'Penguin'

Crochet toy pattern

MATERIALS
Yarn:
YarnArt Jeans (160 m/50 g)
color 28 (black) 1 skein (main color)
color 03 (cream) for head
color 84 (saffron) for beak, feet, cap
Any yarn for crocheting a scarf.

OTHER MATERIALS

Crochet hook 2 mm (US B)

Soft toy filling
8 mm safty eyes
Needle, stitch marker, scissors
Black sewing thread for details
Blush (I use a beauty blush.)
Bell for cap

ABBREVIATIONS

mr – magic ring st, sts - stitch, stitches

sc - single crochet ch - chain
DC - double crochet sl st - slip stitch
inc - increase (…) – total number of stitches in round
dec - decrease (…) x ... – repeat the instruction in
Rnd - round brackets x times
R - row

PATTERN TERMINOLOGY
Pay attention, that in case of using
materials other than listed below your
In this pattern we use US terminology. toy size may differ from mine.

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 NOTES

Using this pattern you will crochet penguin with a cap and a scarf for him.
The toy pieces are crocheted in continious non-joing rounds.
This pattern doesn’t include any crochet lessons. You must know how to crochet
main stitches.
Skill level - medium.
Finished toy measures about 18 cm (7,09 inches) when using the
recommended materials and hook sizes (without a cap).
My stitches have a semi X-shape. If your stitches have V-shape, then your
toy will be bigger.
The legs and the body are crocheted as one piece. The Cap is removable.

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 Head (in cream color)

Rnd 1. 6 sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2. 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3. (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18)
Rnd 4. (2 sc, inc) х 6 (24)
Rnd 5. (3 sc, inc) х 6 (30)
Rnd 6. (4 sc, inc) х 6 (36)
Rnd 7. (5 sc, inc) х 6 (42)
Rnd 8. (6 sc, inc) х 6 (48)
Rnd 9. (7 sc, inc) х 6 (54) 1
Rnd 10. (8 sc, inc) х 6 (60)
Rnd 11-20. (60) 10 rounds
We will now pause to insert the eyes.
Insert them between rnds 17/18,
10 sts apart. Pic. 1.
Rnd 21. (8 sc, dec) х 6 (54)
Rnd 22. (7 sc, dec) х 6 (48)
Rnd 23. (6 sc, dec) х 6 (42)
Rnd 24. (5 sc, dec) х 6 (36)
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Rnd 25. (4 sc, dec) х 6 (30)
Start to stuff the head.
Rnd 26. (3 sc, dec) х 6 (24)
Rnd 27. 24 sc, sl st. (24)

Stuff the head (I stuff very firmly and

evenly). Secure the thread, weave in end
inside of the head.

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 Sewn cap (in main color)

Rnd 1. 6 sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2. 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3. (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18)
Rnd 4. (2 sc, inc) х 6 (24)
Rnd 5. (3 sc, inc) х 6 (30)
Rnd 6. (4 sc, inc) х 6 (36)
Rnd 7. (5 sc, inc) х 6 (42)
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Rnd 8. (6 sc, inc) х 6 (48)
Rnd 9. (7 sc, inc) х 6 (54)
Rnd 10. (8 sc, inc) х 6 (60)
Rnd 11. (19 sc, inc) x 3 (63)
Rnd 12-19. (63) 8 rounds

Don’t cut the thread.

Then we are going to crochet the black

vertical “peak”, which should be located on the
forehead. Fold the piece in half, as it’s shown
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in the pic. 4.

..... . . Put the marker to the piece center, count 4 sts

from the marker to each side.
We are going to work across 9 sts in total (4
sts from the marker to each side + the central
5 st where we put the marker). Pic. 5.

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 6 7 8

Attach the thread and crochet in turning rows:

R 1. Ch1, in the same st 1 sc, then 6 sc, dec (8)
R 2. Ch1, 6 sc, dec (7)
R 3. Ch1, 5 sc, dec (6)
R 4. Ch1, 4 sc, dec (5)
R 5. Ch1, 3 sc, dec (4)
R 6. Ch1, 2 sc, dec (3)
Cut the thread. Pic. 6-8.

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Return to the thread of black color and crochet around the whole hat piece. I got 27
sc till the peak, 6 sc across the peak side, 3 sc across the peak top, 6 sc across
another side of the peak, and 26 sc till the end of the round. Leave a long tail for
sewing. Pic. 9, 10.

