Lalafanfan Duck

Free Lalafanfan Duck crochet pattern by @yuliya_knitting11.

With this pattern, you can crochet a duck with big cheeks. Any cotton blend yarn will work for this amigurumi, including YarnArt Jeans, Alize Cotton Gold, Gazzal Baby Cotton, and others. Decorate the duck however you like with a ribbon, a small bell, or crocheted clothing.

The finished toy is approximately 8-9 inches (20-23 cm) tall.

Materials and Tools

• YarnArt Jeans yarn: color 35 yellow (1 skein), 20 pink, 77 orange, and 01 white
• 2 mm crochet hook
• Safety eyes
• Fiberfill
• Small bell
• Ribbon
• Needle for sewing the pieces together
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR — magic ring
• sc — single crochet
• inc — increase
• dec — decrease
• (...) x n — repeat n times

Lalafanfan Duck Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Head

Insert the eyes between rounds 19 and 20.

1: 6 sc in MR
2: inc x 6 (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
9: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
10: (8 sc, inc) x 6 (60)
11: (9 sc, inc) x 6 (66)
12: (10 sc, inc) x 6 (72)
13: (11 sc, inc) x 6 (78)
14-25: 78 sc (12 rounds)

26: (11 sc, dec) x 6 (72)
27: (10 sc, dec) x 6 (66)
28: (9 sc, dec) x 6 (60)
29: (8 sc, dec) x 6 (54)
30: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
31: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
32: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
33: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
34: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
35: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
36: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
37: dec x 6 (6)

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

Legs (Make 2)

1: 6 sc in MR
2: inc x 6 (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6-12: 30 sc (7 rounds)

Cut the yarn and fasten off on the first leg. Leave the yarn attached to the second leg and join it to the first leg.

Body

13: 30 sc around the first leg, 30 sc around the second leg (60)
Place a stitch marker.
14-25: 60 sc (12 rounds)
26: (8 sc, dec) x 6 (54)
27: 54 sc
28: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
29: 48 sc
30: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
31-33: 42 sc (3 rounds)

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Arms (Make 2)

1: 6 sc in MR
2: inc x 6 (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5-11: 24 sc (7 rounds)
12: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
13-14: 18 sc

Flatten the opening and crochet both sides together with 3 sc.

Cheeks (Make 2)

With pink yarn:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: inc x 6 (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
3: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
4: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
5-6: 36 sc

Beak

With orange yarn:

Top:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: inc x 6 (12)
3: 12 sc
4: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
5-6: 18 sc

Bottom:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: inc x 6 (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: 18 sc

Sew the top and bottom together.

White Tuft on the Head

1: 6 sc in MR
2: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
3-5: 3 sc (3 rounds)

When made with Alize Softy yarn, the duck measures 10 inches (25 cm) tall and uses 1.5 skeins.