Description
“Baby penguins” crochet pattern
Designed by Lysova Kristina @happiness_by_kris
Dear knitters! This pattern is designed by @happiness_by_kris . It is for your personal use only. You are not allowed to copy or share this pattern with anyone else (according to the Copyright law). You can sell or use some other way the toys you make with this pattern. If you post the pictures of these toys on the Internet, please, mark me @happiness_by_kris as an author of the pattern.
Abbreviations: 1. mc – magic circle 2. sc – single crochet; 3. inc – increase (2 sc into the next stitch); 4. dec- decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together); 5. ch – chain stitch; 6. sl st – slip stitch.
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Tools and yarn: Yarn: Yarn Art Jeans (1.8oz/174yds or 50g/160m) Alize Softy baby (1.76oz/126 yds or 50g/115m)
For the body (the main colour) - Yarn Art Jeans №28 Head and tummy - №01
Beak and flippers (wings) - №35 Eyelashes and eyebrows - №53 Scarf - №01 и №74 Headphones - №74, №01 and Alize Softy baby №340
For the body (the main colour) – Yarn Art Jeans №68 Head and tummy - №01
Beak and flippers (wings) - №35 Eyelashes and eyebrows - №53 Hat - №75, №01 and №47
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2. Crochet hook size 2 mm = US1 (UK1). 3. A needle for sewing the parts of the toy. 4. A long needle for tightening the muzzle (I take a needle that is used for stitching documents). 5. 12 mm safety eyes. 6. Fiberfill. 7. A ruler or a measuring tape, scissors. 8. 0.6 mm floral wire (or just some other wire) – 5-6 pieces. 9. Adhesive tape. If you follow all the instructions precisely and use the recommended tools and yarn, you’ll get 23-24 cm (~9-9.5 inches) height toy.
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Head + body Start with white colour: Row 1: 6 sc in mc (6) Row 2: 6 inc (12) Row 3: (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18) Row 4: (2 sc, inc) х 6 (24) Row 5: (3 sc, inc) х 6 (30) Row 6: (4 sc, inc) х 6 (36) Row 7: (5 sc, inc) х 6 (42) Row 8: (6 sc, inc) х 6 (48) Row 9: 48 sc Row 10: (7 sc, inc) х 6 (54) Row 11: 54 sc Row 12: (17 sc, inc) х 3 (57) Row 14: (18 sc, inc) х 3 (60) Row 13: 8 sc, inc (18 sc, inc) х 2, 10 sc (60) Rows 14 – 20: 60 sc – 7 rows Row 21: (19 sc, inc) х 3 (63) Row 22: 10 sc, inc, (20 sc, inc) х 2, 10 sc (66) Row 23: 66 sc Insert safety eyes between Rows 18 and 19 of the head, the distance between their “legs” are 11 sc. Row 24: (9 sc, dec) х 6 (60) Row 25: (8 sc, dec) х 6 (54) Row 26: (7 sc, dec) х 6 (48) Row 27: (6 sc, dec) х 6 (42) Row 28: (5 sc, dec) х 6 (36) Start stuffing the head with fiberfill. Important! I stuff the head and the body tightly, so that the toy would keep its shape.
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Row 29: (4 sc, dec) х 6 (30) Row 30: (3 sc, dec) х 6 (24) Row 31: (6 sc, dec) х 3 (21)
Change the colour of the yarn (as it is shown on the photo below).
