Pudgy Penguin Amigurumi
A cute, stylized penguin plush with a distinctive white belly patch, big eyes, a small orange beak, and stubby flipper wings. The overall shape is round and pudgy, typical of the Pudgy Penguin aesthetic.
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Every stitch drawn in its own colour. Please use the instructions below.
Materials
Yarn
Crochet Hooks
Additional Notions
Gauge
10 sts × 10 rows = 5cm × 4.3cm
in single crochet, worked tight enough that the stuffing does not show through
One sc is 5 mm wide and 4.3 mm high. Check against a swatch of 10 sc and change the hook until it matches.
Stitch Glossary
4 stitchesAbbreviations and descriptions for all stitches used in this pattern
Instructions
body
2469 stitches. The base piece, closed at the end. Work in a spiral (do not join rounds) and mark the first stitch of the round.
Starting with 6 stitches
R1: 6 sc in a magic ring Change to #2d3140.
R2: (sc, inc) ×3
R3: inc ×9
R4: (sc ×8, inc) ×2
R5: (sc ×3, inc) ×5
R6: (sc ×4, inc) ×5
R7: (sc ×9, inc) ×3
R8: (sc ×10, inc) ×3
R9: (sc ×8, inc) ×4
R10: (sc ×9, inc) ×4
R11: sc ×43, inc
R12: (sc ×14, inc) ×3
R13: sc ×48
R14: sc ×47, inc
R15: sc ×48, inc
R16: sc ×50
R17: sc ×50
R18: sc ×48, dec
R19: sc ×47, dec
R20: sc ×47, inc
R21: sc ×48, inc
R22: (sc ×24, inc) ×2
R23: (sc ×12, inc) ×4
R24: sc ×56
R25: sc ×55, inc
R26: sc ×57
R27: sc ×57
R28: sc ×56, inc
R29: sc ×57, inc
R30: sc ×58, inc
R31: (sc ×29, inc) ×2
R32: sc ×61, inc
R33: sc ×62, inc
R34: sc ×64
R35: sc ×64
R36: sc ×62, dec
R37: sc ×61, dec
R38: sc ×60, dec
R39: sc ×59, dec
R40: sc ×60
R41: sc ×60
R42: sc ×58, dec
R43: sc ×57, dec
R44: (sc ×27, dec) ×2
R45: (sc ×12, dec) ×4
R46: (sc ×11, dec) ×4
R47: (sc ×6, dec) ×6
R48: (sc ×12, dec) ×3
R49: (sc ×4, dec, sc ×5, dec) ×3
R50: (sc ×9, dec) ×3
R51: (sc ×3, dec) ×6
R52: (sc ×2, dec) ×6
R53: (sc, dec) ×6
R54: dec ×6
Assembly Notes
Stuff firmly, then fasten off and close the gap.
beak_lower
62 stitches. Sewn to body. Work in a spiral (do not join rounds) and mark the first stitch of the round.
Starting with 6 stitches
R1: 6 sc in a magic ring Change to #f0922b.
R2: (sc, inc) ×3
R3: sc ×8, inc
R4: sc ×9, inc
R5: sc ×11
R6: sc ×9, dec
R7: dec ×5
Assembly Notes
Sew to body, so that it points front, high, 127 mm up, towards the front; its 5 open stitches go all round. Stuff, leave open and sew to body.
beak_upper
106 stitches. Sewn to body. Work in a spiral (do not join rounds) and mark the first stitch of the round.
Starting with 6 stitches
R1: 6 sc in a magic ring Change to #f0922b.
R2: (sc, inc) ×3
R3: (sc ×2, inc) ×3
R4: sc ×12
R5: sc ×12
R6: sc ×11, inc
R7: sc ×12, inc
R8: sc ×12, dec
R9: (sc ×2, dec) ×2, sc ×3, dec
R10: dec ×5
Assembly Notes
Sew to body, so that it points front, high, 136 mm up, towards the front; its 5 open stitches go all round. Stuff, leave open and sew to body.
bib
595 stitches. Sewn to body. Work in a spiral (do not join rounds) and mark the first stitch of the round.
