Sharks, Sharks, Sharks!!!

My adorable son, Christian at 11 months! (Oh how time flies.)

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This pattern is for the matching shark beanie ONLY. I created the beanie specifically to match these slippers. The pattern for these slippers can be found at Stacie71's etsy shop. Link: https://www.etsy.com/transaction/175486602?ref=fb2_tnx_title

The pattern for the hat (which will fit from 1 year to 3T - I know because it also fit my 3 year old) is below.

Shark Beanie

Size: 12 months to 3T (very stretchy hat)
Hook: I & J
Gauge: 2 rows of DC = 1”
Material: Grey, White, 2 black buttons

Special stitches:

-          Magic circle – wrap yarn around your first two fingers so that you form an X over the index finger, inster hook into circle, pull working strand into circle and ch however many are needed

-          Invisible join – take hook out of last loop, insert it into both loops of the first st, grab up the last loop again and pull it through; proceed to next round (ch 2 in this design).

-          Picot stitch – ch 3, join with sl st into 3^rd ch from hook (so the first ch you make)

Round 1) Using Magic Circle, ch 2, 12 dc in circle, pull tight, join to first dc (ch 2 does not count as dc here and throughout), join to first st with invisible join (at the end of every roung) – 12 dc

Round 2) Ch 2, 2 dc in same st as joining and in every st around – 24 dc

Round 3) Ch 2, 1 dc in same st as joining, 2 dc in next st, *1 dc in next st, 2 dc in next st* around – 36 dc

Round 4) Ch 2, 1 dc in same st as joining, 1 dc in next st, 2 dc in next st, *1 dc in next 2 st, 2 dc in next st* around – 48 dc

Round 5 -11) Ch 2, 1 dc in every st around – 48 dc

Round 12) Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, sc in every st around 48 sc

Earflap 1

Row 1) Sl st in next 6 st, ch 1, hdc in next same st as ch 1, hdc in next 10 – 11 hdc

Row 2) Ch 1, hdc dec in first 2 st, hdc to last 2 hdc, hdc dec in last 2 – 9 hdc

Row 3 – 5)  repeat round 2 

Row 6) Ch 1, hdc dec in next 3 st – 1 hdc  tie off

Earflap 2

Row 1) Join in 16^th st from tie off of round 11 with sl st, ch 1, hdc in same st as joining, hdc in next 10 st – 11 hdc

Row 2) Ch 1, hdc dec in first 2 st, hdc to last 2 hdc, hdc dec in last 2 st – 9 hdc

Row 3 - 5) repeat round 2

Row 6) Ch 1, hdc dec in next 3 st – 1 hdc tie off

Trimming

Join in st of tie off from round 11 with sl st, sc in same st as joining, sc in every st to ear flap except for the st right next to flap (skip it), sc up flap, 3 sc at top of ear flap (in same st) and then sc down ear flap working stitches evenly, sc in every st across to next ear flap (except the sc right next to flap – skip it) and then repeat instructions until you reach the first sc and join. There doesn’t need to be a specific number of stitches here, just make them as even as possible when doing the ear flaps.

Trim loose ends.

Fin

Row 1) Ch 11, sc in 2^nd ch from hook and across – 10 sc

Row 2) Ch 1, sc in every st across  - 10 sc

Row 3) Repeat row 2

Row 4) Ch 1, sc dec in first 2 st , sc in next 6, sc dec over last 2 – 8 sc

Row 5) Ch 1, sc in ever st across – 8 sc

Row 6) Ch 1, sc in next 6 sc, sc dec in last 2 sc – 7 sc

Row 7) Ch 1, sc dec in first 2 sc, sc to end – 6 sc

Row 8) Ch 1, sc in next 4 sc, sc dec  - 5 sc

Row 9) Ch 1, sc dec in first 2 sc, sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in last st  – 5 sc

Row 10) Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in next 2 sc, sc dec in last 2 – 5 sc

Row 11) Ch 1, sc dec in first 2 st and in second 2 st, 2 sc in last st – 4 sc

Row 12) Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc dec in next 3 st – 3 sc

Row 13) Ch 1, 1 sc across – 3 sc

Make 2, sew together. Leave a long tail on the second one to use to tie it together. Leave an inch and a half open so you can tuck the fin inside out and finish sewing it closed. Then sew it on to the top of hat.

Eyes

Using black and the magic circle, ch 2, 10 dc in circle – tie off with long tail for sewing eye on.

Teeth

Use a J hook and two strands of white. You are going to join on the stitch nearest the fin. You want the slip stitch fronts to be facing you. Join with sl st and make a picot stitch, *sk next st and sl st into next st and do another picot* until you reach the second fin and then tie off.

Special notes: If you want it to be sized more specifically for a 12 month old, lose one row of dc. This will shorten a bit.