Hippocampus, the mythical sea horse of Poseidon: a glittering grey-blue horse with a long curling fish tail and fins edged with hundreds of Czech glass beads in silver, turquoise and blue.

PLEASE NOTE: this is an ADD-ON, not a full pattern. To make the Hippocampus you also need the main pattern 0024 Horses of Day and Night – Skinfaxi and Hrímfaxi. A crochet pattern by Alexandra Simba with step-by-step instructions and photos (20 pages).

This listing is for an INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF PATTERN, not a finished project.

LANGUAGE:

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The pattern is in English.

SKILL LEVEL:

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Experienced

FINISHED SIZE:

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Approx. 15 × 14 cm (6 inches) tall.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

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Crochet in rounds

Single crochet

Increasing

Decreasing

Slip stitch

Wire frame

Working with beads (explained in the pattern)

Tinting (explained in the pattern)

MATERIALS AND TOOLS:

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•    The main pattern 0024 Horses of Day and Night (needed for the horse part).

•    Smooth, not too stretchy yarn with a glossy strand – I used Alize Sal Sim (95% acrylic, 5% metallic, 460 m / 100 g), about half a skein.

•    Czech beads No 10: silver flame 30 g, transparent blue 10 g, turquoise flame 10 g and black 10 g, plus sewing thread.

•    1.5 mm copper wire (the core of a 3x1.5 electric cable) – about 1 m, white fabric plaster or insulation tape, stuffing and 6–8 mm toy eyes or beads.

•    Dry pastels and a black ballpoint pen for tinting; transparent glue (optional).

ABOUT THIS PATTERN:

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The pattern is written using US terminology (UK differences are explained).

20 pages of step-by-step instructions with tips and photos illustrating the process.