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Create this cute penguin with a cap that would make a great gift for kids and friends. The perfect size for little hands, this sweet penguin amigurumi is designed to have a soft body making it the ideal playmate for children. To create this crochet penguin you need only basic skills and a little time to make it. Finished toy size depends on yarn and hook combination.
Designed and photos by @_hopeart_toys
Translated by Amiguroom Toys
Materials:
- For penguin: YarnArt Jeans yarn (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 50 g/160 m) and 2.0 mm crochet hook
- For cap: Houseyarn mink yarn (mink cashmere 90%, microfiber 10%, 50 g/350 m) and 3.0 mm knitting needles
- Black embroidery floss
- Stitch marker
- Tapestry needle
- Fiberfill
Abbreviations:
R = row
mc = magic circle
ch = chain
st = stitch
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
= 12 = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
(…)* 6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated
Free amigurumi penguin pattern
Head
R 1: 6 sc in mc = 6
R 2: (inc)* 6 = 12
R 3: (1 sc, inc)* 6 = 18
R 4: (2 sc, inc)* 6 = 24
R 5: (3 sc, inc)* 6 = 30
R 6: (4 sc, inc)* 6 = 36
R 7: (5 sc, inc)* 6 = 42
R 8: (6 sc, inc)* 6 = 48
R 9: 48 sc
R 10: 17 sc (main color), 6 sc (white), 8 sc (main), 6 sc (white), 11 sc (main) = 48
R 11: 17 sc (main), 7 sc (white), 6 sc (main), 7 sc (white), 11 sc (main)
R 12: 17 sc (main), 8 sc (white), 4 sc (main), 8 sc (white), 11 sc (main) = 48
R 13: 17 sc (main), 9 sc (white), 2 sc (main), 9 sc (white), 11 sc (main) = 48
R 14-17: 17 sc (main), 20 sc (white), 11 sc (main) = 48 (4 rows)
R 18: (6 sc, dec)* 6 = 42
R 19: (5 sc, dec)* 6 = 36
R 20: (4 sc, dec)* 6 = 30
R 21: (3 sc, dec)* 6 = 24
R 22: (2 sc, dec)* 6 = 18
Sl st and fasten off.
Body
R 1: 6 sc in mc = 6
R 2: (inc)* 6 = 12
R 3: (1 sc, inc)* 6 = 18
R 4: (2 sc, inc)* 6 = 24
R 5: (3 sc, inc)* 6 = 30
R 6: (4 sc, inc)* 6 = 36
R 7: (5 sc, inc)* 6 = 42
R 8-18: 42 sc (11 rows)
R 19: (5 sc, dec)* 6 =36
R 20: (4 sc, dec)* 6 = 30
R 21: (3 sc, dec)* 6 = 24
R 22: (2 sc, dec)* 6 = 18
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Wings (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in mc = 6
R 2: (1 sc, inc)* 6 = 9
R 3: (2 sc, inc)* 6 = 12
R 4: (3 sc, inc)* 6 = 15
R 5-9: 15 sc (5 rows)
R 10: (3 sc, dec)* 3 = 12
R 11: (2 sc, dec)* 3 = 9
Stuff a little with filler.
Fold top of the wing flat and 4-5 sc through both sides across.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Feet (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in mc = 6
R 2: (1 sc, inc)* 6 = 9
R 3: (2 sc, inc)* 6 = 12
R 4: 12 sc
Do not stuff.
Fold top of the foot flat and 1 dc, sl st, 1 dc, sl st, 1 dc, sl st through both sides across.
Fasten off.
Tail
R 1: 6 sc in mc = 6
R 2: (1 sc, inc)* 6 = 9
R 3: (2 sc, inc)* 6 = 12
R 4: 12 sc
Do not stuff.
Fold top of the tail flat and 5 sc through both sides across.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Cap
With mink yarn in two threads and 3.0 mm knitting needles.
Cast on 40 sts.
The cap is knitted in stockinette stitch (1 row knit, next row purl).
Work in stockinette stitch 24 rows.
Bind off.
Fold in half and sew one side.
For the ties make 36 ch for each one.
Assembly
Sew the head to the body.
Embroider eyes in R 16-17 (they are 4 sts long and 1 st height), eyebrows in R 11.
Using a brown yarn embroider a nose in R 16 in the center of the head (it is 2 sts long and 1 st height).
Sew the wings to the body at an angle between R 18 and R 19.
Then sew the tail on the back side in the center of the body between R 9 and R 10.
At last sew the feet in the front of the body between R 5 and R 9.
