It's hard to believe that the Discovery Channel has been running its "Shark Week" for 25 years! It seems like such a normal part of summer, to hear folks talking about the terrifying program they saw the night before. 

Here at Crochet Today, though, we're not in the business of frightening readers. Our take on "shark week" is warm and fuzzy—check out our pair of shark patterns, one of which is free! The Shark Hat appears in our September/October 2012 issue, and it's on newsstands right now. The totally adorable Shark Swaddle, which would make a perfect Halloween costume, is a free pattern! 

Make one or both, and send us your photos—we'd LOVE to do one of our "Reader Makes" posts about nothing but these!