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.

Materials

Yarn

WORSTED · 200yd

Hook

6mm

Notions

Tapestry needle

Stitch markers

Gauge

17 sts × 20 rows = 4in × 4in (in single crochet)

Stitches Used

sc = single crochet
ch = chain
inc = increase
dec = decrease

Pattern

Body

R1Magic ring, 1 sc in ring. (1)(1 sts)
R2[Sc 0, inc] repeat around. (24)(24 sts)
R3[Sc 2, inc] repeat around. (33)(33 sts)
R4[Sc 5, inc] repeat around. (39)(39 sts)
R5[Sc 7, inc] repeat around. (44)(44 sts)
R6[Sc 14, inc] repeat around. (47)(47 sts)
R7[Sc 15, inc] repeat around. (50)(50 sts)
R8[Sc 25, inc] repeat around. (52)(52 sts)
R9[Sc 52, inc] repeat around. (53)(53 sts)
R10Sc in each st around. (53)(53 sts)
R11Sc in each st around. (53)(53 sts)
R12Sc in each st around. (53)(53 sts)
R13[Sc 52, dec] repeat around. (52)(52 sts)
R14[Sc 25, dec] repeat around. (50)(50 sts)
R15[Sc 15, dec] repeat around. (47)(47 sts)
R16[Sc 14, dec] repeat around. (44)(44 sts)
R17[Sc 7, dec] repeat around. (39)(39 sts)
R18[Sc 5, dec] repeat around. (33)(33 sts)
R19[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (24)(24 sts)
R20[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1) Stuff firmly before closing. Fasten off.(1 sts)

Belly

R1Pick up 90 sc evenly around opening. (90)(90 sts)
R2[Sc 4, dec] repeat around. (72)(72 sts)
R3[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (54)(54 sts)
R4[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (37)(37 sts)
R5[Sc 1, dec] repeat around. (19)(19 sts)
R6[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1)(1 sts)
R7[Sc 0, inc] repeat around. (21)(21 sts)
R8[Sc 3, inc] repeat around. (28)(28 sts)
R9[Sc 5, inc] repeat around. (33)(33 sts)
R10[Sc 11, inc] repeat around. (36)(36 sts)
R11[Sc 18, inc] repeat around. (38)(38 sts)
R12[Sc 19, inc] repeat around. (40)(40 sts)
R13Sc in each st around. (40)(40 sts)
R14Sc in each st around. (40)(40 sts)
R15[Sc 19, dec] repeat around. (38)(38 sts)
R16[Sc 18, dec] repeat around. (36)(36 sts)
R17[Sc 11, dec] repeat around. (33)(33 sts)
R18[Sc 5, dec] repeat around. (28)(28 sts)
R19[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (21)(21 sts)
R20[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1) Stuff firmly before closing. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(1 sts)

Head

R1Pick up 23 sc evenly around opening. (23)(23 sts)
R2[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1)(1 sts)
R3[Sc 0, inc] repeat around. (17)(17 sts)
R4[Sc 3, inc] repeat around. (22)(22 sts)
R5[Sc 7, inc] repeat around. (25)(25 sts)
R6[Sc 12, inc] repeat around. (27)(27 sts)
R7Sc in each st around. (27)(27 sts)
R8[Sc 12, dec] repeat around. (25)(25 sts)
R9[Sc 7, dec] repeat around. (22)(22 sts)
R10[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (17)(17 sts)
R11[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1) Stuff firmly before closing. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(1 sts)

Beak

R1Pick up 20 sc evenly around opening. (20)(20 sts)
R2[Sc 5, dec] repeat around. (17)(17 sts)
R3[Sc 4, dec] repeat around. (14)(14 sts)
R4[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (11)(11 sts)
R5[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (8)(8 sts)
R6[Sc 1, dec] repeat around. (5)(5 sts)
R7[Sc 1, dec] repeat around. (3)(3 sts)
R8[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1) Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(1 sts)

Right Flipper / Left Flipper (make 2)

R1Pick up 27 sc evenly around opening. (27)(27 sts)
R2[Sc 5, dec] repeat around. (23)(23 sts)
R3[Sc 4, dec] repeat around. (19)(19 sts)
R4[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (15)(15 sts)
R5[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (11)(11 sts)
R6[Sc 10, dec] repeat around. (10)(10 sts)
R7[Sc 9, dec] repeat around. (9)(9 sts)
R8[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (7)(7 sts)
R9[Sc 6, dec] repeat around. (6)(6 sts)
R10[Sc 5, dec] repeat around. (5) Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(5 sts)

Left Flipper

R1Same as Right Flipper.(0 sts)

Right Foot

R1Pick up 7 sc evenly around opening. (7) Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(7 sts)

Left Foot

R1Pick up 6 sc evenly around opening. (6) Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(6 sts)