Hurray, my sewing mojo is back, especially into sewing animal plush toy from socks. I hope the inspiration keeps flowing in as I have many animals related craft on my to-sew list. Craft design is so fun when the inspiration starts flowing in. Just a little tweak from the previous pattern Sock Unicorn Whale, here comes a new pattern of sea creatures in Craft Passion – the Sock Shark.
The Sock Shark is sewed from a single piece of adult ankle sock (a pair can make 2 sharks), a scrap of white felt, a pair of button eyes and yellow embroidery floss, it is then stuffed by the polyester filling material to hold its shape. The length of this sock shark is roughly 9″ long from head to tail. For your ease of sewing, along with the details of the instruction, I have also included the pattern template on the tutorial page.
Human fears of shark because of it’s powerful jaws and the big wide mouth full of sharp teeth. Contrary to the brutal character of the man-eater has given, Sock Shark is soft and huggable, it has the most friendly big smiling mouth with the harmless well aligned zigzag teeth. Sock shark is child-friendly and it is perfect to make as a gift for any occasion.
Here they are, Sock Shark and Sock Unicorn Whale, the twin sea creatures live together harmoniously and peacefully in the sea world. Though they are totally different species, they acknowledge and respect each other for their differences. May the world behaves the same and creates a better place for the human to live together without any prejudice.
I am excited to try the shark, is this pattern true to size or do I have to redraw it on 2″ graph paper. When I printed it out it says check your printing scales. And it has a 2″ scale at the bottom of the page. I am not good with computers so HELP me.
The template is through to size only if you didn’t scale the printing, so make sure to check your print setting at your computer that it is not scaled. After you have printed it out, use a ruler to measure the 2″ scale to counter check if you have printed it in the correct size.
When I want to make one of the free patterns, I run into a problem. My computer is in one room and sewing machine in a different room. I am sure that other people have the same problem/set up.
I do not print out a lot of extra pages that are not really part of the pattern.
How am I suppose to do this?
Thank you so much for this pattern! I was able to make the cutest shark =)
Oh wow, glad that you have done it. 🙂 Please share it in your social media and tag @craftpassion if possible. Thanks for telling us here.
These are absolutely incredible shark! I loved the idea on using Sock Unicorn Whale. Thank you so much for sharing this post. Great pictures. Keep posting!
These Sock Sharks are absolutely adorable! I’m going to try making one with my 6 year old. Great job on the tutorial!
Ohhh this is so cool! I’ve got a baby nephew who will love this! Thanks for the inspiration. 🙂
– Mike, https://www.thecraftygentleman.net
really beautiful ! what a lovely idea ! thank you for sharing ! bonne journée !
Geneviève . ( from Paris , France )
Love the shark,cuteness overload