Pudgy Penguin amigurumi plush toy, about 6 inches tall, with a rotund body, a large round head, a white belly, two stubby wings, small feet, a beak, and big eyes.

BeginnerUS TermsIn the Round

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.

Materials

Yarn

WORSTED · Colour #2d3140 · 66yd

WORSTED · Colour #f0922b · 13yd

WORSTED · Colour #f6f2ea · 13yd

WORSTED · Colour #1d1d1f · 3yd

Hook

4mm

Notions

1x Stitch marker

1x Yarn needle

Polyester fiberfill

Gauge

10 sts × 10 rows = 5cm × 4.3cm (in single crochet, worked tight enough that the stuffing does not show through)

Stitches Used

mr = Magic Ring
sc = Single Crochet
inc = Increase
dec = Decrease

Pattern

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.

R1R1: 6 sc in a magic ring Change to #2d3140.(6 sts)
R2R2: (sc, inc) ×3(9 sts)
R3R3: inc ×9(18 sts)
R4R4: (sc ×8, inc) ×2(20 sts)
R5R5: (sc ×3, inc) ×5(25 sts)
R6R6: (sc ×4, inc) ×5(30 sts)
R7R7: (sc ×9, inc) ×3(33 sts)
R8R8: (sc ×10, inc) ×3(36 sts)
R9R9: (sc ×8, inc) ×4(40 sts)
R10R10: (sc ×9, inc) ×4(44 sts)
R11R11: sc ×43, inc(45 sts)
R12R12: (sc ×14, inc) ×3(48 sts)
R13R13: sc ×48(48 sts)
R14R14: sc ×47, inc(49 sts)
R15R15: sc ×48, inc(50 sts)
R16R16: sc ×50(50 sts)
R17R17: sc ×50(50 sts)
R18R18: sc ×48, dec(49 sts)
R19R19: sc ×47, dec(48 sts)
R20R20: sc ×47, inc(49 sts)
R21R21: sc ×48, inc(50 sts)
R22R22: (sc ×24, inc) ×2(52 sts)
R23R23: (sc ×12, inc) ×4(56 sts)
R24R24: sc ×56(56 sts)
R25R25: sc ×55, inc(57 sts)
R26R26: sc ×57(57 sts)
R27R27: sc ×57(57 sts)
R28R28: sc ×56, inc(58 sts)
R29R29: sc ×57, inc(59 sts)
R30R30: sc ×58, inc(60 sts)
R31R31: (sc ×29, inc) ×2(62 sts)
R32R32: sc ×61, inc(63 sts)
R33R33: sc ×62, inc(64 sts)
R34R34: sc ×64(64 sts)
R35R35: sc ×64(64 sts)
R36R36: sc ×62, dec(63 sts)
R37R37: sc ×61, dec(62 sts)
R38R38: sc ×60, dec(61 sts)
R39R39: sc ×59, dec(60 sts)
R40R40: sc ×60(60 sts)
R41R41: sc ×60(60 sts)
R42R42: sc ×58, dec(59 sts)
R43R43: sc ×57, dec(58 sts)
R44R44: (sc ×27, dec) ×2(56 sts)
R45R45: (sc ×12, dec) ×4(52 sts)
R46R46: (sc ×11, dec) ×4(48 sts)
R47R47: (sc ×6, dec) ×6(42 sts)
R48R48: (sc ×12, dec) ×3(39 sts)
R49R49: (sc ×4, dec, sc ×5, dec) ×3(33 sts)
R50R50: (sc ×9, dec) ×3(30 sts)
R51R51: (sc ×3, dec) ×6(24 sts)
R52R52: (sc ×2, dec) ×6(18 sts)
R53R53: (sc, dec) ×6(12 sts)
R54R54: dec ×6(6 sts)

beak_lower

62 stitches. Sewn to body. Work in a spiral (do not join rounds) and mark the first stitch of the round.

R1R1: 6 sc in a magic ring Change to #f0922b.(6 sts)
R2R2: (sc, inc) ×3(9 sts)
R3R3: sc ×8, inc(10 sts)
R4R4: sc ×9, inc(11 sts)
R5R5: sc ×11(11 sts)
R6R6: sc ×9, dec(10 sts)
R7R7: dec ×5(5 sts)

beak_upper

106 stitches. Sewn to body. Work in a spiral (do not join rounds) and mark the first stitch of the round.

