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Shark crochet pattern

  • Mathematically BalancedChecked by script: in all 62 rounds the increases and decreases add up to the stitch count.

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Difficulty
1/3
Time
~2 h
Size
9.5 cm
Weirdness
1/5
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A4 PDF: materials, every round with a tick box, assembly and face

A free crochet shark pattern for a chubby blue-gray amigurumi shark that lies on its tummy and grins with three tiny teeth. This shark plushie has a white belly and chin, a tall dorsal fin, a two-lobed tail, little side fins and stitched gill slits, plus pink cheeks to keep it friendly. The body is one piece worked in the round in single crochet with DK yarn and a 2.5 mm hook, the lightly stuffed fins are flattened and sewn on, and with 12 mm safety eyes it is about 9.5 cm (3.7 in) tall and 10 cm (4 in) long. Follow the row-by-row pattern with stitch counts and turn the interactive 3D model to check every fin.

How to crochet the Shark

Beginner-friendly · 10 cm tall · about 2 h · DK yarn · 2.5 mm hook

  1. Crochet the 8 pieces in rounds: Body, Dorsal fin, Upper tail lobe, Lower tail lobe, Side fin ×2, Cheek ×2 (62 rounds in all).
  2. Stuff and put it together in 6 steps; each one lights up where it goes on the 3D model.
  3. Add the face: safety eyes by round and stitch, or embroider them for a child under 3.

Every round with its stitch count is in the Pattern tab below, and in the free printable PDF.

What you'll need

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1 sc ≈ 4 mm wide, 1 round ≈ 3.6 mm tall (10 cm ≈ 25 sc × 28 rounds); yarn about 1.9 mm thick. The gauge sets the size of the toy; crochet tightly so the stuffing does not show.

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Continuous spiral rounds. Don't join. Move a stitch marker up every round.

Parts

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0 of 56 rounds done

  26. Size before assembly: about 7.6 cm at the widest, 9.4 cm long; 31 rounds. Multi-colour rounds are listed stitch by stitch from the round-start marker; keep the round start on the piece's centre top line (as it sits on the finished toy). The order is for right-handed crocheting (right to left on the outside); left-handed: reverse it.
  27. → Insert the safety eyes now (positions: see “Face”) and fix the backs. Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
  28. Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

  10. Size before assembly: about 2.4 cm at the widest, 2.9 cm long; 9 rounds.
  11. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly only and press it flat to about 7 mm thick.<!-- flattened 70 % --> Bend ≈ 35° around round 4<!-- the bend spreads over 3 rounds -->. After stuffing, bend the piece so the inner side of the bend faces backward on the finished toy (on the piece: in round 4, 2.5 st from the line on the toy's left side, toward the back). It is a slight bend: tilt the piece as you sew it on; optionally tack the inner side with 1–2 stitches drawing rounds 4 and 5 together.

  9. Size before assembly: about 2.1 cm at the widest, 2.6 cm long; 8 rounds.
  10. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly only and press it flat to about 6 mm thick.<!-- flattened 70 % -->

  7. Size before assembly: about 1.6 cm at the widest, 1.9 cm long; 6 rounds.
  8. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly only and press it flat to about 5 mm thick.<!-- flattened 70 % -->

  7. Size before assembly: about 1.6 cm at the widest, 1.9 cm long; 6 rounds.
  8. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly only and press it flat to about 6 mm thick.<!-- flattened 60 % -->

  3. A flat circle about 1.5 cm across; 2 rounds.
  4. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

Safety eyes and noses go in before the piece is stuffed and closed (see the pieces above); embroidery is easier before the piece is sewn on.

  • Safety eyes with a printed glint 12 mm (on the body): between rounds 27 and 28, 8 st apart (count along round 27: about 4.2 st each side of the centre top line).
  • Satin stitch (on the body): in rose thread, a oval about 22 mm wide and 8.5 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 29 and 30, on the centre bottom line .
  • Satin stitch (on the body): in white thread in several layers so it stands out, a triangle about 4.2 mm wide and 4 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 30 and 31, 0.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left .
  • Satin stitch (on the body): in white thread in several layers so it stands out, a triangle about 4.2 mm wide and 4 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 30 and 31, 0.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's right .
  • Satin stitch (on the body): in white thread in several layers so it stands out, a triangle about 4.2 mm wide and 4 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 30 and 31, on the centre bottom line .
  • Embroidery in navy thread (on the body) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (in round 22, 11 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 21 and 22, 13 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ).
  • Embroidery in navy thread (on the body) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (between rounds 23 and 24, 9.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 23, 11.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ).
  • Embroidery in navy thread (on the body) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (between rounds 24 and 25, 9.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 24, 11.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ).

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    Abbreviations

    MR
    magic ring
    sc
    single crochet
    inc
    2 sc in the same stitch
    dec
    single crochet two stitches together (invisible decrease recommended)
    BLO
    work the round in back loops only
    FLO
    work the round in front loops only
    ch
    chain
    sl st
    slip stitch
    st
    stitch
    R5
    round 5; R7–14 = rounds 7 to 14 are the same
    (…) ×6
    repeat 6 times
    (24)
    stitches in the round when it is done