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Get ready to fall in love with this adorable free crochet penguin pattern! This adorable little amigurumi penguin is ready for the chilly weather dressed in a cozy red hat and a matching festive scarf. Whether you are looking to add some handmade charm to your holiday decor, or simply craft a cute companion, this free crochet penguin pattern is the perfect weekend project. Grab your yarn, and let’s make a little penguin friend together!
SUPPLIES YOU NEED
Before you begin, make sure you have the following materials:
cotton yarn (e.g. Schachenmayr Catania 125m/50g) in the following colors: grey, white, yellow and red or choose any colors you want for this project, a bit of black, crochet hook 2,5 mm, black beads or safety eyes 8-10 mm, polyester fiberfill stuffing, safety eyes, scissors, yarn needle.
SKILL LEVEL
I would classify this free amigurumi crochet pattern as an advanced beginner. It is necessary to have some experience with amigurumi before creating this project.
SIZE
The ready amigurumi is approx. 26 cm high, from bottom to top, 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 in the one stitch)
Dc = double crochet
Hdc = half double crochet
Tc = triple crochet
Rnd = Round
* = repeat the instructions for the times indicated
(...) = total amount of stitches
TIPS
- Do not join rounds, work in a continuous spiral.
- Use a stitch marker or piece of yarn to keep track of the last stitch in each round
- All stitches are worked into both loops, unless stated otherwise in the pattern.
- When filling with polyester stuffing, pull apart each large chunk into many smaller chunks. This ensures an even distribution of firmness within the amigurumi
- Amigurumi can be made in any desired colors.
Seamless 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.
INSTRUCTIONS
FOOT (2x)
Crochet using yellow yarn.
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring
Round 2: *increase, single crochet in the next stitch, increase*, repeat from* to* twice (10 stitches)
Round 3: *increase, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, increase*, repeat from* to* twice (14 stitches)
Round 4: *increase, single crochet in each of next 5 stitches, increase*, repeat from* to* twice (18 stitches)
Round 5: *increase, single crochet in each of next 7 stitches, increase*, repeat from* to* twice (22 stitches)
Round 6: *increase, single crochet in each of next 9 stitches, increase*, repeat from* to* twice (26 stitches)
Round 7: *increase, single crochet in each of next 11 stitches, increase*, repeat from* to* twice (30 stitches)
Round 8: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 11 stitches, decrease*, repeat from* to* twice (26 stitches)
Round 9: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 9 stitches, decrease*, repeat from* to* twice (22 stitches)
Round 10: single crochet in each of next 22 stitches
Round 11: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 7 stitches, decrease*, repeat from* to* twice (18 stitches)
Round 12: single crochet in each of next 18 stitches
Round 13: single crochet in each of next 10 stitches, chain 1 stitch, turn the work.
Round 14: skip the next stitch, single crochet in each of next 9 stitches, chain 1 stitch, turn the work.
Round 15: skip the next stitch, single crochet in each of next 8 stitches, chain 1 stitch, turn the work.
Round 16: skip the next stitch, single crochet in each of next 7 stitches, chain 1 stitch, turn the work.
Round 17: skip the next stitch, single crochet in each of next 6 stitches, chain 1 stitch, turn the work.
Round 18: pick up 3 stitches along the side, single crochet in each of next 8 stitches (working into the back loop), pick up 3 stitches along another side, single crochet in each of next 6 stitches (working into the back loop).
Continue crocheting in rounds:
Rounds 19-22: single crochet in each of next 20 stitches
Change the yarn color
Round 23: single crochet in each of next 20 stitches
Bind off the first leg. Work the second leg the same way but don´t fasten off!
Shift stitch
Sometimes during the 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 a 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 an increase, but it isn’t. This way you don’t increase or decrease the number of stitches. The stitches count remains the same.
BODY
Work shift stitch every 3-4 round.
