dec)*5 - 2 sc (30)
67 - 69 row (3 rows): 30 sc

Attach the arms.


Attach the arms in 4 stitches.
If it's necessary shift the marker to have it exactly before left arm
attaching place.
Place the arms to the body to have fingers facing straight.
70 row: 4 sc together with the arm (catch only inner part of the
arm and the body together) - 11 sc along the body- 4 sc together
with the arm (catch only inner part of the arm and the body
together)- 11 sc along the body (30)

Insert wire skeleton inside the arms.


Take a piece of wire of 1/1,5mm and 10.14 inches long, bend it in
both ends in 0.39 inches, wrap with adhesive tape. Insert wire in
both arms behind main skeleton (see the photo). Fill the arms
with fiber with the help of a skewer or a sushi stick (fill the palms
tightly and the rest of arm a bit).

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2

71 row: 8 sc along left arm- 11 sc along the body- 8 sc along right


arm- 11 sc along body (38)
Dec in 72 row must be exactly along the center of shoulder.
72 row: 2 sc - 1 dec - 18 sc - 1 dec - 14 sc (36)
73 row: 2 sc - 1 dec - (4 sc - 1 dec)*5 - 2 sc (30)
74 row: (3 sc - 1 dec)*6 (24)
75 row: 1 sc -1 dec - (2 sc - 1 dec)*5 - 1 sc (18)
76 row: (1 sc - 1 dec)*6 (12)
77 - 84 row (8 rows): 12 sc
85 row: 6 dec
Cut extra wire, fix and cut thread, hide tail thread.

Bind off tail


Attach thread of light-turquoise color to FLO of 54 row (point "2"
in the photo), 2 ch and work by the scheme:
1 row: 10 dc- 1 inc in dc - 13 dc - 1 inc in dc- 8 dc - 1 hdc - 1 sc - 2 sl
st- 1 sc - 1 hdc - 8 dc - 1 inc in dc - sl st in the 1st dc, 1 ch
2 sl st in the 1st row must be exactly along the center of the body.
If it's necessary work shifting sc.
2 row: 37 sc - 2 sl st - 12 sc, sl st in the 1st sc of the row.
Fix and cut thread, hide tail thread.

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3

Bra
Violet color.
19 ch, leave a long beginning tail thread, work in turning rows,
from the 2nd ch.
1 row: 2 sl st- 1 sc - 1 hdc - 2 dc - 1 hdc - 1 sc - 2 sl st- 1 sc - 1 hdc - 2
dc - 1 hdc - 1 sc - 2 sl st , 1 ch, turn the work (18)
2 - 3 row (2 rows): BLO (2 sl st- 1 sc - 1 hdc - 2 dc - 1 hdc - 1 sc- 2 sl
st- 1 sc - 1 hdc - 2 dc- 1 hdc - 1 sc- 2 sl st), 1 ch, turn the work (18)
Fix thread, pull it to the other side of the work through to the
center (where are 2 sl st, point "3" in the photo).
Pull beginning tail thread through the work to the center of the
piece in the same way.

Attach the bra to the mermaid's body. Fix it by tying a strong lnot
at the back of the body.

Allocate flippers between 2 and 7 rows of the tail (point "4") if you
didn't make it before.

