The written instructions below include how to make this shark, it starts with the body, side fins, top fin, and tail fin, and also it includes how to assemble all parts.

This amigurumi shark is a playful and adorable handmade toy and very easy to finish, all you need to have basic crochet stitches, half double crochet stitches, and how to increase, and decrease, also you need to know how to change between colors.

You can customize this pattern by using different yarn weights with suitable hooks to make different sizes.

Let’s get started!

Designer: The Yarning Portal

Materials & Tools

• Yarn in color: Gray, White, Black
• 5 mm crochet hook
• Darning needle
• Stuffing
• 12 mm safety eyes

Abbreviations

Mr – magic ring
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
inc – increase
dec – decrease
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
st – stitch

Body

Worked in continuous rounds. Since there are many color changes, color of yarn used will be notated by the count being in the color you should using. (example: 2 sc, 1 inc, 2 sc, inc).

Gray will be black text, white will be blue text. Inc/dec that have both colors mean to do the increase in both color in the order show (example: 1 inc = gray then white inc).

Rnd 1: 6 sc in a Mr (6)
Rnd 2: 1 inc, 1 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc (9)
Rnd 3: 1 sc, 1 inc, 1 inc, 2 sc, 1 inc, 2 sc, 1 inc (13)
Rnd 4: 2 sc, 1 inc, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, 1 inc, 2 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc (17)
Rnd 5: 4 sc, 2 sc, 1 inc, 10 sc (18)
Rnd 6-8: 5 sc, 4 sc, 9 sc (18)

Insert eyes between R4 – 5, 3 st above the white.

Rnd 9: 4 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc, 2 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc, 8 sc (20)
Rnd 10: 7 sc, 1 inc, 2 inc, 2 sc, 1 inc, 7 sc (24)
Rnd 11-12: 9 sc, 7 sc, 7 sc (24)

Start stuffing.

Rnd 13: 1 dec, 8 sc, 2 sc, 1 dec, 3 sc, 2 sc, 1 dec, 1 sc, 1 dec (20)
Rnd 14: 1 dec, 8 sc, 5 sc, 3 sc, 1 dec (18)
Rnd 15: 8 sc, 5 sc, 4 sc (18)
Rnd 16: 6 sc, 1 dec, 1 sc, 1 sc, 2 dec, 4 sc (15)
Rnd 17: 3 sc, 1 dec, 3 sc, 1 dec, 1 sc, 2 sc, 1 dec (12)
Rnd 18: 8 sc, 1 sc, 3 sc (12)
Rnd 19: 1 sc, 1 dec, 2 sc, 1 dec, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 dec (9)
Rnd 20: 9 sc (9)
Rnd 21: 1 sc, 1 dec, Repeat 3x (6)

Fasten off. Close.

Side Fins x2

In gray color. Worked in continuous rounds.

Rnd 1: 3 sc in a Mr (3)
Rnd 2: 1 inc, 2 sc (4)
Rnd 3: 1 inc, 3 sc (5)
Rnd 4: 1 inc, 4 sc (6)
Rnd 5: 1 inc , 5 sc (7)

Fasten off. Leave a long tail for sewing.

Top Fin

In gray color. Worked in continuous rounds.

Rnd 1: 4 sc in Mr (3)
Rnd 2: (1 inc, 1 sc) x 2 (6)
Rnd 3: (1 inc, 2 sc) x 2 (8)
Rnd 4: (1 inc, 3 sc) x 2 (10)
Rnd 5: (1 sc, 4 sc) x 2 (12)
Rnd 6: 1 sc in each st (12)

Fasten off. Leave a long tail for sewing.

Tail Fin x2

In gray color. Worked in continuous rounds.

Rnd 1: 3 sc in a Mr (3)
Rnd 2: 1 inc, 2 sc (4)
Rnd 3: 1 inc, 3 sc (5)
Rnd 4: 1 inc, 4 sc (6)
Rnd 5: (1 inc, 2 sc) x 2 (8)
Rnd 6: 1 sc in each st (8)

Fasten off.

On piece 2 do not cut, carry on to round 7.

Rnd 7: dec around both tail fin pieces to connect them (8)
Rnd 8: dec x 4 (4)

Fasten off. Leave a long tail for sewing.

Assembly

• Attach top fin to the body between round 9-14 on the gray.
• Attach side fins to body between round 8 – 11 where the white and gray meet.
• Attach tail fin to the body between round 19 – 21 over the end of the body.
• Using a darning needle and black worsted yarn embroider gills behind the eyes on round 6, round 7 and 8.
• Weave in all tails.

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