Continue your work using grey color yarn:
Round 1: chain 3 stitches, work one round over both legs (20 stitches of the first leg, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, 20 stitches of the second leg)
Round 2: single crochet in each of next 10 stitches, increase, single crochet in each of next 21 stitches, increase, single crochet in each of next 10 stitches (48 stitches)
Round 3: *single crochet in each of next 7 stitches, increase* (54 stitches)
Round 4: *single crochet in each of next 8 stitches, increase* (60 stitches)
Rounds 5-20: single crochet in each of next 60 stitches
Round 21: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 8 stitches* (54 stitches)
Round 22: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 7 stitches* (48 stitches)
Round 23: single crochet in each of next 54 stitches
Round 24: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 6 stitches* (42 stitches)
Round 25: single crochet in each of next 42 stitches
Start stuffing the body with fiberfill and keep stuffing while crocheting.
Round 26: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 5 stitches* (36 stitches)
Rounds 27-28: single crochet in each of next 36 stitches
Round 29: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches* (30 stitches)
Round 30: single crochet in each of next 30 stitches
Round 31: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (24 stitches)
Round 32: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (18 stitches)
Stuff the body firmly.
HEAD
Change the color of yarn
Round 1: single crochet in each of next 18 stitches
Round 2: increase every stitch (36 stitches)
Round 3: *single crochet in each of next 2 stitches, increase* (48 stitches)
Round 4: *single crochet in each of next 7 stitches, increase* (54 stitches)
Round 5: *single crochet in each of next 8 stitches, increase* (60 stitches)
Round 6: single crochet in each of next 60 stitches
Round 7: *single crochet in each of next 9 stitches, increase* (66 stitches)
Rounds 8-17: single crochet in each of next 66 stitches
Round 18: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 9 stitches* (60 stitches)
Round 19: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 8 stitches* (54 stitches)
Round 20: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 7 stitches* (48 stitches)
Round 21: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 6 stitches* (42 stitches)
Round 22: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 5 stitches* (36 stitches)
Round 23: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches* (30 stitches)
Round 24: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (24 stitches)
Round 25: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (18 stitches)
Stuff firmly.
Round 26: *decrease, single crochet in the next stitch* (12 stitches)
Round 27: *decrease*, repeat 6 times.
Fasten off. Weave in yarn ends.
WING (2x)
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring
Round 2: single crochet in each of next 6 stitches
Round 3: *increase, single crochet in next stitch* (9 stitches)
Round 4: single crochet in each of next 9 stitches
Round 5: *increase, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (12 stitches)
Round 6: single crochet in each of next 12 stitches
Round 7: *increase, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (15 stitches)
Round 8: single crochet in each of next 15 stitches
Round 9: *increase, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches* (18 stitches)
Round 10: single crochet in each of next 18 stitches
Round 11: *increase, single crochet in each of next 5 stitches* (21 stitches)
Rounds 12-14: single crochet in each of next 21 stitches
Round 15: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 5 stitches* (18 stitches)
Rounds 16-17: single crochet in each of next 18 stitches
Round 18: *decrease, single crochet in the next stitch* (12 stitches)
Round 19: single crochet in each of next 12 stitches
Round 20: *decrease* 6 times
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing. Work the second wing the same way.
BEAK (1x)
Crochet using yellow yarn.
Round 1: chain 6 stitches
Round 2: increase, single crochet in the next stitch, 3 single crochets in the next stitch, single crochet in the next stitch, increase, then, working in the other side of foundation chain: single crochet in each of next 5 stitches (14 stitches), don´t turn the work but continue crocheting in the round.
Round 3: increase, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, 3 single crochets in the next stitch, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, increase, single crochet in each of next 5 stitches (18 stitches)
Round 4: single crochet in each of next 18 stitches
Round 5: single crochet in each of next 6 stitches, 3 single crochets in the next stitch, single crochet in each of next 11 stitches (20 stitches)
Rounds 6-7: single crochet in each of next 20 stitches
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing to the head of the penguin.
BELLY
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring
Round 2: increase 6 times (12 stitches)
Round 3: *single crochet in the next stitch, increase* (18 stitches)
Round 4: *single crochet in each of next 2 stitches, increase* (24 stitches)
Round 5: *single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, increase* (30 stitches)
Round 6: *single crochet in each of next 4 stitches, increase* (36 stitches)
Round 7: *single crochet in each of next 5 stitches, increase* (42 stitches)
Round 8: *single crochet in each of next 6 stitches, increase* (48 stitches)
Round 9: single crochet in each of next 48 stitches
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
HAT
Start with red color yarn.
