Large(r) Whale Shark
Material.
7.5 hook (or what you like to use with the yarn choice)
Bernat Blanket Yarn in blue (Country Blue)
Bernat Blanket Yarn in White
16mm Safety Eyes (I used colored eyes with a white rim. You can use solid black and
go down a size or your preference of size eyes and colors)
Abbreviations.
RND: Round
SC: Single crochet
MC: Magic Circle
INC: 2 sc in the next stitch Measurements.
DEC: sc the next 2 stitches Completed project is about 16
together inches long
CH: Chain
FO: Fasten off
SS: Slip stitch
Pattern.
Body.
Rnd 1: 3 sc in a mc
Rnd 2: 3 sc around (3)
Rnd 3: (inc) 3 times (6)
Rnd 4-5 (2 Rnds): 6 sc around (6)
Rnd 6: (2 sc, inc) 2 times (8)
Rnd 7: 8 sc around (8)
Rnd 8: (3 sc, inc) 2 times (10)
Rnd 9: 10 sc around (10)
Rnd 10: (4 sc, inc) 2 times (12)
Rnd 11: 12 sc around (12)
Rnd 12: (5 sc, inc) 2 times (14)
Rnd 13-14 (2 Rnds): 14 sc around (14)
Rnd 15: (6 sc, inc) 2 times (16)
Rnd 16: 16 sc around (16)
Rnd 17: (7 sc, inc) 2 times (18)
Rnd 18-19 (2 Rnds): 18 sc around (18)
Rnd 20: (8 sc, inc) 2 times (20)
Rnd 21: 20 sc around (20)
Rnd 22-26 (5 Rds): 20 sc around (20)
Rnd 27: (9 sc, inc) 2 times (22)
Rnd 28: 22 sc around (22)
Rnd 29: (inc, 9 sc, inc) 2 times (26)
Rnd 30-35 (6 Rnds): 26 sc around (26)
Rnd 36: (dec, 11 sc) 2 times (24)
Rnd 37: (dec, 10 sc) 2 times (22)
Rnd 38: (dec, 9 sc) 2 times (20)
FO leaving long tail for sewing in the mouth.
Add eyes between Round 34 and 35 about 11 to 13 stitches apart (should be on the
side of head where the inc/dec line up. Use pictures for reference).
Add the white spots and lines to the back by using a needle and white yarn. Weave in
and out of the stitches. Use the pictures for guidance but there is no right or wrong way
to add the details (add spots to the fins and tails if you want!).
Start stuffing the body but do not over stuff as you will want it to be some what of a flat
shape and will need room to put the mouth in.
Fins.
(make 4, 2 for side fins and 2 for the tale.)
Rnd 1: 3 sc in a mc
Rnd 2: inc, 2 sc (4)
Rnd 3: inc, 3 sc (5)
Rnd 4: inc, 3 sc, inc (7)
Rnd 5: 7 sc around (7)
Rnd 6: inc, 6 sc (8)
Rnd 7: 8 sc around (8)
Rnd 8: inc, 6 sc, inc (10)
Rnd 9: 10 sc around (10)
FO leaving a long tail for sewing.
Dorsal Fin.
Rnd 1: 3 sc in a mc
Rnd 2: 2 inc, sc (5)
Rnd 3: 2 inc, 3 sc (7)
Rnd 4: 7 sc around (7)
Rnd 5: 2 inc, 5 sc (9)
Rnd 6: 9 sc around (9)
Rnd 7: 2 inc, 7 sc (11)
Rnd 8: 11 sc around (11)
Rnd 9: 2 inc, 9 sc (13)
Rnd 10: 13 sc around (13)
Rnd 11: 2 inc, 11 sc (15)
Rnd 12: 15 sc around (15)
FO leaving a long tail for sewing.
Mouth.
(if you are using leftover yarn that is not the same brand as the body just check
once you get going that the mouth will fit snuggly in the body. Adjust chain
length and number of rows if needed. Directions below are for 20 rows which
measured about 7.5 inches before being folded over. You can adjust how many
rows to make the mouth different sizes.)
Row 1: ch 11, turn, sc in 2nd st from hook 10 sc (10)
Row 2-20: ch 1, turn, 10 sc (10)
FO leaving a tail for sewing.
Fold the mouth in half and sew along the 2 sides with the extra yarn leaving the
top open.
Assembly.
Stuff all the fins.
Add side fins from rounds 22-26.
Sew dorsal fin from rounds 21 to 27.
Sew one of the fins for the tail at the end of the body in a slightly upward angle, then
attach the second fin to the base of the first (see picture below).
Push the mouth into the body so the open part of the mouth lines up with the last round
of the body. Using the long tail from the body, sew the mouth on.