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Head
See the photos on next page.
Beige color.
Fill with fiber in the process: stuff the top of the head firmly and
fill some fiber closer to the neck area.
13 ch, turn the work, from the 2nd ch.
1 row: 11 sc - 3 sc in 1 stitch -10 sc - 1 inc (26)
2 row: 1 inc- 10 sc - 3 inc - 10 sc - 2 inc (32)
3 row: 1 sc - 1 inc - 10 sc - (1 sc - 1 inc)*3 - 10 sc - (1 sc - 1 inc)*2 (38)
4 row: 2 sc - 1 inc - 10 sc - (2 sc - 1 inc)*3 - 10 sc - (2 sc - 1 inc)*2 (44)
5 row: 3 sc - 1 inc- 10 sc - (3 sc - 1 inc)*3 - 10 sc - (3 sc - 1 inc)*2 (50)
6 row: 4 sc - 1 inc - 10 sc - (4 sc - 1 inc)*3 - 10 sc - (4 sc - 1 inc)*2 (56)
7 row: 25 sc - 1 inc - 27 sc - 1 inc - 2 sc (58)
Inc must be exactly at the sides.
8 row: 58 sc
9 row: 26 sc - 1 inc - 28 sc - 1 inc - 2 sc (60)
Inc must be exactly at the sides.
10-20 row (11 rows): 60 sc
21 row: 4 sc - 1 dec - (8 sc - 1 dec)*5 - 4 sc (54)
22 row: (7 sc - 1 dec)*6 (48)
If you are using safety eyes, insert them between 14 and 15 rows in
the distance of 5 sc in between.
23 row: 3 sc - 1 dec - (6 sc - 1 dec)*5 - 3 sc (42)
24 row: (5 sc - 1 dec)*6 (36)
25 row: 2 sc - 1 dec - (4 sc - 1 dec)*5 - 2 sc (30)
26 row: (3 sc - 1 dec)*6 (24)
27 row: 1 sc - 1 dec - (2 sc - 1 dec)*5 - 1 sc (18)
28 row: (4 sc - 1 dec)*3 (15)
29 row: BLO 15 sc
30-36 row (7 rows): 15 sc
Fix and cut thread, hide tail thread.
Fill the head with fiber.

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Push the lower part of the neck inside the head with the help of
sushi stick. Make sure the head is filled with fiber tightly and it
can be easily inserted onto the neck.
Try the head on the body.
Firstly decorate the face and then fix it to the body.

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Ears and decoration

4 3 2 1

Ears
Beige color.
2 pieces.
1 row: 6 sc on MR, 1 ch, turn the work
2 row: 6 sc
Fix and cut thread, leave a long tail thread for attaching.
Decoration
Make eye contraction (link to the video in next page). Make
contractions with beige thread. Insert a needle in the bottom of
the head, pull it out point 1 (see the photo), insert a needle in point
2 and pull it out point 3, insert a needle in point 4 and pull it out
the bottom of the head. Tighten tail threads and make some
strong knots. Hide tail threads inside the head. If it's necessary
repeat eye contraction.
Embroider the whites of the eyes with white thread.
Embroider eyelids and eyelashes with black moulinet thread.

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Embroider the nose with yarn of beige color (1 sc lower than the
eyes, 2 - 3 sc wide). Embroider the mouth with light-brown
moulinet thread (in 1 thread) - 2 - 3 rows below the nose, 3-4 sc
wide).
Embroider the eyebrows with black moulinet thread.
Tint the cheeks and nose with oil pastel or blusher of pink color.
Attach the ears between 15 and 18 rows in the distance of 7-8 sc
from the eyes.
Click on the link below for the video on face decoration.

FACE
DECORATION

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Flower

Petals
Pink color. 5 pieces.
11 ch, turn the work, from the 2nd ch.
1 row: 3 sl st- 1 sc - 1 hdc - 2 dc - 1 hdc - 1 sc - 3 sc in 1 stitch- 1 sc - 1
hdc - 2 dc - 1 hdc - 1 sc - 3 sl st (20)
Fix thread pull it to the place, where you've worked 3 sc in 1 stitch
( the place is shown with an arrow in the photo). Cut thread and
leave a long tail thread for attaching.
Flower center
Yellow color.
1 row: 8 sc in MR, 1 sl st
Fix and cut thread, hide tail thread.
Attachment
Attach petals to the flower center.
Leave a long tail thread to attach the flower to the head.

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Hair

Wig
Red color.
13 ch, turn the work, from the 2nd ch.
1 row: 11 sc - 3 sc in 1 stitch- 10 sc - 1 inc (26)
2 row: 1 inc - 10 sc - 3 inc - 10 sc - 2 inc (32)
Work tresses along the chain in turning rows, from the 3rd ch.
The 1st 10 hdc are worked loose enough to make them curl, but the
rest of them are tighten enough.
3 row:
1-32 tresses (32 tresses): (1 sc- 62 ch - 60 hdc along chain)*32
Fix and cut thread, leave a long tail thread for attaching.
Sew or glue the wig as it's shown in the photo next page.

