Baby Shark

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 About this toy
Size
26 cm

Materials and Tools

• Black DK weight yarn (100g – 240mt) yarn
I used Alize Baby Best yarn (90% - acryl, 10% - bamboo) – about 80g
Yellow: 60g
White: 15g
Red: 5g
• White and black DK weight cotton yarn (100g – 210 mt) to make teeth and eyes (if
you are not going to use safety eyes) – about 7g
• 1.25, 1.5, 2.5mm crochet hooks
• Polyester fiberfill – about 100g
• Safety eyes 20mm
• Two white felt pieces in a shape of an oval (2.5cm × 2.7cm)
• Yarn needle, sewing pins, scissors, cutting pliers, stitch marker

Skills required
Crocheting in SPIRAL, on rows, chain, slip stitch, single, half double stitch, increasing and
decreasing of stitches, crocheting an oval.

How difficult
2. Intermediate

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 Hi there
I am so-o-o GLAD that you have chosen me to be your
amigurumi crochet guide and decided to create this
Baby Shark with my help!
THANK YOU.

Let’s begin!

Abbreviations and Technology

ch =
chain stitch

sc =
single crochet

ss = slip stitch

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HDC = half double crochet

inc = increase
Increases look like
“slingshots” on a crocheted fabric, so it is easy to spot them. You are going to need
increases to WIDEN your crochet detail. To increase one stitch, you have to simply work
TWO stitches IN ONE stitch.

dec = decrease = sc2tog

Decrease – is really just
subtracting a stitch in a
single crochet row. You are
going to need decreases to NARROW your crochet detail.

Sc3into1 – two single crochet stitches are crocheted into one stitch
HDC2into1 – two half double crochet stitches are crocheted into one stitch
HDC3into1 – three half double crochet stitches crocheted into one stitch
Sc3together – three single crochet stitches decreased to one
HDC2together – two half double crochet stitches decreased to one
HDC3together – three half double crochet stitches decreased to one

What is a shift stitch?

Shift stitch is an extra stitch you work at the end of a round to make your work look
symmetrical if your thread marker tend to move to the right side.
Crochet work tends to twist when working in a spiral and some parts of amigurumi toy (as
cheeks, knees, elbows and other “bumps” and “sockets”) may go in the wrong place
without shift stitches. Usually, you have to make one shift stitch in 3-4 rounds.

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 How to make invisible decrease
The standard method of decreasing is to SC2TOG, which leaves a bit of a bump and a small
gap. On the one hand, it makes it easier to find a decrease if you have lost the count, but on
the other hand, stuffing going to show through the gaps and bumps will give uneven
surfaces… and all the work will look untidy. However, if you promise to be a good girl and
count your stitches carefully, and use a stitch marker, I will show you my secret DECREASE
METHOD, that makes decreases INVISIBLE!

1) Insert the hook under the front loop of the first single crochet stitch. Do not yarn
over.

2) Insert the hook under the front loop of the second stitch and pick it up onto the
hook (it won’t be easy at first and it will take some time to get used to this move,
but the result is absolutely worth it!). Yarn over.

3) Draw through the first two loops. Yarn over and draw through all the loops.

Now let’s play a game: spot the decrease! J

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 How to read my pattern
sc n = make n single crochet stitches, one in each stitch.

Number of the row

Pattern, you have to repeat

Number of times
Number of stitches in a row after finishing a row……
…

4) {sc 2, inc} * 6 (24)

That means that in the fourth row you are going to repeat fragment “two single crochet
stitches, increase” six times and at the end of the row you will get 24 stitches.

J That’s it with the boring stuff! Yaho-o-o! Now I invite you to the world of magic stitches!
Our journey begins!

Patterns
Mouth
Use black and yellow yarn and a 2.5 mm crochet hook. Start with black yarn.
Crochet in spiral. Detail starts with an oval.

0) Chain 12
1) Inc into the 2nd stitch, sc 9, sc3into1, sc 9, sc 1 into the first stitch of the round (24)
2) Sc 24
3) Sc 1, inc, sc 2, inc, {sc 1, inc}*2, sc 2, inc, sc 1, inc, sc 10 (30)
4) Sc 30
5) Inc, sc 2, {sc 2, inc}*5, sc 12 (36)
6) Sc 36
7) Sc 2, inc, {sc 3, inc}*5, sc 13 (42)
8) Sc 42

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 9) Sc 42
10) Sc 6, change the color: proceed with yellow yarn sc 36 (42)
11) Sc 6, leave the round unfinished.

