Meet Alex! Little penguin. He love to surf and adventure. He practice surfing a lot because when he grow up he want to became Surf Lifeguards to protecting a life and rescued people.
Let’s make him together!
Finish Size
-Approximately 3.5 inch tall
-Size of Alex may varies depend on size of yarn and crochet hook
Materials
To make Alex penguin you will need
1. White ,orange, yellow, blue and black acrylic yarn in this pattern, I normally used
8 ply
2. Plastic eyes with safety backing 7.5mm (you can find it at any craft shop)
3. Fibre Polyester fill for stuffing
4. Sewing yarn needle
5. Ribbon
7. Crochet hook size1.25mm and craft glue
Note
For the size of the crochet hook really does not matter. The
doll designed will work just fine with different size of crochet hooks, only
the end size of the creation will different slightly.
In this pattern is working in round continuously, you may use
contrasting colour short piece of yarn to mark the beginning of each round. When
round one end. Do not join at the end of each round; you will begin the second
round in the next stitch.
At the end of each round, I have given the number of stitches you
should have .If you are off by 1or 2 stitches, do not worry about it.
For beginner start here on how to make magic ring, change colour and basic stitches.
Skill and abbreviations
You will need to know how to make a magic ring or adjustable ring
-Single crochet (sc)
-Crochet increase (inc) which mean-make 2 single crochet in same
stitch
-Crochet decrease (dec) which mean-Crochet 2 stitches together
-Stitch (st)
* = Repeat stitches from *
to end of *
-Chain (ch)
-Slip stitch (sl st)
-change colour
-work in front loop (flo)
My beginner tutorial check it out here
Beginner guide to making your first ever amigurumi
How to start magic ring or adjustable ring
How to put an eyes on amigurumi
Let’s start with head (white)
You will work from top to bottom
Round1. Make magic ring and 7sc in ring (7) white
Round2. 2sc in each st around (14) white
Round3. *Sc in next st, 2sc in next st* and repeat from * around (21) white
Round4. *Sc in next 2 st,2sc in next st* and repeat from * around (28) white
Round5. *Sc in next 3 st,2sc in next st* and repeat from *around (35) white
Round6-11. Sc in each st around (35) white
Round12. *sc in each of next 4 st,dec 1* and repeat from * around then have last
5 stitch free make sc in each of those stitch (30) with white yarn
Round13. *sc in each of next 3 st,dec 1* and repeat from * around (24) with white
yarn
Round14. *sc in each of next 2 st,dec 1* and repeat from *around (18) ) with white yarn
Round15. *sc in each of next st,dec 1* and repeat repeat from * around) with white yarn, then finish of leave long tail for sewing(12).And stuffing polyester firmly
Hat (Black)
You will work from top to bottom
Round1. Make magic ring and 7sc in ring (7)
Round2. 2sc in each st around (14)
Round3. *Sc in next st, 2sc in next st* and repeat from * around (21)
Round4. *Sc in next 2 st,2sc in next st* and repeat from * around (28)
Round5. *Sc in next 3 st,2sc in next st* and repeat from *around (35)
Round6-11. Sc in each st around (35) finish of leave long tail for sewing.
Round11.1 start crochet on 11th st of round11 (Sc in next 8 st flo),
turn(Sc in next 7 st flo),
turn(Sc in next 6 st flo ), (Sc in next 5 st flo), (Sc in next 4 st flo ), (Sc innext 3 st flo), (Sc in next 2 st flo ) ,(Sc in next st flo ) Finish off leave long tail for sewing.
Wings (colour black)
Make 2 pieces
Round1. Make magic ring and 6sc in ring (6)
Round2. 2sc in each st around (12)
Round3. *Sc in next st, 2sc in next st* and repeat from * around (18)
Round4. *Sc in next 2 st,2sc in next st* and repeat from * around (24)
Then finish of leave long tail for sewing and do not stuffing polyester.
Fold circle in half and sew it together.
Legs (colour orange)
Make 2 pieces
Round1. Make magic ring and 7sc in ring (7)
Round2. *Sc in next st, 2sc in next st* and repeat from * around have last st free make sc in that st(10)
Round3-5. sc in each st around (10)
Then finish of and stuffing polyester just a little .
Body
Body we make by jioning 2 leg together follow the pictures.
Round1. sc in each st around 2 leg and 2sc in last st (22) blue
Round2. *Sc in next 2 st, 2sc in next st* and repeat from * around last st free make 1sc on that st ( 29) blue
Round3-4. sc in each st around (29) blue
Round5. *sc in each of next 4 st,dec 1* and repeat from * around (25) last 5 st free make 1sc on that st (25) white
Round6. Sc in each st around (25) white
Round7. *sc in each of next 3 st,dec 1* and repeat from * around (20) white
Round8-9. Sc in each st around (20) white
Round10. *sc in each of next 3 st,dec 1* and repeat from * around (16) white
Round11. Sc in each st around (16) white
Finish of leave long tail for sewing. And stuffing polyester firmly.
Mouth (yellow)
Make 1 piece
Start with chain 8 (8)
Round1. *Sc in next 7st from hook, 2 Sc in same st* and repeat from * around (18)
Then finish of leave long tail for sewing .
Fold in half.
Surfboard (red)
You will work from top to bottom
Round1. Make magic ring and 5sc in ring (5)
Round2. 2sc in each st around (10)
Round3. *Sc in next st,2sc in next st* and repeat from * around (15)
Round4. *Sc in next 2 st,2sc in next st* and repeat from * around (20)
Round5. *Sc in next 2 st,2sc in next st* and repeat from *around have last 2 st free make sc in that(26)
Round6-7. Sc in each st around (26)
Round8. *Sc in next 2 st,2sc in next st* and repeat from * around have last 2 st free make sc in that(34)
Round9-11. Sc in each st around (34)
Round12. *sc in each of next 2 st,dec 1* and repeat from * around have last 2 st free make sc in that(24)
Round13-14. Sc in each st around (24)
Round15. *sc in each of next 2 st,dec 1* and repeat from *around (18)
Round16. *sc in each of next st,dec 1* and repeat from * around until close the hole, finish off (count st is not important in this round)
And stuffing polyester just a little .
Finishing
sew hat on to the face then attach body and wing.
I hope you enjoy making him.!
Jazz
Friday 20th of April 2012
Lovely pattern, thanks for sharing! I just twweted on @JazzBruno :)
jane
Friday 11th of May 2012
Thank you for stopping by Jazz.
Exaltación Brito Reynoso
Thursday 19th of April 2012
Magnificent! (As usual. :-P )
Amber
Wednesday 18th of April 2012
Popping over from Tangled Happy. I LOVE your creations, they're so beautiful! Hope I am one of the lucky winners :D
jane
Wednesday 18th of April 2012
tahnk Amber.