The Crochet Puddles The Mini Duck Amigurumi Pattern is an adorable guide for making a tiny, cute Puddles duck. It's simple, fun, and perfect for crochet lovers of all levels. This pattern lets you create a small, soft duckling that brings smiles and joy wherever it goes.
Crochet Puddles The Mini Duck Amigurumi Pattern
The Crochet Puddles The Mini Duck Amigurumi Pattern is a charming blueprint for creating a small, yellow duckling with a friendly face and tiny wings. This simple pattern is great for beginners and adds joy to any crafter's experience. Once made, Puddles becomes a delightful handheld companion or an adorable amigurumi addition to any room, ideal for gifting, collecting, or giving a dash of cuteness to your decor.
Making Your Puddles The Mini Duck
Materials:
- Worsted weight yarn in yellow, orange, black, green, and pink
- Crochet hook size 3.5 mm
- Safety eyes (6mm)
- Fiberfill stuffing
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
- Stitch marker (optional)
Step by step Pattern
1. Body:
- With yellow yarn, make 6 sc in a magic ring.
- Increase: Sc in each stitch around (12 sc).
- Continue increasing: Sc in each other stitch around (18 sc).
- Work rounds without increasing: Sc in each stitch around for 12 rounds.
- Stuff: Firmly stuff the body with fiberfill.
- Decrease: Sc in every other stitch around (12 sc).
- Continue decreasing: Sc in every other stitch around (8 sc).
- Fasten off: Leave a long tail for sewing.
2. Head:
- With yellow yarn, make 6 sc in a magic ring.
- Increase: Sc in each stitch around (12 sc).
- Continue increasing: Sc in every other stitch around (18 sc).
- Work rounds without increasing: Sc in each stitch around for 8 rounds.
- Shape head: Stuff the head slightly less firmly than the body.
- Decrease: Sc 2 stitches together around (12 sc).
- Continue decreasing: Sc 2 stitches together around (8 sc).
- Fasten off: Leave a long tail for sewing.
3. Bill:
- With orange yarn, chain 7.
- First row: Sc in the second chain from the hook and in each chain to the end (6 sc).
- Second row: Sc in the first 2 stitches, 2 sc in the next stitch, sc in the next 3 stitches (7 sc).
- Third and fourth rows: Sc in each stitch around (7 sc).
- Stuff: Lightly stuff the bill with fiberfill.
- Decrease: Sc 2 stitches together around (5 sc).
- Fasten off: Leave a long tail for sewing.
4. Feet (make 2):
- With orange yarn, make 6 sc in a magic ring.
- Increase: Sc in each stitch around (12 sc).
- Work rounds without increasing: Sc in each stitch around for 4 rounds.
- Stuff: Lightly stuff the feet with fiberfill.
- Fasten off: Leave a long tail for sewing.
5. Eyes:
- Sew on the safety eyes.
6. Tail:
- With green yarn, chain 8.
- First row: Sc in the second chain from the hook and in each chain to the end (7 sc).
- Work rounds without increasing: Sc in each stitch around for 4 rounds.
- Fasten off: Leave a long tail for sewing.
7. Beak:
- With black yarn, chain 3.
- Single crochet: Sc in the second chain from the hook and in the last chain (2 sc).
- Fasten off: Leave a long tail for sewing.
8. Blush:
- With pink yarn, make a few small slip stitches on each cheek.
9. Assembly:
- Sew the head to the body using the long tails left from each piece.
- Sew the bill to the front of the head, positioning it slightly below the eyes.
- Sew the feet to the bottom of the body, positioning them towards the back.
- Sew the tail to the back of the body, positioning it at the bottom.
- Sew the beak to the center of the bill.
Tips:
- You can adjust the size of the duck by using a different yarn weight or crochet hook size.
- Be sure to stuff the duck firmly enough to maintain its shape, but not so firmly that it becomes stiff.
- You can add other details to your duck, such as eyebrows or wings.
- If you're new to amigurumi, there are many helpful tutorials available online and in libraries.
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