Little Goose

Free crochet tutorial for Little Goose by Lesya Konovalova of Letim toys.

Using this pattern, you can crochet a small goose. For this amigurumi, you will need fluffy Alize Softy Plus or Saltera Soft yarn. You can also crochet the toy with regular plush yarn, such as Himalaya Dolphin Baby. The beak and feet are made with YarnArt Jeans. The eyes are embroidered.

Materials and Tools

• Alize Softy Plus or Saltera Soft plush yarn (with Saltera, crochet a little more loosely)
• YarnArt Jeans 84 yarn (for the beak and feet)
• 2 mm crochet hook
• Toy stuffing
• Stitch markers
• Pins
• Needle for sewing pieces together
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR - magic ring
• ch - chain stitch
• sl st - slip stitch
• sc - single crochet
• inc - increase
• dec - decrease
• (...) x n - repeat n times

Crochet Amigurumi Little Goose Pattern

Body

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 6 inc (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. 54 sc (54)
11. 38 sc, 2 inc, 14 sc (56)
12. 39 sc, 2 inc, 15 sc (58)
13. dec, 20 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec, 5 sc, 2 dec, 2 inc, 2 dec, 5 sc, dec, 5 sc (52)
14. 24 sc (24)

Insert the hook into the stitch where the marker is placed (this joins the 2 parts of the fabric). Now crochet the neck.

15. (6 sc, dec) x 3 (21)
16. 21 sc (21)
17. (5 sc, dec) x 3 (18)
18-22. 18 sc (5 rounds)
23-24. 9 sc, 5 sl st, 4 sc (2 rounds)

The sl sts in rounds 23/24 should be centered on the front of the neck.

Stuff the neck as you crochet.

25. 18 sc (18)
26. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
27-28. 24 sc (2 rounds)
29. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
30. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
31. 6 dec (6)

Cut the yarn, leaving a tail for closing the opening.

Thread the tail onto a needle and close the opening through the front loops. Cut the yarn, fasten off, and hide the end.

Stuff the remaining part of the toy, take a new piece of yarn, and sew the back of the neck together through both loops.

Beak

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
3. (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
4. 12 sc (12)
5. (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
6. 7 sc, 3 sc in one stitch, 7 sc (17)

Cut the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.

Feet (make 2)

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4-5. 18 sc (2 rounds)
6. (4 sc, dec) x 3 (15)
7. 15 sc (15)
8. (3 sc, dec) x 3 (12)
9. 12 sc (12)
10. 6 dec (6)

Fold the foot and crochet 3 sc through both layers.

Cut the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.

Assembly

Place the feet and beak, secure them with pins, and sew them wherever you like the placement best.

Embroider the eyes with black embroidery floss held double.

You can tie a ribbon around the neck or crochet a small collar.