Sharp-Toothed Shark Amigurumi

 I recently had a request for a Grandma Shark of the Pink Fong variety. The challenge was great, and here I am sharing a pattern for a toy shark. While it is not the Pink Fong Grandma Shark, it could certainly be easily altered to look more like one by moving the dorsal to the back of the head, using orange yarn instead of grey, and adding glasses.



Checkout my YouTube tutorials on Spike Stitch and Surface Crochet as both are used in this pattern. 

Sharp-Toothed Shark Amigurumi Pattern 



Materials

  • Approximately 1.5oz grey and 1oz white worsted weight yarn (size 4)
  • Small amount of black and red worsted weight yarn (size 4)
  • 3.25mm crochet hook (you can up to 4.5mm but finished project will be larger)
  • Yarn needle
  • Approximately 2oz stuffing
  • Scissors 

Abbreviations

  • CH chain stitch
  • SC single crochet
  • SC2TOG single crochet 2 stitches together (decrease)
  • SL ST slip stitch
  • SP ST spike stitch

Notes

  • This pattern is full of colour changes. To make a colour change, in the last SC of the first colour, insert hook, draw up a loop. Two loop on hook. With the new colour complete the stitch by using the new yarn to yarn over and draw through both loops. This leaves one loop on the hook that is in the new colour.
  • Rows with colour changes are worked in the front loop only of the stitches below. This stops the colour changes from drifting to the right (if you crochet right handed), and keeps stitches directly on top of each other.
  • The Spike Stitch is basically a long SC that is worked a couple rows down and brought up to the top. See the tutorial video.

Pattern

Eyes - make 2

  1. Black- CH 2, 9 SC in 2nd CH from hook
  2. SL ST in each st. Fasten off. Leave a long tail to sew to head.
  3. White- SL ST in each st of round 1.  SL ST into the centre of the eye. Fasten off.

Pectoral Fins - make 2

  1. Grey- CH 2, 6 SC in 2nd CH from hook
  2. *SC in st, 2 SC in next st* 3 times (9 sts)
  3. SC in each st
  4. *SC in 2 sts, 2 SC in next st* 3 times (12 sts)
  5. SC in each st
  6. *SC in 3 sts, 2 SC in next st* 3 times (15 sts)
  7. - 8. SC in each st for 2 rounds. Fasten of leaving a long tail for sewing

Dorsal Fin

  1. Grey- CH 2, 6 SC in 2nd CH from hook
  2. *SC in st, 2 SC in next st* 3 times (9 sts)
  3. *SC in 2 sts, 2 SC in next st* 3 times (12 sts)
  4. *SC in 3 sts, 2 SC in next st* 3 times (15 sts)
  5. *SC in 4 sts, 2 SC in next st* 3 times (18 sts)
  6. *SC in 5 sts, 2 SC in next st* 3 times (21 sts)
  7. *SC in 6 sts, 2 SC in next st* 3 times (24 sts)
  8. *SC in 7 sts, 2 SC in next st* 3 times (27 sts)
  9. *SC in 8 sts, 2 SC in next st 3 times (30 sts)
  10. - 11. SC in each st for 2 rounds. Fasten off,  leaving a long yarn tail

Tail Fins - make 2

  1. Grey- CH 2, 6 SC in 2nd CH from hook
  2. *SC in st, 2 SC in next st* 3 times (9 sts)
  3. SC in each st
  4. *SC in 2 sts, 2 SC in next st* 3 times (12 sts)
  5. SC in each st
  6. SC in each st. Fasten off leaving a tail to sew both together through 3 sts in each fin or crochet them together through 3 sts using SL STS