R1R1: 6 sc in a magic ring Change to #f0922b.(6 sts)
R2R2: (sc, inc) ×3(9 sts)
R3R3: (sc ×2, inc) ×3(12 sts)
R4R4: sc ×12(12 sts)
R5R5: sc ×12(12 sts)
R6R6: sc ×11, inc(13 sts)
R7R7: sc ×12, inc(14 sts)
R8R8: sc ×12, dec(13 sts)
R9R9: (sc ×2, dec) ×2, sc ×3, dec(10 sts)
R10R10: dec ×5(5 sts)

bib

595 stitches. Sewn to body. Work in a spiral (do not join rounds) and mark the first stitch of the round.

R1R1: 6 sc in a magic ring Change to #f6f2ea.(6 sts)
R2R2: inc ×6(12 sts)
R3R3: (sc ×3, inc) ×3(15 sts)
R4R4: (sc ×2, inc) ×5(20 sts)
R5R5: (sc ×9, inc) ×2(22 sts)
R6R6: (sc ×10, inc) ×2(24 sts)
R7R7: (sc ×7, inc) ×3(27 sts)
R8R8: (sc ×8, inc) ×3(30 sts)
R9R9: sc ×30(30 sts)
R10R10: sc ×29, inc(31 sts)
R11R11: sc ×30, inc(32 sts)
R12R12: sc ×31, inc(33 sts)
R13R13: sc ×33(33 sts)
R14R14: sc ×33(33 sts)
R15R15: sc ×31, dec(32 sts)
R16R16: sc ×32(32 sts)
R17R17: (sc ×14, dec) ×2(30 sts)
R18R18: sc ×28, dec(29 sts)
R19R19: sc ×27, dec(28 sts)
R20R20: (sc ×5, dec) ×4(24 sts)
R21R21: (sc ×10, dec) ×2(22 sts)
R22R22: (sc ×9, dec) ×2(20 sts)
R23R23: (sc ×2, dec) ×5(15 sts)
R24R24: (sc, dec) ×5(10 sts)
R25R25: dec ×5(5 sts)

eye_rim_left

57 stitches. Sewn to body. Work in a spiral (do not join rounds) and mark the first stitch of the round.

R1R1: 6 sc in a magic ring Change to #1d1d1f.(6 sts)
R2R2: (sc ×2, inc) ×2(8 sts)
R3R3: (sc ×3, inc) ×2(10 sts)
R4R4: sc ×9, inc(11 sts)
R5R5: sc ×9, dec(10 sts)
R6R6: (sc ×3, dec) ×2(8 sts)
R7R7: dec ×4(4 sts)

eye_rim_right

57 stitches. Sewn to body. Work in a spiral (do not join rounds) and mark the first stitch of the round.

R1R1: 6 sc in a magic ring Change to #1d1d1f.(6 sts)
R2R2: (sc ×2, inc) ×2(8 sts)
R3R3: (sc ×3, inc) ×2(10 sts)
R4R4: sc ×9, inc(11 sts)
R5R5: sc ×9, dec(10 sts)
R6R6: (sc ×3, dec) ×2(8 sts)
R7R7: dec ×4(4 sts)

flipper_left

255 stitches. Sewn to body. Work in a spiral (do not join rounds) and mark the first stitch of the round.

R1R1: 6 sc in a magic ring Change to #2d3140.(6 sts)
R2R2: (sc, inc) ×3(9 sts)
R3R3: (sc ×2, inc) ×3(12 sts)
R4R4: sc ×11, inc(13 sts)
R5R5: sc ×13(13 sts)
R6R6: sc ×12, inc(14 sts)
R7R7: sc ×14(14 sts)
R8R8: sc ×13, inc(15 sts)
R9R9: sc ×15(15 sts)
R10R10: sc ×14, inc(16 sts)
R11R11: sc ×16(16 sts)
R12R12: sc ×16(16 sts)
R13R13: sc ×15, inc(17 sts)
R14R14: sc ×17(17 sts)
R15R15: sc ×17(17 sts)
R16R16: sc ×15, dec(16 sts)
R17R17: (sc ×6, dec) ×2(14 sts)
R18R18: (sc, dec, sc ×2, dec) ×2(10 sts)
R19R19: dec ×5(5 sts)

flipper_right

257 stitches. Sewn to body. Work in a spiral (do not join rounds) and mark the first stitch of the round.

