If you are wondering how to make a crochet penguin, follow our free amigurumi pattern instruction step by step right now. A detailed and easy penguin crochet pattern for beginners. A big thank you to designer lindsey for this cute penguin pattern. There are also many more animal amigurumi patterns on our website, I recommend you take a look at them.

Free Crochet Penguin Amigurumi PDF Pattern

Designer: lindsey_crochets

Materials and tools

I use a 2.5 mm hook, 6 mm eyes, and worsted weight yarn.
For the bigger version, I used a 4 mm hook, 8 mm eyes, and weight 6 yarn.

Abbreviations

MR: Magic ring
Ch: Chain
Sc: Single crochet
Inc: Increase
Dec: Decrease
Slst: Slip stitch
Hdc: Half double crochet
Dc: Double crochet

Beak

Use orange yarn. Do not stuff. Start with a long beginning tail to sew the beak to the head later.
This will be crocheted in distinct rounds with a ch 1 at the beginning of each round and a slip stitch at the end.
(If desired, you can disregard the ch 1/ sl st of each round and crochet in a spiral instead after round 2).
I like to make the beak first and then sew it onto the head while I’m still working on the head. This allows me to get proper eye placement.

Rnd 1. ch 12, sl st to the first ch you made (12)
Rnd 2. ch 1, 12 sc, sl st to the first sc you made (12)
Rnd 3. ch 1, dec x6, sl st to the first sc you made (6)
Rnd 4. ch 1, dec x3, sl st to the first sc you made (3)
Fasten off.
Tuck/ weave in the ending tail.
Set beak aside for later.

Head

Start with black/ dark gray (the darker of your two main contrasting colors for the body).
For rounds 8-16, black text indicates black/ dark gray while red text indicates ivory yarn.

Rnd 1. ch 4. Starting from the 2nd ch from the hook complete: 2 sc, inc. On the other side of the chain complete: 2 sc, inc (8)
Rnd 2. inc. x8 (16)
Rnd 3. (sc,inc)x8 (24)
Rnd 4. (2sc,inc)x8 (32)
Rnd 5. (3sc,inc)x8 (40)
Rnd 6. 40 sc (40)
Rnd 7. (4sc,inc)x8 (48)
Rnd 8. 6 sc, 3 sc, 6 sc, 3 sc, 30 sc (48)
Rnd 9. 5 sc, 4 sc, 6 sc, 4 sc, 29 sc (48)
Rnd 10. 4 sc, 5 sc, 6 sc, 5 sc, 28 sc (48)
Rnd 11-12. (2 rounds): 3 sc, 6 sc, 6 sc, 6 sc, 27 sc (48)
Rnd 13. 3 sc, (sc,inc)x3, 6 sc, (sc,inc)x3, 27 sc (54)
Rnd 14-15. (2 rounds): 3 sc, 24 sc, 27 sc (54)
Rnd 16. 3 sc, sc,dec, (4sc,dec)x3, 3 sc, sc, dec, (4sc,dec)x4 (45)
The yarn tail (where you are ending and beginning each round) marks the side of the head.

Insert eyes between rounds 13 and 14, about 8-9 stitches apart.
If desired, embroider white outer edges on each eye. Sew the beak onto round 13 in between the eyes (I fold the beak so that the “seam” of the beak- where I slip stitched at the end each round is at the bottom where it’s the least visible).
If desired, embroider blush using pink yarn in between rounds 15-16, about 2 stitches wide, and embroider eyebrows on round 11.
Round 17 is in black/ dark gray yarn.

Rnd 17. (3sc,dec)x9 (36)
Stuff the head so far. Continue stuffing the body as you go.
Change to dark gray/ light gray yarn (the lighter of your two main contrasting colors for the body).

Rnd 18. (sc,inc)x18 (54)
Rnd 19-23. (5 rounds): 54 sc (54)
Rnd 24. (8sc,inc)x6 (60)
Rnd 25-27. (3 rounds): 60 sc (60)
Rnd 28. (8sc,dec)x6 (54)
Rnd 29. (7sc,dec)x6 (48)
Rnd 30. (6sc,dec)x6 (42)
Rnd 31. (5sc,dec)x6 (36)
Rnd 32. (4sc,dec)x6 (30)
Rnd 33. (3sc,dec)x6 (24)
Rnd 34. (2sc,dec)x6 (18)
Rnd 35. (sc,dec)x6 (12)
Rnd 36. dec. x6 (6)
Fasten off and weave in the end tail.

Wings (Make 2)

Use dark gray/ light gray yarn (the lighter of your two main body colors). Do not stuff.

Rnd 1. ch 2, complete 8 sc in the 2nd ch from the hook (8)
Rnd 2. inc. x8 (16)
Rnd 3-5. (3 rounds): 16 sc (16)
Rnd 6. (6sc,dec)x2 (14)
Rnd 7. 14 sc (14)
Rnd 8. (5sc,dec)x2 (12)
Rnd 9. ch 1, fold wing in half and crochet closed with 6 sc (6)

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Weave the ending tail a few rounds down before sewing.
Alternatively, you can leave a short tail, weave it in, and use a new piece of yarn to sew the wings onto the body.
Sew arms between rounds 18-19 of the body (at the sides of the body, slightly to the front).

Foot (Make 2)

Use black/ dark gray yarn (the darker of your two main contrasting colors for the body).
Do not stuff.
The toes (round 8) are designed to be symmetrical (the sides are mirror images of each other).
To make this round easier to follow, I broke up the pattern into bullet points.

Rnd 1. ch 2, complete 6 sc in the 2nd ch from the hook (6)
Rnd 2. inc. x6 (12)
Rnd 3-6. (4 rounds): 12 sc (12)
Rnd 7. ch 1, fold the foot in half and crochet closed with 6 sc (6)
Rnd 8. ch 1, turn and complete the following stitches:
• 1st stitch: sl st, ch 2, dc, ch 2
• 2nd stitch: sl st
• 3rd stitch: sl st, ch 2, dc, ch 2
• 4th stitch: sl st
• 5th stitch: sl st, ch 2
• 6th stitch: dc, ch 2, sl st
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Sew each foot near rounds 30-33 of the body.

I weave the ending tail a few rounds down before sewing.
Alternatively, you can leave a short tail, weave it in, and use a new piece of yarn to sew the feet onto the body.