Shark Time Pouch

designed by Tamara Kelly, 2012, all rights reserved

https://www.mooglyblog.com/shark-time-pouch/

Fan of Discovery’s Shark

Week®? Know a kid who
loves sea creatures? Need
something to perk up your
own shark week?

This pouch is just the right

size for pencils, markers…
etc! Take a bite out of
organization! Or at least put
a very toothy grin on your
face...

MATERIALS
US – G/6 hook, 4.25 mm 2 black buttons or toy/doll eyes

Main color: 100 yards of Sport or 6″ white zipper

Worsted Weight gray yarn, any fiber
7″ x 1″ piece of white felt
Gill slit color: 2 yards of Sport or
Worsted Weight darker gray yarn, any
fiber Helpful Video Tutorials:
Thread: gray to match main color, black, • magic circle
and white, a few yards of each • seamless join

Copyright Tamara Kelly, 2012, all rights reserved. This written pattern is for personal use by the
purchaser only, and not to be copied or distributed. You are welcome to sell items made from
this pattern.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Body (main color):
For the body, the pattern starts by
working in the round, then switches to
rows, then back to working in the
round. For the sake of continuity, both
rounds and rows will be referred to as
rows here, and the work is turned at the
end of each.
Row 1 (RS): Using the magic circle, work
6sc into the ring. Join with a sl st and
turn. (6 sc)
Row 2 (WS): Ch1. [Sc in the next st, sc 2
in the next st] 3 times. Join with sl st and
turn. (9 sc)
Row 3: Ch1. [Sc in the next 2 sts, sc 2 in
the next st] 3 times. Join with sl st and
turn. (12 sc)
Row 4: Ch1. [Sc in the next 3 sts, sc 2 in
the next st] 3 times. Join with sl st and
turn. (15 sc)
Row 5: Ch1. [Sc in the next 4 sts, sc 2 in
the next st] 3 times. Join with sl st and
turn. (18 sc)
Row 6: Ch1. [Sc in the next 5 sts, sc 2 in
the next st] 2 times. Sc in the next 3 sts.
Leave remaining sts unworked. Turn. (17
sc)
Row 7: Ch1. [Sc in the next 6 sts, sc 2 in
the next st] 2 times. Sc in the next 3 sts.
Turn. (19 sc)
Copyright Tamara Kelly, 2012, all rights reserved. This written pattern is for personal use by the
purchaser only, and not to be copied or distributed. You are welcome to sell items made from
this pattern.
Row 8: Ch1, and sc evenly across. Turn.
(19 sc)
Row 9: Ch1. [Sc in the next 7 sts, sc 2 in
the next st] 2 times. Sc in the next 3 sts.
Turn. (21 sc)
Row 10: Ch1, and sc evenly across. Turn.
(21 sc)
Row 11: Ch1. [Sc in the next 8 sts, sc 2 in
the next st] 2 times. Sc in the next 3 sts.
Turn. (23 sc)
Row 12: Ch1, and sc evenly across. Turn.
(23 sc)
Row 13: Ch1. [Sc in the next 9 sts, sc 2 in
the next st] 2 times. Sc in the next 3 sts.
Turn. (25 sc)
Row 14: Ch1, and sc evenly across. Turn.
(25 sc)
Row 15: Ch1. [Sc in the next 10 sts, sc 2
in the next st] 2 times. Sc in the next 3
sts. Turn. (27 sc)
Row 16: Ch1, and sc evenly across. Ch 9
and join with sl st to first st of row. Turn.
(36 sts)
Row 17: Ch1. [Sc in the next 11 sts, sc 2 in
the next st] 3 times. Join with sl st and
turn. (39 sc)
Row 18 – 33: Ch1, and sc evenly across.
Join with sl st and turn. (39 sc)
Row 34: Ch1. [Sc in the next 11 sts,
sc2tog] 3 times. Join with sl st and turn.
(36 sc)
Row 35 – 36: Ch1. Sc evenly across. Join
with sl st and turn. (36 sc)
Row 37: Ch1. [Sc in the next 7 sts,
sc2tog] 4 times. Join with sl st and turn.
(32 sc)
Row 38 – 39: Ch1. Sc evenly across. Join
with sl st and turn. (32 sc)
Row 40: Ch1. [Sc in the next 6 sts,
sc2tog] 4 times. Join with sl st and turn.
(28 sc)
Row 41 – 42: Ch1. Sc evenly across. Join
with sl st and turn. (28 sc)
Row 43: Ch1. [Sc in the next 5 sts,
sc2tog] 4 times. Join with sl st and turn.
(24 sc)
Row 44 – 45: Ch1. Sc evenly across. Join
with sl st and turn. (24 sc)
Row 46: Ch1. [Sc in the next 4 sts,
sc2tog] 4 times. Join with sl st and turn.
(20 sc)
Row 47 – 48: Ch1. Sc evenly across. Join
with sl st and turn. (20 sc)
Row 49: Ch1. [Sc in the next 3 sts,
sc2tog] 4 times. Join with sl st and turn.
(16 sc)
Copyright Tamara Kelly, 2012, all rights reserved. This written pattern is for personal use by the
purchaser only, and not to be copied or distributed. You are welcome to sell items made from
