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Penguin Amigurumi Pattern

Penguin Amigurumi Pattern
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5-7 Hours Time Needed
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Intermediate Level

Ideal for those with basic crochet experience, featuring slightly more advanced stitches and techniques to expand your skills.

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Weekend Treat

Takes 5-7 hours, making it an enjoyable project to finish over a couple of days.

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Cute Companion

An adorable friend to cherish, handcrafted with love to bring comfort and joy for years to come.

About This Penguin Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern guides you to crochet a festive penguin amigurumi designed to fit around a clear 80 mm fillable ornament. It uses small cotton yarn and a 2.0 mm hook to create neat, dense stitches suitable for an ornament-sized toy. You will crochet separate parts—body, head, wings, feet, tail, beak, headphones, and a scarf—and assemble them into a finished holiday decoration.

Penguin Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Photo steps and detailed round-by-round instructions make it easy to follow along, even for intermediate crocheters. The pattern includes materials, abbreviations, and clear assembly guidance to complete a 14 cm penguin.

Why You'll Love This Penguin Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it combines classic amigurumi shaping with a festive twist that fits a clear ornament. I enjoy how the design lets you show holiday fillers inside the penguin’s belly, making each finished piece unique. Working small details like the headphones and scarf is satisfying and gives the character lots of personality. Sewing the two-part head and embroidering the eyes adds a handmade charm that I find very rewarding. This pattern also uses common stitches but assembles into a delightful decorative toy perfect for gifting.

Penguin Amigurumi Pattern step 1 - construction progress Penguin Amigurumi Pattern step 2 - assembly progress Penguin Amigurumi Pattern step 3 - details and accessories Penguin Amigurumi Pattern step 4 - final assembly and finishing

Switch Things Up

I love experimenting with color to create different personalities for this penguin; try pastel yarns for a softer look or bright festive colors for holiday impact.

I often switch yarn weight and hook size when I want a larger or smaller penguin — try DK yarn with a 3.0 mm hook for a slightly bigger ornament or fingering yarn with a 1.75 mm hook for a mini version.

I sometimes replace the clear ornament with a solid fabric-covered ball or even a crocheted sphere so the body becomes fully textile and less breakable.

I like to swap the headphones for a tiny crocheted hat or earmuffs by adjusting the ear covers and shortening the connecting strip — it changes the whole vibe.

For the scarf, you could add fringe, alternate stripes, or embroider initials to personalize each penguin as a gift.

I recommend adding beads or safety eyes if you prefer a different look, but for a decorative ornament I usually embroider the eyes with floss for softness and safety.

Try varying the stuffing inside the beak and head to change facial shape — more stuffing gives a rounded nose, less keeps it flatter.

I sometimes add a wire inside the wings or tail for a posable effect, wrapping the wire in yarn before inserting to prevent snagging the plastic ball.

Instead of bells, you can attach tiny pompons, wooden beads, or holiday charms to the scarf ends to coordinate with your tree decor.

When gifting, I like to fill the clear ball with themed mini fillers — metallic confetti for sparkle, tiny pompons for a cozy look, or faux snow for a wintery feel.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping a gauge swatch can make the crocheted fabric too loose or too tight for the ornament; check your density (5 cm = 16 sc for 18 rows) and change hook or yarn if needed. ✗ Forgetting to change color cleanly at the body-to-belly transition will create visible joins; cut black yarn and join white yarn exactly at the indicated round and weave ends neatly. ✗ Not stuffing the head as you go can result in uneven shaping and difficulty creating the small depression; stuff lightly as you crochet and use the passing thread method to create the depression before closing. ✗ Sewing parts without pinning first can produce asymmetry and poor placement; use pins to mark wing, leg, and headphone positions while the ornament is inside the body for perfect alignment. ✗ Crocheting the scarf without working only one wall of the chain will lose the defined edge; follow the instruction to work hdc only into the closest chain wall for a neat scarf edge.

