Free Amigurumi Master Class: Penguin Nusha by Tatiana Koppel @povyazun
This crochet pattern guides you in creating a cute penguin in a sweater with an ice cream cone applique. For this amigurumi, use any cotton-blend yarn such as YarnArt Jeans, Gazzal Baby Cotton, or Alize Cotton Gold. The penguin’s sweater is crocheted bottom-up, including the applique.
Materials and Tools
- Yarn:
- YarnArt Jeans in black, white, orange, raspberry, pink, blue, and brown.
- Hook: 2.25 mm.
- 8 mm safety eyes.
- Stuffing.
- Tapestry needle.
- Scissors.
Stitch Abbreviations
- MR: Magic ring
- ch: Chain
- sl st: Slip stitch
- sc: Single crochet
- dc: Double crochet
- hdc: Half double crochet
- inc: Increase
- dec: Decrease
- (…) x n: Repeat the sequence inside parentheses n times
Pattern
Head
Using black yarn:
- 6 sc in MR (6)
- Inc in each stitch (12)
- (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
- (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
- (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
- (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
- (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
- (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
- (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
- (8 sc, inc) x 6 (60)
11-20. 60 sc (10 rounds) - (8 sc, dec) x 6 (54)
- (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
- (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
- (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
- (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
- (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24), sl st
Stuff as you go. Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.