Kevin the Penguin crochet pattern

Meet Kevin, the perfect crochet penguin to be right by your side through good times and bad. Just because our amigurumi penguin measures about 5 inches doesn’t mean that it can’t be a big part of everything you do, in fact, it means quite the opposite. Crochet it today with our step-by-step pattern!

To crochet this amigurumi penguin you need:

Super fine 100% acrylic yarn (200 m / 50 g) in blue, white, yellow, and orange colors
2.0 mm crochet hook
Fiberfill
9 mm safety eyes
Scissors and sewing needle

Skill level: intermediate

The finished amigurumi penguin is about 12 cm (4.7″) tall. Please pay attention that the size of your crochet toy depends on yarn weight and hook size.

Kevin the Penguin
Free crochet pattern

Abbreviations:
ch = chain
st = stitch
sc = single crochet
inc = increase (2 sc in one st)
dec = decrease (2 sc together)
sl st = slip stitch
dc = double crochet
(..) = repeat the instructions in brackets the given number of times
[..] = total number of stitches

Head and body:
Crochet with blue yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (sc in next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 4: (sc in next 2 st, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
Rnd 5: (sc in next 3 st, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
Rnd 6: (sc in next 4 st, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
Rnd 7: (sc in next 5 st, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
Rnd 8: (sc in next 6 st, inc) repeat 6 times [48]
Rnd 9: (sc in next 7 st, inc) repeat 6 times [54]
Rnd 10: sc in all 54 st [54]
Rnd 11: (sc in next 8 st, inc) repeat 6 times [60]
Rnd 12: sc in all 60 st [60]
Rnd 13: (sc in next 9 st, inc) repeat 6 times [66]
Rnd 14: sc in all 66 st [66]
Rnd 15: (sc in next 10 st, inc) repeat 6 times [72]
Rnd 16-21 [6 rounds]: sc in all 72 st [72]
Rnd 22: (sc in next 10 st, dec) repeat 6 times [66]
Rnd 23: (sc in next 9 st, dec) repeat 6 times [60]
Rnd 24: (sc in next 8 st, dec) repeat 6 times [54]
Rnd 25: (sc in next 7 st, dec) repeat 6 times [48]
Rnd 26: (sc in next 6 st, dec) repeat 6 times [42]
Rnd 27: (sc in next 5 st, dec) repeat 6 times [36]
Rnd 28: (sc in next 4 st, dec) repeat 6 times [30]
Rnd 29: (sc in next 3 st, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
Insert safety eyes between Rnd 16 and Rnd 17, at the distance of 13 st in between them.
Rnd 30-32: sc in all 24 st [24]
Stuff the head with fiberfill. Continue working on the body.

Rnd 33: (sc in next 3 st, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
Rnd 34-36: sc in all 30 st [30]
Rnd 37: (sc in next 4 st, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
Rnd 38: sc in all 36 st [36]
Rnd 39: (sc in next 5 st, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
Rnd 40: sc in all 42 st [42]
Rnd 41: (sc in next 6 st, inc) repeat 6 times [48]
Rnd 42: (sc in next 7 st, inc) repeat 6 times [54]
Rnd 43-47 [5 rounds]: sc in all 54 st [54]
Rnd 48: (sc in next 7 st, dec) repeat 6 times [48]
Rnd 49: (sc in next 6 st, dec) repeat 6 times [42]
Rnd 50: (sc in next 5 st, dec) repeat 6 times [36]
Rnd 51: (sc in next 4 st, dec) repeat 6 times [30]
Rnd 52: (sc in next 3 st, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
Stuff the body with fiberfill.
Rnd 53: (sc in next 2 st, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 54: (sc in next st, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 55: (dec) repeat 6 times [6]
Fasten off the yarn, leaving a small tail. Pass the yarn end through the front loops of the rest 6 stitches with your hook or sewing needle and pull to close the hole. Weave in the end.

Belly:
Work with white yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (sc in next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 4: (sc in next 2 st, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
Rnd 5: (sc in next 3 st, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
Finish with sl st. Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.

Beak:
Crochet 6 ch with orange yarn. Continue working around foundation chain.
Rnd 1: inc in the 2nd st from your hook, sc in next 3 st, 4 sc in last st, turn, sc in next 3 st, inc in next st [14]
Rnd 2: sc in next st, inc, sc in next 3 st, (sc in next st, inc) repeat 2 times, sc in next 4 st, inc [18]
Rnd 3: sc in all 18 st [18]
Finish with sl st. Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing. Put some fiberfill inside the beak.

Wings:
Inner wing part (make 2):
Crochet 14 ch with white yarn. Continue working, beginning the row from the 2nd ch from your hook.
Row 1: sc in next 12 ch, 3 sc in last st, turn and work on the opposite side of the chain: sc in next 12 st [27]
Row 2: 1 turning ch (counted as 1 st), sc in next 12 st, 3 sc in next st, sc in next 13 st [29]
Fasten off and hide the end.

Outer wing part (make 2):
Crochet 14 ch with blue yarn. Continue working, beginning the row from the 2nd ch from your hook.
Row 1: sc in next 12 ch, 3 sc in last st, turn and work on the opposite side of the chain: sc in next 12 st [27]
Row 2: 1 turning ch (counted as 1 st), sc in next 12 st, 3 sc in next st, sc in next 13 st [29]
Don’t cut off the yarn.

Put the inner wing part on the outer one (wrong side to wrong side) and crochet sc along the edge through the stitches of both parts.

Feet (make 2):
Crochet with orange yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (sc in next st, inc) repeat 3 times [9]
Rnd 3: (sc in next 2 st, inc) repeat 3 times [12]
Rnd 4-5: sc in all 12 st [12]
Rnd 6: (sc in next 3 st, inc) repeat 3 times [15]
Rnd 7: sc in all 15 st [15]
Flatten the edges and crochet 7 sc through the stitches of both layers. Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing. Pass the yarn tail through the feet and draw it out at the heel.

Scarf:
Crochet 62 ch with yellow yarn. Continue working in turning rows, beginning from the 3rd ch from your hook.
Row 1: dc in next 60 st [60]
Row 2: 2 ch, dc in next 60 st [60]
Fasten off and hide the tail.

Tail:
Crochet with blue yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (sc in next st, inc) repeat 3 times [9]
Rnd 3: sc in all 9 st [9]
Finish with sl st. Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.

Headphones:
Work with yellow yarn.
Round parts (make 2):
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (sc in next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 4: (sc in next 2 st, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
Finish with sl st. Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.

Headband:
Make 27 ch.
Row 1: sc in next 26 st beginning from the 2nd ch [26]
Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.

Assembly:
1. Sew on the belly between Rnds 36 and 46.
2. Sew on the wings at the level of Rnd 34.
3. Sew on the beak between the eyes at the level of Rnds 18-19.
4. Sew on the tail between Rnds 46 and 48.
5. Sew on the feet so that the penguin could stand on its own.