Crochet Baby Shark Pattern
Sharks might seem scary in the ocean, but baby sharks in the crochet world are nothing but darn cute! This easy crochet pattern is all about making this crochet sea creature using just yarn and a hook. It’s a plush toy shark with distinct features like the iconic fin, tail, and playful face. With soft yarn, the completed crochet shark combines separate pieces to create an adorable, cartoon-style shark that is great for hugging and playing.
The crochet amigurumi pattern offers vital information like the kind of yarn, hook size, stitch methods, and easy-to-follow instructions to crochet and put together the baby shark. So, make it today and let’s see your child smile.
Making Your Crochet Baby Shark
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Materials
- Yarn:
- Light blue: Amount unspecified, use cotton yarn at 90m/25g
- White: Amount unspecified, use cotton yarn at 90m/25g
- Crochet hook: 1.5mm (adjust based on yarn weight and gauge)
- Eyes: 4mm plastic eyes and glue
- Finishing tools: Sewing needle, scissors
- Stuffing: Fiberfill
- Finished size: Approximately 8 cm
Abbreviations:
Magic Ring (MR): Starts a round project without a center hole.
Chain (ch): Series of air loops used as a foundation or joining.
Single Crochet (SC): Basic stitch, inserting hook, yarn over, pulling through both loops.
Half Double Crochet (hdc): Taller than SC, creating looser fabric.
Increase (inc): Makes more stitches in a round, creating growth.
Decrease (dec): Makes fewer stitches in a round shaping.
Slip Stitch (slst): Joins pieces invisibly or closes rounds.
Step by step Pattern
Body
Start with blue.
1 – 6 sc in MR
2-(1 sc, inc)*3 (9)
3-(2 sc, inc)*3 (12)
Now add white yarn (w), do not cut the blue yarn (b).sc, w – 1sc into the same st. (15)sc, w – 1 sc, w – 1sc into the same st. (18)sc into the same st. (21)4-w-3 sc, b – inc, 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, 1 5-w-4 sc, b – inc, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, 1 6-w-5 sc, inc, b – 5 sc, inc, 5 sc, 1 7- w – 6 sc, inc, 1 sc, – b-5 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc (24) 8-w-7 sc, inc, 2 sc, b – 5 sc, inc, 7 sc, inc (27) 9-w-11 sc, b – 16 sc (27)10-w-8 sc, inc, 2 sc, b – 6 sc, inc, 8 sc, inc (30) 11-w-12 sc, b – 18 sc (30)12-w-2 sc, inc, 9 sc, b – inc, 9 sc, inc, 7 sc (33) 13 w 13 sc, b – 20 sc (33)14-w-13 sc, b – 20 sc (33)15-w-6 sc, dec, 5 sc, b – 7 sc, dec, 9 sc, dec (30)16 w 12 sc, b – 18 sc (30)17- w – 5 sc, dec, 5 sc, b – 6 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 4 sc (27) 18-w-11 sc, b – 16 sc (27)19-w-4 sc, dec, 5 sc, b – 5 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 3 sc (24) 20-w-10 sc, b – 14 sc (24) Start stuffing.21-w-4 sc, dec, 4 sc, b – 4 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 3 sc (21) 22-w-9 sc, b – 12 sc (21)23-w-3 sc, dec, 4 sc, b – 3 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 2 sc (18) 24-w-8 sc, b – 10 sc (18)25-w-3 sc, dec, 3 sc, b – 2 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 2 sc (15) 26-w-7 sc, b – 8 sc (15)27-w-3 sc, dec, 2 sc, b – 1 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 1 sc (12)28-w-2 sc, dec, 2 sc, b – dec, 2sc, dec (9)Stuff to the end.Cut the white yarn, secure it and weave in the ends. Cut the blue yarn and sew the opening with it, secure the thread, weave in the ends.
Side fins (make 2)
Blue yarn.
1 – 4 sc in MR
2- (1 sc, inc)*2 (6)
3-(1 sc, inc)*3 (9)
4-8 sc, inc (10)
5-6-10 sc (2 rounds)
Do not stuff. Leave a thread for sewing. Fold the edges togetherand sew them.
Tail fins (make 2)
Blue yarn.
1 – 4 sc in MR
2- (1 sc, inc)*2 (6)
3-(1 sc, inc)*3 (9)
4-(1 sc, inc)*2, 5 sc (11)
5-11 SC
6-6 sc, dec, 3 sc (10)
7-5 sc (uncomplete round)
Do not stuff. Leave a thread for sewing.
Upper fin
Blue yarn.
1 – 4 sc in MR
2- (1 sc, inc)*2 (6)
3-(1 sc, inc)*3 (9)
4-(2 sc, inc)*3 (12)
5-12 sc6-4 sc, 4 hdc, 4 sc (12)
Do not stuff. Leave a thread for sewing.
Assembly
sew tail fins on the back.2) sew on the side fins on rounds 16-19 around the color change line. 3) sew on the upper fin on rounds 16-21.4) glue the eyes between 10th and 11th rounds on the sides, position them so that they are symmetrical according to the fins and the white part of the body.5) embroider a smile on 10th round.6) embroider 3 stripes on each side in front of the side fins.
