Let's meet Tuxedo Sam, a cute and friendly blue penguin who adores wearing his dapper tux. Now, with the Crochet Tuxedo Sam Pattern, you can create your soft and cuddly crochet toy. This guide will help you step-by-step to craft this adorable, well-dressed buddy. Perfect for snug story time or playful adventures, it's a delight to make and even more fun to have around. So, eager to invite Tuxedo Sam into your toy family? Grab your crochet hooks, and let's get going!
Our Crochet Decorative Pattern makes creating this chubby buddy super simple with fluffy yarn that's soft to the touch. This jolly penguin comes to life quickly, so you won't have to wait long to play and cuddle with him. With his round body and snazzy tux, he's the perfect crafty companion. He's not just a cuddly buddy; use him as a cozy pillow during nap time, a cheerful decoration, or a storytime character to spark the imagination.
Making Your Crochet Tuxedo Sam Pattern
Materials
- Yarn: You'll need blue, white, and yellow yarn in a weight appropriate for the size of the finished product. The pattern might specify the yarn weight or gauge.
- Crochet hook: The hook size will depend on the yarn weight chosen.
- Stuffing: This is used to fill the body and limbs of Tuxedo Sam, making him a plush toy.
- Safety eyes: These are plastic eyes with a safety lock, recommended for amigurumi projects for children.
- Embroidery thread (optional): This can be used to add details like the beak and mouth.
- Tapestry needle: This is used to sew the different parts of Tuxedo Sam together.
- Scissors: These are used to cut the yarn.
Abbreviations
- Mr: Magic ring (starts crocheting in a round without a hole)
- SC: Single crochet (basic stitch used in many patterns)
- INC: Increase (adds a stitch by crocheting into two stitches)
- DEC: Decrease (removes a stitch by joining two stitches)
- *(...)n: Repeat instructions within the parentheses n times
- Embroidery thread: Thread used for adding details like eyes or smiles
- Sl.st: Slip stitch (joins stitches or works in a continuous spiral)
- Ch: Chain stitch (used to create a foundation chain)
- BLO: Back loop only (crochets only into the back loop of a stitch)
- FLO: Front loop only (crochets only into the front loop of a stitch)
Step by Step pattern
Head & Body Start with [blue]
- 1. MR 8sc (8)
- 2. 8inc (16)
- 3. (Sc, inc)*8 (24)
- 4. (3sc, inc)*6 (30)
- 5. (4sc, inc)*6 (36)
- 6. (5sc, inc)*6 (42)
- 7. (6sc, inc)*6 (48)
- 8-10. 48sc (48)
- 11( 7sc, inc) * 6( 54)
- 12-18. 54sc (54)
- 19. (8sc, inc)*6 (60)
- 20sc, [blue] 19sc (60) , [blue] 25sc (60)
- 21. 23sc, [white] 14sc, [blue] 23sc (60)
- 22. 22sc, [white] 16sc, [blue] 22sc (60)
- 23. 21sc, [white] 18sc, [blue] 21sc (60)
- 24-25. 21sc, [white] 19sc, [blue] 20sc (60) 19sc
- 26-27. 21sc, [white]
- 28. (8sc, dec)*2, sc, [white] 7sc, dec, 8sc, dec, 2sc, [blue] 6sc, dec, 8sc, dec (54)
- 29-30. 19sc, [white]
- 31. BLO 54sc (54)
- 32. (7sc, dec)*6 (48)
- 33. (6sc, dec)*6 (42)
- 34. (5sc, dec)*6 (36)
- 35. (4sc, dec)*6 (30)
- 36. (3sc, dec)*6 (24)
- 37. (2sc, dec)*6 (18)
- 38. (Sc, dec)*6 (12)
- 39. 6dec (6)
- 41. (7sc, inc)*6 (54), [blue] 25sc (60)
Fasten off and weave in the end. Insert the eyes between r16-17, 8 stitches apart
Mouth - [yellow]
- 1. MR 7sc (7)
- 2. 7inc (14)
- Fasten off & leave a long tail for sewing
Arms - [blue]
- 1. MR 6sc (6)
- 2. 6inc (12)
- 3-5. 12sc (12)
- 6. (4sc, dec)*2 (10)
- Fasten off & leave a long tail for sewing
Bow - [red]
- Make 5 chain
- Start in the 2nc ch from hook
- 1. 4sc, 1 ch and turn
- 2-5. 4sc, 1 ch and turn
- 6. 4ch and leave a long tail & rolling in make it like a bow
Legs - [yellow]
- 1. MR 7sc (7)
- 2. 7inc (14)
- 3-5. 14sc (14)
- 6. (5sc, dec)*2 (12)
- Fasten off & leave a long tail for sewing
Hat - [white]
- 1. MR 8sc (8)
- 2. 8inc (16)
- 3. (Sc, inc)*8 (24)
- 4-6. 24sc (24)
- 7. FLO 24sc (24)
- 8. [red] 24sc (24)
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