this pattern.
Row 50 – 51: Ch1. Sc evenly across. Join
with sl st and turn. (16 sc)
Row 52: Ch1. [Sc in the next 2 sts,
sc2tog] 4 times. Join with sl st and turn.
(12 sc)
Row 53: Ch1. Sc evenly across. Join with
sl st and turn. (12 sc)
Row 54: Ch 1. Pinch sides together
vertically and sc the seam closed,
working through both sides in each
stitch. (6 sc) “Base sts” made. Do not
break yarn. Move to Tail instructions
below.
Tail:
Row 1: Ch 8. Sl st in the 2nd ch from the
hook. Work hdc in the next 2 sts, dc in
the next 2 sts,trc in the next 2 sts. Then
in the base sts, work dc in next st, hdc
in next st, sc in next st, sl st loosely in
next 3 sts.
Row 2: Now at the opposite side of the
base, ch 8. Sl st in the 2nd ch from the
hook. Work hdc in the next 2 sts, dc in
the next 2 sts, trc in the next 2 sts. Then
in the base sts, work dc in next st, hdc
in next st. Break yarn and use seamless
join to finish off.
Row 3: Join yarn at base of tail with a sl
st. Sc around entire tail, working 2 sc
into each of the points of the fins. Break
yarn and finish off. Weave in ends.
Jaw:
Row 1: Join the yarn with a sl st to the
unworked side of the chains from Row
16 of the Body. Ch1 and sc evenly
across. Turn. (9 sc)
Row 2: Ch1. Sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog, sc
in last 4 sts. Turn. (8 sc)
Row 3: Ch1. Sc evenly across. Turn. (8sc)
Row 4: Ch1. Sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog, sc
in last 3 sts. Turn. (7 sc)
Row 5: Ch1. Sc evenly across. Turn. (7
sc)
Row 6: Ch1. Sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog, sc
in last 2 sts. Turn. (6 sc)
Row 7: Ch1. Sc evenly across. Turn. (6
sc)
Row 8: Ch1. Sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog, sc
in last 2 sts. Turn. (5 sc)
Row 9: Ch1. Sc evenly across. Turn. (5
sc)
Row 10: Ch1. Sc2tog, sc in next st,
sc2tog. Turn. (3 sc)
Row 11: Ch1. Sc evenly across. Break
yarn and weave in ends. (3 sc)
Row 12: Join yarn at right jaw corner and
sc evenly around bottom jaw. Break
yarn and weave in ends.
Copyright Tamara Kelly, 2012, all rights reserved. This written pattern is for personal use by the
purchaser only, and not to be copied or distributed. You are welcome to sell items made from
this pattern.
Teeth:
Cut top half of felt strip in zig zag “teeth”
pattern, leaving bottom half uncut.
Using white thread, sew the uncut side
of the felt to the bottom half of the
zipper fabric, with the felt teeth slightly
covering the zipper teeth.
Using a gray thread that matches the
Body color, sew zipper into the mouth
opening of the shark. Teeth may point
up or down, it’s just personal
preference.
Eyes:
Using black thread, sew eyes (or
buttons) to body as shown.
Top (Dorsal) Fin:
Row 1: Leaving a 6″ tail, ch 6. Sc in the
2nd ch from hook and in each ch to
end. Turn. (5 sc)
Row 2: Ch1. Sc2tog, sc even in
remaining sts. Turn. (4 sc)
Row 3: Ch1. Sc in the first 2 sts, then
sc2tog. Turn. (3 sc)
Row 4: Ch1. Sc2tog, sc in last st. Turn. (2
sc)
Row 5: Ch1. Sc2tog. Turn. (1 sc)
Row 6: Ch1. Sc in top st, then turning
work clockwise, sc around all 3 sides of
the triangle, working 2 sc in each point.
Break yarn and use seamless join to
finish off in the first st of the round. Sew
to top of shark and weave in ends.
Side (Pectoral) Fins (make 2):
Row 1: Ch 2. Sc in the 2nd ch from the
hook. Turn. (1 sc)
Copyright Tamara Kelly, 2012, all rights reserved. This written pattern is for personal use by the
purchaser only, and not to be copied or distributed. You are welcome to sell items made from
this pattern.
Row 2: Ch1. Work 2 sc into st. Turn. (2
sc)
Row 3: Ch1. Sc in next st, sc 2 in last st.
Turn. (3 sc)
Row 4: Ch1. Sc in next st, sc 2 in next st,
sc in last st. Turn. (4 sc)
Row 5 – 9: Ch1. Sc evenly across. Turn.
(4 sc)
Row 10: Ch1. Sc evenly across, then
working 2 sc in the last st, turn work
clockwise and continue to sc around
sides. Work 2 sc in each point. Break
yarn, leaving a 6″ tail, and sew to each
side of Body.
Gill Slits (darker gray) (make 6):
Leaving a 4″ tail, ch 6. Break yarn and
finish off. Sew 3 gill slits to each side of
shark, curving them slightly as shown in
photos.