Learn to Make an Adorable Amigurumi Shark Keychain

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Materials Needed
3. Body
   1. Making the Magic Ring
   2. Round 1: 4sc
   3. Round 2: 1double inc, 3sc
   4. Round 3: 1sc, 1double inc, 4sc
   5. Round 4: 2sc, 1double inc, 5sc
   6. Round 5: 3sc, 1double inc, 6sc
   7. Round 6: 4sc, 1double inc, 7sc
   8. Round 7: 5sc, 1double inc, 6sc, 1double inc, 1sc
4. Changing Yarn Color
5. Filling the Body
6. Shaping the Shark's Body
   1. Round 8: 6sc, 1double inc, 8sc, 1double inc, 2sc
   2. Round 9: 7sc, 1double inc, 10sc, 1double inc, 3sc
   3. Round 10: 8sc, 1double inc, 12sc, 1double inc, 4sc
   4. Round 11: 9sc, 1double inc, 14sc, 1double inc, 5sc
   5. Round 12: 10sc, 1double inc, 16sc, 1double inc, 6sc
   6. Round 13: 11sc, 1double inc, 18sc, 1double inc, 7sc
7. Adding Eyes
   1. Using Beads
   2. Using Tacks
8. Finishing the Shark's Body
   1. Round 14: 42sc
   2. Round 15: 11sc, 1double dec, 18sc, 1double dec, 7sc
   3. Round 16: 1inc, 9sc, 1double dec, 7sc, 1inc, 8sc, ...,1double dec, 6sc
   4. Round 17: Changing Yarn Color
   5. Round 17: 2sc with grey yarn

Amigurumi Shark: A Step-by-Step Tutorial

Amigurumi is a Japanese crochet technique for creating small stuffed toys. In this tutorial, we will learn how to make a cute amigurumi shark. This little shark can be used as a key ring or toy, perfect for both children and adults. So grab your crochet hook and let's get started!

Materials Needed

To make this amigurumi shark, you'll need the following materials:

• Thin cotton yarn (Cablè n°5) in two colors
• 2mm or 1.75mm crochet hook
• Wadding
• Woolen needle
• Scissors
• Beads or tacks for eyes
• Needle and thread (if using beads for eyes)
• Key ring and pliers (optional, if making a keychain)

Now that we have everything we need, let's begin making the body of the shark.

Body

Making the Magic Ring

To start, we'll create a magic ring. This will be the base for our crochet work.

Round 1: 4sc

In the magic ring, crochet 4 single crochets (sc).

Round 2: 1double inc, 3sc

In the second round, crochet 1 double increase (double inc) and 3 single crochets. This will give us a total of 6 stitches.

Round 3: 1sc, 1double inc, 4sc

In the third round, crochet 1 single crochet, 1 double increase, and 4 single crochets. This will give us a total of 8 stitches.

Round 4: 2sc, 1double inc, 5sc

In the fourth round, crochet 2 single crochets, 1 double increase, and 5 single crochets. This will give us a total of 10 stitches.

Round 5: 3sc, 1double inc, 6sc

In the fifth round, crochet 3 single crochets, 1 double increase, and 6 single crochets. This will give us a total of 12 stitches.

Round 6: 4sc, 1double inc, 7sc

In the sixth round, crochet 4 single crochets, 1 double increase, and 7 single crochets. This will give us a total of 14 stitches.

Round 7: 5sc, 1double inc, 6sc, 1double inc, 1sc

Continue this pattern until round 13, where we'll have 42 stitches.

Changing Yarn Color

In round 17, we'll change the yarn color to add some variation to our shark.

Round 17: 2sc with grey yarn

Crochet 2 single crochets using grey yarn to create the last step of the second single crochet. Then, continue with the white yarn for the rest of the round.

Now that we've completed the body of the shark, let's move on to the next step.