Sitting on a wooden crate, the amigurumi duck wears a blue and white striped sailor's hat, a red scarf, and a yellow life vest. With big orange feet and a sweet little expression, this crocheted duck amigurumi will surely charm crocheters of all levels.
This lovely duck toy has a nautical theme, with a sailor hat and collar. It perfectly captures the spirit of sailing and adventure on the high seas. The toy uses soft yarn and a combination of single crochet and basic shaping techniques, resulting in a tactile and visually appealing finished product.
Step-by-step Guide
Materials:
- 4.0 mm crochet hook
- Worsted weight yarn in yellow, orange, white, black, red, and blue
- 9mm safety eyes
- Poly-fil stuffing
- Yarn needle
Pattern:
Body:
- Start with yellow yarn and make 6 sc in a magic ring.
- Inc in each sc around (12 sc).
- Make 2 sc in each sc around (24 sc).
- Continue increasing in every other sc around until you have 48 sc.
- Make 10 rows of sc without increasing.
- Stuff the body firmly.
- Make 6 dc evenly spaced around (42 sc).
- Make 5 dc evenly spaced around (37 sc).
- Make 4 dc evenly spaced around (33 sc).
- Make 3 dc evenly spaced around (30 sc).
- Make 2 dc evenly spaced around (28 sc).
- Continue making decs two at a time until you have 6 sc left.
- Close the hole by pulling the yarn through the remaining SC and tying it off.
Head:
- With orange yarn, make 6 sc in a magic ring.
- Inc in each sc around (12 sc).
- Make 2 sc in each sc around (24 sc).
- Make 10 rows of sc without increasing.
- Stuff the head firmly.
- Make 6 dc evenly spaced around (18 sc).
- Make 5 dc evenly spaced around (13 sc).
- Make 4 dc evenly spaced around (9 sc).
- Make 3 dc evenly spaced around (6 sc).
- Make 2 dc evenly spaced around (4 sc).
- Close the hole by pulling the yarn through the remaining SC and tie it off.
Beak:
- With orange yarn, make 6 sc in a magic ring.
- Inc in each sc around (12 sc).
- Make 1 sc in each sc around.
- Close the hole by pulling the yarn through the remaining SC and tie it off.
- Sew the beak to the head.
Eyes:
- Sew on the safety eyes.
Wings:
- With white yarn, make a chain of 8 sc.
- Turn and sc in each sc across.
- Make 1 inc at the beginning and end of the row (10 sc).
- Make 1 inc at the end of the next row (11 sc).
- Make 1 Dec at the beginning of the next row (10 sc).
- Continue making decs at the beginning of each row until you have 3 sc left.
- Close the hole by pulling the yarn through the remaining SC and tie it off.
- Repeat to make another wing.
- Sew the wings to the body.
Legs:
- With orange yarn, make 6 sc in a magic ring.
- Inc in each sc around (12 sc).
- Make 10 rows of sc without increasing.
- Stuff the leg firmly.
- Make 6 dc evenly spaced around (6 sc).
- Close the hole by pulling the yarn through the remaining SC and tie it off.
- Repeat to make another leg.
- Sew the legs to the body.
Sail and mast:
- With blue yarn, make a chain of 12 sc.
- Turn and sc in each sc across.
- Make 3 more rows of sc.
- Cut a 6-inch piece of yarn and thread it through the top two corners of the sail.
- Tie the yarn to the top of the head to make the mast.
Hat:
- With red yarn, make a chain of 18 sc.
- Turn and sc in each sc across.
- Make 1 Dec at the beginning and end of the next row (16 sc).
- Continue making decks at the beginning and end of each row until you have 6 sc left.
- Close the hole by pulling the yarn through the remaining SC and tie it off.
- Fold the hat brim up and sew it in place.
Scarf:
- With white yarn, make a chain of 20 sc.
- Turn and sc in each sc across.
- Repeat until the scarf is the desired length.
- Tie the ends of the scarf together.
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