Starting with 6 stitches
R1: 6 sc in a magic ring Change to #f6f2ea.
R2: inc ×6
R3: (sc ×3, inc) ×3
R4: (sc ×2, inc) ×5
R5: (sc ×9, inc) ×2
R6: (sc ×10, inc) ×2
R7: (sc ×7, inc) ×3
R8: (sc ×8, inc) ×3
R9: sc ×30
R10: sc ×29, inc
R11: sc ×30, inc
R12: sc ×31, inc
R13: sc ×33
R14: sc ×33
R15: sc ×31, dec
R16: sc ×32
R17: (sc ×14, dec) ×2
R18: sc ×28, dec
R19: sc ×27, dec
R20: (sc ×5, dec) ×4
R21: (sc ×10, dec) ×2
R22: (sc ×9, dec) ×2
R23: (sc ×2, dec) ×5
R24: (sc, dec) ×5
R25: dec ×5
Assembly Notes
Sew to body, so that it points front, low, 54 mm up, towards the front; its 5 open stitches go all round. Stuff, leave open and sew to body.
eye_rim_left
57 stitches. Sewn to body. Work in a spiral (do not join rounds) and mark the first stitch of the round.
Starting with 6 stitches
R1: 6 sc in a magic ring Change to #1d1d1f.
R2: (sc ×2, inc) ×2
R3: (sc ×3, inc) ×2
R4: sc ×9, inc
R5: sc ×9, dec
R6: (sc ×3, dec) ×2
R7: dec ×4
Assembly Notes
Sew to body, so that it points left, high, 141 mm up, on the left, towards the front; its 4 open stitches go all round. Stuff, leave open and sew to body.
eye_rim_right
57 stitches. Sewn to body. Work in a spiral (do not join rounds) and mark the first stitch of the round.
Starting with 6 stitches
R1: 6 sc in a magic ring Change to #1d1d1f.
R2: (sc ×2, inc) ×2
R3: (sc ×3, inc) ×2
R4: sc ×9, inc
R5: sc ×9, dec
R6: (sc ×3, dec) ×2
R7: dec ×4
Assembly Notes
Sew to body, so that it points right, high, 140 mm up, on the right, towards the front; its 4 open stitches go all round. Stuff, leave open and sew to body.
flipper_left
255 stitches. Sewn to body. Work in a spiral (do not join rounds) and mark the first stitch of the round.
Starting with 6 stitches
R1: 6 sc in a magic ring Change to #2d3140.
R2: (sc, inc) ×3
R3: (sc ×2, inc) ×3
R4: sc ×11, inc
R5: sc ×13
R6: sc ×12, inc
R7: sc ×14
R8: sc ×13, inc
R9: sc ×15
R10: sc ×14, inc
R11: sc ×16
R12: sc ×16
R13: sc ×15, inc
R14: sc ×17
R15: sc ×17
R16: sc ×15, dec
R17: (sc ×6, dec) ×2
R18: (sc, dec, sc ×2, dec) ×2
R19: dec ×5
Assembly Notes
Sew to body, so that it points down, about halfway up, 77 mm up, on the left; its 5 open stitches go all round. Stuff, leave open and sew to body.
flipper_right
257 stitches. Sewn to body. Work in a spiral (do not join rounds) and mark the first stitch of the round.
Starting with 6 stitches
R1: 6 sc in a magic ring Change to #2d3140.
R2: (sc, inc) ×3
R3: (sc ×2, inc) ×3
R4: sc ×11, inc
R5: sc ×12, inc
R6: sc ×14
R7: sc ×13, inc
R8: sc ×15
R9: sc ×15
R10: sc ×14, inc
R11: sc ×16
R12: sc ×16
R13: sc ×15, inc
R14: sc ×17
R15: sc ×17
R16: sc ×15, dec
R17: (sc ×6, dec) ×2
R18: (sc, dec, sc ×2, dec) ×2
R19: dec ×5
Assembly Notes
Sew to body, so that it points down, about halfway up, 80 mm up, on the right; its 5 open stitches go all round. Stuff, leave open and sew to body.
foot_left
215 stitches. Sewn to body. Work in a spiral (do not join rounds) and mark the first stitch of the round.