Round 1: 4 single crochets into Magic Ring
Round 2: single crochet in each of next 4 stitches
Round 3: *single crochet in the next stitch, increase* (6 stitches)
Round 4: *single crochet in the next stitch, increase* (9 stitches)
Round 5: single crochet in each of next 9 stitches
Round 6: *single crochet in each of next 2 stitches, increase* (12 stitches)
Round 7: *single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, increase* (15 stitches)
Round 8: single crochet in each of next 15 stitches
Round 9: * single crochet in each of next 4 stitches, increase* (18 stitches)
Round 10: * single crochet in each of next 5 stitches, increase* (21 stitches)
Round 11: single crochet in each of next 21 stitches
Round 12: *single crochet in each of next 6 stitches, increase* (24 stitches)
Round 13: * single crochet in each of next 7 stitches, increase* (27 stitches)
Round 14: single crochet in each of next 27 stitches
Round 15: *single crochet in each of next 8 stitches, increase* (30 stitches)
Round 16: *single crochet in each of next 9 stitches, increase* (33 stitches)
Round 17: single crochet in each of next 33 stitches
Round 18: *single crochet in each of next 10 stitches, increase* (36 stitches)
Round 19: *single crochet in each of next 11 stitches, increase* (39 stitches)
Round 20: *single crochet in each of next 12 stitches, increase* (42 stitches)
Round 21: *single crochet in each of next 6 stitches, increase* (48 stitches)
Round 22: *single crochet in each of next 7 stitches, increase* (54 stitches)
Round 23: single crochet in each of next 18 stitches, working into the front loop of the next 13 stitches: single crochet in each of next 13 stitches, single crochet in each of next 23 stitches
Rounds 24-28: single crochet in each of next 36 stitches
Round 29: single crochet in each of next 18 stitches; single crochet in each of next 13 stitches (insert hook through both loops of the 29th round and through the back loop of the 23rd round); single crochet in each of next 23 stitches
Round 30: *single crochet in each of next 8 stitches, increase* (60 stitches)
Round 31: single crochet in each of next 60 stitches
Round 32: *single crochet in each of next 9 stitches, increase* (66 stitches)
FRONT POST DOUBLE CROCHET
Yarn over, insert your hook between the posts of the first and second stitch of the row below, and then from back to front again between the posts of the second and third stitches
Yarn over and draw the yarn around the post of the stitch. You now have 3 loops on the hook
Yarn over and draw the yarn through the 2 loops on the hook, twice.
One front post double crochet (FP dc) is complete.
Rounds 33-36: chain 3 stitches, *1 fpdc in the next stitch, 1 double crochet in the next stitch*, repeat from* to* till the end of the round.
Fasten off, weave in all yarn ends.
SCARF
Work using red colored yarn.
For the scarf chain 6 stitches, hdc in the 3rd stitch from the hook, *hdc each of next 3 stitches, chain 2 stitches, turn the work*, repeat from* to* for approx. 30cm.
Fasten off, weave in yarn ends.
Cut the yarn twice as long as the length you want. Put the hook through the loop where you want the hair, grab a strand of your yarn and pull it through. Grab the end of the yarn and pull that through the loop
Decorate the scarf as desired, e.g. sew some beads on. Make a pompom and sew it to the hat.
ASSEMBLY
Sew wings to the body.
Using yarn needle sew beak to the head of the penguin. Decide where you will position eyes and sew them to the head of your sweet friend.
Embroider eyebrows with black color yarn. Embroider mouth and proceed to the smile if desired. You can also add eyelashes. Weave in all ends.
Sew the belly to the body of your penguin. Weave in all yarn ends.
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Congratulations! Your cute crochet amigurumi is now complete.
I hope you enjoyed crocheting and found the pattern helpful. Don't forget to share your finished creations with me on social media—I can't wait to see your little penguins come to life, so share a picture here or on Instagram by tagging me @tansuluucrafthaus.
Happy crocheting! Feel free to contact me with any questions. Thank you for stopping by and have a lovely day!