Finish as an open piece (see description below), leave a long tail: use it to attach the white
part to the face

How to finish an open piece

1) Make a slip stitch to the next stitch. Cut the yarn, leaving about 40 cm (16“) long tail
(you will use it later to sew detail together). Draw the yarn tail through the loop.

2) Insert the hook through the next stitch from FRONT to BACK and draw the yarn tail
through.

3) Insert the hook through the next stitch from BACK to FRONT and draw the yarn tail
through.

My TIP (invisible): See below how to finish an open piece the way that you cannot spot the
ending of a row (it is especially important for such parts as eyes, patches of light on noses
and spots on the body, where you definitely need an even edge).

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 1) Pull the tail under the both loops of the first stitch of the previous row

2) Pull the tail back, under the FRONT loop of the last stitch of the row

Head
Use yellow yarn and a 2.5 mm crochet hook.
Crochet in spiral.

0) Chain 2
1) Sc 6 into the 2nd chain from the hook (6)
2) Inc 6 (12)
3) {Sc 1, inc}*6 (18)
4) {Sc 2, inc}*6 (24)
5) {Sc 3, inc}*6 (30) Make a shift stitch
(See the description of a shift stitch after the abbreviation section.

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 Just move your marker one stitch further and make one extra single crochet stitch.
You will still have 30 stitches at the end of the round, just the beginning of the next
round will be shifted).

ATTENTION! The main idea of shift stitches is that the middle line of the back stays exactly
in it’s place and doesn’t move to the right or to the left.
If you need to make extra shift stitches to achieve that please DO, because we all have
different crochet technique.

6) {Sc 2, inc, sc 2}*6 (36)

7) {Sc 5, inc}*6 (42)
8) {Sc 3, inc, sc 3}*6 (48) Make a shift stitch
9) {Sc 7, inc}*6 (54)
10) {Sc 4, inc, sc 4}*6 (60)
11) {Sc 19, inc}*3 (63)
12) {Sc 10, inc, sc 10}*3 (66) Make a shift stitch
13) {Sc 21, inc}*3 (69)
14) {Sc 11, inc, sc 11}*3 (72)
15) Sc 30, inc, sc 2, inc, sc 4, inc, sc 2, inc , sc 30 (76)

(You may want to mark the first and the last increase in the round 15), since those
are the places where you are going to insert the safety eyes.)

16) Sc 31, inc, sc 3, inc, sc 5, inc, sc 3, inc, sc 30 (80)

(You may also want to mark 41st stitch of the round 16) since that is the center in
the nose)

17) Sc 80
18) Sc 39, dec, sc 39 (79)

Attention! Now you are going to crochet in rows, not rounds. That means that you are going
to turn to the other side after each row!

19) Sc 31 leave the row unfinished (check the picture below) and turn (31)

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20) Ch 1, sc 1 into the 3rd stitch (check the left picture below) from the hook, sc 60, turn (check
the right picture below) (62) chain 1 counts as a stitch

21) Ch 1, sc 1 into the 2nd stitch (check the picture below) from the hook, sc 60, inc, turn (64)

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In the next round all the decreases are made by the back loops!

22) Ch 1, sc 1 into the 2nd stitch from the hook, sc 2, dec, sc 3, dec, sc 3, dec, sc 34, dec, sc
3, dec, sc 3, dec, sc 2, inc, turn (60)

23) Ch 1, sc 1 into the 2nd stitch from the hook, sc 58, inc, turn (62)
24) Ch 1, sc 1 into the 2nd stitch from the hook, sc 60, inc, turn (64)
25) Ch 1, sc 1 into the 2nd stitch from the hook, sc 62, inc, turn (66)
26) Ch 1, sc 1 into the 2nd stitch from the hook, sc 64, inc, turn (68)

Attention! Now you are going to crochet in rounds, no more turnings!

27) Ch 1, sc 1 into the 3rd stitch from the hook, sc 66 (68)

28) Ch 6, sc 1, (check the left picture below) , sc 34 (check the right picture below) leave the
round unfinished. Next stitch will be the first stitch on the next round.

