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a cute penguin

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A simple cartoon-style penguin with a round body, a smaller round head, a beak, flipper wings, and feet. The colors are black and white with an orange beak and feet.

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Materials

Yarn

WORSTED

Acrylic

200 yd
Main ColorMain

Crochet Hooks

6mm

Additional Notions

Tapestry needle
Stitch markers

Gauge

17 sts × 20 rows = 4in × 4in

in single crochet

Instructions

Body

In the Round0/20
Row 11 sts

Magic ring, 1 sc in ring. (1)

Row 224 sts

[Sc 0, inc] repeat around. (24)

Row 333 sts

[Sc 2, inc] repeat around. (33)

Row 439 sts

[Sc 5, inc] repeat around. (39)

Row 544 sts

[Sc 7, inc] repeat around. (44)

Row 647 sts

[Sc 14, inc] repeat around. (47)

Row 750 sts

[Sc 15, inc] repeat around. (50)

Row 852 sts

[Sc 25, inc] repeat around. (52)

Row 953 sts

[Sc 52, inc] repeat around. (53)

Row 1053 sts

Sc in each st around. (53)

Row 1153 sts

Sc in each st around. (53)

Row 1253 sts

Sc in each st around. (53)

Row 1352 sts

[Sc 52, dec] repeat around. (52)

Row 1450 sts

[Sc 25, dec] repeat around. (50)

Row 1547 sts

[Sc 15, dec] repeat around. (47)

Row 1644 sts

[Sc 14, dec] repeat around. (44)

Row 1739 sts

[Sc 7, dec] repeat around. (39)

Row 1833 sts

[Sc 5, dec] repeat around. (33)

Row 1924 sts

[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (24)

Row 201 sts

[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1) Stuff firmly before closing. Fasten off.

Belly

In the Round0/20
Row 190 sts

Pick up 90 sc evenly around opening. (90)

Row 272 sts

[Sc 4, dec] repeat around. (72)

Row 354 sts

[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (54)

Row 437 sts

[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (37)

Row 519 sts

[Sc 1, dec] repeat around. (19)

Row 61 sts

[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1)

Row 721 sts

[Sc 0, inc] repeat around. (21)

Row 828 sts

[Sc 3, inc] repeat around. (28)

Row 933 sts

[Sc 5, inc] repeat around. (33)

Row 1036 sts

[Sc 11, inc] repeat around. (36)

Row 1138 sts

[Sc 18, inc] repeat around. (38)

Row 1240 sts

[Sc 19, inc] repeat around. (40)

Row 1340 sts

Sc in each st around. (40)

Row 1440 sts

Sc in each st around. (40)

Row 1538 sts

[Sc 19, dec] repeat around. (38)

Row 1636 sts

[Sc 18, dec] repeat around. (36)

Row 1733 sts

[Sc 11, dec] repeat around. (33)

Row 1828 sts

[Sc 5, dec] repeat around. (28)

Row 1921 sts

[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (21)

Row 201 sts

[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1) Stuff firmly before closing. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.

Head

In the Round0/11
Row 123 sts

Pick up 23 sc evenly around opening. (23)

Row 21 sts

[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1)

Row 317 sts

[Sc 0, inc] repeat around. (17)

Row 422 sts

[Sc 3, inc] repeat around. (22)

Row 525 sts

[Sc 7, inc] repeat around. (25)

Row 627 sts

[Sc 12, inc] repeat around. (27)

Row 727 sts

Sc in each st around. (27)

Row 825 sts

[Sc 12, dec] repeat around. (25)

Row 922 sts

[Sc 7, dec] repeat around. (22)

Row 1017 sts

[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (17)

Row 111 sts

[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1) Stuff firmly before closing. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.

Beak

In the Round0/8
Row 120 sts

Pick up 20 sc evenly around opening. (20)

Row 217 sts

[Sc 5, dec] repeat around. (17)

Row 314 sts

[Sc 4, dec] repeat around. (14)

Row 411 sts

[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (11)

Row 58 sts

[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (8)

Row 65 sts

[Sc 1, dec] repeat around. (5)

Row 73 sts

[Sc 1, dec] repeat around. (3)

Row 81 sts

[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1) Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.

Right Flipper / Left Flipper (make 2)

In the Round0/10
Row 127 sts

Pick up 27 sc evenly around opening. (27)

Row 223 sts

[Sc 5, dec] repeat around. (23)

Row 319 sts

[Sc 4, dec] repeat around. (19)

Row 415 sts

[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (15)

Row 511 sts

[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (11)

Row 610 sts

[Sc 10, dec] repeat around. (10)

Row 79 sts

[Sc 9, dec] repeat around. (9)

Row 87 sts

[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (7)

Row 96 sts

[Sc 6, dec] repeat around. (6)

Row 105 sts

[Sc 5, dec] repeat around. (5) Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.

Left Flipper

In the Round0/1
Row 1

Same as Right Flipper.

Right Foot

In the Round0/1
Row 17 sts

Pick up 7 sc evenly around opening. (7) Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.

Left Foot

In the Round0/1
Row 16 sts

Pick up 6 sc evenly around opening. (6) Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.