Free baby crochet penguin pattern

Hi friends, I wanted to start the day off right with a free crochet penguin pattern. I haven’t shared a cute penguin crochet pattern in a long time. This free crochet penguin pattern is a great amigurumi project for beginners, and is very easy to make. Since it’s made in one piece, it can be completed very quickly. In just a few hours. If you want to make a nice penguin amigurumi for your kids, you can do it today.

Design by: squishymoomoos

Free crochet penguin pattern

Materials:

Bernat blanket yarn:
• Black- head
• White- face
• Grey- body
• Orange- feet/beak
5mm crochet hook
8mm safety eyes
Stitch marker
Yarn needle
Scissors
Stuffing

Abbreviations:

R- Round
MR- Magic ring
Ch- Chain
Sl- Slip stitch
Sc- Single crochet
Hdc- Half double crochet
Inc- Increase
Dec- Decrease
FLO- Front loop only
BOB- Bobble stitch with 6 loops on hook (5 hdc tog)
St/sts- Stitch/stitches
FO- Fasten off

Important note:
• Orange text indicates when to change to orange yarn.
• Bold text indicates when to change to white yarn.

Baby penguin crochet pattern

Start with head color: Black.
R1. 9 sc in MR (9)
R2. 9 inc (18)
R3. 6 sc, 2 sc, sc, 2 sc, 7 sc (18)
R4. 6 sc, 6 sc, 6 sc (18)
R5. 5 sc, 2 hdc in same st, 3 hdc in same st, 4 sc, 3 hdc in same st, 2 hdc in same st, 5 sc (24)
R6. 4 dec, 4 dec, 4 dec (12)
Insert eyes between rounds 4 & 5, 3 sts apart.
Embroider the beak between the eyes with orange yarn.
If some of the black spots from the color changes are showing on the face, you can use a yarn needle and the white yarn tail to cover them.
Stuff head.
Color change to body color: Grey.
R7. In FLO, 4 inc, wing, 5 inc, wing, 3 inc (24)
R8-9. sc around (24) (2 rounds)
R10. 10 sc, BOB, 5 sc, BOB, 7 sc (24)
R11. 12 dec (12)
Stuff body.
R12. 6 dec (6)
FO, sew the hole closed and hide yarn tail.

Wings

Ch 3, starting in the 2nd ch from hook, sc, hdc, sl back into same st. (Don’t count the wings as sts, skip over them when crocheting the next round).
Due to differences in yarn/tension/hook size, you may need to adjust the placement of the wings and feet (BOB sts).