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Keep working the body: Row 32: 21 sc Row 33: (6 sc, inc) х 3 (24) Row 34: (3 sc, inc) х 6 (30) Row 35: 30 sc Row 36: (4 sc, inc) х 6 (36) Row 37: 36 sc Row 38: (5 sc, inc) х 6 (42) Row 39: 42 sc Row 40: (6 sc, inc) х 6 (48) Row 41: 48 sc Row 42: (7 sc, inc) х 6 (54) Row 43: 54 sc Row 44: (8 sc, inc) х 6 (60) Row 45: (19 sc, inc) х 3 (63) Rows 46 – 58: 63 sc (13 rows) Row 59: (19 sc, dec) х 3 (60) Row 60: (8 sc, dec) х 6 (54) Row 61: (7 sc, dec) х 6 (48) Row 62: (6 sc, dec) х 6 (42) Row 63: (5 sc, dec) х 6 (36) Start stuffing the body. Stuff the area of the neck especially tight. Row 64: (4 sc, dec) х 6 (30) Row 65: (3 sc, dec) х 6 (24) Row 66: (2 sc, dec) х 6 (18) Row 67: (1 sc, dec) х 6 (12) Row 68: 6 dec (6) Run the needle with a thread through the front loops and pull tight. 7
The outer part of the head Work with the yarn of the body colour: Row 1: 6 sc in mc (6) Row 2: 6 inc (12) Row 3: (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18) Row 4: (2 sc, inc) х 6 (24) Row 5: (3 sc, inc) х 6 (30) Row 6: (4 sc, inc) х 6 (36) Row 7: (5 sc, inc) х 6 (42) Row 8: (6 sc, inc) х 6 (48) Row 9: (15 sc, inc) х 3 (51) 8
Row 10: 6 sc, inc (16 sc, inc) х 2, 10 sc (54) Row 11: 54 sc Row 12: (8 sc, inc) х 6 (60) Rows 13 – 21: 60 sc – 9 rows (I worked 10 rows for the male toy, this way the outer part of the head is closer to the eyes). Work sl st, cut the thread, hide the end with the help of a needle.
Keep working the bridge of the nose: Count 25 stitches from the sl st, insert the hook into the 26 th stitch. Keep working back and forth rows starting each row with 1 ch. Row 1: 1 ch, 9 sc Row 2: 1 ch, dec, 7 sc (8) Row 3: 1 ch, dec, 6 sc (7) Row 4: 1 ch, dec, 5 sc (6) Row 5: 1 ch, 6 sc Row 6: 1 ch, dec, 4 sc (5) Row 7: 1 ch, 5 sc Row 8: 1 ch, dec, 3 sc (4) Row 9: 1 ch, 4 sc
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Keep working, work the whole piece around with sc making a decrease in the corners (there is an arrow on the photo below).
Cut the thread leaving a long tail for sewing.
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Tummy Row 1: Cast on 5 ch, work 4 sc starting with the 2nd stitch from the hook. Keep working back and forth rows starting each row with 1 ch. Row 2: 1 ch, 2 sc, inc, 1 sc (5) Row 3: 1 ch, 1 sc, inc, 3 sc (6) Row 4: 1 ch, 2 sc, inc, 3 sc(7) Row 5: 1 ch, 1 sc, inc, 5 sc (8) Row 6: 1 ch, 1 sc, inc, 6 sc (9) Row 7: 1 ch, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc (10) Row 8: 1 ch, 1 sc, inc, 8 sc (11) Row 9: 1 ch, 1 sc, inc, 9 sc (12) Rows 10 -15: 12 sc - 6 rows Row 16: 1 ch, 1 sc, dec, 9 sc (11) Keep working, work the whole tummy around with sc. Cut the thread leaving a long tail for sewing.
Flippers (wings) Row 1: 6 sc in mc (6) Row 2: (1 sc, inc) х 3 (9) Row 3: (2 sc, inc) х 3 (12) Row 4: (3 sc, inc) х 3 (15) Row 5: (4 sc, inc) х 3 (18) 11
Row 6: (5 sc, inc) х 3 (21) Row 7: (6 sc, inc) х 3 (24) Row 8: (7 sc, inc) х 3 (27) Rows 9 – 13: 27 sc - 5 rows Row 14: (7 sc, dec) х 3 (24) Row 15: 24 sc Row 16: (6 sc, dec) х 3 (21) Row 17: 21 sc Row 18: (5 sc, dec) х 3 (18) Row 19: 18 sc Fold the piece into two halves and work 8 sc through the both sides. Cut the thread leaving a long tail for sewing.
Legs Row 1: 6 sc in mc (6) Row 2: 6 inc (12) Row 3: (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18) Row 4: (2 sc, inc) х 6 (24) 12
Rows 5 – 6: 24 sc Row 7: (10 sc, dec) х 2 (22) Row 8: 22 sc Row 9: (9 sc, dec) х 2 (20) Row 10: 20 sc Row 11: (8 sc, dec) х 2 (18) Fold the piece into two halves and work 8 sc through the both sides. Cut the thread leaving a long tail for sewing.
Beak Consists of two parts: The upper part: Row 1: 6 sc in mc (6) Row 2: 6 inc (12) Row 3: 12 sc Fold the piece into two halves and work 5 sc through the both sides. Cut the thread leaving a long tail for sewing.