R1R1: 6 sc in a magic ring Change to #2d3140.(6 sts)
R2R2: (sc, inc) ×3(9 sts)
R3R3: (sc ×2, inc) ×3(12 sts)
R4R4: sc ×11, inc(13 sts)
R5R5: sc ×12, inc(14 sts)
R6R6: sc ×14(14 sts)
R7R7: sc ×13, inc(15 sts)
R8R8: sc ×15(15 sts)
R9R9: sc ×15(15 sts)
R10R10: sc ×14, inc(16 sts)
R11R11: sc ×16(16 sts)
R12R12: sc ×16(16 sts)
R13R13: sc ×15, inc(17 sts)
R14R14: sc ×17(17 sts)
R15R15: sc ×17(17 sts)
R16R16: sc ×15, dec(16 sts)
R17R17: (sc ×6, dec) ×2(14 sts)
R18R18: (sc, dec, sc ×2, dec) ×2(10 sts)
R19R19: dec ×5(5 sts)

foot_left

215 stitches. Sewn to body. Work in a spiral (do not join rounds) and mark the first stitch of the round.

R1R1: 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.(6 sts)
R2R2: 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)(12 sts)
R3R3: (sc ×2, inc) ×4(16 sts)
R4R4: sc ×15, inc(17 sts)
R5R5: sc ×15, dec(16 sts)
R6R6: (sc ×2, dec) ×4(12 sts)
R7R7: (sc ×5, inc) ×2(14 sts)
R8R8: (sc ×6, inc) ×2(16 sts)
R9R9: sc ×16(16 sts)
R10R10: sc ×15, inc(17 sts)
R11R11: sc ×15, dec(16 sts)
R12R12: sc ×16(16 sts)
R13R13: (sc ×6, dec) ×2(14 sts)
R14R14: (sc ×5, dec) ×2(12 sts)
R15R15: (sc ×2, dec) ×3(9 sts)
R16R16: (sc, dec) ×3(6 sts)

foot_right

217 stitches. Sewn to body. Work in a spiral (do not join rounds) and mark the first stitch of the round.

R1R1: 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.(6 sts)
R2R2: 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)(12 sts)
R3R3: (sc, inc) ×6(18 sts)
R4R4: sc ×16, dec(17 sts)
R5R5: sc ×15, dec(16 sts)
R6R6: (sc ×2, dec) ×4(12 sts)
R7R7: (sc ×5, inc) ×2(14 sts)
R8R8: (sc ×6, inc) ×2(16 sts)
R9R9: sc ×16(16 sts)
R10R10: sc ×15, inc(17 sts)
R11R11: sc ×15, dec(16 sts)
R12R12: sc ×16(16 sts)
R13R13: (sc ×6, dec) ×2(14 sts)
R14R14: (sc ×5, dec) ×2(12 sts)
R15R15: (sc ×2, dec) ×3(9 sts)
R16R16: (sc, dec) ×3(6 sts)

tail

130 stitches. Sewn to body. Work in a spiral (do not join rounds) and mark the first stitch of the round.

R1R1: 6 sc in a magic ring Change to #2d3140.(6 sts)
R2R2: inc ×6(12 sts)
R3R3: sc ×12(12 sts)
R4R4: sc ×11, inc(13 sts)
R5R5: sc ×13(13 sts)
R6R6: sc ×12, inc(14 sts)
R7R7: sc ×13, inc(15 sts)
R8R8: sc ×14, inc(16 sts)
R9R9: (sc ×6, dec) ×2(14 sts)
R10R10: (sc, dec, sc ×2, dec) ×2(10 sts)
R11R11: dec ×5(5 sts)

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.