Shark Amigurumi Tutorial

Written by Kate Curry

It’s almost time for the best week of the year: Shark week! If you’re like me and you love these ancient, graceful, and beautiful creatures - I have a little friend you just have to make!

Materials

• 4.5 mm crochet hook

• 2 different colorways of Darn Good Yarn Worsted Weight Silk Yarn. I used dandelion poof and almost very peri!

• Darning Needle

• Scissors

• Stuffing

Finished Measurements

Length: 8” (from nose to tail)
Height: 5 1/2 “ (from belly to tip of the dorsal fin)
Circumference: 13”

Abbreviations

CH: Chain
SC: Single crochet
DC: Double crochet
IN: Increase 
DEC: Decrease
Sc2tog: Single crochet 2 together
FO: Finish off
SK: Skip
SLST: Slip stitch

Let's Get Started!

The Body

Round. 1: Make 6 sc in an adjustable ring (6)
Round. 2: sc 2x in each stitch (12)
Round. 3: *sc 1x, inc* 6x (18)
Round. 4: *sc 2x, inc* 6x (24)
Round. 5: sc in each stitch (24)
Round. 6: *sc 3x, inc* 6x (30)
Round. 7: sc in each stitch (30)
Round. 8: *sc 4x, inc* 6x (36)
Round. 9: sc in each stitch (36)
Round. 10: *sc 5x, inc* 6x (42)
Round. 11: sc in each stitch (42)
Round. 12: *sc 6x, inc* 6x (48)
Round. 13-23: sc in each stitch (48)
Round. 24: *sc 6x, dec* 6x (42)
Round. 25: sc in each stitch (42)
Round. 26: *sc 5x, dec* 6x (36)
Round. 27: sc in each stitch (36)
Round. 28: *sc 4x, dec* 6x (30)
Round. 29: *sc 3x, dec* 6x (24)
Round. 30: *sc 2x, dec* 6x (18)
Round 31: sc 1x, dec 6x (12)
Round 32-34: sc in each stitch (12)
Round 35: sc 1x, dec 6x (6)
Round. 36: sc in each stitch (6) Finish off and stuff.

Side Finnies  X2

Round 1: cH 5, sc into the chain. CH 1, turn (4)
Round 2: Sc into each sts, CH 1, turn (4)
Round 3: Work 1 sc2tog, 1 sc in each of next 2 stitches, ch 1, turn (3) 
Round 4: Sc into each sts, CH 1, turn (3 )
Round 5: Work 1 sc2tog, 1 sc in the next sts, ch 1, turn (2)
Round 6: Sc into each sts, CH 1, turn (2)
Round 7: Work 1 sc2tog and FO. Leave a long tail for sewing. 

Tail Fin

*The tail fin will be made in two parts and then both parts are sewn side by side 
Round 1: cH 5, sc into the chain. CH 1, turn (4)
Round 2: Sc into each sts, CH 1, turn (4)
Round 3: Work 1 sc2tog, 1 sc in each of next 2 stitches, ch 1, turn (3) 
Round 4: Sc into each sts, CH 1, turn (3 )
Round 5: Work 1 sc2tog, 1 sc in the next sts, ch 1, turn (2)
Round 6: Sc into each sts, CH 1, turn (2)
Round 7: Work 1 sc2tog and FO. Leave a long tail for sewing.  

Dorsal Fin

Round 1: Ch 6, sc into the chain. CH 1, turn (5)
Round 2: Sc whole chain and  sc2tog for the last 2 chs
Round 3: Skip 1 ch, dc 2 chs, and tc final chain and FO. Leave a long tail for sewing.  

Belly

Round 1: Ch 20 sk 1 ch
Round 2: Dc down one side of the ch (19), slst,ch1, dc own the other side  (19)
Round 3: Dc both sides for 1 round. SLST and FO 

Assembly

Use a darning needle for sewing
Sew on your side fins at the center sides of your shark. Then sew on your dorsal and tail fins. Using a long strand, sew the belly onto the underside of the shark, starting from the very end of the body. Using extra yarn, sew little eyes onto the shark.

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