Fantasy Fashions

Little Mermaid Costume for Barbie

Materials Needed:

Size E Crochet Hook

Small amount of 4 Ply Yarn – Green – Variegated Corals

¼" Elastic – 4" long – sewn into a circle.

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With green, work 24 sc over an elastic circle – join – ch 3.

R1-R2: Dc in @ st around – join – ch 3. (24) sts

R3: Dc in next 3sts - * dc next [2] sts together – dc in next 4 sts * - repeat around – join – ch3. (20) sts

R4: Dc in @ st around – join – ch 2.

R5: Repeat R3 – join – ch 3. (16) sts

R6: Dc in @ st around – join – ch3.

R7: Repeat R3 – join – ch3. (14) sts

R8: Dc in @ st around – join – ch 3.

R9: Repeat R3 – join – ch 3. (12) sts

R10-R14: Dc in @ st around – join – ch 3. End of R14 – 0 ch.

R15: Sl st through to the center st – ch 2 –working through both the front and the back stitches – 2 dcs in same st – 3 trs in next st – working around the end bar of previous dc – 3 dbtrs (4 loops on hook) – finish off.

R15a: Join yarn to top of the beginning ch – working through both the front and the back stitches – 3 trs in the next st – working around the end bar of previous dc – 3 dbtrs – finish off.

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Working with the coral yarn – ch 29 – dc in the 4 st for hook – work 3 dcs in the same st – (5) sts - ch 3 – turn - [ holding the last loop of each st on the hook ] - * dc in the top of @ dc – loop over hook and draw through all loops on the hook – (1^st bra cup made) - ch 3 – work 4 dcs in the same st – (5) sts - ch 3 – [ holding the last loop of each st on the hook ] - dc in the top of @ dc – loop over hook and draw through all loops on the hook – (2^nd bra cup made) - ch 25 – finish off.

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