Free Crochet Pattern for Duck Amigurumi

This sweet duck with a bonnet can be used as decoration or as a nice gift for someone special. Not only for Easter! This is a very simple design; it works up very quickly and can easily be finished within one or two episodes of Once Upon a time. This free crochet pattern is very detailed. It comes with easy to follow written instructions and photo tutorial. The photo tutorial contains helpful step-by-step pictures to make the project as easy to follow as possible.

SUPPLIES

ca 50 gr Schachenmayr Catania 50 g/137 yds, Sport Yarn, 5ply in 3 colours: yellow, orange and lavender, a bit of black, crochet hook C, polyester fiber fill stuffing, sewing needle, scissors.

SKILL LEVEL

Easy

SIZE

The ready dog is approx. 19 cm, can be made bigger or smaller depending on the yarn and hook you use.

SKILLS YOU NEED

chain, single crochet, double crochet, half double crochet, slip stitch, increase, decrease

ABBREVIATIONS

Ch =chain

St = stitch

Sc =single crochet

Sl st = slip stitch

dec = decrease stitch (two single crochets together)

inc = increase stitch (two single crochets into one stitch)

Dc = double crochet

Rnd = Round

TIPPS

• Do not join rounds, work in a continuous spiral.
• Use a stitch marker or a piece of yarn to mark the end or the beginning of a round
• All stitches are worked into both loops, unless stated otherwise in the pattern.
• Dog can be made in any desired colours.

Seamsless way of changing color when working in the round

Pick up the new color at the end of the round: inset your hook into the stitch, yarn over the new color and pull through the stitch and the loop on your hook to complete the stitch.

SHIFT STITCH

Sometimes during a work of the spiral amigurumi, you need to keep the work symmetrically. As work tends to twist to the right you need to adjust position of the marker periodically (beginning of the round).

Shift stitch is an extra stitch you work at the end of a round to make your work look symmetrical. If you notice that marker moves right, you need to work one extra stitch in the end of the round and move marker for one stitch (now 2nd st of the round becomes 1st). this is shift stitch.

The shift stitch is not included in the round description. To check if it’s time to work shift stitch fold your work in half and check if marker still goes straight or use a yarn that marks a straight line.

You may think this is a increase, but it isn’t. This way you don’t increase or decrease the amount of stitches. The stitches count remains the same.

INSTRUCTIONS

BODY and HEAD

Start with yellow color yarn.

Rnd 1: 6 sc into Magic Ring

Rnd 2: inc 6 times (12 stitches)

Rnd 3: *sc in next st, inc* (18 stitches)

Rnd 4: *sc in each of next 2 sts, inc* (24 stitches)

Rnd 5: *sc in each of next 3 sts, inc* (30 stitches)

Rnd 6: *sc in each of next 4 sts, inc* (36 stitches)

Rnd 7: *sc in each of next 5 sts, inc* (42 stitches)

Rnd 8: *sc in each of next 6 sts, inc* (48 stitches)

Rnd 9: sc in each of next 48 stitches

Rnd 10: *sc in each of next 7 stitches, inc* (54 stitches)

Rnd 11-20: sc in each of next 54 stitches

Rnd 21: *dec, sc in each of next 7 sts* (48 stitches)

Rnd 22: sc in each of next 48 stitches

Rnd 23: *dec, sc in each of next 6 sts* (42 stitches)

Rnd 24: sc in each of next 42 stitches

Rnd 25: *dec, sc in each of next 5 stitches* (36 stitches)

Rnd 26: sc in each of next 36 stitches

Rnd 27: *dec, sc in each of next 4 stitches* (30 stitches)

Rnd 28: *dec, sc in each of next 3 stitches* (24 stitches)

To add weight to the bottom, add little stones, rice or Poly Pellets.

Stuff firmly.

Rnd 29: *dec, sc in each of next 2 stitches* (18 stitches)

Rnd 30: sc in each of next 18 stitches

Rnd 31: *sc in each of next 2 stitches, inc* (24 stitches)

Rnd 32: *sc in each of next 3 stitches, inc* (30 stitches).

Rnd 33: *sc in each of next 4 stitches, inc* (36 stitches)

Rnd 34: *sc in each of next 5 stitches, inc* (42 stitches)

Rnd 35: *sc in each of next 6 stitches, inc* (48 stitches)

Rnd 36: *sc in each of next 7 stitches, inc* (54 stitches)

Rnd 37: *sc in each of next 8 stitches, inc* (60 stitches)

Rnd 38-45: sc in each of next 18 stitches

Rnd 46: *dec, sc in each of next 8 stitches* (54 stitches)

Rnd 47: sc in each of next 54 stitches

Rnd 48: *dec, sc in each of next 7 stitches* (48 stitches)

Rnd 49-50: sc in each of next 48 stitches

Rnd 51: *dec, sc in each of next 6 stitches* (42 stitches)

Rnd 52: sc in each of next 42 stitches

Rnd 53: *dec, sc in each of next 5 stitches* (36 stitches)

Rnd 54: *dec, sc in each of next 4 stitches* (30 stitches)

Rnd 55: *dec, sc in each of next 3 stitches* (24 stitches)

Stuff firmly.

Rnd 56: *dec, sc in each of next 2 stitches* (18 stitches)

Rnd 57: *dec, sc in the next st* (12 stitches)

Rnd 58: *dec* 6 times.

Bind off.

BEAK

Work with orange color yarn.

