Crochet Baby Penguin Free Pattern

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SKILL LEVEL: Beginner

YARN: Medium Weight Cotton Yarn (Lace 4) in Black, Gray, White, Pink and Yellow

OTHER MATERIALS: Polyester Fiber Filling; 9 mm Black Plastic Safety Eyes

HOOK SIZES: E/3,50 mm

STITCHES USED and ABBREVIATIONS: magic ring (mr), chain (ch), slip stitch (sl st), single crochet (sc), decrease (dec), increase (inc), fasten off (F/O).

INSTRUCTIONS: work in rows (join with a sl st and ch1 at the end of each row) otherwise instructed.

HEAD and BODY (black, white and gray yarn)

1) start working with black yarn, 8 sc in a mr (8)

2) sc inc around (16)

3) *1 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (24)

4) *2 sc, 1 sc inc *, repeat ** around (32)

5) *3 sc, 1 sc inc *, repeat ** around (40)

6-8) sc even (40)

9) *4 sc, 1 sc inc *, repeat ** around (48)

10) 17 sc with black yarn, 4 sc with white yarn, 6 sc with black yarn, 4 sc with white yarn, 17 sc with black yarn (48)

11) 16 sc with black yarn, 6 sc with white yarn, 4 sc with black yarn, 6 sc with white yarn, 16 sc with black yarn (48)

12) 15 sc with black yarn, 8 sc with white yarn, 2 sc with black yarn, 8 sc with white yarn, 15 sc with black yarn (48)

13) 15 sc with black yarn, 8 sc with white yarn, 2 sc with black yarn, 8 sc with white yarn, 15 sc with black yarn (48)

14) 15 sc with black yarn, 18 sc with white yarn, 15 sc with black yarn (48)

15-16) 15 sc with black yarn, 18 sc with white yarn, 15 sc with black yarn (48)

17) keep working with black yarn, *4 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** twice, 3 sc, switch to white yarn, 1 sc, 1 sc dec, *4 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** twice, 3 sc, switch back to black yarn, 1 sc, 1 sc dec, *4 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** twice (40); start stuffing the head

18) keep working with black yarn, *3 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** twice, 3 sc, switch to white yarn, 1 sc dec, *3 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** twice, 3 sc, switch back to black yarn, 1 sc dec, *3 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** twice (32): insert plastic safety eyes between rounds # 13-14

19) switch to gray yarn, *4 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (40)

20-25) sc even (40); keep stuffing the doll as you go

26) *3 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (32)

27) *2 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (24)

28) *1 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (16); finish stuffing the doll

29) sc dec around (8); F/O and close the hole

1) 6 sc in a mr (6)

2) *2 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** twice (8); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn to attach the beak to the penguin’s head.

1) 8 sc in a mr (8); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn

to attach the cheeks to the penguin’s head.

1) 6 sc in a mr (6)

2) *2 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** twice (8)

3) sc even (8); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn to sew the wing to the side of the body.

Do not stuff the wing, flatten it instead before attaching it between rounds #19-22.

1) 4 ch, 2 sc in the 2nd ch from the hook, 1 sc, 2 sc inc in the last ch, keep working on the opposite side of the foundation chain, 1 sc, 1 sc inc in the last st that already contains 2 sc (10)

2) sc even (10)

5) flatten the feet and work through both layers now, 5 sc (5); ch1 and turn

6) 1 sc dec, 1 sc, 1 sc dec (3); F/O and close the hole; leave a long tail of yarn to attach the feet to the bottom of the body.

1) 6 sc in a mr (6)

2) *2 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** twice (8)

3) *3 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** twice (10); F/O and leave a long string of yarn to sew the tail to the back of the body. Stuff the tail lightly before attaching it.