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SHARK POUFFE

NOTES

Sharkis workedusingtheamigurumimethod,

workingina continuousspiralwithoutclosing

offtheroundwitha ss.It mayhelptousea

stitchmarkerinthefirststitchof each round,

movingit upasyouwork.

SHARKPOUFFE

BODY

Using30mm hook and Yarn A, make a magic

loop.

Round1 (RS)Ch1,10dcintoloop.[10sts]

Round2 (RS)2dcineachstaround.[20sts]

Round 3 (Dc in next st, 2dc in next st) 10 times.

[30sts]

Round 4 (Dcinnext 2 sts, 2dc in next st) 10

times.[40sts]

Rounds5-9Dcineach st around.

ChangetoYarnB.

Rounds10-15AsRound5.

StufftheShark,orinsertsingleduvet.If using

toystuffing,continuetostuffasyouwork.

Round 16 (Dc in next 3 sts, dc2tog) 8 times.

[32sts]

Round 17 (Dc in next 2 sts, dc2tog) 8 times.

[24sts]

Round 18 (Dc in next st, dc2tog) 8 times.

[16sts]

Round 19 (Dc2tog)8 times.[8sts]

Round 20 (Dc2tog)4 times.[4sts]

Fastenoff, use the tail to close off Round 20.

DORSALFIN

Using30mmhookandYarnA,ch10.

Row 1 Dcinthesecondchfrom hook and in

eachchtoend,turn.[9sts]

Row 2 Ch1,(dc2tog) first 2 sts, dc in each dc to

end,turn.[8sts]

Rows3-8AsRow2.[2sts]

Row 9 Ch1,(dc2tog).

Fastenoff.

PECTORALFIN(MAKE2)

Using30mmhookandYarnA,ch6.

Row 1 AsRow1 ofDorsalFin.[5sts]

Rows2-4AsRow2 ofDorsal Fin. [2 sts]

Row 5 Ch1,(dc2tog).

Fastenoff.

TAIL

Using30mmhookandYarnB,ch5.

Row 1 Dcinsecondchfrom hook and in each

chacross,turn.[4sts]

Rows2-4Ch1,dcineachstacross,turn.

Row 5 Ch4 (counts as dtr throughout), tr in st at

baseofch-4, dc in next 2 sts, (tr, dtr) in last st.

[6sts]

Row 6 Ch4,tr innextst,dcinnext 2 sts, tr in

nextst,dtrinlastst,turn.

WorkaroundTail.

NextroundCh1,dcineach st and row end

around,sstobegdc.

Fastenoffand weave in ends.

EYES(MAKE2)

Usinga 9mm hook and black, make a magic

loop.

Round1 (RS)Ch1,12dcinto loop, ss to top of

begdctojoin.[12 sts]

Fastenoff.

Usingwhitechunkyyarnscrap,sewa small

straightlinestoneach Eye. You can use the

image as a guide.

TOMAKEUP

Usethephotosasa guidetomakeupthe

Shark.Usingblackchunkyyarnscrap,sewthe

mouth in a zigzag shape over Rounds 10-11.

Likea rapidlytiringtoddler,thissharkis

downrightadorablewhilestillvaguely

threatening,andtheperfectpiecetohost

yourfeetandscareyourpets.Tokeephimin

long-termhealthconsideryourstuffing

carefully– foamstuffingcanbebetterfor

keeping the shape of items like footrests.

SUPER

CHUNKY XL

9MM

30MM

YOUWILLNEED
QWoolCoutureGentleGiant
(10 0%puremerino, 50 0g/50m)
2 ballsof:
YarnAGrey
YarnBCream
QA smallamountof:
Anychunkyblackyarn
Anychunkywhiteyarn
QA 30mm(US50)hook
QA 9mm(US13)hook
QToys tuf f ingorsingledu ve t
Formainyarnandhooks
contactWoolCouture
http://www.woolcouturecompany.com

TENSION
Tensionis notcriticalforthisproject,
butit mayaffect the yarn quantities
required

MEASUREMENTS
Sharkcircumferencemeasures
14 0 cm(55in)aroundwides t p oint

ABBREVIATIONS
For a full list, see page 92

EASY

PEASY

Thepouffeis hookedusingtheamigurumi

method, ending with the cream base

Thecartoon-esqueeyesarebroughttolife

with a white twinkle highlight stitched on

Nosharkis completewithouta swishingtail

• this one is worked in dc, tr and dtr stitches