Crochet Sweet Duck Amigurumi

Crocheting a sweet duck amigurumi can be such a delightful and rewarding project! With its adorable design and charming appeal, it's sure to bring a smile to your face as you work on each stitch. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned crocheter, creating this cute little duck can be a fun and relaxing way to spend your time. The vibrant yellow yarn and fluffy texture will make it a lovely addition to any collection or a thoughtful gift for a friend. So grab your crochet hook, choose your favorite yarn colors, and let's get crafting this cheerful amigurumi together!

You will need:

• Yarn: the sample of this amigurumi was made with Premier Parfait Chunky (#6 Super Bulky) in the colors yellow and tangerine
• 4.5 mm (7) crochet hook
• 0.6″ safety or felt eyes
• Glue for felt
• Yarn needle
• Scissors
• Sewing pins
• Fiberfill stuffing
• Free amigurumi duck pattern

Common abbreviations used in this pattern:

• R – row
• sc – single crochet
• ch – chain
• hdc – half double crochet
• tr – treble crochet
• inc – increase (2 sc in one stitch)
• dec – decrease (2 sc together)
• FLO – front loops only
• FO – fasten off

[…] – number of stitches you should have at the end of the row

(…) repeat 5 times – repeat the instruction within the parentheses 5 times

Work in tangerine:

• R 1: ch 7 [7]
• R 2: skip the first ch, 6 sc, continue working on the other side of the chain: 6 sc [12]
• R 3: 2 sc, 2 hdc, 8 sc [12]
• Do not stuff.
• FO, leaving a long tail.

Work in yellow:

• R 1: 6 sc in a magic ring [6]
• FO, leaving a long tail.

Work in yellow:

• R 1: Work inside a magic ring, 4 sc, 1 tr, 4 sc, join with 1 sl st [9]

• R 1: 10 sc in a magic ring [10]
• R 2: (1 sc, inc) repeat 5 times [15]
• R 3: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) repeat 4 times, 1 sc [20]
• R 4: (3 sc, inc) repeat 5 times [25]
• R 5: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) repeat 4 times, 2 sc [30]
• R 6: 7 sc, inc, 14 sc, inc, 7 sc [32]
• R 7: (15 sc, inc) repeat 2 times [34]
• R 8: 8 sc, inc, 16 sc, inc, 8 sc [36]
• R 9-10: 36 sc (2 rows)
• R 11: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) repeat 5 times, 2 sc [30]
• R 12: (3 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
• R 13: 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) repeat 5 times, 1 sc [18]
• R 14: FLO: 18 sl st

If you are using safety eyes, place them between rows 8-9, leaving 5 stitches of space between them.

Continue working on the body:

• R 15: 1 sc, ch 1, 6 sc on the tail (start working after the FO of the tail), ch 1, continue working on the next stitch of the body: (3 sc, inc) repeat 4 times, 1 sc [30]
• R 16: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) repeat 5 times, 2 sc [36]
• R 17: 36 sc
• R 18: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) repeat 5 times, 2 sc [30]
• R 19: (3 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
• R 20: 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) repeat 5 times, 1 sc [18]
• R 21: (1 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [12]

Stuff with fiberfill.

FO, leaving a long tail.

Close the body by passing the needle through the front loop of each of the stitches of the last round [12] and pull until closed.

Sew to close the small hole between the body and tail using the long tail of yarn from the tail.

The bill is placed above R 10, sewn around R 9, and the peak of the bill (the 2 hdcs) is sewn above R 8.

Place the eyes under R 7, leaving 5 stitches of space between them.

The wings are sewn between R 16-17. If you are making the version with the head facing forward, leave 8 stitches of space between them. If you are making the version with the head to one side, leave 15 stitches of space between them.

If you want to make the Mallard duck, use Key Lime for the head and in R 13-14 use white. Use Toffee for the body, wings, and tail, and use sunshine for the bill.

If you want to make the Pekin version, simply change the yellow for white and the tangerine for yellow.