The Knit Guru

Lately life has given me penguins…. everywhere. And so I have been working away on my pattern for a penguin. At this stage I am super happy with how he has come out, and so many versions are floating about the country. This version is completely no-sew – but if you are new to no-sew, feel free to leave the pieces separate and sew them on at the end.

For this penguin, he will scale in size based on your yarn and hook choice. The main thing is to make sure that your hook and yarn size match. The best way to check is to look at your yarn label and pick the smallest size recommended by the manufacturer…. or use your own personal combination.

The full video tutorial is found here on my YouTube Channel. Please like it, comment if you so desire – I respond to all comments. Share it if you want to, and subscribe. I post videos twice weekly.

There is also an interactive crochet pattern here on Ribblr. I do enjoy this platform a great deal. I may also offer this pattern on Etsy in time as a downloadable PDF…. but at this stage, it does not exist in a neat PDF format for download. You can however download a PDF from Ribblr.

My favourite size is the 4.5mm hook with a chunky weight yarn. The video tutorial uses size 3.5mm hook and DK weight yarn.

Note on inc and dec instructions. All inc instructions are for an increase – this is 2 single crochet stitches in the same stitch (increasing the number in the row). Invisible increases are optional… I use standard ones and I don’t have a problem with creating wee holes…. but the crochet police are not coming for you, increase in any manner you like. Dec is a decrease where 2 stitches are crocheted together decreasing the number of stitches in a row. I use invisible decreases – but only because I learned them first. The decreases on the bottom of the penguin are definitely easier done as regular decreases if you are using a dark yarn. Again, use any decrease method you desire.

I feel like this pattern is easily market ready – the parts can be crocheted in “production line” style. I recently sat at a birthday party crocheting custom penguins where children chose their outer colour – which I completed easily because I had a stack of the small pieces pre-made ready to go.

You will need:
– Crochet hook
– Yarn in 3 colours – I use a body colour, white and yellow for the beak and feet
– Darning needle, stitch marker, scissors
– Stuffing, safety eyes (or black yarn to sew on eyes)

Penguin Crochet Pattern

Feet – make 2 (yellow)

1. 4SC in a MC
2. 4SC
3. SS into first stitch, cut yarn, pull through to finish off. Set aside

Beak – make 1 (yellow)

1. 3SC in a MC
2. 1inc, 2SC (4 stitches in the round)
3. SS into first stitch, cut yarn, pull through to finish off. Set aside

Wings – make 2 (body colour – blue in tutorial)

1. 3SC in a MC

2. 1inc, 2SC (4 stitches in the round)
3. 4SC
4. 4SC
5. Fold in half – 2SC through 2 stitches at a time closing the top of the wing
6. Cut yarn, pull through to finish off. Set aside

Tail – make 1 (body colour – blue in tutorial)

1. 4SC in a MC
2. 4SC
3. SS into first stitch, cut yarn, pull through to finish off. Set aside

Body – make 1 (body colour – blue in tutorial)

1. 6SC in MC. Mark the first stitch of the row with a stitch marker
2. Inc in every stitch (12 stitches)
3. 1SC, inc – repeat over row (18 stitches)
4. 2SC, inc – repeat over row (24 stitches)
5. 9SC black, 2SC white, 2SC black, 2SC white, 9SC
6. 8SC black, 8SC white, 8SC black
7. 8SC black, 3SC white, 2SC through 2 of the stitches on the beak and into the penguin face, 3SC white, 8SC black
8. Same as row 7
9. 2SC, dec black, repeat on the next 4 stitches, 2SC dec white, repeat on next 4 stitches, 2SC dec black, repeat on the next 4 stitches (18 stitches)
10. Insert the eyes into the white sections near the beak
11. 2SC, inc – repeat over row (24 stitches)
12. 3SC, inc – repeat over row (30 stitches)
13. 8SC black, 2SC through the 2 stitches on the wing and into the penguin body stitches in black, 10SC white, 2SC through the 2 stitches on the wing and into the penguin body stitches in black, 8SC black
14. 10SC black, 10SC white, 10SC black
15. As row 13
16. As row 13
17. As row 13
18. 3SC decrease black, 3SC decrease black, 3SC decrease white, 3SC decrease white, 3SC decrease black, 3SC decrease black (24 stitches)
19. 8SC black, 2SC through the 2 stitches on the foot and into the penguin body stitches in white, 4sc white, 2SC through the 2 stitches on the foot and into the penguin body stitches in white, 7SC black, SC through the first of the 2 remaining stitches on the tail into the body. You can now cut the white yarn.
20. SC into the second of the 2 remaining stitches on the tail into the body, 7SC, 2SC through 2 stitches on the foot and into the penguin body stitches, 4sc, 2SC through the 2 stitches on the foot and into the penguin body stitches, 8SC 
21. 2SC dec – repeat over row (18 stitches)
22. Stuff firmly
23. 1SC dec – repeat over row (12 stitches)
24. Dec – repeat over row (6 stitches) cut tail, use yarn tail to close up the bottom.

You may 100% sell makes based on this pattern. However, please do leave a credit for “The Knit Guru” for the pattern or a link to this page. Please do not sell the pattern itself. If you post a picture on instagram, please do tag me as “theknitguru” as I would love to see it.