Little Penguin

Free crochet tutorial for a Little Penguin by Anna Mustafina @anechka_mus.

Using this pattern, you can crochet a penguin with a scarf. Any acrylic, cotton, or cotton blend yarn and a suitable crochet hook will work for this amigurumi.

Materials and Tools

• Acrylic yarn: gray, white, black, yellow
• 2 mm crochet hook
• Safety eyes
• Toy stuffing
• Needle for sewing parts
• 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 Penguin Pattern

Head

Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR. To avoid losing the beginning of the round, you can use a contrasting thread.
Rnd 2. (inc) x 6 (12)
Rnd 3. (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Rnd 6. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
Rnd 7. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
Rnd 8-16. 42 sc (42)

Finish with a sl st, leaving a tail for sewing.

Body

Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR. To avoid losing the beginning of the round, you can use a contrasting thread.
Rnd 2. (inc) x 6 (12)
Rnd 3. (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Rnd 6. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
Rnd 7. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
Rnd 8. (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
Rnd 9. (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
Rnd 10-26. 54 sc (54)
Rnd 27. (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
Rnd 28. (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
Rnd 28. 42 sc (42)

Finish with a sl st.

Wings (make 2)

Rnd 1. 4 sc in MR. To avoid losing the beginning of the round, you can use a contrasting thread.
Rnd 2. (sc, inc) x 2 (6)
Rnd 3. (2 sc, inc) x 2 (8)
Rnd 4. (3 sc, inc) x 2 (10)
Rnd 5. (4 sc, inc) x 2 (12)
Rnd 6. (5 sc, inc) x 2 (14)
Rnd 7. (6 sc, inc) x 2 (16)
Rnd 8-16. 16 sc (16)

Eyes (make 2)

Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR.
Rnd 2. (inc) x 6 (12)
Rnd 3. (sc, inc) x 6 (18)

Finish with a sl st and leave a tail for sewing.

Beak

Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR.
Rnd 2-3. 6 sc (6)

Finish with a sl st and leave a tail for sewing.

Feet (make 2)

Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR.
Rnd 2. (inc) x 6 (12)
Rnd 3. (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4-7. 18 sc (18)

Join the edges as you did for the wings, and leave a tail for sewing.

Scarf

The scarf is very easy to crochet. Make a chain of the length you want the scarf to be, then work 3-4 rows through the back loop only.

Toy Assembly

• Try the wings in place and sew them on
• Then sew the eyes and beak to the head, and sew beads to the center of the eyes
• Try the feet in place and sew them on
• Finally, sew the head to the body!