Meet Luna Baby Shark, an adorable little ocean friend who's ready to swim straight into your heart! With her soft blue coloring, rounded snout, playful fins, and sweet embroidered smile, Luna is anything but scary. Two delicate pink roses embroidered near her dorsal fin add an extra-special touch, giving this lovable shark a charming personality that's sure to make a splash in your handmade amigurumi collection.
This easy amigurumi crochet pattern is worked primarily in continuous rounds using simple techniques like single crochet, increases, and invisible decreases. You'll crochet Luna's rounded body before creating her pectoral fins, dorsal fin, and playful tail separately. Once assembled, add her embroidered smile, expressive eyebrows, and two delicate woven pinwheel roses to bring Luna Baby Shark to life.
Whether you're an ocean lover, an amigurumi enthusiast, or simply looking for a cute and relaxing crochet project, Luna Baby Shark is sure to bring a wave of handmade happiness to your crochet hook!
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What You’ll Need
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Yarn:
KnitPal Chenillique XL (weight #6 - 100% Polyester, 88 yds per 100 g)
Approximately 2.5 balls in Ocean MistBlack cotton yarn (weight #3) for embroidering eyes - 28" (70 cm)
Mohair yarn in 2 shades of pink (weight # 3) for embroidering pinwheel roses - 60" (152 cm) -
Hook:
US 7/4.5mm
Or size needed to obtain gauge -
Notions:
Stitch marker
Scissors
2-Plastic safety eyes - 14 mm
Stuffing for toys
Tapestry needle
Sewing pins
Details
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Skill Level: Easy
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Gauge: A 4-round gauge swatch = 3" (7.5 cm) in diameter with a US 7 / 4.5 mm
hook
Swatch:
Round 1: 6sc in a Magic Ring. (6 sts)
Round 2: Inc around. (12 sts)
Round 3: (Sc, inc)x 6. (18 sts)
Round 4: (Sc 2, inc)x 6. (24 sts) - Size: 14.5" (36.8 cm) tall
Abbreviations (US Terms)
- ch: chain
- dc: double crochet
- dec: invisible decrease (see below)
- inc: increase (work 2 single crochet stitches into the same stitch)
- sc: single crochet
- sl st: slip stitch
- st(s): stitch(es)
- (...)x # - work instructions within parentheses as many times as directed (#)
- (# sts) - indicates the total number (#) of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
Special Stitches
invisible decrease: insert hook in FRONT LOOP ONLY of next two stitches (which results in two more loops on hook), yarn over, pull through two loops on hook, yarn over, pull through last two loops on hook
Notes
Unless indicated otherwise, this pattern is worked in continuous rounds. Use a stitch marker to mark the first stitch of each round, moving it up each round.
Pattern
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BODY
Round 1: Ch9, skip 1st ch, inc, sc 6, 4sc in last ch; working on the opposite side of the foundation ch, sc 6, inc. (20 sts)
Round 2: (Sc, inc, sc 6, inc, sc)x 2. (24 sts)
Round 3: Sc 24.
Round 4: (Sc, inc, sc 8, inc, sc)x 2. (28 sts)
Round 5: Sc 28.
Round 6: (Sc, inc, sc 10, inc, sc)x 2. (32 sts)
Round 7: Sc 32.
Round 8: (Sc, inc, sc 12, inc, sc)x 2. (36 sts)
Round 9: (Sc, inc, sc 14, inc, sc)x 2. (40 sts)
Round 10: Sc 40.
Round 11: (Sc, inc, sc 16, inc, sc)x 2. (44 sts)
Round 12: (Sc, inc, sc 18, inc, sc)x 2. (48 sts)
Rounds 13-21 (9 rounds): Sc 48.
Attach the eyes in Round 9, 12 sts apart.
Round 22: (Sc 10, dec)x 4. (44 sts)
Rounds 23-24 (2 rounds): Sc 44.
Round 25: (Sc 9, dec)x 4. (40 sts)
Rounds 26-27 (2 rounds): Sc 40.
Round 28: (Sc 8, dec)x 4. (36 sts)
Rounds 29-30 (2 rounds): Sc 36.
Round 31: (Sc 7, dec)x 4. (32 sts)
Rounds 32-33 (2 rounds): Sc 32.
Round 34: (Sc 6, dec)x 4. (28 sts)
Rounds 35-36 (2 rounds): Sc 28.
Round 37: (Sc 5, dec)x 4. (24 sts)
Rounds 38-39 (2 rounds): Sc 24.