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Sew the wig exactly on the top of the head.
Sew the back tresses in 2 rows: firstly the lower row (allocate them
through 1), then the upper ones (the rest of tresses).
Side tresses (9-10 tresses) are sewn overlapped. Sew more from
right side and less from the left one.
Allocate the flower on the head as in the photo and attach it to the
head.

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Head attachment
After face decoration, attach the head to the body.
Link to the video on how to attach the head to the body.

HEAD ATTACHMENT

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Flounder, the fish
Body
Yellow color.
Fill with fiber in the process.
1 row: 6 sc in MR
2 row: 3 sc - 3 inc (9)
3 row: 9 sc
4 row: 3 sc - (1 sc - 1 inc)*3 (12)
5 row: (1 sc - 1 inc) 6 (18)
6 row: 1 sc - 1 inc - (2 sc -1 inc)*5 - 1 sc (24)
7 row: 12 sc - 12 inc (36)
8 - 14 row (7 rows): 36 sc
If you are using safety eyes, insert them
between 5-6 rows in the distance of 3sc in
between.
15 row: 2 sc - 1 dec - (4 sc -1 dec)*5 - 2 sc (30)
16 row: 30 sc
17 row: (3 sc -1 dec)* 6 (24)
18 row: 24 sc
19 row: 1 sc -1 dec - (2 sc - 1 dec)*5 - 1 sc (18)
20 row: 18 sc
21 row: (1 sc - 1 dec)*6 (12)
22 row: 12 sc
23 row: 6 dec
Tighten the hole, fix and cut thread, hide tail
thread.
Back flipper
Bright-turquoise color. Leave a long
beginning tail thread for attaching.
3 ch, turn the work, from the 2nd ch:
1 row: 2 inc, 1 ch, turn the work (4)
2 row: 1 inc- 2 sc - 1 inc, 1 ch, turn the work
(6)
3 row: 1 inc - 5 sc, 1 ch, turn the work (7)
4 row: 6 sc - 1 inc, 1 ch, turn the work (8)
5 row: 1 inc - 7 sc (9)
Fix and cut thread, hide tail thread.

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5

Side flippers
Bright-turquoise color. Leave a long beginning tail thread.
2 pieces.
3 ch, turn the work, from the 2nd ch:
1 row: 2 sc, 1 ch, turn the work (2)
2 row: 2 inc, 1 ch, turn the work (4)
3 row: 1 inc - 2 sc - 1 inc (6)
Fix and cut thread, hide tail thread.
Upper flipper
Bright-turquoise color. Leave a long beginning tail thread.
2 ch, turn the work, from the 2nd ch:
1 row: 1 sc, 1 ch, turn the work (1)
2 row: 1 inc, 1 ch, turn the work (2)
3 row: 1 inc - 1 sc, 1 ch, turn the work (3)
4 row: 2 sc - 1 inc, 1 ch, turn the work (4)
5 row: 1 inc - 3 sc, 1 ch, turn the work (5)
6 - 10 row (5 rows): 5 sc, 1 ch, turn the work (5)
11 row: 1 sc - 4 ch, 3 sl st along the chain - 1 sl st at the side (point
"5" in the photo).
Fix and cut thread, hide tail thread.

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6 5
4 32 1

Attachment
Make eye contractions (see the photos - 1, 2, 3 and 4 show the
contraction order).
Embroider the whites of the eye with moulinet thread of white
color; embroider eyebrows with black moulinet thread (in 1
thread).
Make a small contraction, imitating the mouth (points "5" and "6"
In the photos). Tint the cheeks and nose with pink oil pastel or
blusher.
Attach flippers to the body.
Embroider stripes along back flipper and the body with blue
thread.

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Our Ariel and her friend
Flounder are ready!

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Thanks for buying the pattern!

If you publish the photos of your completed doll on Instagram, please tag
me @pollytoys_crochet
I look forward to seeing the beautiful photos of your dolls.

If you have any questions in the process, e-mail me:

@pollytoys_crochet

[email protected]

+7(905)7226704

Have a cozy day!


Daria,
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