This easy crochet penguin free pattern is a nice and quick amigurumi project for the Christmas holidays! The cute penguin has a little Christmas cap. You can use this amigurumi penguin as a kids toy or a Christmas decoration for your home. The finished size of the crochet penguin is about 12 cm (4.7″) without the cap.

Materials:
– Yarn: YarnArt Jeans (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 50 g/160 m)
– Hook size: 1.5 mm
– 10 mm safety eyes
– Sewing needle
– Scissors
– Fiberfill

Abbreviations:
R = row
mc = magic circle (magic ring)
st = stitch
sc = single crochet
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
F.o. = fasten off
(12) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
( ) * 6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated

Free amigurumi penguin pattern

Body – Head (one piece)
Start with blue yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
R 4: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) * 5, 1 sc (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc) * 6 (30)
R 6: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) * 5, 2 sc (36)
R 7: (5 sc, inc) * 6 (42)
R 8: 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) * 5, 3 sc (48)
R 9: (7 sc, inc) * 6 (54)
R 10: 4 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc) * 5, 4 sc (60)
R 11: (blue) 26 sc, (white) 8 sc, (blue) 26 sc (60)
R 12: (blue) 25 sc, (white) 10 sc, (blue) 25 sc (60)

R 13-20: (blue) 24 sc, (white) 12 sc, (blue) 24 sc (60) (8 rows)
R 21: (blue) 23 sc, (white) 14 sc, (blue) 23 sc (60)
R 22: (blue) 22 sc, (white) 16 sc, (blue) 22 sc (60)
R 23: (blue) (9 sc, inc) * 2, 2 sc, (white) (7 sc, inc) * 2, (blue) 2 sc, (9 sc, inc) * 2 (66)
R 24: (blue) 24 sc, (white) 18 sc, (blue) 24 sc (66)
R 25: (blue) (9 sc, dec) * 2, 2 sc, (white) (7 sc, dec) * 2, (blue) 2 sc, (9 sc, dec) * 2 (60)
R 26: (blue) 22 sc, (white) 16 sc, (blue) 22 sc (60)
R 27: (blue) 23 sc, (white) 14 sc, (blue) 23 sc (60)
R 28: (blue) 24 sc, (white) 12 sc, (blue) 24 sc (60)
R 29: (blue) 25 sc, (white) 10 sc, (blue) 25 sc (60)
Cut the white yarn, continue crocheting with blue yarn:
Insert safety eyes between R 13 and R 14 at the distance of 8 st from each other.
R 30: (8 sc, dec) * 6 (54)
R 31: (7 sc, dec) * 6 (48)
R 32: (6 sc, dec) * 6 (42)
R 33: (5 sc, dec) * 6 (36)
R 34: (4 sc, dec) * 6 (30)
R 35: (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
R 36: (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18)
R 37: (1 sc, dec) * 6 (12)
R 38: (dec) * 6 (6)
Stuff with fiberfill.
F.o.

Beak
With yellow yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
R 3: 12 sc
Don’t stuff with fiberfill.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Feet (make 2)
With yellow yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) * 6 (10)
R 3-7: 12 sc (5 rows)
R 8: (dec) * 6 (6)
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Wings (make 2)
With blue yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc) * 6 (30)
R 6: (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
R 7-13: 24 sc (7 rows)
Don’t stuff with fiberfill.
Fold top of wing flat and 12 sc through both sides across.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Cap
With white yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24)
R 5-7: 24 sc (3 rows)
R 8: (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18)
Stuff with fiberfill.
R 9: (1 sc, dec) * 6 (12)
R 10: (2 sc, dec) * 3 (9)
Change to red yarn:
R 11: (2 sc, inc) * 3 (12)
R 12: (3 sc, inc) * 3 (15)
R 13: (4 sc, inc) * 3 (18)
R 14: (5 sc, inc) * 3 (21)
R 15: (6 sc, inc) * 3 (24)
R 16: (7 sc, inc) * 3 (27)
R 17: (8 sc, inc) * 3 (30)
R 18: 30 sc
R 19: (9 sc, inc) * 3 (33)
R 20: (10 sc, inc) * 3 (36)
R 21: 36 sc
R 22: (11 sc, inc) * 3 (39)
R 23: (12 sc, inc) * 3 (42)
R 24: 42 sc
R 25: (13 sc, inc) * 3 (45)
R 26: (14 sc, inc) * 3 (48)
R 27: 48 sc
R 28: (15 sc, inc) * 3 (51)
R 29: (16 sc, inc) * 3 (54)
R 30: 54 sc
R 31: (17 sc, inc) * 3 (57)
R 32: (18 sc, inc) * 3 (60)
R 33: 60 sc
R 34: (19 sc, inc) * 3 (63)
R 35: (20 sc, inc) * 3 (66)
R 36: 66 sc
R 37: (21 sc, inc) * 3 (69)
R 38: (22 sc, inc) * 3 (72)
Change to white yarn:
R 39-41: 72 sc (3 rows)
F.o.

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