Amigurumi penguin with Christmas tree hat
Here is another gift idea for Christmas – a cute penguin amigurumi with Christmas tree hat. The Christmas penguin toy is all one piece (yay for no sewing!). You can use this crochet plush penguin as a kids toy or a Christmas decoration for your home. Try this free amigurumi pattern!
Designed by @nastiktoys
Supplies
- Himalaya Dolphin Baby yarn (100% polyester; 100g/120m)
- YarnArt Christmas yarn for decoration
- 4.0mm crochet hook
- 7mm half black beads
- Metal colored jingle bells 6-10mm
- Chenille wire for decoration (optional)
- Tapesrty needle
- Scissors
- Fiberfill
Additional information
Skill level: intermediate
Size: 4″ (10.5cm) tall
Crochet penguin with Christmas tree hat pattern
Abbreviation used (US terms)
- Rnd – round
- сh – chain
- st – stitch
- sc – single crochet
- dc – double crochet
- inc – increase (2 sc in the next stitch)
- dec – decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together)
- BLO – crochet in the back loop only
- FLO – crochet in the front loop only
- (…) – total number of stitches you should have at the end of the round
- (…)* 6 times – repeat the instructions between the brackets the indicated number of times
Stuff as you work.
Start with green color:
Rnd 1: 5 sc in a magic ring (5)
Rnd 2: 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc (7)
Rnd 3: 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 1 sc (9)
Rnd 4: in FLO 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 1 sc (11)
Rnd 4: in BLO 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 1 sc (11)
Rnd 5: 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 1 sc (13)
Rnd 6: 5 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 1 sc (15)
Rnd 7: in FLO 6 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 1 sc (17)
Rnd 7: in BLO 6 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 1 sc (17)
Rnd 8: 7 sc, inc, 9 sc (18)
Rnd 9: in FLO 8 sc, inc, 8 sc, inc (20)
Change to black color:
Rnd 9: in BLO 18 sc
Rnd 10: black: 7 sc, white: 2 sc, black: 2 sc, white: 2 sc, black: 5 sc (18)
Rnd 11: black: 6 sc, crochet the 1st wing – ch 2, 1 sc in the 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in sc of the body where we have started the chain, white: 8 sc, black: 1 sc, crochet the 2nd wing – ch 2, 1 sc in the 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in sc of the body where we have started the chain, 3 sc (18)
Change to grey color:
Rnd 12: 18 sc
Rnd 13: 8 sc, orange: crochet the 1st leg – 1 popcorn stitch (work 4 double crochets into the same stitch), grey: 4 sc, orange: crochet the 2nd leg – 1 popcorn stitch (work 4 dc into the same st), grey: 4 sc (18)
Rnd 14: (1 sc, dec)* 6 times (12)
Rnd 15: (dec)* 6 times (6)
Fasten off.
Glue the half beads for the eyes. Embroider a beak using an orange yarn.
Decorate the Christmas tree hat with chenille wire (like on the last photo) or make a fairy lights string using metal colored jingle bells and YarnArt Christmas yarn. Sew the fairy lights string on the Christmas tree hat as seen in the photo above.