Tail and Body


Grey- Attach yarn at the first stitch of a fin at the point where the fins join. Omitting the joining sts, there are 9 sts on each fin.
  1. SC in each st (18 sts)
  2. *SC2TOG, SC in next st* 6 times (12 sts)
  3. SC2TOG 6 times (6 sts)
  4. *SC in st, 2 SC in next st* 3 times (9 sts)
  5. *SC in 2 sts, 2 SC in next st* 3 times (12 sts)
  6. *SC in 3 sts, 2 SC in next st* 3 times (15 sts)
  • Continue working in front loop only
7. Grey SC in 3 sts, white SC in st, 2 SC in next st, SC in st, grey SC in 3 sts, 2 SC in next st, SC in 4 STS, 2 SC in next st (18 sts)
  • Continue working grey stitches in previous grey stitches and white sts in previous white sts
8. *SC in 5 sts, 2 SC in next st* 3 times (21 sts)
9. *SC in 6 sts, 2 SC in next st* 3 times (24 sts) 
10. *SC in 7 sts, 2 SC in next st, 3 times (27 sts)
11. *SC in 8 sts, 2 SC in next st* 3 times (30 sts)  12. *SC in 9 sts, 2 SC in next st* 3 times  (33 sts) 
13. *SC in 10 sts, 2 SC in next st* 3 times (36 sts) 
14. *SC in 11 sts, 2 SC in next st* 3 times (39 sts) 
15. *SC in 12 sts, 2 SC in next st* 3 times (42 sts). Stuff

Head

Work in grey yarn in both loops
  1. CH 2, 6 SC in 2nd CH from hook (6 sts)
  2. 2 SC in each st (12 sts)
  3. *SC in st, 2 SC in next st* 6 times (18 sts)
  4. *SC in 2 sts, 2 SC in next st* 6 times (24 sts)
  5. *SC in 3 sts, 2 SC in next st* 6 times (30 sts)
  6. *SC in 4 sts, 2 SC in next st* 6 times (36 sts)
  7. *SC in 5 sts, 2 SC in next st* 6 times (42 sts)
  8. Holding the circle behind the body, crochet through both parts beginning with the white. *SC in 6 sts, 2 SC in next st* 6 times (48 sts)
  • Front Loops only; match stitch colour to the stitch below on the body
9. *SC in 7 sts, 2 SC in next st* 6 times (54 sts)
10. *SC in 8 STS, 2 SC in next st * 6 times (60 sts). There are 15 white sts in round 10. 
11. White SC in 4 sts, Black SC in 1 st, Red SC in 5 sts, Black SC in 1 st, White SC in 4 sts, Grey SC in remaining sts 
12-13. White SC in 2 sts, Black SC in 11 STS, White SC in 2 sts, Grey SC in remaining. Repeat for round 13 
14. White SC in 2 sts, 2 SP ST in 4th st from round 12, 3 SP ST in 6th St from round 12, SC in 8th st of round 14, 3 SP ST in 10th St from round 12, 2 SP ST in 12th St from round 12, SC in 14th and 15th sts of round 13, Grey SC in remaining sts of round 13

  • Surface Crochet around the mouth (tutorial video)
  • Work in both loops using grey yarn. 
15-19 SC in each st for 5 rounds (60 sts)
20. *SC2TOG, SC in 8 sts* 6 times (54 sts)
21. *SC2TOG, SC in 7 sts* 6 times (48 sts)
22. *SC2TOG, SC in 6 sts* 6 times (42 sts)
23. *SC2TOG, SC in 5 sts* 6 times (36 sts)
24. *SC2TOG, SC in 4 sts* 6 times (30 sts)
25. *SC2TOG, SC in 3 sts* 6 times (24 sts)
26. *SC2TOG, SC in 2 sts* 6 times (18 sts). Stuff
27. SC2TOG, SC in next st* 6 times (12 sts)
28. SC2TOG 6 times. Fasten off. Sew closed.

Finishing Touches

  • Sew on the eyes and fins. 
  • Partial to the singing sharks? Dorsal fin should be on the back of the head. 
  • Other details: eye lashes, glasses, etc
 

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