Rnd 1: chain 6 stitches

Rnd 2: inc, sc in the next st, 3 sc in the next st, sc in the next st, inc, then, working in the other side of  foundation ch: sc in each of next 5 sts (14 stitches), don´t turn the work but continue crocheting in the round.

Rnd 3: inc, sc in each of next 3 sts, 3 sc in the next st, sc in each of next 3 sts, inc, sc in each of next 5 sts (18 stitches)

Rnd 4: sc in each of next 18 sts

Rnd 5:  sc in each of next 6 sts, 3 sc in the next st, sc in each of next 11 sts (20 stitches)

Rnd 6: sc in each of next 20 sts

Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing to the head of the duck.

FEET

Use orange color for the feet of your duck.

Cast on 13 stitches.

Rnd 1: sc into the 2nd ch from hook and each of next 11 stitches, 3 sc in the next st, working in other side of the foundation chain: sc in each of next 12 stitches.

Continue crocheting in the round:

Rnd 2-3: sc in each of next 24 stitches

Rnd 4: *sc in the next stitch, dec, sc in each of next 7 stitches, dec*, repeat from* twice.

Rnd 5-7: sc in each of next 20 stitches

Rnd 8: *sc in the next stitch, dec, sc in each of next 5 stitches, dec*, repeat from* twice

Rnd 9: sc in each of next 16 stitches

Rnd 10:  *sc in the next stitch, dec, sc in each of next 3 stitches, dec*, repeat from* twice

Rnd 11-12: sc in each of next 12 stitches

Rnd 13: dec 6 times

Do not stuff the foot. Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing. Crochet the second foot the same way.

WING (2x)

Work with yellow color yarn.

Rnd 2: inc 6 times (12 stitches)

Rnd 3: *sc in next st, inc* (18 stitches).

Rnd 4: *sc in each of next 2 sts, inc* (24 stitches).

Rnd 5: *sc in each of next 3 sts, inc* (30 stitches).

Rnd 6: *sc in each of next 4 sts, inc* (36 stitches).

Rnd 7-10: sc in each of next 36 sts

Fold, do not stuff keaving the wing flat, and sew with sc´s. 

Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing. Crochet the second wing the same way.

BONNET

Crochet using the lavender or purple color yarn.

BACK of the BONNET

Rnd 1: Chain 4 stitches, join with slip stitch into a ring. Chain 3 stitches, 11 dc into the ring, slip stitch (12 stitches)

Rnd 2: ch3, dc in the same stitch as chain, 2 dc in each of next 11 stitches, sl st to top of ch 3 (24 stitches)

Rnd 3: ch 3, dc in the same stitch as ch, dc in next stitch, *2 dc in next st, dc in next stitch*, repeat from*to* 11 times, slip stitch to top of ch 3 (36 stitches)

Rnd 3: ch 3, dc in the same stitch as ch, dc in next stitch, *2 dc in next stitch, dc in each of next 2 stitches*, repeat from*to* 11 times, slip stitch to top of ch 3 (48 stitches)

BODY of the BONNET

Rnd 1: ch 1, sc in the same st as chain, *skip the next stitch, 5 dc shell in the next stitch, skip the next stitch, sc in next stitch*, repeat from* to* 9 times (9 shells), turn the work.

Rnd 2: ch 5 (counts as 1 dc and ch 2), dc in the same sc as chain, *chain 4, skip the next shell, 2 dc separated by 2 ch stitches in the next sc,*, repeat from* until the end of the row, turn the work.

Rnd 3: ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in chain-2 space, *skip the next 2 stitches, sc in the center dc of the next shell, skip the next 2 stitches, 5 dc shell in ch-2 space*, repeat from* to* 8 times, end with 3 dc in ch-2 space, turn the work.

Rnd 4: ch 2, skip the next shell, *2 dc separated by 2 chain stitches in the next sc, chain 4, skip the next shell*, repeat from* to* 9 times, dc in the last stitch, turn the work.

Rnd 5: ch 1, sc in the same stitch as chain, *5 dc shell in ch-2 space, skip the next 2 stitches, sc in the center dc of the next shell, skip the next 2 stitches *, repeat from* till the end of the row, sc in the last stitch, turn the work.

Rnd 6-9: repeat rows 2-5 one more time.

Rnd 10: ch 5 (counts as 1 dc and ch 2), dc in the same sc as chain, *chain 4, skip the next shell, 2 dc separated by 2 ch stitches in the next sc,*, repeat from* until the end of the row, turn the work.

Rnd 11: ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in chain-2 space, *3 dc in ch-2 space, picot of 3 ch, 2 dc in the same ch-2 space, skip 2 st, sc in center dc of next shell, skip next 2 st *, repeat from* to* till the end of the row, 3 dc into the last ch-2 space.

Do not bind off.

NECKLINE

Rnd 1: chain 50 stitches, slip stitch in eahc of next 49 chain, sc in each of next stitch along the neckline, chain 50 stitches, slip stitch in each of next 49 chain.

Bind off. Weave in all ends.

ASSEMBLY

Place the beak in its right place on the head. Using the yarn left sew it to the head of your duck.

Mark where you want the eyes to be and embroider them suing the black color yarn. Embroider mouth and eyelashes with black yarn if desired. 

Position wings and sew them to the body of theduck. Be sure to step back and take a look to make sure they are even.

Position feet and sew them to the body of the duck.

Put on hat to the duck and weave in all ends. Ready!

Happy crocheting! Feel free to contact me with any questions. Thank you for stopping by and have a lovely day!