(Eaten by a shark- the pattern……….. Finally)
Hi, Thanks for stopping by – here you can find the free crochet pattern for crochet shark blanket I designed for my son.
A little later than planned (as life gets in the way), but here is my free pattern for a crochet shark tail blanket.
The shark was made when my son wanted a mermaid tail kind of thing like his sister had – but being a boy – didn’t actually want to be a mermaid (Mermaid tail pattern can be found here)!
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And the Alligator pattern here!
Why I made the Free crochet shark blanket
I hate sewing things together – so the body of the shark is made in a continuous round. There’s now a video made by myself, a 5 and 7 year old showing how to make the body!
>>>Video with increased volume can be found here
Finished items may be sold, but the pattern remains my property, I just ask that you give credit to me, Vicki Roberts at offthehookforyou.co.uk – and link this blog.
Here we go – my first real attempt at a pattern (for someone else to follow rather than me and my scribbles) – so please let me know if things don’t make any sense……..
All terms are USA croceht terms
FHDC = Foundation Half Double Crochet
HDC = Half Double Crochet
SC – Single Crochet
SS = Slip Stitch
Ch = chain
DC = Double Crochet
DC cluster = 3 DC in same space, or for the first one in a row, Ch3, 2DC in gap.
Bobble Stitch – YO, Pull through, YO, go through 2 loops, YO, Pull through, YO go through 2 loops, – keep repeating until there are 4 loops on your hook (after the pull through 2 loops), then YO and pull through all 4 loops.
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I made this with Aran weight wool (Grey) – and for 7 year old it took about 450g or about 1100 yards, and a 6mm hook.
>>>Videos for the whole shark and how to make it can be found on my YouTube Channel
Tail – Using a 6mm hook – Make 2 Row 1 – FHDC 28 stitches Row 2- Chain 2, 25 HDC (leaving 2 not crocheted on the end), Ch2 Row 3- HDC back to the same place the previous row started. Ch2 Row 4 – 24HDC across, Ch2 Row 5 – HDC back to the same place the previous row started. Ch2 Continue this sequence (losing 2 stitches each 2 rows) until you are left with 12 stitches left. Make another exactly the same. Join 2 shorter edges together by either sewing or SC. Body of the Shark – 7.0mm Hook Row 1 – FHDC 35 – join together the top with a SS (producing a circle)
Row 2- Ch3, 2DC in the 1st stitch, skip 2 stitches, in the *third stitch 1 DC Cluster*. repeat the * until back to the beginning. SS over to the top of the chain 3. (12 DC Clusters)
Row 3- Ch3, 1DC, Ch1, 2DC over where you have SS. 1 DC cluster in the next 5 spaces. 2DC, Ch1, 2DC, 1 DC cluster in the next 5 spaces. SS over to top of ch3.
Row 4- Ch3, 2DC in same gap (over the SS join). In the next gap (which should be the 2dc ch1 2dc)- do a 2dc, ch 1 2dc, 1 DC cluster in the next 6 spaces (which puts you over the 2dc ch1 2dc gap again) do a 2dc ch 1 2dc, followed by 1 DC cluster in the next 5 spaces, SS over. (Row 3 is basically repeated – but the number of DC clusters each side varies to ensure the 2dc ch1 2dc are all in the same place) Row 5- Ch3, 2DC in same gap (over the SS join). 1Dc cluster. In the next gap (which should be the 2dc ch1 2dc)- do a 2dc, ch 1 2dc, 1 DC cluster in the next 7 spaces (which puts you over the 2dc ch1 2dc gap again) do a 2dc ch 1 2dc, followed by 1 DC cluster in the next 5 spaces, SS over.
Row 6 – Ch3, 2DC in same gap (over the SS join). 2Dc cluster. In the next gap (which should be the 2dc ch1 2dc)- do a 2dc, ch 1 2dc, 1 DC cluster in the next 8 spaces (which puts you over the 2dc ch1 2dc gap again) do a 2dc ch 1 2dc, followed by 1 DC cluster in the next 5 spaces, SS over.
Row 7- Ch3, 2DC in same gap (over the SS join). 3Dc cluster. In the next gap (which should be the 2dc ch1 2dc)- do a 2dc, ch 1 2dc, 1 DC cluster in the next 9 spaces (which puts you over the 2dc ch1 2dc gap again) do a 2dc ch 1 2dc, followed by 1 DC cluster in the next 5 spaces, SS over.
