Free Crochet Duck Amigurumi Pattern
After crocheting basic shapes like spheres and cones, try your hand at making this duck amigurumi which has these same shapes incorporated. Add on the beak and the webbed feet without any sewing and voila the piece is completed. With the free pattern below and the accompanying video, you will be mastering this animal in no time!
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Introduction to Crocheting Duck
In this post, we will first be starting off with the relevant supplies and techniques you would need to crochet this duck. Here to make things simple, we will only be using 2 yarn colours, there is another version with 6 colours but that is not covered here. Then we will head into the pattern proper which includes the head and then the body.
As this is an ambitious beginner friendly pattern, here you will learn how to crochet a simple cone for the head, use taller stitches for the beak and also learn how to use skip stitches to make the tail.
Stick around after that to check out the full video of how to crochet a duck and finally we will end off with the full pattern PDF download if that is the mode of reading that suits you best. Don’t forget to grab the free Animal Shaping Starter Guide if this is something you would love to design in the future!
Supplies and Techniques for Crocheting a Duck
Here I have listed the techniques as well as the materials needed to crochet a duck amigurumi. Each one is individually linked if you need to learn more about how to master each technique, or you could check out this post on “How to Learn Basic Crochet Stitches step by step for Absolute Beginners - 6 Easy Steps!”.
There are also some special stitches involved in crocheting this duck which are listed below (cluster stitches) and they are also individually linked to tutorials which will be helpful if you do not know how to make these stitches.
The materials needed are also listed below or if you wish to see what I start off most of my projects with, then check out this post on “My Crochet Tools and Accessories that are Super Simple to Start With”. Read on below.
Terminology for Crocheting Duck
Ch = chain
St = stitch (refers to number of stitches in one round)
2sc1 = single crochet increase (meaning 2 single crochet in same stitch)
Sc2tog1 = single crochet decrease (referring to invisible decrease)
Special Stitches for Crocheting Duck
4sc1 = 4 single crochet in same stitch
Sc4tog1 = single crochet 4 together
= insert hook in indicated, yo, pull up loop, insert hook in next st, yo, pull up loop, repeat another 2 times, yo, pull through all loops on hook
(or single crochet cluster stitch)
Materials and Tools for Crocheting Duck
Scheepjes Catona or any equivalent fingering or sport weight yarn
Version 1 - White, Yellow (25gm each)
Version 2 - Dark green, Yellow, White, Brown, Light grey, Orange (25gm each)
Black (stash for eyes)
Darning needle
Filling – use leftover yarn or polyester fiberfill
Scissors
Glass eyes (just for landmarking)
See how they look like and my selection for my amigurumis just below.
Also check out my full list of commonly used crochet tools and accessories here.
Now that you have gathered your supplies and had a look at the basic terminology to reading the following pattern, let us first get started!
Yarn
Scheepjes Catona or any equivalent fingering or sport weight yarn
Crochet hook
2.5-3.0mm Clover crochet hook
Stuffing
Use leftover yarn or polyester fibrefill
Darning Needles
Safety Eyes
4mm glass eyes or safety eyes
Stitch Markers
Plastic stitch markers or metal stitch markers
Crochet Duck Pattern
Crochet Duck Head
Start off head with white yarn.
Round 1: Ch4, sc2, 3sc1, go around and work into the other side of foundation chain, sc1, 2sc1 (all white) – 8st
Round 2: Sc3, 2sc1, sc3, 2sc1 (all white) – 10st
Round 3: (Sc1, 2sc1) x 5 (all white) - 15st
Round 4: Sc15 (white) - 15st
Get ready yellow yarn for the next round.