Penguin Amigurumi Pattern

Create a charming crocheted penguin ornament with this complete, photo-guided pattern. You will work simple amigurumi shapes, assemble them around a clear fillable ornament, and add festive details like headphones and a scarf. The pattern includes full round-by-round instructions, materials, and helpful assembly tips so you can finish a sweet holiday decoration to gift or display.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Penguin Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Friends Cotton 8/4 (100% cotton), 50g/160m - Red (color 41) - 1 pc
  • 02
    Friends Cotton 8/4 (100% cotton), 50g/160m - Black (color 124) - 1 pc
  • 03
    Cotton King 8/4 (100% cotton), 50g/170m - Green (color 25) - 1 pc
  • 04
    Cotton King 8/4 (100% cotton), 50g/170m - White (color 01) - 1 pc
  • 05
    Cotton King 8/4 (100% cotton), 50g/170m - Orange (color 14) - 1 pc
  • 06
    Optional: additional sequins, pompons or Christmas fillers for the clear ball, small bells for scarf

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size 2.0 mm
  • 02
    Stitching needle
  • 03
    Scissors
  • 04
    Fiberfill / toy stuffing
  • 05
    Clear plastic fillable ornament ball 80 mm
  • 06
    Any sequins and other Christmas fillers to your liking
  • 07
    Stitch markers and pins for sewing (for temporary fixation of parts)
  • 08
    Thread floss black for embroidery eyes
  • 09
    Small bells for scarf (optional)

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— Body :

Info :

The yarn is black. We crochet the shape of a hemisphere, into which we will later insert the Christmas tree plastic ball.

Round 1 :

6 sc in the amigurumi ring

Round 2 :

6 inc (12)

Round 3 :

(1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)

Round 4 :

1 sc, (inc, 2 sc) x 5, inc, 1 sc (24)

Round 5 :

(3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)

Round 6 :

2 sc, (inc, 4 sc) x 5, inc, 2 sc (36)

Round 7 :

(5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)

Round 8 :

3 sc, (inc, 6 sc) x 5, inc, 3 sc (48)

Round 9 :

(7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)

Round 10 :

4 sc, (inc, 8 sc) x 5, inc, 4 sc (60)

Round 11 :

60 sc

Round 12 :

(9 sc, inc) x 6 (66)

Round 13 :

5 sc, (inc, 10 sc) x 5, inc, 5 sc (72)

Round 14-23 :

(10 rounds) 72 sc (picture 1)

Round 24 :

crocheting a chain of 5 ch and attach it to the main fabric, skipping 3 sc, we crochet another 69 sc to the end of the round (74) (pictures 2-3)

Round 25 :

74 sc

Info :

Change the color to white, cut the black yarn (picture 4-5)

Round 26-28 :

74 sc

Info :

We finish crocheting sl st, fix the thread, and cut it, leaving a long tip for sewing the head to the body (picture 6).

— Wings (make 2) :

Info :

The yarn is black.

Round 1 :

6 sc in the amigurumi ring

Round 2 :

6 inc (12)

Round 3-5 :

12 sc

Round 6 :

(1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)

Round 7-9 :

18 sc

Round 10 :

(2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)

Round 11-13 :

24 sc

Round 14 :

(2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)

Round 15-21 :

(7 rounds) 18 sc

Round 22 :

(1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)

Round 23-24 :

12 sc

Info :

Fold the wing in half and close the hole with a string of 6 sc (pictures 2-4). Fix the thread and cut it, leaving a long tip for sewing the wings to the body.

— Feet (make 2) :

Info :

The yarn is orange. In the course of crocheting, slightly fill with fiberfill. We crochet in a circle around the chain with ch.

Round 1 :

double chain 3 7 ch

Round 2 :

starting with the second loop from the hook, 5 sc, inc of 3 sc, 5 sc, inc of 3 sc (16) (picture 5)

Round 3-6 :

(4 rounds) 16 sc

Round 7 :

(6 sc, dec) x 2 (14)

Round 8-10 :

14 sc

Round 11 :

(5 sc, dec) x 2 (12)

Round 12 :

12 sc

Round 13 :

6 dec

Info :

We tighten the hole and hide the thread.

— Tail :

Info :

Black yarn.