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Row 8 – Ch3, 2DC in same gap (over the SS join). 4Dc cluster. In the next gap (which should be the 2dc ch1 2dc)- do a 2dc, ch 1 2dc, 1 DC cluster in the next 10 spaces (which puts you over the 2dc ch1 2dc gap again) do a 2dc ch 1 2dc, followed by 1 DC cluster in the next 5 spaces, SS over. (Stop increasing here for a 3-4 year old – 31cm diameter).
Row 9 – Ch3, 2DC in same gap (over the SS join). 5Dc cluster. In the next gap (which should be the 2dc ch1 2dc)- do a 2dc, ch 1 2dc, 1 DC cluster in the next 11 spaces (which puts you over the 2dc ch1 2dc gap again) do a 2dc ch 1 2dc, followed by 1 DC cluster in the next 5 spaces, SS over. (Stop increasing here for a 4-5 year old – 34cm diameter).
Row 10 – Ch3, 2DC in same gap (over the SS join). 6Dc cluster. In the next gap (which should be the 2dc ch1 2dc)- do a 2dc, ch 1 2dc, 1 DC cluster in the next 12 spaces (which puts you over the 2dc ch1 2dc gap again) do a 2dc ch 1 2dc, followed by 1 DC cluster in the next 5 spaces, SS over. (Stop increasing here for a 5-6 year old – 37cm diameter).
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Row 11 – Ch3, 2DC in same gap (over the SS join). 7Dc cluster. In the next gap (which should be the 2dc ch1 2dc)- do a 2dc, ch 1 2dc, 1 DC cluster in the next 13 spaces (which puts you over the 2dc ch1 2dc gap again) do a 2dc ch 1 2dc, followed by 1 DC cluster in the next 5 spaces, SS over. (Stop increasing here for a 7-8 year old – 39.5cm diameter).
Row 12 (or the stop increasing row) – Ch3, 2DC in same gap (over the SS join).1 DC cluster in each gap, ss to join.
Row 12 is repeated until you get to the desired length (height) of the shark before the mouth. for a 7-8 year old – this was 55 rows! Finish off.
Jaws – 7.0mm hook (A video has been made to help and can be found here)
Lie the body flat so the 2dc ch 1 2dc are on either edge (This shows you where mouth should go). Find the middle cluster (vertical down the centre – mark with a stitch marker) and join your yarn. My pattern now only describes to 7-8 year old version – Just reduce by 2 stitches for each decrease in size).
Row 1 – Ch 3 2dc in same space, 1 dc cluster in the next 15 gaps. Turn – ss over the top of the last DC Cluster.
Row 2 – Ch 3 2dc in same space, 1 dc cluster in the next 14 gaps. Turn – ss over the top of the last DC Cluster.
Row 3 – Ch 3 2dc in same space, 1 dc cluster in the next 13 gaps. Turn – ss over the top of the last DC Cluster. Keep reducing this way until you have 3 DC Clusters left. Fold these in half and SC along them to join together to produce a snout. Smaller jaw – Leave 2 DC cluster gaps either side of the larger jaw – and repeat as per the larger jaw. Finish off.
Blood – 7.0mm hook Change to red – I didn’t have any aran weight yarn – so use 2 strands of double knitting. Go around the edges of the jaws and the gaps with HDC, about 3 HDC per cluster – but this really isn’t important. Finish off.
Teeth – 7.0mm hook. These are done in bobble stitch. Change to white (again I used 2 strands of a white double knitting). *Bobble stitch, Slip stitch on the inside on the gums so it’s not seen 3 stitches), bobble stitch* all the way round. Eye – 6.0mm hook – make 2 (Using 2 strands of Double knitting in each colour)
With Black Magic ring, 8 SC in the ring, SS over 2SC in each stitch, SS over *2SC in 1 st stitch, the 1 SC* – repeat* to the beginning of the circle. Change to white, *2 HDC in 1 st, 1 HDC in next 2 stitches* to the beginning of the circle.
Fin – 6.0mm hook
Grey Aran weight yarn Row 1 – FHDC x 28, ch 2 Row 2 – 26 HDC, Ch 2 Row 3 – HDC all the way over, Ch 2. Row 4 – 23 HDC, HDC 2 tog at the end, Ch 2 Row 5 – 21 HDC, HDC 2 tog at the end, Ch 2 Repeat this until there are no stitches left!
Sewing together
Sew on the tail at the bottom – folding the sides in to fit the hole at the base. Position the fin and sew to the main body, and add eyes.
Finished items may be sold, but the pattern remains my property I just ask that you give credit to me, Vicki Roberts at offthehookforyou.co.uk – and link this blog.
Voila – you should have a shark – now you just need a child to be ‘eaten’ by it! I’d love to know what you think – and if you make one – see any pictures!
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