Round 5: Sc10 (white), 4sc1 (yellow), sc4 (white) - 18st
Round 6: Sc10 (white), (sc1 FLO, hdc1 FLO, dc1 FLO) (yellow), 2dc2 FLO (yellow), (dc1 FLO, hdc1 FLO, sc1 FLO) (yellow), sc4 (white) - 24st
Round 7: Sc7, 4sc1, sc2, sc4 BLO, sc2, 4sc1, sc1 (all white) - 24st
Round 8: Sc7 (white), sc4tog1 (white), sc2 (white), (sc1 FLO, hdc1 FLO) (yellow), 2hdc2 FLO (yellow), (hdc1 FLO, sc1 FLO) (yellow), sc2 (white), sc4tog1 (white), sc1 (white) - 22st
Round 9: (Sc1, sc2tog1) x 3, sc1, sc4 BLO, sc2tog2 (all white) - 13st
Add stuffing to head.
Round 10: Sc2tog6, sc1 (all white) - 7st
Cut off yellow yarn.
Crochet Duck Body
Continue into the body from the head using white yarn.
Round 11: (Sc1, 2sc1) x 3, sc1 (all white) - 10st
Round 12: 2sc10 (white) - 20st
Round 13: Sc20 (white) - 20st
Round 14: Sc4, 2sc2, sc4, (sc1, ch2, sl st 1 into 2nd ch from hook, dc1, hdc1, sc1) FLO, 2sc1, (sc1, 2sc1) x 3, 2sc1, (sc1, hdc1, dc1, ch1, sl st 1 down, ch2 and sc1 into main st in round) FLO (all white) - 33st
Round 15: Sc5, 2sc2, sc5, sc1 BLO (white), sc13, sc1 BLO (all white) - 29st
Round 16: Sc6, 2sc2, sc6, sc15 (all white) - 31st
Round 17: Sc7, 2sc2, sc7, (sc1, sc2tog1) x 5 (all white) - 28st
Round 18: Sc7, skip 4st, sc7, sc2tog5 (all white) - 19st
Get ready yellow yarn for next round.
Round 19: Sc3 (white), sc4tog2 (white), sc2 (white), sc2tog1 (white), (sc1, ch2, sl st 1 into 2nd ch from hook, sc1, dc1, ch1 and sl st 1 down, sc1, dc1, ch1 and sl st 1 down, ch2 and sc1 into same main st) FLO (yellow), sc2tog1 (white), (sc1, ch2, sl st 1 into 2nd ch from hook, sc1, dc1, ch1 and sl st 1 down, sc1, dc1, ch1 and sl st 1 down, ch2 and sc1 into same main st) FLO (yellow) - 21st
Add stuffing to body. Cut off yellow yarn mix. Finish up with just white yarn.
Round 20: Sc4tog2, sc1 BLO, sc1, sc1 BLO (all white) - 5st
Close up in FLO using white yarn and fasten off.
Free Animal Shaping Starter Guide
Embroider Duck Face
Embroider Duck Eyes
Add eyes by embroidering French knots just one round above the yellow beak. Thread in through head and out to the desired eye location. Without removing yarn from the needle, place tip of needle close to the surface of the face. Loop yarn close to the face around needle twice.
Insert eye back into intended eye position and out through head again. Do not pull the yarn taut because the whole knot will go into the head. Instead, when pulling needle out of the head, pull gently so that the knot stays on the face.
Crochet Duck Video
After referring to the pattern above, remember to check out the full video on how to crochet a duck, from start to finish with nothing left out. It takes less than an hour and it includes captions with voice-overs as well. You can scroll to the specific parts that you are struggling when you are attempting the pattern above. Remember to also like the video and subscribe to my Youtube Channel so that when new amigurumi videos are released, you will know about it!
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Duck PDF Pattern
The Pocket Duck PDF Pattern is an ad-free downloadable PDF printable, with checkboxes included and step-by-step pictorial tutorials. The pattern is easy for beginners, fast and no-sew. Just click on the image below or scroll down to the bottom of the page to find the pattern download.
Conclusion of Crocheting Duck
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To check out more of my ideas for using various types of crochet stitch techniques to shape amigurumi animals, grab my free Animal Shaping Starter Guide below! Inside, get quick ideas on how to get started on shaping ears, snouts, cheeks, bodies and limbs for animals!
Free Animal Shaping Starter Guide
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