Lavender the Duck

This pattern is © Kelsie Gélinas

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Need help? Have feedback? Contact me at: kelsiegelinas@hotmail.com

 Dear friends,
Thank you for purchasing this pattern. I
hope you love it as much as I do! Grab a
cup of your favorite coffee or tea, find a
cozy spot and start crocheting to your
heart’s content.
Enjoy!

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Material required:

• Size 6 Super Bulky Yarn: I used Bernat Blanket Yarn in the colours “Lavender
Sparkle” and “Sunsoaked”, and Bernat Baby Blanket in the colour “White”
• Size 4 Worsted Weight Yarn: I used Bernat Super Value Yarn in the colour
“Lilac”
• Polyester stuffing
• 12 mm safety eyes
• 5 mm crochet hook
• Yarn needle for sewing
• Stitch marker
• Scissors
• Sewing pins

Pattern is worked in spirals; NOT joined at the end of each round unless
specified.

Repeat pattern between ( )

Stitch count in [ ]

TIP: When I say, for example, ‘in FLO’, keep doing your stitches in FLO until I say
otherwise (even if we are starting a new round).

Height of the finished toy: Approximately 11 inches. Your toy may be bigger or
smaller than mine depending on many factors such as the hook sizes you end
up using, the type of yarn, your tension, and more.

Crochet Terms:

• MR = Magic Ring
• dec = invisible decrease
• Inc = increase
• Sc2tog = single crochet two together
• sc = single crochet
• hdc = half double crochet
• dc = double crochet
• FLO = front loops only
• BLO = back loops only
• Sl st = slip stitch
• Ch = chain

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Head

With the colour “White”…

1. 6sc in MR [6]

2. Inc x 6 [12]

3. (sc, inc) x 6 [18]

4. (2sc, inc) x 6 [24]

5. (3sc, inc) x 6 [30]

6 – 7. Sc in each stitch [30]

8. (4sc, inc) x 6 [36]

9. Sc in each stitch [36]

Please mark your 3rd and 4th increase of round 10. This will help you determine
where to insert your safety eyes. Please note: where you put the stitch markers
are not the spots for the safety eyes, they are just so that you do not put your
eyes over the duck's cheeks by mistake.
10. 9sc, inc x 3, 12sc, inc x 3, 9sc [42]

11. Sc in each stitch [42]

12. (5sc, dec) x 6 [36]

Insert safety eyes between rounds 9 and 10, and 7 stitches apart. Make sure you
insert them on the side opposite the beginning of the round. Each set of
increases done on round 10 is what creates the ducks’ large cheeks; you should
insert the eyes in the center between the two cheeks.
13. (4sc, dec) x 6 [30]

14. (3sc, dec) x 6 [24]

15. In BLO (2sc, sc2tog) x 6 [18]

Fasten off and weave in your tail. Stuff the whole head firmly, but add even
more stuffing in the cheeks (where you did your increases on round 10) to
exaggerate the cheeks even more.

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Beak

With the colour “Sunsoaked”…

Make a slip knot, then ch 6

**The chains you will make in the next two rounds do not count as stitches**

1. From the 2nd ch from your hook, inc, sc, hdc, ch1 (mark with a stitch
marker or piece of yarn), sc, inc, continue working using the backside of
the ch 5sc, sl st (counts as a sc), ch1 [13]
2. 3sc, hdc, ch1 and skip ch1 from the previous round, 8sc, sl st (counts as
a sc) [13]
Skip ch1 and sl st in the 1st sc from round 2 and fasten off and leave a long tail
for sewing.
Video instructions if needed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KpY-5TcQRQ

Body

With the colour “White”…

1. 8sc in MR [8]

2. Inc x 8 [16]

3. (sc, inc) x 8 [24]

4. (2sc, inc) x 8 [32]

5. (3sc, inc) x x8 [40]

6 – 7. Sc in each stitch [40]

8. (4sc, inc) x 8 [48]

9. Sc in each stitch [48]

10. (4sc, dec) x 8 [40]

11 – 12. Sc in each stitch [40]

13. (3sc, dec) x 8 [32]

14. Sc in each stitch [32]

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 15. (2sc, dec) x 8 [24]

Start stuffing the body firmly and continue as you go.

16. Sc in each stitch [24]

17. (2sc, dec) x 6 [18]

Finish stuffing the body. Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Tail

With the colour “White”…

1. 8sc in MR [8]

2. Sc in each stitch [8]

3. Inc x 2, 4sc, inc x 2 [12]

4. In FLO 4sc, in both loops 4sc, in FLO 4sc [12]

5. In both loops sc in each stitch [12]

6. Inc x 3, 6sc, inc x 3 [18]

7. Sc in each stitch [18]

8. (sc, inc) x 3, 6sc, (inc, sc) x 3 [24]

9. (inc, 2sc) x 2, inc, 10sc, inc, (2sc, inc) x 2 [30]

10. (inc, 3sc) x 2, inc, 12sc, inc, (3sc, inc) x 2 [36]

11. Sc in each stitch [36]

12. (5sc, inc) x 6 [42]

Sl st in the next sc. Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Stuff the tip of the
tail firmly. You will stuff the rest in the sewing section.

