Coral the Mermaid || Creator Challenge Intro
Dear fellow crocheters,
Welcome to Sweet Softies' second annual Creator Challenge, featuring Coral the Mermaid! She's the perfect amigurumi doll to make this summer!
Introduction
A Creator Challenge is an event made up by Sweet Softies where crocheters can enter to:
- Join a CAL featuring one of my new pattern designs (Coral!)
- Complete the project
- Customize their creations however they'd like!
Join the Community!
Participants are encouraged to share work in progress (WIP) photos in the Sweet Softies FB Group!
Timeline & Links for Coral's Pattern
Note: Links will be added/updated as the information becomes available.
Coral's pattern is FREE on my blog, but a printable pattern PDF is also available for purchase. (Thank you for supporting Sweet Softies!)
- Part 1: Materials preparation, design and color planning
Post Date: 5/26/2019
- Part 2: Head and upper body
Post Date: 6/1/2019
- Part 3: Lower body and tail fin
Post Date: 6/8/2019
- Part 4: Hair cap and bun
Post Date: 6/15/2019
- Part 5: Arms and finishing touches
Post Date: 6/22/2019
- When you're done, please share your finished mermaid with me!
Read "How to Submit Entries" after the "Rules" section below~
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| Don't want to wait for all CAL instructions? Want a printable, ad-free, and easy-to-read PDF file with photo references? Want to also get a bonus hair tutorial for making a "hair down" variation for your mermaid? If so, you can purchase the PDF file for a small fee. Thank you for supporting Sweet Softies! |
Rules
- You must follow the pattern stitches and rows exactly as they are written.
Note: You may choose to do the hair using my Hair Bun method, the Hair Down method (included in the PDF pattern file), or with with only the hair cap for a short-haired mermaid. - You may change the yarn color used.
- You may add any embellishments you'd like.
- You may submit as many entries as you'd like.
- Entries must be submitted by the end of this month: June 30, 2019 at 11:59pm PST.
How to Submit Entries
Note: Your entry will not count unless it has the tag! (I must be able to find it to include it!)
Submit a photo of your finished doll on the Sweet Softies Facebook Page or Facebook Group with the tag, #sweetsoftiescreatorchallenge
OR, post on Instagram with the tag, #sweetsoftiescreatorchallenge
Prize
The winner will receive a premium doll pattern! Winner can choose one of the following dolls:
- Little Red Pandora
- Hana the Korean Hanbok Doll
- Primrose the American Prairie Doll
- Sanjana the East Indian Doll
Thank you so much for reading, and I hope you'll join in on this fun Creator Challenge!
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