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Sharkito the Polite Shark MINIGURUMI PATTERN (PRINT VER.)

Written by Tanya Lee

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Hi! Thank you for purchasing this pattern! I enjoyed making these sharks so much that Sharkito ended up with a big extended family! This pattern took me so many months and scrapped attempts but I'm very satisfied with the final output and hope you enjoy too!

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If you ever get stuck or notice an error in the pattern, feel free to reach out to [email protected] and I’ll do my best to assist you :) Happy Crocheting! Tanya

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MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Mini Sharkito Monaco Mercerized Cotton Thread 1.10mm Crochet Hook (2) Safety eyes 3mm

Sharkito Mama 4-ply Medium Worsted Weight Acrylic Yarn 2.25mm Crochet Hook (2) Safety eyes 8mm

Stitch Marker Embroidery/sewing threads in black Tapestry/sewing needle Toy stuffing Scissors glue

DIFFICULTY: Suitable for beginners and advanced crocheters.

GAUGE: Use a slightly smaller crochet hook than the suggested size for your yarn and crochet tightly so that the color switches look more seamless.

TERMINOLOGY: This pattern uses US terminology and is worked in a continuous round

FINISHED SIZES: Using a 1.10mm size hook with Monaco Mercerized Cotton 8. My mini sharkito came out 3.5cm tall. With 2.25mm hook and acrylic yarn, Sharkito mama came out 7cm tall. For demonstration purposes, most photos and videos will be showing samples of Sharkito Mama.

ABBREVIATIONS:

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R- Round MR - Magic Ring ch – Chain st – Stitch sk – Skip sc – Single crochet hdc – Half double crochet dc – Double crochet tc - Treble crochet

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inc – Increase dec – Invisible Decrease BLO – Back Loops Only FLO – Front Loops Only (..) – number of stitches in the round s2color - switch to *color*

SHARKITO THE POLITE SHARK PATTERN Head/Body - Start in grey Note: The parts where you work in white for the belly is in bold R1 – 6sc in MR (6) R2 – inc x6 (12) R3 – (inc, 2sc) x2, inc, 2sc, inc, 2sc (16) R4 – (inc, 3sc) x2, sc, sc in same st, 4sc,(sc in same st, 3sc (20) R5 – 3sc, inc, 4sc, inc, 2sc, 2sc, inc, 2sc, 2sc, inc, sc (24) R6 – sc, (inc, 5sc) x2, sc, sc in same st, 6sc, sc in same st, 4sc (28) R7 – 16sc, 7sc, 5sc (28) R8 – 2sc, (inc, 6sc) x2, inc, 6sc, inc, 4sc (32) R9 – 2sc, (inc, 7sc) x2, sc, sc in same st, 8sc, sc in same st, 5sc (36) R10 – 21sc, 9sc, 6sc (36) R11 – inc, 12sc, inc, 7sc, 9sc, 6sc (38) R12 – 8sc, inc, 9sc, inc, 4sc, 4sc, inc, 4sc,5sc, inc (42) R13 – 25sc, 10sc, 7sc (42) R14 – inc, 19sc, inc, 4sc, 10sc, 7sc (44) Insert the eyes between rounds 6 & 7 around 2 stitches from the white belly R15 – 27sc, 10sc, 7sc (44) R16 – dec, 19sc, dec, 4sc, 10sc, 7sc (42) R17 – (dec, 5sc) x3, dec, 2sc, 3sc, dec, 5sc, dec, 5sc (36) Cut off white yarn.

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R18 – (dec, 4sc) x6 (30) R19 – (dec, 3sc) x6 (24) Stuff amigurumi well. R20 – (dec, 2sc) x6 (18) R21 – (dec, sc) x6 (12) R22 – (dec) x6 (6) Finish off and sew close.

The belly may look rough around the edges but don't worry because they will be covered by the fins!

Dorsal fin - Make in grey R1 - 4sc in MR R2 - (inc, sc) x2 R3 - (inc, 2sc) x2 R4 - (inc, 3sc) x2 R5 - (inc, 4sc) x2

(4) (6) (8) (10) (12)

Cut thread leave long tail for sewing.

Fins - Make 2 in grey Leave long tail before you start your chain Ch 7, sk 2nd ch from hook, hdc, dc, dc, tc, tc Cut thread leave long tail for sewing.

Feet - Make 2 in grey R1 – 8 sc in MR (8) Cut thread leave long tail for sewing.

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Tail - Make in grey 1st piece: R1 – ch2, 4sc in 2nd ch from hook (4) R2 – (inc, sc) x2 (6) Cut thread and fasten off, then start on the 2nd piece.

2nd piece: R1 – ch2, 4sc in 2nd ch from hook (4) You will now have 2 pieces of the tail. Join the 2nd piece that's on the hook to the 1st piece we made by crocheting the next round with the combined pieces [img A] Joined round – (inc, 2sc) x2, to the 1st piece, (inc, sc) x2, to the 2nd piece (14) [img B] Cut thread and leave long tail for sewing. Do not stuff tail.

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Bonus: Cup of green tea Sharkito Mama always holds a cup of green tea in case she needs to greet guests. Maybe this is where Sharkito gets his manners. You can add this accessory using crochet thread and 1.10mm hook (the same materials used to make Sharkito) or smaller yarn than what you used to make Sharkito Mama.

Start in ecru or tan yarn (6) R1 – 6sc in MR (12) R2 – inc x6 (12) R3 – BLO sc around R4-6 – sc around [3 rounds] (12) Stuff cup with polyfill

R5 – s2green BLO sc around (12) (6) R6 – dec x6 Cut green yarn and sew hole shut, insert needle through the center of the tea and exit through the center MR on the other side. Pull down yarn tail hard. With the yarn used for the cup, cut long tail to sew on to the belly later.

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SHARKITO THE POLITE SHARK ASSEMBLY Note: Pin the parts before sewing to see if you're happy with the placement.

1. Sew the fins slightly slanted facing the belly laying flat on Rounds 9-11. If you will be letting them hold the cup of tea. Sew on the cup to the belly first and then attach the fins to the cup to let him hold it.

2. Pin the dorsal fin at the back of the shark’s body (between rounds 5 & 9) then sew it in place straight. Attach the tail at the back of the base of the body where it starts to curve. The larger tail fin is above the lower tail fin.

3. Sew the feet on the junction of the shark's belly where the grey and white yarns switches on Round 17.

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4. Face details: Embroider a " " mouth on the belly part on Round 6. It should be in line with the eyes and have 2 white stitches on either side

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With black yarn, embroider the gills beside the eyes on round 7 by making 2 slanting lines. (Optional) Embroider the eye details with white yarn/felt.

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