Tutorial to crochet a cute amigurumi baby penguin with soft cotton and chenille yarn.
Useful information before starting
- Working time: about 7 hours
- Skill Level: 🌸🌸 intermediate
A sweet baby penguin couldn’t miss in my collection of amigurumi animal.
The penguin’s body is worked in one piece and separately I crocheted the feet, wings and beak.
The final size of the penguin is 14 cm tall.
I worked two different kind of yarn together and in different color to recreate the particulary color of the penguin’s fur.
You are not obliged to work with the same yarn or color, you can work only one kind of yarn, without changing the proportions, but only the size.
🧶 Used yarn and accessories
- AMIGURUMI CHENILLE ICE YARNS 50 gr (100% polyester) Super fine (1) 250 m light grey color cod. 52533
- BABY ALPACA SILK DROPS 50 gr (70% alpaca and 30% silk) Fine (2) 167 m dirty white color cod. 0100
- CAMILLA COTTON ICE YARNS 50 gr (100% mercerized cotton) Fine (2) 125 m gold color cod. 23325
- LIMONE SCHOELLER UND STAHL 50 gr (100 % mercerized cotton) Fine (2) 125 m anthracite color cod. 144
- Crochet hook 3,5 mm
- needle
- stitch marker
- stuffing
- security eyes
To make the body, wings, the top of the head and the tail of the amigurumi baby penguin, i worked together two kind of yarn in two differents colors:
- MAIN COLOR = Amigurumi Chenille light grey with Baby Alpaca Silk dirty white.
- SECOND COLOR = Amigurumi Chenille light grey with Limone yarn Anthracite.
📜Amigurumi baby penguin pattern
📗Abbreviation and meanings (US terms)
- MR = magic ring
- SC = single crochet
- DC = double crochet
- INC = increase (2 SC in the same stitch)
- DEC = decrease ( SC 2 together)
- REP * = repeat from * to * all around (if not indicated)
🌸 STEP 1 – penguin’s body
Start with MAIN COLOR.
| ROUND | INSTRUCTIONS | TOT |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MR, 6 SC | 6 |
| 2 | INC in each stitches around | 12 |
| 3 | *1 SC, INC *; REP * | 18 |
| 4 | 1 SC, INC, * 2SC, INC *; REP * and finish with 1 SC | 24 |
| 5 | *3 SC, INC *; REP * | 30 |
| 6 | 2 SC, INC *4 SC, INC *; REP * and finish with 2 SC | 36 |
| 7 | *5 SC, INC *; REP * | 42 |
| 8 | 3 SC, INC * 6 SC, INC *; REP * and finish with 3 SC | 48 |
| 9 | 1 SC in each stitches around | 48 |
| 10 | *7 SC, INC *; REP * | 54 |
| 11 | 1 SC in each stitches around | 54 |
| 12 | 18 SC, INC, 5 SC, INC, 29 SC | 56 |
| 13 | 1 SC in each stitches around | 56 |
| 14 | 50 SC, 2 DEC, 2 SC | 54 |
| 15-16 | 1 SC in each stitches around | 54×2 |
| 17 | *7 SC, DEC *; REP * | 48 |
| 18-19 | 1 SC in each stitches around | 48×2 |
| 20 | 3 SC, DEC *6SC, DEC *; REP * and finish with 3 SC | 42 |
| 21-22 | 1 SC in each stitches around | 42×2 |
| 23 | *5 SC, DEC *; REP * | 36 |
| 24-25 | 1 SC in each stitches around | 36×2 |
| 26 | 2 SC, DEC * 4SC, DEC *; REP * and finish with 2 SC | 30 |
| 27 | 1 SC in each stitches around | 30 |
🌸 STEP 2 – penguin’s head
From the next round you have to change colors with MAIN COLOR (MC) and with SECOND COLOR (SC)
| 28 | 4 SC, INC , change with SC and make *4 SC, INC *; REP * 3 times, 4 SC, change with MC and make INC, 4 SC, INC | 36 |
| 29 | make 6 SC, change with SC and make 22 SC, change with MC and make 8 SC | 36 |
| 30 | make 5 SC, INC, change with SC *5 SC, INC *; REP * 3 times, 4 SC, change with MC 1 SC, INC, 5 SC, INC | 42 |
| 31-32 | 7 SC, change with SC and make 25 SC, change with MC and make 10 SC | 42X2 |
| 33 | make 5 SC, DEC, change with SC *5SC, DEC *; REP * 3 times, 4 SC, change with MC 1 SC, DEC, 5 SC, DEC | 36 |
| 34 | make 4 SC, DEC, change with SC *4 SC, DEC *; REP * 3 times, 3 SC, change with MC 1 SC, DEC, 4 SC, DEC | 30 |
| 35 | make 3 SC, DEC, change with SC *3 SC, DEC *; REP * 3 times, 2 SC, change with MC 1 SC, DEC, 3 SC, DEC | 24 |
| 36 | make 2 SC, DEC, change with SC *2SC, DEC *; REP * 3 times, 1 SC, change with MC 1 SC, DEC, 2 SC, DEC Stuffing and insert the security eyes. | 18 |
| 37 | make 1 SC, DEC, change with SC *1 SC, DEC *; REP * 3 times, change with MC 1 SC, DEC, 1 SC, DEC | 12 |
| 38 | 6 DEC | 6 |
🌸 STEP 3 – Top of the head
Use the SECOND COLOR to make the top of the penguin’s head.
