Christmas Penguin Amigurumi – Free Crochet Pattern

December 1, 2025
Posted by: DIY Educ
Category: Toys

Designer: @vyju_ot_dushi
Difficulty: Intermediate

Using this pattern, you can crochet an adorable Christmas penguin. The toy is worked in crochet, while the hat and scarf are knitted. Any semi-cotton yarn suitable for amigurumi, along with the right hook and knitting needles, will work well.

Materials & Tools

• YarnArt Jeans: 28 (anthracite), 01 (white), 26 (red)
• Alize Cotton Gold: 83 (pumpkin)
• Alize Softy: white
• Crochet hook 1.5 mm
• Knitting needles 2 mm (2 pcs)
• Stuffing
• Polymer clay for the beak and eyes (or ready-made alternatives)
• Glue
• Sewing needle
• Scissors

Abbreviations

MR — magic ring
ch — chain
sl st — slip stitch
sc — single crochet
inc — increase
dec — decrease
(…) x n — repeat n times

Amigurumi Christmas Penguin Pattern

Body

1 rnd: 6 sc in MR (6)
2 rnd: 6 inc (12)
3 rnd: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4 rnd: 18 sc
5 rnd: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
6–7 rnds: 24 sc
8 rnd: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
9 rnd: 30 sc
10 rnd: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
11 rnd: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
12–16 rnds: 42 sc
17 rnd: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
18 rnd: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
19 rnd: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
20 rnd: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
21 rnd: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Close the opening, hide the yarn tail.

Belly Patch

1 rnd: 6 sc in MR
2 rnd: 6 inc (12)
3 rnd: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4 rnd: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5 rnd: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6 rnd: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36), sl st
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Sew between rounds 6 and 18 of the body.

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Wings (2 pcs)

1 rnd: 6 sc in MR
2 rnd: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
3–4 rnds: 9 sc
5 rnd: (1 sc, dec) x 3 (6)
6 rnd: 6 sc
Leave a long tail. Close the opening and bring the yarn under round 2.
Sew the wings below round 6 of the body.

Feet (2 pcs)

1 rnd: 6 sc in MR
2 rnd: In one stitch work (sl st, ch 1, sl st), repeat 2 more times (3 toes).
Fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing.

Hat (knitted, Alize Softy + red yarn)

Cast on 20 sts (18 + 2 edge).
Rows 1–2: knit
Change to red
Row 3: knit
Row 4: purl
Row 5: knit
Row 6: purl

Continue decreasing 1 stitch in the center of each knit row until 9 stitches remain.
Work 4 more decreases. Close the stitches, sew up the hat and attach to the body with monofilament thread.

Ushanka Hat (knitted)

Cast on 22 sts.
Rows 1–2: knit (Softy)
Change to red
Row 3: knit
Row 4: purl
Row 5: knit
Row 6: purl
Change to Softy
Row 7: knit

Close the stitches, sew the hat, attach a pompom.

Attach red yarn to the back of the hat and crochet around, forming two ear flaps (each: ch 6, 5 sc back, then continue sc to the other side and repeat). Lightly stuff the hat and sew to the body.