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 Beak (in saffron color, don't stuff)

Rnd 1. Ch4, from the second ch from the hook:

2 sc, 3 sc into one st, then on the other side of the
chain: 1 sc, 3 sc into one st (9)
Rnd 2. 3 sc, 3 sc into one st, 4 sc, 3 sc into one st (13)
Rnd 3, 4. (13) 2 rounds

The last st is the sl st.

11 Cut the thread, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Head details

12 13 14

Sew the cap to the head, having fixed it with pins.

Sew the hat to the head above the 3rd round (count the rounds from the head
bottom). Pic. 12.

The peak end should be located above the 10 th round of the head (count the
rounds from the head bottom). Pic. 13.

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 Sew the beak, fixing it above the edge of the peak
Pic. 15.

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1
3
4
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16 17

Make special needle sculpting for the eyes.

Use the thread of the cream color. Using a needle, insert the thread into the hole
on the head, bring it out at point 1, insert it at point 2 and bring it out at point 3,
insert it at point 4 and bring it out into the hole on the head.
Tighten the ends of the threads well and fix them with a knot. Pic. 16, 17.

Embroider the eyebrows above the eyes

(with sewing thread).

Embroider the eye whites and eyelids.

See page 9.
18 Add blushes to the cheeks. Pic. 18

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 Embroider the eye whites with the thread of cream color
(see photos 19-21)

19 20 21

Embroider the eyelids with the black sewing thread

(Pic. 22-24)

22 23 24

The beginning and the end of all the threads are located in the head opening. I tie
all the thread tails in knots and cut the ends after all the head details are made.

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 Legs and body (are crocheted as one piece)
Foot (make 2, in saffron color, don't stuff)

Rnd 1. Ch6, from the second ch from the hook: 4 sc,

3 sc into one st, then on the other side of the chain:
3 sc, inc (12)
Rnd 2. 5 sc, 3 sc into one st, 5 sc, 3 sc into one st (16)
Rnd 3. 6 sc, inc, 7 sc, inc, 1 sc (18)
Rnd 4, 5. (18) 2 rounds
Rnd 6. (1 sc, dec) х 6 (12)
25 Rnd 7, 8. (12) 2 rounds
Rnd 9. 6 dec (6)

Cut the thread, leaving a thread tail. Pull the opening closed pulling a needle
through front loops of stitches. Weave in the thread tail. Pic. 25.

Legs (make 2, in main color)

26 27

Rnd 1. Put a pin under the foot’s third round in the center (count the rounds from
the top). Pic. 26. Step 2 stitches from the pin to both sides and crochet 12 sc in a
round. Make the first sc at the right side from the pin, work clockwise (insert the
crochet hook under the stitches of the upper layer only). Weave in thread end inside
of the piece. Pic. 27.

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 Rnd 2. 12 inc (24)
Rnd 3. (3 sc, inc) х 6 (30)
Rnd 4. 30 sc, sl st. (30)
Cut the thread.
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Make another leg in the same way. On the

second leg don't cut the yarn, work 18 sc
additionally to finish at the middle of the
other side of the leg, join both legs with sl st.
Make sure they are located in parallel.
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Pic. 29

Rnd 5. 30 sc around the first leg, 30 sc around

the second leg (60). Place marker to indicate
the beginning of rounds (it should be located
at the front side of the body). Pic. 30
30

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 Rnd 6. (60)
Rnd 7. (9 sc, inc) х 6 (66)
Rnd 8-15. (66) 8 rounds
Rnd 16. (9 sc, dec) х 6 (60) ,
Rnd 17-19. (60) 3 rounds
Rnd 20. (8 sc, dec) х 6 (54)
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Rnd 21-23. (54) 3 rounds
Stuff the legs and the body.
Rnd 24. (7 sc, dec) х 6 (48)
Rnd 25-27. (48) 3 rounds
Rnd 28. (6 sc, dec) х 6 (42)
32 Rnd 29, 30. (42) 2 rounds
Rnd 31. (5 sc, dec) х 6 (36)
Stuff the body.
Rnd 32. (36)
Rnd 33. (4 sc, dec) х 6 (30)
Rnd 34. (30)
Rnd 35. (3 sc, dec) х 6 (24)

Cut the thread, leave a long tail for sewing. Stuff the body.

