Tim the Baby Penguin

Free Tim the Baby Penguin crochet pattern by @dafi_toys.

With this pattern, you can crochet an amigurumi penguin. You will need cotton blend yarn such as YarnArt Jeans (or a similar yarn). Add color to the cheeks with soft pastels or blush. The beak is crocheted as well. All pieces are worked in continuous rounds unless otherwise noted. Embroider small V-shaped feathers on the chest to finish the penguin.

The finished penguin is about 6.3 inches (16 cm) tall.

Materials and tools

• YarnArt Jeans or a similar yarn in your preferred colors
• 1.5-2 mm crochet hook
• 10 mm safety eyes
• Fiberfill
• Stitch markers
• Pins
• Needle for sewing the pieces together
• Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Tim the Baby Penguin amigurumi crochet pattern

Wings

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5-6. 24 sc (2 rounds)
7. 22 sc, 2 inc (26)
8. 26 sc
9. 11 sc, 2 dec, 11 sc (24)
10-14. 24 sc (5 rounds)

Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Tail

1. 4 sc in MR (4)
2. 4 inc (8)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 4 (12)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 4 (16)
5. (3 sc, inc) x 4 (20)
6-7. 20 sc (2 rounds)

Fold the piece in half and work 10 sc through both layers. Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.

Beak

1. Ch 5. Starting in the 2nd ch from the hook, inc, 2 sc along the chain, 3 sc in the last ch, 3 sc along the other side of the chain (10)
2-3. 10 sc (2 rounds)

Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.

Feet (make 2)

Start with yellow yarn.

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 in BLO (24)
5. 24 sc
6. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
7. 18 sc

Switch to the main color.

8. 18 sc in BLO
9. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
10-11. 24 sc (2 rounds)
12. 24 sc, sl st

Cut the yarn on the first foot. Do not cut the yarn on the second foot; continue crocheting.

Body

13. 3 sc through both feet, 21 sc around the first foot, 21 sc around the second foot (42)

The stitch marker should run along the back of the toy.

14. (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
15. (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
16. 4 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc) x 5, 4 sc (60)
17-29. 60 sc (13 rounds)

Join the wings in the next round.

30. 11 sc, 12 sc through the first half of the wing, 18 sc, 12 sc through the first half of the other wing, 7 sc (60)
31. 11 sc, 12 sc through the second half of the wing, 18 sc, 12 sc through the second half of the other wing, 7 sc (60)
32. (8 sc, dec) x 6 (54)
33. 54 sc
34. (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)

Begin the face colorwork in the next round.

35. 20 sc in main color, 14 sc in white, 14 sc in main color (48)
36. 19 sc in main color, 16 sc in white, 13 sc in main color (48)
37. 18 sc in main color, 18 sc in white, 12 sc in main color (48)
38. 17 sc in main color, 20 sc in white, 11 sc in main color (48)
39. 16 sc in main color, 22 sc in white, 10 sc in main color (48)
40. 16 sc in main color, 22 sc in white, 10 sc in main color (48)
41. 16 sc in main color, 22 sc in white, 10 sc in main color (48)
42. 16 sc in main color, 9 sc in white, 4 sc in main color, 9 sc in white, 10 sc in main color (48)
43. (6 sc, dec) x 2, 1 sc in main color, 5 sc in white, dec, 1 sc in white, 4 sc in main color, 1 sc in white, dec, 5 sc in white, 1 sc in main color, dec, 6 sc in main color, dec (42)
44. 16 sc in main color, 6 sc in white, 4 sc in main color, 6 sc in white, 10 sc in main color (42)
45. 17 sc in main color, 4 sc in white, 6 sc in main color, 4 sc in white, 11 sc in main color (42)
46. 18 sc in main color, 2 sc in white, 8 sc in main color, 2 sc in white, 12 sc in main color (42)
47. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)

Insert the safety eyes between rounds 41 and 42, 6 stitches apart once inserted.

48. 36 sc
49. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
50. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
51. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
52. (1 sc, dec) x 6 in BLO (12)
53. 6 dec

Close the opening and weave in the end.

Hair tuft

Join the yarn in the front loops of round 52 and work (ch 10, sc) x 12. Fasten off and weave in the end.

Sew on the beak, adding a small amount of stuffing. Embroider the feathers on the chest. Sew the tail between rounds 18 and 20.

Your crocheted baby penguin is ready! Please tag the designer on social media: @dafi_toys.