| ROUND | INSTRUCTIONS | TOT STITCHES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MR, 6 SC | 6 |
| 2 | INC in each stitches around | 12 |
| 3 | *1 SC, INC *; REP * | 18 |
| 4 | 1 SC, INC *2 SC, INC *; REP * and finish with 1 SC | 24 |
| 5 | *3 SC, INC *; REP * | 30 |
Now work in row.
| ROW | INSTRUCTIONS | TOT STITCHES |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 8 SC and turn | 8 |
| 7 | DEC, 4 SC, DEC and turn | 6 |
| 8 | DEC, 2 SC, DEC and turn | 4 |
| 9-11 | 1 SC in each stitches and turn | 4 x 3 |
| 12 | 2 DEC and turn | 2 |
| 13 | 1 DEC | 1 |
Fasten off and cut the yarn. Leave a long tail and sewing it on the head of the penguin.
🌸 STEP 4 – Penguin’s beak
Use gold color yarn.
| ROUND | INSTRUCTIONS | TOT STITCHES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MR, 8 SC | 8 |
| 2-3 | 1 SC in each stitches around | 8×2 |
Fasten off and leave a long tail to sewing the beak on the head.
🌸 STEP 5 – Penguin’s wing (make 2)
Use SECOND COLOUR
| ROUND | INSTRUCTIONS | TOT STITCHES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MR, 6 SC | 6 |
| 2 | *1 SC, INC *; REP * | 9 |
| 3 | *2 SC, INC *; REP * | 12 |
| 4-5 | 1 SC in each stitches around | 12 per 2 rounds |
| 6 | *3 SC, INC *; REP * | 15 |
| 7-8 | 1 SC in each stitches around | 15 per 2 rounds |
| 9 | *3 SC, DEC *; REP * | 12 |
| 10-11 | 1 SC in each stitches around | 12 per 2 rounds |
| 12 | *2 SC, DEC *; REP * | 9 |
| 13-14 | 1 SC in each stitches around | 9 per 2 rounds |
Join together with 1 SC to close the hole.
Do not stuff. Fasten off and cut the yarn leaving a long tail. Sew the wings on the body of the baby penguin amigurumi.
🌸 STEP 6 – Penguin’s feet (make 2)
Use anthracite color yarn.
| ROUNDS | INSTRUCTIONS | TOT STITCHES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MR, 6 SC | 6 |
| 2 | INC in each stitches around | 12 |
| 3 | *1 SC, INC *; REP * | 18 |
| 4 | 1 SC, INC, *2 SC, INC *; REP * and finish with 1 SC | 24 |
| 5 | *3 SC, INC *; REP * | 30 |
| 6 | *1 DC, picot (= 3 CHs and 1 SL ST in the 1st CH) in the same stitch 1 DC, 2 SC *; REP * 2 times, 1 SL ST |
Fasten off and cut the yarn. Leave a long tail to sewing the feet on the bottom of the body
🌸 STEP 7 – Penguin’s tail
Use the SECOND COLOR.
| ROUND | INSTRUCTIONS | TOT STITCHES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MR, 6 SC | 6 |
| 2 | *1 SC, INC *; REP * | 9 |
| 3 | 1 SC in each stitches around | 9 |
| 4 | *2 SC, INC *; REP * | 12 |
| 5 | *3 SC, INC *; REP * | 15 |
| 6 | 1 SC in each stitches around | 15 |
Close with 1 SL ST in the next stitch, cut the yarn and leave a long tail to sewing the tail on the body of the amigurumi baby penguin.
🎬 how to sew the beak
🎬 how to sew the tail
🎬 how to sew the feet
🎬 how to sew the wings
This amigurumi is completed! I hope you enjoy my tutorial and leave me a comment to give me your opinion!
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Happy Pinky Time, stay curious, and see you in the next tutorial 😘
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