Round 1 :

6 sc in the amigurumi ring

Round 2 :

(1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)

Round 3 :

(2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)

Round 4 :

12 sc

Round 5 :

(3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)

Info :

We crochet another sl st, fix the thread, and cut it, leaving a long tip for sewing.

— Head :

Info :

It will consist of two elements, white and black.

First element :

The yarn is white. In the course of crocheting, fill with fiberfill.

Round 1 :

6 sc in the amigurumi ring

Round 2 :

6 inc (12)

Round 3 :

(1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)

Round 4 :

1 sc, (inc, 2 sc) x 5, inc, 1 sc (24)

Round 5 :

(3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)

Round 6 :

2 sc, (inc, 4 sc) x 5, inc, 2 sc (36)

Round 7 :

(5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)

Round 8 :

3 sc, (inc, 6 sc) x 5, inc, 3 sc (48)

Round 9 :

(7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)

Round 10-19 :

(10 rounds) 54 sc

Round 20 :

(7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)

Round 21 :

3 sc, (dec, 6 sc) x 5, dec, 3 sc (42)

Round 22 :

(5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)

Round 23 :

2 sc, (dec, 4 sc) x 5, dec, 2 sc (30)

Round 24 :

(3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)

Round 25 :

1 sc, (dec, 2 sc) x 5, dec, 1 sc (18)

Round 26 :

(1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)

Round 27-28 :

12 sc

Round 29 :

6 dec

Info :

We tighten the hole and close it (picture 1). Pass the thread through the closed loops through the entire head and bring it opposite, in the amigurumi ring (pictures 2-5). Thus, we will get a small depression (picture 5) that will allow us to correctly attach the head to the body. Having twisted the thread on the top of the head, fix it and cut it.

Second Element :

The yarn is black.

Round 1 :

6 sc in the amigurumi ring

Round 2 :

6 inc (12)

Round 3 :

(1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)

Round 4 :

1 sc, (inc, 2 sc) x 5, inc, 1 sc (24)

Round 5 :

(3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)

Round 6 :

2 sc, (inc, 4 sc) x 5, inc, 2 sc (36)

Round 7 :

(5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)

Round 8 :

3 sc, (inc, 6 sc) x 5, inc, 3 sc (48)

Round 9 :

(7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)

Round 10-18 :

(9 rounds) 54 sc

Round 19 :

13 sc, 5 hdc, 7 dc, 1 tr, 1 dtr, 1 tr, 7 dc, 5 hdc, 14 sc (54)

Round 20 :

20 sc, 5 hdc, 1 dc, 1 tr, 1 dc, 5 hdc, 21 sc (54)

Info :

Crochet another sl st, fix the thread, and cut it. Now we put the second element on top of the first and sew it in a circle with ordinary black sewing thread. (pictures 10-12).

— Beak :

Info :

The yarn is orange.

Round 1 :

6 sc in the amigurumi ring

Round 2 :

(1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)

Round 3 :

(2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)

Round 4 :

12 sc

Info :

We crochet another sl st, fix the thread, and cut it off, leaving a long tip for sewing the nose to the head.

— Headphones (make 2) :

Info :

The yarn is red.

Round 1 :

6 sc in the amigurumi ring

Round 2 :

6 inc (12)

Round 3 :

(1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)

Round 4 :

1 sc, (inc, 2 sc) x 5, inc, 1 sc (24)

Round 5 :

(3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)

Round 6 :

2 sc, (inc, 4 sc) x 5, inc, 2 sc (36)

Round 7-9 :

36 sc

Info :

We crochet another sl st, fix the thread, and cut it, leaving a long tip for sewing to the head. Additionally, we crochet a connecting element.

Info :

To do this, with green yarn, we crochet a chain of 20 ch, and starting from the second loop from the hook, we crochet one row of hdc. We fixed the thread and cut it.

— Scarf :

Info :

We will crochet back-and-forth-row and hdc. At the same time, we will crochet each row only for one wall of the chain, the one that is closest to us. We will use red and green yarn.

