Cute Duckling

Free Cute Duckling crochet tutorial by Marina (marina***).

With this pattern, you can crochet a small duckling. For this amigurumi project, any acrylic, cotton, or cotton blend yarn and a suitable crochet hook will work.

Finished toy size is about 14 cm.

Materials and Tools

• Baby Wool yarn (40% wool, 20% bamboo, 40% acrylic, 175 m / 50 g), about 20 g
• Crochet hook
• Safety eyes
• Toy stuffing
• Wire for the legs
• Dressmaker pins
• Needle for sewing parts
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR — magic ring
• ch — chain stitch
• sc — single crochet
• sl st — slip stitch
• inc — increase
• dec — decrease

Cute Duckling Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Head

1 rnd. 6 sc in MR
2 rnd. 6 inc = 12 sc
3 rnd. 1 sc, inc = 18 sc
4 rnd. 2 sc, inc = 24 sc
5 rnd. 3 sc, inc = 30 sc
6 rnd. 4 sc, inc = 36 sc
7 rnd. 5 sc, inc = 42 sc
8-12 rnd. = 42 sc
13 rnd. 5 sc, dec = 36 sc
14 rnd. 4 sc, dec = 30 sc
15 rnd. 3 sc, dec = 24 sc
16 rnd. 2 sc, dec = 18 sc
17 rnd. 1 sc, dec = 12 sc
18 rnd. 6 dec = 6 sc

Pull the opening closed and fasten off. Leave a tail for sewing.

Body

1 rnd. 6 sc in MR
2 rnd. 6 inc = 12 sc
3 rnd. 1 sc, inc = 18 sc
4 rnd. 2 sc, inc = 24 sc
5 rnd. 3 sc, inc = 30 sc
6 rnd. 4 sc, inc = 36 sc
7 rnd. 5 sc, inc = 42 sc
8 rnd. 6 sc, inc = 48 sc
9 rnd. 7 sc, inc = 54 sc
10-17 rnd. = 54 sc
18 rnd. 9 dec, (dec, 1 sc) x 12 = 33 sc
19-20 rnd. = 33 sc
21 rnd. 5 dec, 23 sc = 28 sc
22 rnd. 28 sc
23 rnd. 14 dec = 14 sc
24 rnd. (1 dec, 2 sc) 3 times, dec = 10 sc
25-31 rnd. = 10 sc
32 rnd. dec to the end

Pull the opening closed, fasten off, cut the yarn, and weave in the end.

Wings

1 rnd. 6 sc in MR
2 rnd. 6 inc = 12 sc
3 rnd. 1 sc, inc = 18 sc
4 rnd. 2 sc, inc = 24 sc
5 rnd. 3 sc, inc = 30 sc
6 rnd. fold the piece in half, join with sc = 15 sc
7 rnd. 3 sc, 3 ch, sl st, 5 ch, sl st, 7 ch, sl st, 9 ch, sl st, 11 ch, sl st, 13 ch, sl st, 15 ch, sl st, 14 ch, sl st, 13 ch, sl st, 12 ch, sl st

From round 7, the second wing is crocheted in reverse: from 12 ch, sl st to 3 ch, sl st, 3 sc.

Tail

1 rnd. 6 sc in MR
2-3 rnd. = 6 sc
4 rnd. 6 inc = 12 sc
5 rnd. 1 sc, inc = 18 sc

Fasten off and cut the yarn. Leave a tail for sewing.

Feet

The feet consist of two parts.

Foot

1 rnd. 6 sc in MR
2 rnd. 6 inc = 12 sc
3-8 rnd. = 12 sc
9 rnd. 1 sc, inc = 18 sc
10 rnd. = 18 sc
11 rnd. = dec to the end

Make a bump in the upper part of the piece and stitch it.

Leg

1 rnd. 4 sc in MR, crochet to the desired length.

Insert wire and sew the parts together. You can wrap yarn around the wire.

Beak

1 rnd. 6 sc in MR
2 rnd. 6 inc = 12 sc
3 rnd. 1 sc, inc = 18 sc
4 rnd. 2 sc, inc = 24 sc

Crochet to the desired length. Fold the piece in half, make a bump in the upper part, and stitch it.

Toy Assembly

• Make the eye shaping: mark the eye placement with pins, insert the needle from below, bring it out near the first pin, then return to the bottom of the head.
• Pass the needle through several stitches, bring it out by the second pin, return to the bottom of the head, pull tight, and secure the yarn. You can insert the eyes during the shaping.
• Pin the parts in place and sew them on.
• Make a tuft: tie strands to the top of the head and fluff them.