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Wings (make two)

With the colour “White”…

Make a slip knot, then ch12

1. Starting from the 2nd ch from your hook sc in each ch, ch1 and turn [11]

2. Skip the ch1, 9sc, ch2 and turn [9]

3. Skip the ch2, 7sc, sc2tog, ch1 and turn [8]

4. Skip the ch1, 6sc, ch2 and turn [6]

5. Skip the ch2, sc2tog x 2, 2sc, ch1 and turn [4]

DID NOT sc along the
side of the wing.
6. Skip the ch1, 2sc, ch2 and turn [2]

7. Skip the ch2, sc2tog [1]

Optional Suggestion: Sc up the side of the wing for

a cleaner finish (I ended up with 6sc stitches, but
you may have more or less than me).
DID sc along the side of
Fasten off and weave in the short tail but leave a the wing.
long tail for sewing.

Feet (make two)

With the colour “Sunsoaked”…

1. 5sc in MR [5]

2. Inc x 5 [10]

3 – 5. Sc in each stitch [10]

Remove the stitch marker, press foot flat and line

stitches (ex: stitch 1 is in front of stitch 10, stitch 2 is in
front of stitch 9, etc.). When lined up you should see
that there are 5 stitches in the front and 5 in the
back.
Put hook through stitch 1 and 10: (dc inc)

Put hook through stitch 2 and 9: (sc)

Put hook through stitch 3 and 8: (dc inc)

Put hook through stitch 4 and 7: (sc)

Put hook through stitch 5 and 6: (dc inc)

Fasten of and leave a long tail for sewing. Thread yarn to the bottom of foot.

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Bucket Hat

With the colour “Lavender Sparkle”…

1. 8sc in MR [8]

2. Inc x 8 [16]

3. (sc, inc) x 8 [24]

4. (2sc, inc) x 8 [32]

5. (7sc, inc) x 4 [36]

6 – 7. Sc in each stitch [36]

8. (5sc, inc) x 6 [42]

9. (2sc, inc) x 14 [56]

10. (3sc, inc) x 14 [70]

Sl st in the next sc. Fasten off and weave in the tail.

Hat straps (make two)

With size 4 yarn (Lilac) …

Make a slip knot, then ch 32 (you may want to add

more chains if you want to tie a bow, rather than a
simple knot like I did)
Fasten off and weave the short tail in the strap.
Keep the long tail for sewing.
or
With size 6 yarn (Lilac) …

Make a slip knot, then ch 20 (you may want to add

more chains if you want to tie a bow, rather than a
simple knot like I did)
Fasten off and weave the short tail in the strap.
Keep the long tail for sewing.

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Assembly
1. Align the stitches of the head to the stitches of the body. With your yarn
needle, sew the head to the body and when you are almost done with
sewing, stuff the head and body some more (firmly).

2. Squish the sides of the beak and pin (see pictures below) from rounds 9 to
11 of the head. We want to create a dip on both sides of the beak. Press
the beak down as you sew to make sure you follow the same shape you
created.

3. Enhance the dips by going through both sides of the beak with your yarn
tail. Follow the step-by-step pictures for more detail on how I did this.

Now that you are done with sewing, weave

your tail at the top of the beak.

Pull, but not too tightly.

Pull but not too tightly, and weave in your

tail.

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 4. Pin the tail between round 3 and 15 of the body. When almost done with
sewing, stuff the tail firmly.

5. Pin and sew the feet on round 3 of the body, about 5 stitches apart.

6. Pin and sew the wings between rounds 8 and 15 of the body. The top of
the wings should be on round 15, and the bottom part should be on round
8. There should be 4 vertical stitches separating the wings from the eyes.
Also, to have your wings stick closer to the body you should sew a few
stitches of the top of the wing onto the body (observe the arrows on the
picture below to see how much of the wing I sew onto the body).
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7. Put the bucket hat on your duck’s head to help determine where to sew
your straps. Once you figure out their ideal position, insert a stitch marker.
Sew each strap on round 9 of the hat while making sure to keep them
aligned with your stitch markers.

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 Yay!! You are done making your adorable duck!

I would love to see your finished product! If you do publish

photos of the toy you made using this pattern, please credit
me as the original designer.

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Need Help?

Contact me at: kelsiegelinas@hotmail.com

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Disclaimer:

For personal use only. You may not copy, alter, or sell this pattern in any way.
Feel free to sell your finished product made with this pattern but please give me
credit (Crochet by Kelsie) as the designer. You may not use my pictures to sell
your finished product.

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