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Row 1: 6 sc in mc (6) Row 2: (1 sc, inc) х 3 (9) Row 3: 9 sc Fold the piece into two halves and work 4 sc through the both sides. Cut the thread, hide the end inside. Sew the both pieces together as it is shown on the photo below.
Tail Row 1: 6 sc in mc (6) Row 2: (1 sc, inc) х 3 (9) Row 3: (2 sc, inc) х 3 (12) Row 4: (3 sc, inc) х 3 (15) Row 5: (4 sc, inc) х 3 (18) Row 6: 18 sc Fold the piece into two halves and work 8 sc through the both sides. Cut the thread leaving a long tail for sewing.
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How to assemble the toy 1. Put the outer part of the head on the inner one (it should touch the body at the back). Separate the end of the yarn that was left for sewing into two parts, insert one part into a needle (put the second part aside for a while). The seam will look neater this way. Sew the outer part of the head starting with the bridge of the nose. Place the bridge of the nose right between the eyes (for the male toy: approximately between Rows 20 and 21 of the inner part of the head; for the female toy: approximately between Rows 19 and 20). Sew the inner part to the outer one around the whole piece. If the thread isn`t long enough, take the second part of the thread (that was put aside) and use it for sewing but move to the other direction.
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2. Tightening of the eyes The tightening of the eyes is the same for all of my toys. So, if you have my crochet patterns, make the same actions as it is explained there. Consists of two stages: Tighten the eyes down. For tightening the eyes, I take a long needle. Insert the long thread of the head colour into this needle. 1. Insert the needle into the middle of the neck, draw it out at the center of the outer part of the first eye; 2. Insert the needle into the center of the inner part of this eye, draw it out at the middle of the neck where it was inserted at the start; 3. There will be a loop, tighten it; 16
4. Insert the needle with the same thread into the middle of the neck slightly to the right (1sc) from the point where it was first inserted. Draw it out at the centre of the outer part of the second eye; 5. Insert the needle into the center of the inner part of the second eye, draw it out at the neck again. There will be a loop, tighten it; 6. Pull one end of the thread, then pull the other one. If the eyes are not symmetrical fix them by hand.
You can leave the tightening at this stage. But I prefer to make the 2nd stage as well, I tighten the eyes to the center. Keep working with the same thread: 1. Insert the needle into the middle of the neck, draw it out at the center of the upper part of the first eye. 17
2. Insert the needle into the center of the lower part of this eye, draw it out at the middle of the neck again. There will be a loop, tighten it from the muzzle’s side. 3. Make the same actions with the second eye. Thus, the eyes are set deep and beautiful cheeks are formed. Tie the ends of the threads that are left after the tightening of the eyes together, cut them and hide them into the head.
3. Embroider the whites of the eyes, eyelashes, eyebrows (if you want). For making eyelashes I separate the black yarn into threads and use only one of them. You can also draw the cheeks (I use blush or a crayon). 18
4. Sew the beak (the big part above the small part). Sew the tummy approximately between Rows 39 and 55 of the body. For sewing the tummy separate the yarn end into two parts as we have done it for sewing the outer part of the head to the inner one.
5. Sew the flippers at the angle (at the level of Rows 35-37 of the body).
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6. Sew the legs as it is shown on the photo (between Rows 62 and 63 of the body). I also sew them to the body at the level of Rows 9-10 of the legs so that they wouldn`t fall down.
7. Sew the tail between Rows 56 and 57 of the body.
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Your baby penguin is done!
Headphones 1. Cut the floral wire into 18 cm (7 inches) pieces (I make 6 pieces). The wire is quite thin so you can cut it with scissors. Bind them all together with an adhesive tape, pay attention to the ends. Do not make the tape layer thick so that the wire could be inserted into the crocheting piece. 2. Work the crocheting piece: 10 sc in mc, then work in rounds till the piece becomes a bit longer than the binded wire. 3. Insert the wire into the crocheting piece and sew the ends with the help of a needle.
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4. Each ear pad consists of two parts: The outer part. Start working with Yarn Art Jeans. Row 1: 6 sc in mc (6) Row 2: 6 inc (12) Row 3: (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18) Row 4: (2 sc, inc) х 6 (24), switch to Alize Softy yarn and keep working Row 5: (3 sc, inc) х 6 (30) Rows 6 – 7: 30 sc, sl st Important! Because of the structure of Alize Softy yarn the stitches cannot be seen well, work by eye. Put a marker and work 30 sc. Nothing bad will happen if you make a bit 22
more or less stitches (the size of the ear pad will not change and it won`t be noticing on the whole piece). Cut the thread leaving a long tail for sewing the pieces. The inner part The whole part is worked with Alize Softy. Row 1: 6 sc in mc (6) Row 2: 6 inc (12) Row 3: (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18) Row 4: (2 sc, inc) х 6 (24) Row 5: (3 sc, inc) х 6 (30), sl st. Cut the thread, hide the end into the piece. Work by eye. Don`t try to count the stitches, keep working till the diameter of this circle equals the diameter of the outer part.
