Monday 25 September 2017

Penguin

As it is getting colder, I have designed an amigurumi Penguin





You will need:
  • Yarn needle 
  • Soft toy filling
  • 3mm crochet hook
  • 6mm safety eyes
  • DK Yarn
    • Approx. 140m
Stitches and abbreviations used:
(I am from England but use US crochet terms)
  • MC - Magic circle/ring (sc unless otherwise specified)
  • Ch - Chain 
  • SC - Single crochet 
  • Inc - Increase stitch (2 single crochets into one stitch)
  • Dec - Decrease stitch (single crochet 2 stitches together)
  • ST - Stitch      
  • FLO – Front loop only
  • BLO – Back loop only
  • DC – Double Crochet              
  • HDC – Half double crochet
  • SLST - Slip stitch 
  • R – Round or Row
  • FO - finish off

Other things to note....
  • This is worked in continuous rounds. It is helpful to use a stitch marker to keep track
  • The number in ( ) at the end of each round indicates the total stitch count for that round
  • *  * indicates repeated series of stitches
  • Use invisible decreases for a neater finished product
  • Stitches in [ ]  are worked into one stitch
  • Remember to stuff the product as you work


Head & Body – Black
1.
MC (6)
2.
*INC * (12)
3.
*1sc, inc * (18)
4.
*2sc, inc * (24)
5.
*3sc, inc * (30)
6.
*4sc, inc * (36)
7-13.
Sc (36)
14.
*4sc, dec * (30)
15.
*3sc, dec * (24)
16.
*2sc, dec * (18)
17.
*1sc, dec * (12)
18.
FLO - *2sc, inc * (16)
19.
*3sc, inc * (20)
20.
*4sc, inc * (24)
21.
*5sc, inc * (28)
22.
*6sc, inc * (32)
23.
*7sc, inc * (36)
24-37.
Sc (36) – Stuff body and continue stuffing until closing
38.
*4sc, dec * (30)
39.
*3sc, dec * (24)
40.
*2sc, dec * (18)
41.
*1sc, dec * (12)
42.
*dec * (6)

FO – Close hole




Belly patch – White
1.
Ch 7
2.
Turn, starting in 2nd ch from hook, 6sc
3.
Turn, ch 1, inc, 4sc, inc
4.
Turn, ch 1, inc, 6sc, inc
5-16
Turn, ch 1, 10sc
17.
Turn, ch 1, dec, 6sc, dec
18.
Turn, ch 1, dec, 4sc, dec
19.
Turn, ch 1, dec, 2sc, dec – This is the neck and a guide to where to position onto the body
20.
Turn, ch 1, inc, 2sc, inc
21.
Turn, ch 1, inc, 4sc, inc
22.
Turn, ch 1, inc, 6sc, inc
23.
Turn, ch 1, 10sc
24.
Turn, ch 1, inc, 4sc
25.
Turn, ch 1, 6sc
26.
Turn, ch 1, 4sc, dec
27.
Turn, ch 1, 3sc, dec
28.
Turn, ch 1, 2sc, dec
29.
Turn, ch 1, 1sc, dec

FO and re-join yarn to last stitch of row 23 and repeat rows 24-29.

SC around the edge of the piece doing 2sc into each corner.

FO – Leaving long yarn tail to sew to body.




Flippers x2 – Black
1.
MC (6)
2.
*inc, 2sc * (8)
3.
Inc, 7sc (9)
4.
Inc, 8sc (10)
5.
Inc, 9sc (11)
6.
Inc, 10sc (12)
7.
Inc, 11sc (13)
8.
Inc, 12sc (14)
9-15.
Sc (14)
16.
*5sc, dec * (12)
17.
*dec * (6)

FO – close hole and leave yarn tail to sew to body. These are unstuffed




Feet x2 – Orange Yellow
1.
MC (4)
2.
*inc, 1sc * (6)
3.
*inc, 2sc * (8)
4-5.
Sc (8)
6.
Fold flat – 4sc through both sides to close flat
7.
Turn, ch 1, [slst, 2dc, slst] x2, 1slst, [slst, 2dc, slst]

FO Leaving yarn tail to sew to body.




Beak – Orange Yellow
1.
MC (4)
2.
*inc, 1sc * (6)
3.
*inc, 2sc * (8)
4.
*inc, 3sc * (10)
5.
*inc, 4sc * (12)
6.
Sc (12)

FO – Leaving yarn tail for sewing to face. Stuff lightly




Hat – Turquoise
1.
MC (4)
2.
*[2hdc] * (8)
3.
*1hdc, [2hdc] * (12)
4.
*2hdc, [2hdc] * (16)
5.
*3hdc, [2hdc] * (20)
6.
*4hdc, [2hdc] * (24)
7.
*5hdc, [2hdc] * (28)
8.
*6hdc, [2hdc] * (32)
9-16.
Hdc (32)
17.
Sc (32)

FO – leaving yarn tail to sew to head. Turn up the end of the hat to make the rim.




Scarf – Turquoise
1.
Ch 36
2.
Turn, starting in 2nd ch from hook, 35sc
3.
Turn, ch 3, 35dc

FO – Leaving yarn tail to sew to body


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