Happy Friday and welcome to our first week of Christmas in July 2024! Amanda of Loops and Love Crochet and I are teaming up for the 5th year in a row to bring you a new pattern each week in the month of July all geared with getting a head start on your winter makes!

Every Friday this month will be a new pattern release starting with this sweet guys' debut today. Meet Pierre, our new plush penguin pattern!

His body and head are made as one piece meaning the only sewing involved will be his wings and feet. His pattern is simple and full of squishy cuddles with his plush yarn.

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Materials -

• Size 6 super bulky weight yarn (75 yards of blue; small amount of white and orange)
• 4.5 mm crochet hook (these are the hooks I use and love!)
• 12mm safety eyes
• Scissors
• Tapestry needle (bent tips work great for amigurumi)
• Stuffing
• Stitch markers

 

Abbreviations - US terminology

MC- Magic circle

SC- Single crochet

SC INC- Single crochet increase

INV DEC- Invisible decrease

St(s)- Stitch(es)

Rep – Repeat

Ch – Chain

Sl st – Slip stitch

NOTES -

- Slowly stuff as you go, you want it to be firm but not stretched.

- You will be working in the round; I like to use a stitch marker at the beginning of each round.

- The body and head will be made as one piece.

- Finished plush penguin measures approximately 9 inches tall.

- Yarn used in pictures is Hobbii Toucan in the shade Sky Blue.



Changing Colors -

When working on the head we will be switching back and forth between blue and white to give detail to our facial features. You will change to each color during the last half of your single crochet stitch.

1. When completing the last stitch before your color change, insert your hook into your stitch, yarn over with the first color and pull through.

2. Drop your first color and use your new color to yarn over and finish the stitch by pulling through all loops on your hook. You now have your new color on your hook.

Body –

With blue

Round 1: Create a magic circle with 6 SC

Round 2: SC INC in each st around (12)

Round 3: *SC in the first st, SC INC in the next*, *rep around (18)

Round 4: *SC in the first 2 sts, SC INC in the next*, *rep around (24)

Round 5: *SC in the first 3 sts, SC INC in the next*, *rep around (30)

Round 6: *SC in the first 4 sts, SC INC in the next*, *rep around (36)

Rounds 7-9: SC around (36)

Round 10: *SC in the first 4 sts, INV DEC in the next*, *rep around (30)

Rounds 11-12: SC around (30)

Round 13: *SC in the first 3 sts, INV DEC in the next*, *rep around (24)

Rounds 14-15: SC around (24)

Round 16: *SC in the first 2 sts, INV DEC in the next*, *rep around (18)

Round 17: *SC in the first st, INV DEC in the next*, *rep around (12)

*We will now start the head*

Round 18: *SC in the first st, SC INC in the next*, *rep around (18)

Round 19: *SC in the first 2 sts, SC INC in the next*, *rep around (24)

Round 20: *SC in the first 3 sts, SC INC in the next*, *rep around (30)

Round 21: *SC in the first 4 sts, SC INC in the next*, *rep around (36)

(In rounds 22-27 we will be switching back and forth between blue and white. B= Blue and W=White)

Rounds 22-24: SC around (B12, W12, B12)

Rounds 25-26: SC around (B12, W4, B4, W4, B12)

Round 27: SC around (B13, W2, B6, W2, B13)

The remainder of the head will be worked with blue.

Round 28: *SC in the first 4 sts, INV DEC in the next*, *rep around (30)


Note - Here is where we will add the facial features before we start closing the head. Insert your safety eyes between rounds 25 and 26, 6 stitches apart.


With orange yarn and a tapestry needle create the beak by passing through 2 stitches centered between the eyes on round 24.
 
 

Round 29: *SC in the first 3 sts, INV DEC in the next*, *rep around (24)

*Continue to stuff the head firmly

Round 30: *SC in the first 2 sts, INV DEC in the next*, *rep around (18)

Round 31: *SC in the first st, INV DEC in the next*, *rep around (12)

Round 32: INV DEC around (6)

Fasten off and sew the remaining part closed, weave in your end.

Wings- Make 2

With blue (leaving unstuffed)

Round 1: Create a magic circle with 6 SC

Round 2: SC inc in each st around (12)

Round 3: SC around (12)

Round 4: *SC in the first st, SC INC in the next*, *rep around (18)

Round 5: *SC in the first st, INV DEC in the next*, *rep around (12)

Rounds 6-8: SC around (12)

Pinch wing flat and SC across the top to close. Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing onto the body.

 

Feet – Make 2

With orange

Round 1: Create a magic circle with 6 SC

Round 2: SC, *ch 2, SC into the next st*, *rep twice more

Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.

 

Assembly –

- Sew the wings onto the body with a forward angle ranging from rounds 13-17.

- Lastly, sew the feet centered with your facial features on rounds 6-8 with a few stitches in between.

 

Your plush penguin is complete! I hope you have enjoyed making this pattern. Let me know if you have any questions about this pattern or any of my other patterns, I would be happy to help.

Thank you so much for stopping by,

Stephanie