Starting with 6 stitches
R1: 6 sc in a magic ring (this round runs through 2 lobes of the part: work it as 2 rings of 3 and 3 stitches, one after the other in that order, and carry the yarn inside the stuffing from one ring to the next) Change to #f0922b.
R2: inc ×6 (this round runs through 3 lobes of the part: work it as 3 rings of 5, 4 and 3 stitches, one after the other in that order, and carry the yarn inside the stuffing from one ring to the next)
R3: (sc ×2, inc) ×4
R4: sc ×15, inc
R5: sc ×15, dec
R6: (sc ×2, dec) ×4
R7: (sc ×5, inc) ×2
R8: (sc ×6, inc) ×2
R9: sc ×16
R10: sc ×15, inc
R11: sc ×15, dec
R12: sc ×16
R13: (sc ×6, dec) ×2
R14: (sc ×5, dec) ×2
R15: (sc ×2, dec) ×3
R16: (sc, dec) ×3
Assembly Notes
Sew to body, so that it points front, at the bottom, 7 mm up, on the left; its 6 open stitches go all round. Stuff, leave open and sew to body.
foot_right
217 stitches. Sewn to body. Work in a spiral (do not join rounds) and mark the first stitch of the round.
Starting with 6 stitches
R1: 6 sc in a magic ring (this round runs through 2 lobes of the part: work it as 2 rings of 3 and 3 stitches, one after the other in that order, and carry the yarn inside the stuffing from one ring to the next) Change to #f0922b.
R2: inc ×6 (this round runs through 3 lobes of the part: work it as 3 rings of 4, 4 and 4 stitches, one after the other in that order, and carry the yarn inside the stuffing from one ring to the next)
R3: (sc, inc) ×6
R4: sc ×16, dec
R5: sc ×15, dec
R6: (sc ×2, dec) ×4
R7: (sc ×5, inc) ×2
R8: (sc ×6, inc) ×2
R9: sc ×16
R10: sc ×15, inc
R11: sc ×15, dec
R12: sc ×16
R13: (sc ×6, dec) ×2
R14: (sc ×5, dec) ×2
R15: (sc ×2, dec) ×3
R16: (sc, dec) ×3
Assembly Notes
Sew to body, so that it points front, at the bottom, 8 mm up, on the right; its 6 open stitches go all round. Stuff, leave open and sew to body.
tail
130 stitches. Sewn to body. Work in a spiral (do not join rounds) and mark the first stitch of the round.
Starting with 6 stitches
R1: 6 sc in a magic ring Change to #2d3140.
R2: inc ×6
R3: sc ×12
R4: sc ×11, inc
R5: sc ×13
R6: sc ×12, inc
R7: sc ×13, inc
R8: sc ×14, inc
R9: (sc ×6, dec) ×2
R10: (sc, dec, sc ×2, dec) ×2
R11: dec ×5
Assembly Notes
Sew to body, so that it points back, low, 36 mm up, towards the back; its 5 open stitches go all round. Stuff, leave open and sew to body.
Pattern Notes
Make the parts in the order of the sections. A part is sewn to the one it names, which is always made before it.
Stuff firmly before closing or sewing a part: it should be full and hold its shape. Pin each part in place and check the look from the front before sewing; weave the ends in.
eye_left on body, #1d1d1f, about 17 mm across, high, 140 mm up, on the left, towards the front: embroider it, or sew on a small piece of felt or yarn. Add it last, after the stuffing and sewing, so you can place it by eye.
eye_right on body, #1d1d1f, about 17 mm across, high, 140 mm up, on the right, towards the front: embroider it, or sew on a small piece of felt or yarn. Add it last, after the stuffing and sewing, so you can place it by eye.
The yarn amounts are an estimate from the stitch count; buy a little extra.