Round 40: (Sc 4, dec)x 4. (20 sts)
Rounds 41-42 (2 rounds): Sc 20.
Round 43: (Sc 3, dec)x 4. (16 sts)
Stuff the Body.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail to sew the Body closed.
Flatten the end of the Body, aligning opposite sts. Sew opposite sts together to close the end.
PECTORAL FINS (MAKE 2)
Round 1: 6sc in a Magic Ring. (6 sts)
Round 2: Sc 2, (inc)x 2, sc 2. (8 sts)
Round 3: Sc 3, (inc)x 2, sc 3. (10 sts)
Round 4: Sc 4, (inc)x 2, sc 4. (12 sts)
Round 5: Sc 5, (inc)x 2, sc 5. (14 sts)
Round 6: Sc 6, (inc)x 2, sc 6. (16 sts)
Rounds 7-8 (2 rounds): Sc 16.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail to attach the Fin to the Body.
DORSAL FIN
Round 1: 6sc in a Magic Ring. (6 sts)
Round 2: Sc 2, (inc)x 2, sc 2. (8 sts)
Round 3: Sc 3, (inc)x 2, sc 3. (10 sts)
Round 4: Sc 4, (inc)x 2, sc 4. (12 sts)
Round 5: Sc 5, (inc)x 2, sc 5. (14 sts)
Round 6: Sc 6, (inc)x 2, sc 6. (16 sts)
Round 7: Sc 7, (inc)x 2, sc 7. (18 sts)
Round 8: Sc 8, (inc)x 2, sc 8. (20 sts)
Round 9: Sc 9, (inc)x 2, sc 9. (22 sts)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail to attach the Fin to the Body.
TAIL
Caudal Fins (Make 2)
Round 1: 6sc in a Magic Ring. (6 sts)
Round 2: (Sc, inc)x 3. (9 sts)
Round 3: (Sc 2, inc)x 3. (12 sts)
Round 4: (Sc 3, inc)x 3. (15 sts)
Round 5: (Sc 4, inc)x 3. (18 sts)
Rounds 6-8 (3 rounds): Sc 18.
Round 9: (Sc, dec)x 6. (12 sts)
First Fin: Cut the yarn and fasten off.
Second Fin: Do not fasten off. Continue from the second Fin to join the Fins together.
Join Fins:
Round 1: (Sc, dec)x 4 in First Fin; working in Second Fin, (sc, dec)x 4. (16 sts)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail to attach the Tail to the Body.
ATTACHING THE TAIL
Using the yarn tail from the Tail, sew the Tail to the end of the Body.
Secure the yarn ends, then hide them inside the toy.
ATTACHING THE PECTORAL FINS
Using sewing pins, pin the Pectoral Fins to the sides of the Body between Rounds 15 and 22 of the Body.
Using the yarn tail from each Fin, sew the Fins on the Body.
Secure the yarn ends, then hide them inside the toy.
ATTACHING THE DORSAL FIN
Using sewing pins, pin the Dorsal Fin on the top of the Body between Rounds 17 and 27 of the Body (see photos in downloadable PDF).
Using the yarn tail from the Fin, sew the Fin on the Body.
Secure the yarn end, then hide it inside the toy.
EMBROIDERING THE EYEBROWS
Using two sewing pins for each eye, mark where you want to embroider the eyebrows. Position them one st away from the eye, slanting from Round 10 to 11 of the Body (see photo in downloadable PDF).
Using black cotton yarn, make a stitch between the marked sts for each eye.
Do not cut the yarn. Continue to embroider a smile.
EMBROIDERING THE SMILE
Using two sewing pins, mark 2 sts in Round 1 of the Body, 7 sts apart (see photo in downloadable PDF).
Using black cotton yarn, make a long stitch between the marked sts in the shape of a smile.
Make 2 tiny vertical sts over the long st, in the lower half of Round 1, 3 sts apart, to secure the smile shape.
Secure the yarn ends, then hide them inside the toy.
EMBROIDERING THE ROSES
With the mohair yarn and tapestry needle, make 2 Woven Pinwheel Roses at the side of the dorsal fin.
Make 5 sts on the Body in a star/pinwheel shape.
Starting at the base of one of the stitches (near the center of the pinwheel), weave the yarn over one stitch, then under the next stitch, around and around, until the rose is formed.
Secure the yarn ends, then hide them inside the toy.
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