Penguin

Free Penguin crochet pattern by Natalia @natali_lit_toys.

With this pattern, you can crochet a penguin and knit its scarf. Any cotton blend yarn will work for this amigurumi project, including YarnArt Jeans, Alize Cotton Gold, Gazzal Baby Cotton, and similar yarns.

The finished toy is about 15 cm (5.9 in) tall.

Materials and tools

• YarnArt Jeans yarn: black, white, and a small amount of yellow, red and white
• 1.5 mm crochet hook
• Fiberfill
• 8 mm safety eyes
• Wire (optional)
• Needle for sewing the pieces together
• Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Crochet penguin amigurumi pattern

Wings (make 2)

1: 6 sc in MR
2: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
3: 9 sc
4: (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
5: 12 sc
6: (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
7: (4 sc, inc) x 3 (18)
8: (5 sc, inc) x 3 (21)
9: 21 sc
10: (5 sc, dec) x 3 (18)
11: 18 sc
12: (4 sc, dec) x 3 (15)
13: (3 sc, dec) x 3 (12)
14: (dec, 4 sc) x 2 (10)

Fold the piece flat and crochet 6 sc through both layers.

Legs and body

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: 18 sc in BLO. You will crochet the feet into these loops later.
5: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
6: 24 sc
7: (11 sc, inc) x 2 (26)
8: Join the legs. Crochet 26 sc around one leg and 26 sc around the other (52)
9: 13 sc, inc, 24 sc, inc, 13 sc (54)
10: (8 sc, inc) x 6 (60)

Continue by alternating between black and white yarn.

11: black: 26 sc, white: 6 sc, black: 28 sc (60)
12: black: 25 sc, white: 8 sc, black: 27 sc (60)
13: black: 24 sc, white: 10 sc, black: 26 sc (60)
14: black: 23 sc, white: 12 sc, black: 25 sc (60)
15: black: 22 sc, white: 14 sc, black: 24 sc (60)
16: black: 21 sc, white: 16 sc, black: 23 sc (60)
17: black: 20 sc, white: 18 sc, black: 22 sc (60)
18: black: 19 sc, white: 20 sc, black: 21 sc (60)
19: black: 19 sc, white: 20 sc, black: 21 sc (60)
20: black: 19 sc, white: 20 sc, black: 21 sc (60)
21: black: (9 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec, 1 sc), white: (9 sc, dec, 9 sc), black: (1 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec, 9 sc, dec) (54)
22: black: (12 sc, dec, 3 sc), white: (19 sc), black: (3 sc, dec, 13 sc) (52)
23: black: (11 sc, dec, 3 sc), white: (19 sc), black: (3 sc, dec, 12 sc) (50)
24: black: (dec, 13 sc), white: (9 sc, dec, 8 sc), black: (16 sc) (48)
25: black: 14 sc, white: 18 sc, black: 16 sc (48)
26: black: (7 sc, dec, 5 sc), white: (dec, 14 sc, dec), black: (5 sc, dec, 9 sc) (44)
27: black: (13 sc), white: (dec, 12 sc, dec), black: (15 sc) (42)
28: black: (13 sc), white: (dec, 10 sc, dec), black: (15 sc) (40)
29: black: (dec, 11 sc), white: (dec, 3 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec), black: (15 sc) (36)
30: black: 12 sc, white: 9 sc, black: 15 sc (36)
Cut the white yarn.
31: 5 sc, 5 sc through the first wing and the body, 13 sc, 5 sc through the second wing and the body, 8 sc (36)

Head

32: 36 inc (72)
33: (11 sc, inc) x 6 (78)
34: black: (12 sc, inc, 8 sc, inc, 9 sc), white: 13 sc, black: (8 sc, inc, 8 sc, inc, 16 sc) (82)
35: black: 32 sc, white: 15 sc, black: 35 sc (82)
36: black: 31 sc, white: 17 sc, black: 34 sc (82)
37: black: 39 sc, white: 19 sc, black: 33 sc (82)
38: black: 29 sc, white: 21 sc, black: 32 sc (82)
39: black: 28 sc, white: 23 sc, black: 31 sc (82)
40: black: 27 sc, white: 25 sc, black: 30 sc (82)
41: black: (9 sc, dec, 10 sc, dec, 4 sc), white: 25 sc, black: (4 sc, dec, 10 sc, dec, 12 sc) (78)
42: black: 25 sc, white: 25 sc, black: 28 sc (78)
43: black: 25 sc, white: 10 sc, black: 5 sc, white: 10 sc, black: 28 sc (78)
44: black: (dec, 10 sc, dec, 11 sc), white: (dec, 8 sc), black: (dec, 1 sc, dec), white: (8 sc, dec), black: (11 sc, dec, 15 sc) (71)
45: black: 23 sc, white: 9 sc, black: 3 sc, white: 9 sc, black: 27 sc (71)
46: black: (6 sc, dec, 15 sc), white: (dec, 6 sc), black: 5 sc, white: (6 sc, dec), black: (17 sc, dec, 8 sc) (67)
47: black: 23 sc, white: 5 sc, black: 7 sc, white: 5 sc, black: 27 sc (67)

Cut the white yarn.

48: 65 sc, dec (66)
49: 66 sc
50: (9 sc, dec) x 6 (60)
51: 60 sc
52: 4 sc, dec, (8 sc, dec) x 5, 4 sc (60)
53: 54 sc
54: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
55: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
56: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
57: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
58: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
59: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
60: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (18), in BLO; you will crochet the head feathers into these loops later (12)
61: 6 dec

Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Feet (make 2)

Join the yarn to the unworked loops of Round 4 on one leg (18)

1: (1 sc, inc) x 9 (27)
2: right leg: 15 sc, 9 inc, 3 sc; left leg: 3 sc, 9 inc, 15 sc (36)
3: 36 sc
4: (2 sc, dec) x 9 (27)
5: (1 sc, dec) x 9 (18)
6: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
7: 6 dec

Pull the opening closed and secure it.

Head feathers

Join the yarn to the unworked loops of the round crocheted in BLO.

10 ch, sc, 7 ch, sc, 10 ch, sc, 7 ch, and so on to the end of the round. You should have 9 strands in total.

Beak

Make 4 ch. Starting in the second chain from the hook:

1: 2 sc, 3 sc in one stitch, turn, 1 sc, 2 sc in one stitch (8)
2: 8 sc
3: inc, 3 sc, inc (10)

Make a slip stitch. Leave a long tail for sewing.

Assembling the toy

• Sew all the pieces in place
• Embroider the eyes (optional)
• Add blush to the cheeks

Scarf

Cast 10 stitches onto the knitting needles. Work in stockinette stitch, alternating white and red yarn every 6 rows. Continue until the scarf measures 35 cm (13.8 in). Tie strands of yarn to each end to make fringe.