Lemon Shark & Little Lemon by Briana Thompson

Lemon Shark & Little Lemon

Knitting
September 2026
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
9 stitches and 11 rows = 1 inch
US 1 - 2.25 mm
20 - 50 yards (18 - 46 m)
English
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Always sweet and never sour, this Lemon Shark is knit in the round on double-pointed needles. Fins are added by picking up stitches and knitting directly onto the body. A bonus pattern for Little Lemon is included at the end.

Finished Size
Lemon Shark is approximately 4¾”/12cm long and 2”/5cm wide
Little Lemon is 1”/2.5cm long and ½”/1.25cm wide

Materials
Small toys such as these use trial amounts of yarn. Dig in your stash or splurge on a ball in the perfect color. You’ll have lots of yarn left over for more toys!
One set of 2.25mm (US size 1) double pointed needles (dpns)
Less than one ball of Rauma Garn Finull in Bright Yellow or similar yarn in fingering weight
Small amount of green yarn for the leaf
Scrap of black fingering weight yarn for the eyes
Small amount of poly or wool batting for stuffing
Darning needle
Removable stitch marker

Skills to know or learn
Circular cast on
Picking up stitches
Increasing/decreasing