Meet funny amigurumi baby penguins! These little guys love wearing colorful winter hats and scarfs. The height of finished toy is 12 cm without hat, and 16 cm with hat.
To crochet baby penguin amigurumi you’ll need:
- Alize Cotton Gold yarn of desired colors
- Some YarnArt Merino De Luxe for pompom and scarf fringes
- 2.0 mm crochet hook
- Stuffing: fiberfill, poly pellets or glass pellets for weight (optional)
- Black beads or safety eyes
- Sewing needle
Skill level: intermediate
Baby penguin amigurumi
Free crochet pattern
Abbreviations:
sc = single crochet
st = stitch
inc = increase (2 sc in one stitch)
dec = decrease (2 sc together)
sl st = slip stitch
hdc = half double crochet
ch = chain
Note:
Parts are crocheted in a spiral. Stuff only head, body and beak. Mark beginning/end of the round with a yarn marker, pin or contrast yarn scrap.
Wing (make 2):
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (sc in the next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 4: (sc in the next 5 st, inc) repeat 3 times [21]
Rnd 5-12: sc in all 21 st [21]
Fold the wing in half and close the opening by crocheting 10 sc through both layers.
Leg (make 2):
Rnd 1: 11 sc in a magic ring [11]
Rnd 2-4: sc in all 11 st [11]
Fold in half and close the opening by crocheting 5 sc through both layers.
Beak:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (sc in the next st, inc) repeat 3 times [9]
Rnd 3: (sc in the next 2 st, inc) repeat 3 times [12]
3 sl st
Fasten off. Leave a tail for sewing, cut the yarn.
Eye whites (make 2):
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
1 sl st
Leave the tail for sewing, cut the yarn.
Head-body:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (sc in the next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 4: (sc in the next 2 st, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
Rnd 5: (sc in the next 3 st, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
Rnd 6: (sc in the next 4 st, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
Rnd 7: (sc in the next 5 st, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
Rnd 8-15: sc in all 42 st [42]
Rnd 16: (sc in the next 5 st, inc) repeat 7 times [49]
Rnd 17: (sc in the next 9 st, inc) repeat 4 times, sc in the next 8 st, inc [54]
Rnd 18-20: sc in all 54 st [54]
Wings are joined in the next round.
Rnd 21: Crochet 9 sc, start attaching the first wing:
Crochet sc in next 10 st in back loops of the wing (mark with red color on the photo below) and through the stitches of the previous body round (insert hook through a wing and body at the same time), further sc in next 16 st across the body, sc in next 10 st across the second wing and body (the way you made the first wing), sc in next 9 sc of the body [54]
Uncrocheted loops will be visible on the wings.
Rnd 22: see Rnd 21, but use front loops of the wings.
That is, 9 sc across the body, 10 sc across the wing and the body, 16 sc across the body, 10 sc across the second wing and the body, 9 sc across the body [54]
The wings will be flat along the body and won’t turn up.
Rnd 23: sc in all 54 st [54]
Sew the beak to the front in the center between the wings (between Round 13 and 16). Stuff the beak before sewing.
Sew black beads to the eye whites or insert safety eyes. Attach the eyes at both sides of the beak (the beads or safety eyes are located between Round 13 and 14).
Rnd 24-34: sc in all 54 st [54]
Make even decreases in each round to close the opening.
Rnd 35: (sc in the next 7 st, dec) repeat 6 times [48]
Rnd 36: (sc in the next 6 st, dec) repeat 6 times [42]
Place yarn marker in the center of the back for symmetry. Fold the body part in half, the beak should be at the bend.
Crochet some sc till the bend and place the marker.
Legs are joined in the next round in the same way as we made wings.