5. Sew the both parts of the ear pad as it is shown on the photo. 23
6. You should also stuff the ear pad with fiberfill while sewing. Do not stuff it tight otherwise the inner part of the pad will be bulging and won’t adjoin the head properly. 7. Do not finish the sewing, leave a hole for inserting the headband. Insert it on 1 cm (0.4 inches) inside. Keep sewing together with the headband. Cut the thread, hide the end inside the ear pad. 8. Do the same actions with the second ear pad.
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Scarf Work 5 ch with pink yarn. Turn the piece and work 4 sc starting with the 2nd stitch from the hook. Keep working back and forth rows with 4 sc starting each new row with 1 ch. I change the yarn colour every 4 rows. On the wrong side the threads will change each other neatly. Keep working till the length of the scarf becomes 53 cm (21 inches). Work two pompons with Alize Softy: Row 1: 6 sc in mc (6) Row 2: 6 inc (12) Row 3: (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18) Rows 4 - 6: 18 sc Row 7: (1 sc, dec) х 6 (12) Row 8: 6 dec. Sew the hole. Stuff the pompons slightly with fiberfill and sew them to the scarf.
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Hat Start with white yarn: Row 1: 6 sc in mc (6) Row 2: 6 inc (12) Row 3: (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18) Row 4: (2 sc, inc) х 6 (24) Row 5: (3 sc, inc) х 6 (30) Row 6: (4 sc, inc) х 6 (36) Row 7: (5 sc, inc) х 6 (42) Row 8: (6 sc, inc) х 6 (48) Row 9: 48 sc, change the colour With blue colour: 26
Row 10: (7 sc, inc) х 6 (54) Row 11: 54 sc, change the colour With light-blue colour: Row 12: (8 sc, inc) х 6 (60) Row 13: (9 sc, inc) х 6 (66) Row 14: 66 sc, change the colour With blue colour: Row 15: 66 sc, change the colour With light-blue colour: Rows 16 – 22: 66 sc, sl st. Cut the thread, hide the end.
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The first ear: Row 1: Count 8 stitches to the right from the sl st, insert the hook into the 9 th stitch, join the light-blue thread, work 1 ch (count it as the 1st sc) and work 10 sc (11). Keep working back and forth rows starting each new row with 1 ch. Rows 2 – 3: 11 sc Row 4: dec, 9 sc (10) Row 5: 10 sc Row 6: 1 dec, 8 sc (9) Row 7: 9 sc Row 8: 1 dec, 7 sc (8) Row 9: 8 sc. Cut the thread, hide the end. The second ear: Row 1: count 28 stitches from the first ear along the front part of the hat, insert the hook into the 29th stitch, work 1 ch (count it as the first sc), work 10 sc (11). Keep working back and forth rows starting each new row with 1 ch. Rows 2 – 3: 11 sc Row 4: 9 sc, dec (10) Row 5: 10 sc Row 6: 8 sc, 1 dec (9) Row 7: 9 sc Row 8: 7 sc, 1 dec (8) 28
Row 9: 8 sc. Cut the thread, hide the end.
Join the blue thread to the back part of the hat (at the point where the last sl st was made). Work the whole edge of the hat with sc making decreases and increases at those places at which the arrows point (check the photo). Work the second ear in the same manner. Cut the thread, hide the end. 29
Pompon Wrap four fingers with the yarn of three colours simultaneously. I wrap 25 times. If you want the pompon to be puffier, wrap the yarn about the fingers 30 times. Then do the actions that are shown on the photo: form the bridge (the ends of the bridge are to be hidden into itself afterwards). Cut the pompon with scissors as it is shown on the photo. Make the edges even with the scissors and make it puffy with a brush. Sew the pompon to the top of the hat.
Straps Join the blue thread to the center of the ear and work 50 ch. Tie a knot at the end. Work the second strap in the same manner. Embroider the snowflakes at the level of Rows 18-21 of the hat.
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