Description: Amigurumi is the art of crocheting or knitting small, stuffed creatures, often with a cute or whimsical design. This easy amigurumi crochet shark pattern is perfect for beginners and shark enthusiasts alike. You’ll create a charming little shark that can be used as a decorative item, a toy, or even a cute gift.

Materials Needed:

  • Worsted weight yarn in shark-gray and white
  • Crochet hook appropriate for your yarn (usually a size G or H hook works well)
  • Safety eyes or black yarn for eyes
  • Fiberfill stuffing
  • Yarn needle
  • Scissors

Pattern:

Note: This pattern uses US crochet terminology.

Shark Body:

  1. Start with the gray yarn.
  2. Begin with a magic ring.
  3. Round 1: 6 single crochet (sc) into the magic ring. (6 stitches)
  4. Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch around. (12 stitches)
  5. Round 3: [1 sc in the first stitch, 2 sc in the next stitch] repeat around. (18 stitches)
  6. Rounds 4-9: 1 sc in each stitch around. (18 stitches for 6 rounds)
  7. Change to white yarn.
  8. Round 10: 1 sc in each stitch around. (18 stitches)
  9. Round 11: [1 sc in the first stitch, 1 sc decrease in the next 2 stitches] repeat around. (12 stitches)
  10. Stuff the shark firmly.
  11. Round 12: 1 sc decrease in each stitch around. (6 stitches)
  12. Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Use the tail to close the opening and weave in the end.

Shark Tail:

  1. Start with the gray yarn.
  2. Chain 9.
  3. Starting from the second chain from the hook, sc in each chain across. (8 stitches)
  4. Chain 1, turn.
  5. Sc in each stitch across. (8 stitches)
  6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for a total of 6 rows.
  7. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for attaching the tail to the body.

Shark Fin:

  1. Start with the gray yarn.
  2. Chain 5.
  3. Starting from the second chain from the hook, sc in each chain across. (4 stitches)
  4. Chain 1, turn.
  5. Sc in each stitch across. (4 stitches)
  6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for a total of 4 rows.
  7. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for attaching the fin to the body.

Assembly:

  1. Attach the tail to the back of the shark body.
  2. Attach the fin to the top of the shark body, slightly towards the back.
  3. Attach safety eyes or use black yarn to embroider eyes onto the shark’s face.
  4. Embroider a smile or other facial features if desired.

And there you have it, your very own easy amigurumi crochet shark! Feel free to customize your shark with different colors or add extra details like gills or teeth to give it some character. Enjoy your crochet project!