Whale Shark Pattern

Supplies

3mm Crochet Hook

Dark Blue and White Worsted Weight Yarn

8mm Safety Eyes

Stuffing

Needle

Scissors

Abbreviations

Ch-Chain

Sc-Single Crochet

Dec-Decrease

Hdc-Half Double Crochet

Fo-Fasten Off

Finished Size

13 Inches

Body

Rd1:You will be starting at the bottom of his body. 7sc in magic ring (Or ch2, 7sc in second ch from hook) (7)

Rd2:Sc, [sc, inc] x 3 (10)

Rd3-6:Sc x 10 (10)

Rd7:[Sc, inc] x 5 (15)

Rd8:Sc x 15 (15)

Rd9:Sc, [sc, inc] x 7 (22)

Rd10-13:Sc x 22 (22)

Rd14:Sc x 4, [sc, inc] x 4, sc x 10 (26)

Rd15:Sc x 3, inc x 10, sc x 13 (36)

Rd16-19:Sc x 36 (36)

Rd20:[Sc x 3, inc] x 9 (45)

Rd21-28:Sc x 45 (45)

Rd29:[Sc x 4, inc] x 9 (54)

Rd30-31:Sc x 54(54)

Rd32:[Sc x 6, inc] x 7, sc x 5 (61)

Rd33:Sc x 61 (61)

Rd34:Sc, [sc x 5, inc] x 10 (71)

Rd35-37:Sc x 71 (71)

Rd38:Sc x 4[sc x 8, inc] x 7, sc x 4 (78)

Rd39-52:Sc x 78 (78)

Rd53:[Dec in front loop, sc in front loop x 3] x 15, sc in front loop x 3 (63)

Rd54-55:Sc x 63 (63)

Rd56:[Sc x 5, dec] x 9 (54)

Rd57:Sc x 54 (54), fo

Pectoral Fin (Make 2)

Row1:Ch5 (5)

Row2:Turn, sc x 4 (4)

Row3:Turn, ch, inc, sc x 2, inc (6)

Row4:Turn, ch, inc, sc x 4, inc (8)

Row5-6:Turn, ch, sc x 8 (8)

Row7:Turn, ch, sc x 3, inc, sc x 4 (9)

Row8-20:Turn, ch, sc x 9 (9) , fo at the end of Row20

Caudal Fin (Tail)

Row1:Ch6 (6)

Row2:Turn, sc x 5 (5)

Row3:Turn, ch, inc, sc x 3, inc (7)

Row4:Turn, ch, inc, sc x 5, inc (9)

Row5:Turn, ch, inc, sc x 7, inc (11)

Row6:Do not turn, ch13, now turn, sc x 23, ch 5 (41)

Row7:Turn, sc x 27 (27)

Row8:Turn, ch, sc x 27 (27)

Row9:Turn, ch, hdc x 6, sc x 8, hdc x 13 (27), place a st marker in the last st of this Row

Row10:Do not turn, sc around the entire piece to the stitch before the st marker sc x 63 (63), fo

First Dorsal Fin

Row1:Ch2 (2)

Row2:Turn, 2sc in second ch from hook (2)

Row3:Turn, ch, inc x 2 (4)

Row4:Turn, ch, sc x 4 (4)

Row5:Turn, ch, inc, sc x 2, inc (6)

Row6:Turn, ch, inc, sc x 4, inc (8)

Row7:Turn, ch, sc x 8 (8)

Row8:Turn, ch, inc, sc x 6, inc (10)

Row9-11:Turn, ch, sc x 10 (10)

Row12:Turn, ch, inc, sc x 8, inc (12)

Row13-14:Turn, ch, sc x 12 (12), fo at the end of Row14

Smaller Fin (Make 3)

Row1:Ch2 (2)

Row2:Turn, 2sc in second ch from hook (2)

Row3:Turn, ch, inc x 2 (4)

Row4-6:Turn, ch, sc x 4 (4), fo at the end of Row6

Mouth

Row1:Ch18 (18)

Row2:Turn, sc x 17 (17)

Row3-4:Turn, ch, sc x 17 (17)

Row5:Turn, ch, inc x 3, sc x 11, inc x 3 (23)

Row6-10:Turn, ch, sc x 23 (23), place a st marker in the last st in this row

Rd11:Do not turn, sc around the entire piece to the stitch before the st marker sc x 55 (55)

Assembly:

Stuff your whale firmly. Roll back the mouth on your whale to Rd53, where you single crocheted in the front loops. Now sew your mouth to the back loops of Rd53. Sew on your tail, pectoral fins, dorsal fin, and smaller fins. Now with white yarn sew on small dots in every other stitch, and on every other row, across your whale's back. And weave in all ends.

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