Ducklings

Free Ducklings crochet tutorial by @vsevyazanoe.
With this tutorial, you can crochet tiny plush ducklings. For this amigurumi project, any plush yarn and a matching crochet hook will work. The author offers 4 duck versions. They are all similar but have slight differences. All toys are crocheted top-down, starting from the head with lower feet.
You can use the toy as a cute keychain.
Materials and Tools
- Plush yarn: yellow and orange
- Crochet hook
- Safety eyes
- Synthetic poly filling
- Stitch markers
- Pins
- Needle for sewing parts
- Scissors
Abbreviations
- MR - magic ring
- sl st - slip stitch
- ch - chain stitch
- sc - single crochet
- inc - increase
- dec - decrease
- (...) x n - repeat n times
Tiny Amigurumi Crochet Ducklings Pattern

Duck 1 (photo 1)
1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 3 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 3 (24)
5-6. 24 sc
7. 7 sc, in front loop only 3 dc (wing), 4 sc, IN ORANGE in front loop only 3 dc (beak), 4 sc, wing, 6 sc (24)
8-10. 24 sc. In round 8, do not forget to crochet sc into the remaining half loops behind the wings
11. 10 sc, IN ORANGE foot, 4 sc, IN ORANGE foot, 8 sc (24)
12. 12 dec (12). Do not forget the remaining half loops behind the feet
13. 6 dec. Cut the yarn, fasten off, and close the opening
Duck 2
The pattern is the same as Duck 1, just without round 10 (photo 2)
Duck 3 (mini) (photo 3)
1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 3 (18)
4. 18 sc
5. 4 sc, in front loop only 2 dc (wing), 3 sc, IN ORANGE in front loop only 2 dc (beak), 3 sc, wing, 5 sc (18)
6-7. 18 sc. In round 6, do not forget to crochet sc into the remaining half loops behind the wings
8. 6 sc, IN ORANGE foot, 4 sc, IN ORANGE foot, 6 sc (18)
9. 11 dec. Do not forget the remaining half loops behind the feet. Cut the yarn, fasten off, and close the opening
Duck 4 (mini) (photo 4)
1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 3 (18)
4-5. 18 sc
6. 4 sc, in front loop only 2 dc (wing), 3 sc, IN ORANGE in front loop only 2 dc (beak), 3 sc, wing, 5 sc (18)
7-9. 18 sc. In round 7, do not forget to crochet sc into the remaining half loops behind the wings
10. 7 sc, IN ORANGE foot, 2 sc, IN ORANGE foot, 7 sc (18)
11. 11 dec. Do not forget the remaining half loops behind the feet. Cut the yarn, fasten off, and close the opening
General Notes for All
The feet and beak may curl downward; I turn them outward. Insert the eyes on both sides of the beak.