Tail (in main color, don't stuff)

Rnd 1. 6 sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2. (1 sc, inc) х 3 (9)
Rnd 3. (2 sc, inc) х 3 (12)
Rnd 4. (3 sc, inc) х 3 (15)
Rnd 5. (4 sc, inc) х 3 (18)
Rnd 6. 18 sc, sl st (18)

33 Cut the thread, leaving a long tail for

sewing.

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Wings (make 2, in main color, don't stuff)

Rnd 1. 6 sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2. (1 sc, inc) х 3 (9)
Rnd 3. (9)
Rnd 4. 2 sc, inc, (1 sc, inc) х 2, 2 sc (12)
Rnd 5. 3 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) х 2, 2 sc (15)
Rnd 6. (15)
Rnd 7. 4 sc, inc, (3 sc, inc) х 2, 2 sc (18)
34 Rnd 8. dec, 3 sc, inc, (1 sc, inc) х 4, 2 sc, dec (21)
Rnd 9. (21)
Rnd 10. dec, 3 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) х 4, 1 sc, dec (24)
Rnd 11-14. (24) 4 rounds
Rnd 15. 8 sc, dec, (1 sc, dec) х 2, 8 sc (21)
Rnd 16. (21)
Rnd 17. 7 sc, dec, (1 sc, dec) х 2, 6 sc (18)
Rnd 18. (18)
Rnd 19. 5 sc, dec, (1 sc, dec) х 2, 5 sc (15)
Rnd 20. (15)
Rnd 21. 6 sc, dec, 7 sc (14)
Rnd 22. (14)

Fold the wing in half and work 7 sc through two

layers. cut the thread, leaving a long tail for
sewing.

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 Toy assembly

35 36

Sew the head to the body, having fixed it Sew the wings to the body under
with pins. Pic. 35 the 3rd round (count from the
top). Pic. 36
Add stuffing to the space between the body
and the head while sewing. So the head
would be fixed much better.

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Embroider the ticks on the belly with the

Sew the tail as it’s shown in the
thread of cream color (divide the thread
pic. 37. Add stuffing while sewing.
into 4 strands). Embroider the first tick on
the center of the belly. Embroider the
next too ticks 2 rounds apart from the
first tick, etc. I embroider 10 ticks. Pic. 38

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 Crochet cap
(Start every new rnd with 3 turning ch (which are counted as one DC st),
finish every rnd with a sl st, which joins the beginning and the end of a rnd.)

Rnd 1. Make a ch57, joined it in a circle with sl st (make sure the chain is not twisted).
Rnd 2. 3 turning ch, 56 DC, sl st (57)
Rnd 3. 3 turning ch, front post DC, back post DC - work in this way, alternating front
and back post DC sts till the end of the rnd, sl st (57)
Rnd 4. 3 turning ch, 16 DC, dec, (17 DC, dec) х 2, sl st (54)
Rnd 5. 3 turning ch, 53 DC, sl st (54)
Rnd 6. 3 turning ch, 6 DC, dec, (7 DC, dec) х 5, sl st (48)
Rnd 7. 3 turning ch, 5 DC, dec, (6 DC, dec) х 5, sl st (42)
Rnd 8. 3 turning ch, 4 DC, dec, (5 DC, dec) х 5, sl st (36)
Rnd 9. 3 turning ch, 3 DC, dec, (4 DC, dec) х 5, sl st (30)
Rnd 10. 3 turning ch, 2 DC, dec, (3 DC, dec) х 5, sl st (24)
Rnd 11. 3 turning ch, DC, dec, (2 DC, dec) х 5, sl st (18)
Rnd 12. 3 turning ch, dec, (DC, dec) х 5, sl st (12)
Rnd 13. 3 turning ch, 5 dec, DC, sl st (7)

Cut the thread, leaving a thread tail. Pull the

opening closed pulling a needle through front
loops of stitches. Sew on the bell. Weave in the
thread tail.
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- Front post DC

- Back post DC

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 Crochet scarf

Work in rows, ch61 starting in the 2nd ch from

the hook:

R 1. BLO 60 sl st, ch 1, turn (60) 40

R 2-4. BLO 60 sl st, ch 1, turn (60) 3 rows
R 5. BLO 60 sl st (60)

Cut the thread and weave in the ends.

Congratulations!
Your Penguin is now complete!

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