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 29) Sc 74
30) Sc 17, {dec, sc 4}*3, sc 1, dec, sc 1, {sc 4, dec}*3, sc 17 (67)
31) Sc 18, {dec, sc 3}*3, dec, {sc 3, dec}*3, sc 17 (60) Make a shift stitch

32) Sc 24, dec, sc 3, dec, sc 3, dec, sc 24 (57)

33) Sc 12, dec, sc 2, dec, sc 5, {inc, sc 4}*2, inc, sc 5, dec, sc 2, dec, sc 12 (56)
34) Sc 19, dec, sc 15, dec, sc 18 (54) Make a shift stitch

Insert the mouth into the opening in the head (check the left picture below) and sew the mouth
to the opening of the head.

Attention! One side of the mouth is not as long as the other. The long side should be in the
bottom of the mouth (see the mouth turned outside out on the last picture below).

The mouth layers over itself before stuffing. Ones the head is stuffed it is harder to move it
around.

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Attention! If you are going to use a safety eyes you have to insert them NOW
You may want to stuff the head first to see what size of the eyes looks better.

Stuffed head:

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Insert the eyes into the felt details first (the size of the felt pieces that I used is 2.5cm ×
2.7cm) and the insert them between 15th and 16th round counting from the top of the head,
into the places marked previously in the round 15).

35) Sc 54

Stuff the detail firmly.

Pay special attention to the nose and cheeks: pattern is created the way that creates a
concrete place for them (increases in the round 15 and 16, and decreases in the round 23).

36) Sc 8, {dec, sc 3}*2, dec, sc 15, {dec, sc 3}*2, dec, sc 7 (48)

37) Sc 48
38) Sc 48 Make a shift stitch
39) Sc 6, {dec, sc 3}*2, dec, sc 12, {dec, sc 3}*2, dec, sc 6 (42)
40) Sc 42
41) Sc 2, {dec, sc 2}*5, sc 10, inc, sc 9 (38) Make a shift stitch
42) Sc 2, {dec, sc 1}*5, sc 10, inc, sc 10 (34)
43) Sc 5, dec, sc 27 (33)
44) Front loops only: {Sc 1, dec }*3, Both loops: sc 8, ss 9 (slip stitch), sc 7 (30)

Stuff the detail firmly. Pay special attention to the cheeks, nose and mouth. Try to achieve
the same shape of the head as in the picture below.

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Make stitches in the corners of the mouth (check pictures below), that will attach the
mouth to the head. This way the mouth won’t come out.

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 45) Front loops only: {Dec, sc 1}*3, Both loops: sc 6, ss 9, sc 6 (27)
46) Front loops only: {Sc 1, dec }*2, Both loops: sc 6, ss 9, sc 4, dec (24)

Stuff the detail firmly.

47) Front loops only: {Sc 1, dec}*2, Both loops: {Sc 1, dec}*2, ss 8, sc 2, dec (19)
48) Front loops only: Sc 1, dec, Both loops: {Sc 1, dec}*2, ss 7, sc 1, dec (15)

Stuff the detail firmly.

49) Front loops only: Dec 3, Both loops: ss 6, sc 1, dec (11)

Stuff the detail.

50) Dec 2, sc 2, inc, sc 2, dec (9)
51) Dec, {sc 1, inc}*3, sc 1 (11)
52) {Inc, sc 1}*5, inc (17)
53) {Inc, sc 2}*5, sc 1, inc (23)

Finish as an open piece, leave a long tail: use it to attach 2 caudal fins.

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 How to shape the head
Shaping stitches – is a technique that allows to shape EYEHOLES of the toy, giving the face a
cute looking impression.
I prefer to make shaping stitches using the thick nylon thread, because it is very durable
and doesn’t lengthen out.

If you like the look of your toy as it is just skip this step!

1) Fasten nylon thread on the neck in the right point shown in the picture below.

2) Bring the long needle to the inward upper corner of the right eye.

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3) Go about halfway around the inner side of the eye and insert the needle in the
lower inward corner, as it is shown in the picture above.

4) Bring it back to the initial point on the neck.

5) Grab the thread and tug gently, pulling the eye in just a bit.

6) Secure the thread with a double knot.

7) Repeat the same procedure with the left eye.

Try to make the equal tension of the thread on both eyes.

