Crochet Penguin Free Pattern

Designed by ©Beejui Creations 2021

Crochet Penguin Free Pattern. Omg, look at these little cuties! This pattern design was created as a commission piece for a friends wedding anniversary.

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For your Crochet Penguin Free Pattern you will need:

4mm crochet hook
DK / Aran yarn in Grey (main body and wings) approx. 50g
- Light Grey – Hobbycraft Women’s Institute Light Grey Soft and Smooth Aran Yarn 400g
DK yarn in White (head) approx. 25g
- White – White Stylecraft Special DK yarn
DK yarn in Black or Black Glitter (for head, eyes and feet) approx. 25g
- Black – Black DK yarn from Poundland
Buttons x 2
- Purple – Bright Buttons 40pk
Soft toy filling
- Hobbycraft – Soft Toy Filling
Darning needle to sew it all together

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Stitches / Abbreviations: (US Crochet Abbreviations)

MR – Magic Ring
SC – Single Crochet
INC – Increase
DEC – Decrease (Use an invisible decrease to prevent large gaps in the project)
SS – Slip Stitch
St/Sts – Stitch / Stitches

Crochet Penguin Free Pattern

Body – Grey

Make a magic ring (MR)
6SC into MR (6sts) – do not join to first stitch, carry on working in the round
INC in each st x 6 (12sts)
1SC, INC x 6 (18sts)
2SC, INC x 6 (24sts)
3SC, INC x 6 (30sts)
4SC, INC x 6 (36sts)
5SC, INC x 6 (42sts)
6SC, INC x 6 (48sts)
7SC, INC x 6 (54sts)
8SC, INC x 6 (60sts)

Stop increasing

60SC x 10 rows
8SC, DEC x 6 (54sts)
54SC x 5 rows
7SC, DEC x 6 (48sts)
48SC x 5 rows
6SC, DEC x 6 (42sts)
42SC x 5 rows
5SC, DEC x 6 (36sts)
SS, Fasten off (leaving a long piece of yarn for sewing to the head)
Stuff with soft toy filling

Head – White

Make a magic ring (MR)
6SC into MR (6sts) – do not join to first stitch, carry on working in the round
INC in each st x 6 (12sts)
1SC, INC x 6 (18sts)
2SC, INC x 6 (24sts)
3SC, INC x 6 (30sts)
4SC, INC x 6 (36sts)
5SC, INC x 6 (42sts)
6SC, INC x 6 (48sts)
7SC, INC x 6 (54sts)

Stop increasing

54SC x 9 rows
7SC, DEC x 6 (48sts)
6SC, DEC x 6 (42sts)
5SC, DEC x 6 (36sts)
4SC, DEC x 6 (30sts)
3SC, DEC x 6 (24sts)
2SC, DEC x 6 (18sts)

Fill with soft toy stuffing

1SC, DEC x 6 (12sts)
DEC x 6 (6sts)
SS, Fasten off
Stuff with soft toy filling

Sew the head to the body using the left over yarn from the body.

Sew body (36sts) evenly to the 6th row of the bottom of the head.

Head – Black

Make a magic ring (MR)
6SC into MR (6sts) – do not join to first stitch, carry on working in the round
INC in each st x 6 (12sts)
1SC, INC x 6 (18sts)
2SC, INC x 6 (24sts)
3SC, INC x 6 (30sts)
4SC, INC x 6 (36sts)
5SC, INC x 6 (42sts)
6SC, INC x 6 (48sts)
7SC, INC x 6 (54sts)

Stop increasing

54SC x 10 rows

Stop working in the round

SC x 11, turn
SC x 10, turn
SC x 9, turn
SC x 8, turn
SC x 7, turn
SC x 6, turn
SC x 5, turn
SC x 4, turn
SS, fasten off and leave enough yarn to sew onto the white head – no need to fill with soft toy stuffing.

Sew black head piece onto the white head. See image below for positioning:

Feet – Black (make 2)

Make a magic ring (MR)
6SC into MR (6sts) – do not join to first stitch, carry on working in the round
INC in each st x 6 (12sts)
1SC, INC x 6 (18sts)
2SC, INC x 6 (24sts)

Stop increasing

24SC x 4 rows
2SC, DEC x 6 (18sts)
18SC x 3 rows
1SC, DEC x 6 (12sts)
12SC x 2 rows
DEC x 6 (6sts)
SS, fasten off and leave enough yarn to sew onto the body.
Flatten the foot – no need to fill with soft toy stuffing.

Sew both feet onto bottom of the body.

Wings – Grey (make 2)

Make a magic ring (MR)
6SC into MR (6sts) – do not join to first stitch, carry on working in the round
INC in each st x 6 (12sts)
1SC, INC x 6 (18sts)
2SC, INC x 6 (24sts)

Stop increasing

24SC x 8 rows
2SC, DEC x 6 (18sts)
18SC x 4 rows
1SC, DEC x 6 (12sts)
12SC x 2 rows
DEC x 6 (6sts)
6SC x 1 row
SS; Sew hole closed and fasten off
Flatten the wing, no need to fill it with soft toy stuffing.

Using the buttons, attach both wings evenly onto either side of the body. Aim to attach the wings to the 4th row down from the head and approximately 9 stitches across from the middle of the back.

Tip: Attach the first button and wing with one stitch then go straight through to the other side and attach the second wing and button. Repeat until buttons are securely attached. By using this method with the buttons, it allows the wings to move position.