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Free Amigurumi Shark Pattern: Crochet Bruce the Shark

Free Amigurumi Shark Pattern: Crochet Bruce the Shark


Designer: My Cosy Crochet Sanctuary

Instagram: @mycosycrochetsanctuary

Hello Amigurumi Lovers…

One of the free amigurumi crochet patterns we will share today is the amigurumi Bruce the shark, whose photos and design belong to My Cosy Crochet Sanctuary. You can learn how to crochet these shark using the free amigurumi pattern. Thanks to My Cosy Crochet Sanctuary for this cute shark.

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Materials and tools

7mm hook

Blanket ° yarn

Stitch markers

Stuffing

20mm safety eyes

Tapestry ° needle

Scissors

Black thread or felt to embroider face details such as mouth and gills.

Abbreviations

MR: Magic ring

R. Round

Sc: Single crochet

Inc: Increase

Dec: Decrease

Hdc: Half double crochet

Hdc inc: Half double crochet increase

Finished size: 44 cm × 20 cm.


AMIGURUMI SHARK FREE CROCHET PATTERN

Dorsal fin

R1. MR: 3 sc, 2 hdc, 1 sc (6)

R2. 3 sc, 2 hdc, inc, 1 sc (8)

R3. 3 sc, 1 hdc inc, 2 hdc, 1 hdc inc, 1 sc (10)

R4. 3 sc, 6 hdc, 1 sc (10)

R5. sc all around (10)

Fasten off and leave a long enough tail for sewing.

Stuff the fin for it to keep the shape.


Pectoral fin

R1. in MR: 3 sc, 2 hdc, 1 sc (6)

R2. 3 sc, 1 hdc inc, 1 hdc, 1 sc (7)

R3. 3 sc, 2 hdc, 1 hdc inc, 1 sc (8)

R4. 3 sc, 1 hdc inc, 3 hdc, 1 inc (10)

R5. 3 sc, 1 hdc, 1 hdc inc, 3 hdc, 1 sc, 1 inc (12)

R6. 3 sc, 6 hdc, 3 sc (12)

R7. sc all around (12)

R8. Crochet both sides together with 6 sc (6)

Fasten off and leave a tail long enough for sewing.

Tail

Small part:

R1. 4 sc in MR (4)

R2. (1sc,linc)×2 (6)

R3. (2sc,linc)×2 (8)

R4. (3sc,linc)×2 (10)

Fasten off and leave a tail for closing the gap before round 2 of joining.


Joining:

R1. 2 sc, 3 dec, 1 sc, join with the first stitch of small fin using 1 sc, 1 sc, 5 dec, 1 sc (14)

R2. 1 sc, 2 dec, 2 sc, 3 dec, 1 sc (9)

R3. (1sc,dec)×3 (6)

Big part:

R1. 4 sc in MR (4)

R2. (1sc,linc)×2 (6)

R3. (1sc.1inc)×3 (9)

R4. (2sc,1inc×3 (12)

R5. sc all around (12)

Do not cut, stuff both fins and continue with joining.

Body

R1. (1sc,1inc)×3 (9)

R2. sc all around [9)

R3. (2sc,linc)×3 (12)

R4. (2sc,linc)×4 (16)

R5 sc all around (16)

R6. (3sc,1inc)×4 (20)

R7. 2 sc, (1inc,3sc)x2, 2 sc, (3sc,linc)×2 (24)

R8. (3sc,linc)x6 (30)


R9-10. sc all around (30) / for 2 rounds.

R11. (4sc,1inc)×6 (36)

Start stuffing

R12 sc all around [36

R13. (5sc,1inc)x6 (42)

R^4. losc.incixo 48)

R15-16. sc all around (48) / for 2 rounds.

R17. (6sc,1dec)×6 (42)

R18. (5sc,1dec)×6 (36)

R19. (4sc,1dec)x6 (30)

R20 sc all around 30


Add safety eyes between row 18-19

R21. (3sc,1dec)x6 (24)

R22. sc all around 24

R23. (1sc,1dec)×8 (16)

R24. sc all around (16)

R25. 4 sc, 4 dec, 4 sc (12)

Finish stuffing the body.

R26. dec all around (6)

Close the head

Sewing fins

Sew the pectoral fins on either side of the sharks body around rows 13 from the mouth.

The tail should have the big part facing upward when doing this.


Sew the dorsal fin in the centre of the shark top around 2 rows back from the pectoral fins.

Embroider gills

Cut a piece of black O varn about 20 cm/8 inches

Just before the front edae of the pectoral fin. embroider 3

vertical lines decreasing by 2 stitches in lenath toward the

mouth a are about a stitch anart from each other

Entering from bottom of the shark and out point A, enter B (approximately 7 stitches apart) and exit C, (two rows toward the mouth and 1 stitch lower than A) then enter D (approximately five stitches apart and exit E (two rows toward the mouth, and one stitch down from B) and finally enter F (approximately 3 stitches apart) and out from the bottom of the shark. Fasten off and weave in ends.



Embroider mouth

Cut a piece of black yarn about 20 cm/ 8 inches.

Embroider the mouth as such:


Insert your a needle under the head, and bring it up where your mouth starts. Draw the yarn through, leaving a short yarn tail.

Insert your needle about 8 stitch to the left and pulling your needle to another point through

the center of the mouth.

Insert your needle in the same spot but around the black thread.

Pull your needle through the right side of the mouth about 1 stitches up diagonally.

Put your needle downward about 2 stitch and go through the other side of the mouth about

1 stitch down diagonally. Go up about 2 stitch.

Use your needle to go through the same spot to the starting point under the head.

Bruce the crochet shark is ready!



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