This is how the face looks after making the shaping stitches:

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Eyes (two details)
If you are not going to use plastic safety eyes nor white felt to create the eyes,
here is a crochet pattern for you:

Use black and white thin cotton yarn and a 1.5 mm crochet hook.
Start with a black yarn.
Crochet in spiral

0) Chain 2
1) Sc 6 into the 2nd stitch (6)
2) Inc 6 (12)
3) {Sc 1, inc}*6 (18)
4) Front loops only: ss 18

Change the color, proceed with white yarn.

5) Back loops of the round 3): Ch 1, sc 2, inc, HDC 2, HDC2into1, HDC 6, HDC2into1, HDC
1, sc 3
Finish as an open piece.

Patch of light on the eye (two details)

Use white thin cotton yarn and a 1.25 mm crochet hook.
Crochet in spiral

0) Chain 2
1) Sc 6 into the 2nd stitch (6)
Finish as an open piece.

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Teeth
Start white thin cotton yarn and a 1.5 mm crochet hook.
Crochet in rows (turn after each row).

0) Chain 22
1) Ss 1 into the 2nd stitch from the hook,
into one stitch: {sc 1, HDC 1, ch 1, sc 1}, ss 3,
into one stitch: {sc 1, HDC 1, ch 1, HDC 1, sc 1}, ss 4,
into one stitch: {sc 1, DC 1, ch 1, DC 1, sc 1}, skip 1 stitch, ss 3,
into one stitch: {sc 1, HDC 1, ch 1, HDC 1, sc 1}, ss 3,
into one stitch: {sc 1, HDC 1, ch 1, sc 1}, ss 1
Finish as an open piece.

Proceed with yellow yarn and a 2.5 mm hook.

Attach the yarn as shown in the picture below.
Then crochet: ss 2, sc 4, HDC 5, sc 4, ss 2.

Finish as an open piece.

Tongue
Use red yarn and a 2.5 mm crochet hook.
Crochet in spiral

0) Chain 2
1) Sc 5 into the 2nd stitch (5)
2) Inc 5 (10)
3) {Sc 1, inc}*5 (15)
4) {Sc 2, inc}*5 (20)
5) {Sc 3, inc}*5 (25)
6) {Sc 4, inc}*5 (30)

Fold the detail and crochet along one edge,

closing the opening: Sc 15

Finish as an open piece, leave a long tail: use it to attach tongue to the mouth.

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Caudal fin (two details)
Use yellow yarn and a 2.5 mm crochet hook.
Crochet in spiral

0) Chain 2
1) Sc 4 into the 2nd stitch (4)
2) {Sc 1, inc}*2 (6)
3) {Sc 2, inc}*2 (8)
4) {Sc 3, inc}*2 (10)
5) {Sc 4, inc}*2 (12)

Finish as an open piece, leave a long tail: use it to

attach fins to the body.

White part of the face

Use white yarn and a 2.5 mm crochet hook.
Crochet in spiral. Detail starts with an oval.

0) Chain 32
1) into the 2nd stitch from the hook: {sc 2, HDC 2}, then crochet sc 29,
into one stitch: { HDC 2, sc 4, HDC 2}, sc 6, inc, {sc 7, in}*2, sc 6,
into the first stitch of the round: {HDC 2, sc 2} (77)
2) Sc 2, HDC3into1, inc, sc 14, dec, sc 13, inc, HDC3into1, sc 4, HDC3into1,
HDC2into1, HDC 6, inc, sc 18, inc, HDC 6, HDC2into1, HDC3into1, sc 2 (90)
3) Sc 3, SC3into1, sc 3, dec, {sc 2, dec}*2, sc 2, dec 2, sc 2, {dec, sc 2}*2, dec, sc 3,
sc3into1, sc 7, {sc 1, inc}*3, sc 29, {inc, sc 1}*3, sc 2, HDC 1 (92)
4) HDC 1, sc 1, leave the round unfinished.

Finish as an open piece, leave a long tail: use it to attach the white part to the face

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Belly
Use white yarn and a 2.5 mm crochet hook.
Crochet in rows (turn after each row).

