Mermaids are mythical creatures with a female upper human body and a fish tail for a lower body.

Grab your yarns and hooks and start creating this Enchantress of the Sea!

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**YARN A (BROWN); YARN B (PEACH); YARN C (TEAL); YARN D (OFF-WHITE)

MERMAID HEAD

Using Yarn A and your 4 mm crochet hook, begin by creating a Magic Ring (MR).

ROUND 1: Hook in 6 Single Crochets (SC) inside the MR. Pull the ring close. Total Stitches: 6

ROUND 2: Hook in 2 SCs or Single Crochet Increase (SC INC) in every stitch in the round. Total Stitches: 12

ROUND 3: * SC in the next stitch, SC INC in the next stitch. Repeat * 6 times. Total Stitches: 18

ROUND 4: * SC in the next 2 stitches, SC INC in the next stitch. Repeat * 6 times. Total Stitches: 24

ROUND 5: * SC in the next 3 stitches, SC INC in the next stitch. Repeat * 6 times. Total Stitches: 30

ROUND 6 TO ROUND 9: SC in every stitch in the round. Total Stitches: 30

ROUND 10: * SC in the next 4 stitches, SC INC in the next stitch. Repeat * 6 times. Total Stitches: 36

ROUND 11 TO ROUND 13: SC in every stitch in the round. Total Stitches: 36

ROUND 14: * SC in the next 4 stitches, Invisible Single Crochet Decrease (INV SC DEC) in the next stitch. Repeat * 6 times. Total Stitches: 30

ROUND 15: SC in every stitch in the round. Total Stitches: 30

ROUND 16: * SC in the next 3 stitches, INV SC DEC in the next stitch. Repeat * 6 times. Total Stitches: 24

ROUND 17: * SC in the next 2 stitches, INV SC DEC in the next stitch. Repeat * 6 times. Total Stitches: 18

Insert fiberfill into the head of the mermaid until rounded and firm.

ROUND 18: * SC in the next stitch, INV SC DEC in the next stitch. Repeat * 6 times. Total Stitches: 12

Fasten off and leave an 8 inch tail for sewing.

MERMAID BODY

Using Yarn A and your 4 mm crochet hook, create a MR.

ROUND 1: Hook in 6 SCs inside the MR. Pull the ring close.

ROUND 2 TO ROUND 4: SC in every stitch in the round. Total Stitches: 6

ROUND 5: * SC in the next stitch, SC INC in the next stitch. Repeat * 3 times. Total Stitches: 9

ROUND 6: SC INC in every stitch in the round. Total Stitches: 18

ROUND 7 TO ROUND 8: SC in every stitch in the round. Total Stitches:18

ROUND 9: * SC in the next 2 stitches, SC INC in the next stitch. Repeat * 6 times. Total Stitches: 24

ROUND 10 TO ROUND 11: SC in every stitch in the round. Total Stitches: 24