Round 1 :

Let's start with green yarn. Row 1) crochet a chain with 71 ch

Round 2 :

starting from the second loop from the hook, we crochet 70 hdc

Info :

Change the color to red.

Round 3-4 :

1 ch, 70 hdc

Info :

Change the color to green.

Round 5 :

1 ch, 70 hdc

Info :

We fix all the threads and hide them. On both sides, we tighten the edges and attach bells to them. Bells can be replaced with thread pompons (video).

— Collecting the Penguin :

Info :

Making a muzzle. We outline the location of the beak and sew it to the head.

Info :

With a thread of black floss in two folds, we embroider the eyes of the Penguin (photo steps show the process in 13 pictures).

Info :

We outline the location of the headphones and the connecting element for them. First, sew a green strip to the head. Next, having filled the sphere of the headphones with fiberfill, we also sewed them to the head.

Info :

For convenience, and for a symmetrical arrangement of parts, we immediately insert the Christmas ball into the crocheted body. With the help of pins, we outline the location of the wings, tail, and legs.

Info :

We fasten the tail so that it serves as an additional support for the penguin and it can stand on its own. Sew the wings, tail, and legs to the body. Sew on the head.

Info :

Take out the ball, and fill it with tinsel. We tuck in and fix all the ends that remain after sewing on all the parts. Insert the ball into the finished penguin. Tie a scarf.

Assembly Instructions

  • Insert the clear 80 mm plastic ball into the crocheted body before final placement of parts to check symmetry and placement for wings, feet, and tail; use pins to mark positions.
  • Sew the tail to the bottom back of the body and secure firmly so it acts as additional support, helping the penguin to stand upright.
  • Position and sew the wings to the sides of the body where pinned, using the long tails left from finishing; use hidden whipstitch for a neat appearance.
  • Attach the legs to the bottom front of the body, spacing evenly and sewing through the crocheted fabric and into the ornament edge for stability.
  • Sew the two-part head (white element then black element) on top of the body by aligning the depression made earlier and stitching the second element around the first with black sewing thread.
  • Embroider the eyes with doubled black floss, outline the beak position and sew the orange beak to the head securely, then hide and secure all thread ends.
  • Remove the ball, fill it with sequins or tinsel as desired, tuck and secure the ends inside, reinsert the filled ball into the body, and tie the scarf around the neck finishing with bells or pompons.

Important Notes

  • 💡Check your crocheting density: 5 cm = 16 sc for 18 rows; adjust hook or yarn if your gauge differs to get the correct fit to the ornament ball.
  • 💡Use stitch markers and pins for temporary fixation to ensure symmetric placement of parts before sewing permanently.
  • 💡Leave long yarn tails when finishing pieces so you have enough length to sew parts securely and weave in ends cleanly.
  • 💡Stuff the head lightly and shape it using the passing thread method to create a small depression that helps attach the head correctly to the body.
  • 💡When changing colors (black to white at the body opening), cut and secure the yarn as instructed to obtain a neat color transition.

This cute Penguin Amigurumi wraps a clear ornament in a handmade crocheted shell, perfect for holiday displays and gifts. It combines small, precise amigurumi shaping with festive details like headphones, a striped scarf, and tiny bells. Make yours unique by filling the ball with tinsel, sequins, or tiny pompons for a playful surprise inside. 🐧🎄✨

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

When using the original yarn and 2.0 mm hook specified, the penguin size is approximately 14 cm tall with the 80 mm fillable ornament.

Can I use a different type of yarn or hook?

Yes, but your finished size and fit will change; check gauge (5 cm = 16 sc for 18 rows) and adjust hook size to maintain proper density for the ornament fit.

Do I need to be able to embroider to finish this pattern?

Basic embroidery for the eyes is required using black floss, but the stitches are simple; the pattern includes photo guidance for eye placement and technique.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete this project in 5-7 hours, though time may vary depending on experience level and how many decorative details you add.

Is it safe to use this as a toy for children?

This pattern uses small parts like bells and an ornament ball; if intended for young children, avoid small detachable parts and secure all elements very firmly or modify materials for safety.