Rnd 37: sc in the next 3 st, dec, sc in the next 6 st, dec, sc in the next 5 st across the leg and the body, sc in the next 2 st, dec, sc in the next 2 st, sc in the next 5 st across the second leg and the body, dec, sc in the next 6 st, dec, sc in the next 3 st [37]
Rnd 38: (sc in the next 3 st, dec) repeat 2 times, sc in the next 4 st, dec, (sc in the next 3 st, dec) repeat 2 times, sc in the next 4 st, dec, sc in the next 3 st, dec [30]
Stuff tightly. Put some poly pellets in the belly to add some weight.
Rnd 39: (sc in the next 3 st, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
Rnd 40: (sc in the next 2 st, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 41: (sc in the next 1 st, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 42: (dec) repeat 6 times [6]
Close the opening. Fasten off. Hide the tail inside the body.
Thanks so much, cute pattern
Looking for the pattern for Baby Penguin Amigurumi
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thanks for your wonderfull free patterns , they are fun to make, the penquin is so adorable that all my children have made requests i just cant crochet fast enough thaks again for easy instuctions
Thank you! 🙂 This made me happy!
Is this an American pattern or English?
US crochet terms
I love the free patterns but there is no print button & it won’t copy & paste. I was hoping to make all kinds of the animals (if not too hard) then donate them for TOYS FOR TOTS at Christmas & some to children in the hospital.
I finished this pattern last night and I am so happy with the result. I’ve named my little baby penguin Percy and I am absolutely in love! He turned out much bigger than I was expecting haha. The pattern was well written and easy to follow.
I would like to try making a larger one in the future using chunkier yarn and a bigger hook. For now though I think I will try making little Percy some other clothes! 🙂
Thank you for your amazing work!
Thank you, Kristin! 🌹❤😊
I love these , they are so cute 🐧🐧,also a very easy patten to follow .Thank you for all you fantastic pattens ❤
merci pour ce sympathique modèle que je vais commencer sans tarder!
I just made one of these for my penguin-obsessed sister. There are some small changes I had to make to get the penguin to more closely match the picture. Otherwise, the pattern was fairly easy to follow, and I know my sister will adore this little penguin. Thank you for providing this pattern for free!
Thank you, Stephanie 🙂
How many rows do you do for the hat? It goes to row 3 and nothing after that.
Thank you for making this available for free! These are adorable and larger than I imagined from my first view. That’s a good thing because my grands love them!
Thank you! 🌷💕
Hi,
Thank you for this adorable penguin. I already made 4. 🙂
Thank you, Viktoria! 🌷💕
Hi! How can I get the free Baby Penguin crochet pattern? It is just too cute for words!! Penguins are my Granddaughters favorite animal and I would love to knit her some. Thank you!
Hi Kathleen 🙂 You can use online versions of the patterns for free on our website and mobile app. PDF version itself is not free. Because it takes a lot of time to prepare the patterns. So, in spite of this fact all people who can’t pay for PDF patterns can view them on the website and make wonderful toys. We don’t hide the instructions. Hope for your understanding 🙂
Hi Im not sure what it means for rounds 24-34 , sc in each stitch and make even decreases.
Am I decreasing in rounds 24-34? How many per row? Or is that sentence referring to the following rounds
Thanks
Hi Anna, please crochet rounds 24-34 without decreases. That sentence refers to following rounds.
So good.thanks
Awwwww…. too cute for words! I’m think I’m going to have to make a whole ‘waddle’ of penguins for friends and family this Christmas (yes, that is apparently the collective noun for a group of penguins on land!). Thank you so much for sharing the pattern.
Crochet with pleasure! 🙂
Another cute one
thank you so much the lil guy is so cute
Such an easy to follow pattern with gorgeous results. Thanks!
Ooooh I was supposed to clean my craft room. Decisions, decisions, decisions. Think I will make one of these first. Thank you so much for the pattern.
Nice choice! 🙂
I will be definitely making this cutie! Thank you for the pattern. 🙂 🙂
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Thanks a million for the free link !!!z
thank you soooo soooo much the penguin is really cute, that’s very nice that you gave it to us free, thanks again.
Use it with pleasure ^-^ )))))))))))))