0) Chain 15
1) Sc 14
2) Ch 1, sc 1 into the 3rd stitch from the hook, sc 10, dec (13)
(Ch 1 one counts as the first stitch of the row)
3) Ch 1, sc 1 into the 3rd stitch from the hook, sc 11 (13)
4) Ch 1, sc 1 into the 3rd stitch from the hook, sc 9, dec (12)
5) Ch 1, sc 1 into the 3rd stitch from the hook, sc 10 (12)
6) Ch 1, sc 1 into the 3rd stitch from the hook, sc 8, dec (11)
7) Ch 1, sc 1 into the 3rd stitch from the hook, sc 9 (11)
8) Ch 1, sc 1 into the 3rd stitch from the hook, sc 7, dec (10)
9) Ch 1, dec (crochet the 3rd and the 4th stitch together), sc 6, inc (10)
10) Ch 1, sc 1 into the 3rd stitch from the hook, sc 6, dec (9)
11) Ch 1, dec (crochet the 3rd and the 4th stitch together), sc 6 (8)
12) Ch 1, sc 1 into the 3rd stitch from the hook, sc 5, leave the last stitch unworked (7)
13) Ch 1, dec (crochet the 3rd and the 4th stitch together), sc 3, inc (7)
14) Ch 1, dec (crochet the 3rd and the 4th stitch together), sc 3, inc (7)
15) Ch 1, sc 1 into the 2nd stitch from the hook, sc 3, dec, leave the last stitch unworked (6)
16) Dec (crochet the 2nd and the 3rd stitch together), sc , HDC3into 1

Finish as an open piece.

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 Now crochet along the edge (check the picture below): Sc 15, sc 4, HDC3into1 (marked with
an oval in the picture), dec, sc 13

Finish as an open piece, leave a long tail: use it to attach the belly to the body.

Abdominal fin (two details)

Use yellow yarn and a 2.5 mm crochet hook.
Crochet in spiral

0) Chain 2
1) Sc 4 into the 2nd stitch (4)
2) {Sc 1, inc}*2 (6)
3) {Sc 2, inc}*2 (8)
4) {Sc 3, inc}*2 (10)
5) {Sc 4, inc}*2 (12)
6) {Sc 5, inc}*2 (14)
7) Sc 14
8) {Sc 6, inc}*2 (16)
9) {Sc 7, inc}*2 (18)
10) Sc 18
11) Sc 18
12) {Sc 5, inc}*3 (21)
13) Sc 21

Finish as an open piece, leave a long tail: use it to attach fins to the body.

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Dorsal fin
Use yellow yarn and a 2.5 mm crochet hook.
Crochet in spiral

0) Chain 2
1) Sc 4 into the 2nd stitch (4)
2) {Sc 1, inc}*2 (6)
3) {Sc 2, inc}*2 (8)
4) {Sc 3, inc}*2 (10)
5) {Sc 4, inc}*2 (12)
6) {Sc 5, inc}*2 (14)
7) {Sc 6, inc}*2 (16)
8) {Sc 7, inc}*2 (18)
9) {Sc 5, inc}*3 (21)
10) {Sc 6, inc}*3 (24)
11) {Sc 7, inc}*3 (27)
12) {Sc 8, inc}*3 (30)
13) {Sc 9, inc}*3 (33)

Now crochet along one edge (check the picture below): Sc 12, HDC3into1

Finish as an open piece, leave a long tail: use it to attach fin to the head

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 Assembling
How to sew teeth to the head
If you want teeth to be sharp you have to block them (I use yoga block for that purpose).
I also used a drop of PVC glue to shape the tips of the teeth.

Sew teeth using white sewing thread to the head as it is shown in the picture below.

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How to sew the white part to
the face
Sew the white part to the face as it is shown in the
picture –>.

How to make nostrils

Make white stitches to make nostrils as it is shown in
the picture –>.

How to sew tongue to the

mouth
Sew tongue to the mouth as it is shown in the
picture –>.

How to sew caudal fins to the

tail
Don’t stuff caudal fins. Sew them to the tail as it is shown in the pictures below.

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How to sew belly to the body
Sew belly to the body as it is shown in the
picture –>.

How to sew abdominal fins to

the body
Don’t stuff abdominal fins. Sew them to the body
as it is shown in the pictures below.

How to sew dorsal fin to the head

Stuff the dorsal fin. Sew it to the head as it is shown in the picture below.

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 How to make eyes more beautiful
Crochet two chains made of 12 single crochet stitches (use thin black cotton yarn) and sew
them using black sewing thread close to the eyes as it is shown in the picture below.

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J That is IT! You made it! Your Baby Shark is alive and it’s the cutest toy in the world! Your
lil one will be so happy!
If you have any questions, rely on my unlimited support and contact me on Facebook –
@monoxatoys.

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