Little Weebee – Removable Mermaid Tail

Text and images by Laura Tegg, all rights reserved.

Finished products created with this pattern may be used for commercial sale.
Design credit should be given to Laura Tegg when finished products are listed for sale.

Yarn and Hook Recommendations

To make this pattern I strongly recommend that you use both the brand & yarn weight that you
chose to make your doll with. And also that you use the hook size that you used to make your doll.
Important Note for Getting the Right Fit for Your Doll!
If you tend to stuff your dolls very firmly, so that that the dolls body has very little give, it is highly
recommended that you go up at least half a hook size to make the clothing within this pattern. These
patterns have been designed to fit on my dolls, who although stuffed firmly can still be manipulated
quite easily into the clothes but I have had a few people who describe their dolls to be stuffed so firmly
that they’re like ‘bricks’ and have very little give and they have needed to go up in hook size to clothe
their dolls.
You can find my all of my Weebee doll patterns all for free from here:
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Society’, hoping to run a couple of CAL’s on there in the near future! Everyone welcome!
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This pattern has been fully tested by several members of my Weebee Appreciation Society Group and
every effort has been made to ensure that this pattern is error free but if you find any errors
whatsoever in this pattern please do not hesitate to contact me directly and I will amend as soon as
possible…
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Terminology: US Abbreviations: Abbreviations cont.d…
Chain (ch) Single Crochet (sc)
Other items needed:
Double Crochet (dc) Space (sp)
Tapestry needle
Half Double Crochet (hdc) Skip (skp)
Loop (lp) Stitch (st)
Magic Ring/Circle (MR) Slip Stitch (sl st)
Next (nxt) Yarn Over (yo)
Round (rnd)
Pattern Start
Tail
Worked from waist down in rounds.
Ch30, join to form a ring being careful not to twist the chain.
Rnd 1: Sc in second ch from hook and in each ch around (30sts)
Rnd 2: Ch1 (not a st from now on), sc in first st, * skp 2 sts, 5dc shell in next st, skp 2 sts, sc in next st,
repeat from * around ending by skping 2 sts and joining last st to first with a sl st (five sc and five 5dc
shells)
Rnd 3: Ch3 (counts as a dc from now on), 3dc in same st, * sc in top of 3rd dc of next shell, skp dc’s
and work 5dc in next sc from previous round, repeat from * around, ending with a dc in first st of round,
sl st to join last dc to top of ch3 (five 5dc shells and five sc)
Rnd 4: Sl st into top of 3rd dc, ch1 and sc in st, * skp dc’s and work 5dc in next sc from previous round,
sc in top of 3rd dc of next shell, repeat from * around, joining last st to first with a sl st (five 5dc shells
and five sc)
Rnd 5: Ch3, dc in same st, * sc in top of 3rd dc of next shell, skp dc’s and work 3dc in next sc from
previous round, repeat from * around, ending with a dc in first st of round, sl st to join last dc to top of
ch3 (five 3dc shells and five sc)
Rnd 6: Ch1 and sc in st, * skp dc’s and work 3dc in next sc from previous round, sc in top of 2nd dc of
next shell, repeat from * around, joining last st to first with a sl st (five 3dc shells and five sc)
Rnd 7: Ch3, dc in same st, * sc in top of 2nd dc of next shell, skp dc’s and work 3dc in next sc from
previous round, repeat from * around, ending with a dc in first st of round, sl st to join last dc to top of
ch3 (five 3dc shells and five sc)
Rnd 8: Repeat round 6.
Rnd 9: Repeat round 7.
Rnd 10: Ch1 and sc in st, * ch1, skp dc’s and work sc in next sc from previous round, ch1, sc in top of
2nd dc of next shell, repeat from * around, joining last st to first with a sl st (10 sc & 10 ch1)
Rnd 11: Ch1, sc in each st around (20sc)
Fasten off.
Take a length of yarn in the same colour, fold tail flat with last st worked in centre at the back and sew
bottom closed, working through four loops either side. PIC?????
Bodice
Attach yarn to centre back of tail.
Rnd 1: Ch1, sc in same st, * sc2tog, sc in next st, repeat from * around, joining last st to first with a sl
st (20sts)
Rnd 2: Ch1 (not a st from now on), sc into each st around, joining last st to first with a sl st (20sts)
Rnd 3: Ch1, sc in first 3 sts, ch5, skp 5, sc in next 5 sts, ch5, skp 5, sc in each of remaining 2 sts
(10sts & two ch5)
Rnd 4: Ch1, sc in first 3 sts, sl st loosely in each of next 5 chs, sc in next 5 sts, sl st loosely in each of
next 5 chs, sc in each of remaining 2 sts (10sts, 10 sl sts)
Fasten off and hide loose ends.
 Fins – make two
Ch15
Row 1: Hdc in second ch from hook and in each ch, turn
(14sts)
Row 2: Ch1, hdc into blo of each st across leaving last
three sts unworked, turn (11sts)
Row 3: Ch1, hdc blo across, turn (11sts)
Row 4: Ch1, hdc into blo of each st across leaving last three sts unworked, turn (8sts)
Row 5: Ch1, hdc blo across, turn (8sts)
Row 6: Ch1, hdc into blo of each st across leaving last three sts unworked, turn (5sts)
Row 7: Ch1, hdc blo across, turn (5sts)
Fasten off and hide loose ends.
Assembly
Take the two fins and lay on top of one another. Then
taking a length of yarn in the same colour, use your
tapestry needle to sew the ends together as per this photo
sewing a whip stitch up and down, through and around the
four loops either side. Fasten off and hide loose ends.
Then take another good length of yarn and weave in and
out across the top of the fins.

Tie a good sized knot on one side and then push the fins
towards the knot to gather the top of them together so they
are just the right width to fit the bottom of the tail.

Then use the length of yarn you have used to gather the
fins to sew them to the bottom of the tail.
 Once you have reached the other end and are happy that
you have securely attached the tail, you will then sew in
and out again through where the tail and fins meet, pull
tight and gather.
Fasten off and hide any loose ends.

I hope you have enjoyed completing this pattern!

Be sure to share your Weebee’s with us on the
Weebee Appreciation Society Facebook Page (link on first page)
and to add your project to Ravelry!