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.

final size of the amigurumi baby penguin

🧶 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
used yarn to make the amigurumi baby penguin

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.

ROUNDINSTRUCTIONSTOT
1MR, 6 SC6
2INC in each stitches around12
3*1 SC, INC *; REP *18
41 SC, INC, * 2SC, INC *; REP * and finish with 1 SC24
5*3 SC, INC *; REP *30
62 SC, INC *4 SC, INC *; REP * and finish with 2 SC36
7*5 SC, INC *; REP *42
83 SC, INC * 6 SC, INC *; REP * and finish with 3 SC48
91 SC in each stitches around48
10*7 SC, INC *; REP *54
111 SC in each stitches around54
1218 SC, INC, 5 SC, INC, 29 SC56
131 SC in each stitches around56
1450 SC, 2 DEC, 2 SC54
15-161 SC in each stitches around54×2
17*7 SC, DEC *; REP *48
18-191 SC in each stitches around48×2
203 SC, DEC *6SC, DEC *; REP * and finish with 3 SC42
21-221 SC in each stitches around42×2
23*5 SC, DEC *; REP *36
24-251 SC in each stitches around36×2
262 SC, DEC * 4SC, DEC *; REP * and finish with 2 SC30
271 SC in each stitches around30

🌸 STEP 2 – penguin’s head

From the next round you have to change colors with MAIN COLOR (MC) and with SECOND COLOR (SC)

284 SC, INC , change with SC and make *4 SC, INC *; REP * 3 times, 4 SC, change with MC and make INC, 4 SC, INC36
29make 6 SC, change with SC and make 22 SC, change with MC and make 8 SC36
30make 5 SC, INC, change with SC *5 SC, INC *; REP * 3 times, 4 SC, change with MC 1 SC, INC, 5 SC, INC42
31-327 SC, change with SC and make 25 SC, change with MC and make 10 SC42X2
33make 5 SC, DEC, change with SC *5SC, DEC *; REP * 3 times, 4 SC, change with MC 1 SC, DEC, 5 SC, DEC36
34make 4 SC, DEC, change with SC *4 SC, DEC *; REP * 3 times, 3 SC, change with MC 1 SC, DEC, 4 SC, DEC30
35make 3 SC, DEC, change with SC *3 SC, DEC *; REP * 3 times, 2 SC, change with MC 1 SC, DEC, 3 SC, DEC24
36make 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
37make 1 SC, DEC, change with SC *1 SC, DEC *; REP * 3 times, change with MC 1 SC, DEC, 1 SC, DEC12
386 DEC6

🌸 STEP 3 – Top of the head

Use the SECOND COLOR to make the top of the penguin’s head.

ROUNDINSTRUCTIONSTOT
STITCHES
1MR, 6 SC6
2INC in each stitches around12
3*1 SC, INC *; REP *18
41 SC, INC *2 SC, INC *; REP * and finish with 1 SC24
5*3 SC, INC *; REP *30

Now work in row.

ROWINSTRUCTIONSTOT
STITCHES
68 SC and turn8
7DEC, 4 SC, DEC and turn6
8DEC, 2 SC, DEC and turn4
9-111 SC in each stitches and turn4 x 3
122 DEC and turn2
131 DEC1

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.

ROUNDINSTRUCTIONSTOT
STITCHES
1MR, 8 SC8
2-31 SC in each stitches around8×2

Fasten off and leave a long tail to sewing the beak on the head.

🌸 STEP 5 – Penguin’s wing (make 2)

Use SECOND COLOUR

ROUNDINSTRUCTIONSTOT
STITCHES
1MR, 6 SC6
2*1 SC, INC *; REP *9
3*2 SC, INC *; REP *12
4-51 SC in each stitches around12 per 2 rounds
6*3 SC, INC *; REP *15
7-81 SC in each stitches around15 per 2 rounds
9*3 SC, DEC *; REP *12
10-111 SC in each stitches around12 per 2 rounds
12*2 SC, DEC *; REP *9
13-141 SC in each stitches around9 per 2 rounds
crochet pattern penguin wings – Giulia Pinky Time

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.

ROUNDSINSTRUCTIONSTOT
STITCHES
1MR, 6 SC6
2INC in each stitches around12
3*1 SC, INC *; REP *18
41 SC, INC, *2 SC, INC *; REP * and finish with 1 SC24
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.

ROUNDINSTRUCTIONSTOT
STITCHES
1MR, 6 SC6
2*1 SC, INC *; REP *9
31 SC in each stitches around9
4*2 SC, INC *; REP *12
5*3 SC, INC *; REP *15
61 SC in each stitches around15
crochet pattern penguin tail – Giulia Pinky Time

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!

I can’t wait to see your version of my AMIGURUMI! Feel free to tag me (@giuliapinkytime) in your photos on Instagram or Facebook if you’d like!

📌 If you find error in my English instructions, please write me here, I’ll be grateful for your help and collaboration!

firma giulia

Happy Pinky Time, stay curious, and see you in the next tutorial 😘


This pattern is an original pattern by Giulia Mollica of giuliapinkytime.  Please do not claim this pattern as your own. If you wish to share this pattern, you may link to this pattern, but please do not reprint it on your site. You may keep a copy for your own personal use, but please DO NOT sell the pattern or distribute it.

You may sell products made from this pattern, but please clearly credit the design to me, Giulia Mollica of giuliapinkytime. Permission is NOT granted for mass production or factory manufacturing of any kind. Thank you!


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