Create your own adorable amigurumi with this free penguin crochet pattern! Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced crocheter, this easy-to-follow pattern is perfect for everyone.
Materials needed are any yarn type with light blue for the head, white for the face, grey for the body and wings, yellow for the beak and feet, light brown for the earmuffs, a 5 mm crochet hook, safety eyes, stuffing, and a tapestry needle.
This tutorial includes how to make the body, wings, and earmuffs, and also how to change between colors in the body part.
It’s perfect as a cozy amigurumi companion, festive decor, or playful gifts, nursery decor, or handmade gifts for penguin lovers.
Designer: LAU Crochet Studio
Materials
- 5 mm crochet hook
- Yarn in colors: light blue, white, grey, yellow, light brown
- Safety eyes
- Needle
- Scissors
- Stuffing
Abbreviations
Mr – magic ring
sc – single crochet
inc – increase
ch – chain
hdc – half double crochet
BO – booble stitch
BLO – back loop only
dec – decrease
sl st – slip stitch
Instructions
You will find underlined instructions. This means that at that specific point, you need to change color.
Penguin
Begin with light blue yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a Mr (6)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: (1 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 5: (3 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (30)
Rnd 6: 12 sc, 2 sc, 2 sc, 2 sc, 12 sc (30)
Rnd 7: 9 sc, inc, sc, 3 sc, 2 sc, 3 sc, inc, 9 sc, inc (33)
Rnd 8-9: 12 sc, 8 sc, 13 sc (33)
Rnd 10: 5 sc, inc, 5 sc, 5 sc, inc, 4 sc, 6 sc, inc, 5 sc (36)
Cut the white yarn and tie it inside. In the last stitch of R10, change to grey yarn.
Rnd 11: 11 sc, inc, 11 sc, inc, 11 sc, inc (39)
Rnd 12: 8 sc, ch 5
Start in the second chain form the hook
4 hdc on the chain, 21 sc, ch 5
Again, start in the second chain from the hook and make 4 hdc on the chain, 10 sc (39)
Rnd 13: 6 sc, inc, 12 sc, inc, 12 sc, inc, 6 sc (42)
Rnd 14: 13 sc, inc, 13 sc, inc, 13 sc, inc (45)
Rnd 15: 17 sc, BO, 6 sc, BO, 20 sc (45)
Insert eyes between R8-9, 4 stithes apart.
Begin to stuff.
Rnd 16: BLO (1 sc, 1 dec) x 15 (30)
Rnd 17: (1 sc, 1 dec) x 10 (20)
Rnd 18: dec x 10 (10)
Rnd 19: dec x 5 (5)
To close the hole, insert the needle in the front loop of every stitch of the last round. At the end pull the yarn and hide the tail inside.
With orange embroider the beak between the eyes.
Earmuffs
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a Mr (6)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3: 12 sc (12)
Fasten off, cut the yarn and leave a tail for sewing.
Make one more identical piece without cutting the yarn, but ch 15 and join it to the first piece with a sl st.
Leave a long tail to sew the armuffs on the head.
