Learn How to Crochet an Adorable Duck Amigurumi

How to Crochet a Duck!

Wel­come to our blog post on “How to Cro­chet an Easy Duck Amigu­ru­mi Plushie.” This free cro­chet pat­tern tuto­r­i­al will guide you through cre­at­ing an adorable duck amigu­ru­mi, per­fect for begin­ner cro­cheters and expe­ri­enced enthu­si­asts. Dis­cov­er the world of amigu­ru­mi ani­mals with step-by-step instruc­tions, video tuto­ri­als, and expert tips to make your cro­chet project a breeze.

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Learn the basics: To get you start­ed on this easy project, we’ll cov­er the essen­tial cro­chet tech­niques, such as basic stitch­es, the mag­ic cir­cle, and col­or changes.
- Mate­ri­als and tools: Explore the best yarn options, includ­ing acrylic, cot­ton, and worsted weight yarns, for cre­at­ing your cute cro­chet ani­mals. You’ll also need safe­ty eyes, stitch mark­ers, and a cro­chet hook, typ­i­cal­ly a G hook size.
- Amigu­ru­mi mag­ic: Dive into the Japan­ese art of cro­chet­ing, cre­at­ing your duck with spi­ral rounds, con­tin­u­ous rounds, and work­ing in front loops.
- Cus­tomize your duck: Play with dif­fer­ent col­ors and yarn tex­tures, and even add white spots for a unique appear­ance. This pat­tern is a great way to exper­i­ment with your favorite col­or com­bi­na­tions.
- A per­fect gift: Cro­chet toys like this duck make a fan­tas­tic and per­son­al­ized present suit­able for any occa­sion. Both lit­tle girls and adults believe them.

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Size: about 4.5 inch­es around

Sup­plies: G hook (all done with G hook) can make it big­ger with a big­ger hook.

Vel­vet yarn

Brown, Green, and White Vel­vet yarn

Medi­um worsted yel­low yarn

Abbre­vi­a­tions: 

ch=chain

sl st=slip stitch

sc=single cro­chet

2sctog=2 sin­gle cro­chet togeth­er decrease

 

Mea­sures about 4.5 x 5 inch­es

Head: Green yarn

Rnd 1: In the Mag­ic Cir­cle, ch1, work 6 sc, sl st

Rnd 2: 2sc in each stitch around ‑12 sc

Rnd 3: sc, 2 sc in the next stitch, work in con­tin­u­ous rounds, no sl st ‑18 sc

Rnd 4: sc in the next two stitch­es, 2 sc in the next stitch, ‑24 sc

Rnd 5: sc in the next three stitch­es, 2 sc in the next stitch, ‑30 sc

Rnd 6: sc in the next four stitch­es, 2 sc in the next stitch, ‑36 sc

Rnds 7–9: sc in each stitch around for 3 rounds, sl st in the last stitch on the last round, sl st

Rnd 10: sl st with white yarn, sc in each stitch around, sl st 

Insert the eyes on both sides. Sew on with yel­low yarn about 1.5 inch of beak below the eyes, (above the white stripe) 1 inch of white dash lines on both sides of the beak for cheeks. 

Rnd 11: sl st with brown yarn, sc in each stitch around, sl st

Rnd 12: sc in the next four stitch­es, 2sctog decrease in the next two stitch­es, *Repeat around, 

Rnd 13: sc in the next three stitch­es, 2sctog decrease in the next two stitch­es, *Repeat around, 

Fill with poly­fil. 

Rnd 14: sc in the next two stitch­es, 2sctog decrease in the next two stitch­es, *Repeat around, 

Rnd 15: 2sctog decrease in the next two stitch­es until it clos­es

 

Arms and legs

Brown yarn for arms

Rnd 1: In the Mag­ic cir­cle, work 4 sc, sl st

Rnd 2: *2 sc *Repeat around, sl st ‑8 sc

Rnd 3: sc in each stitch around, sl st

Sew on both arms on both sides by the white stripe.

Legs with yel­low yarn, same as arms. Fas­ten off and Weave in all your ends!