Learn how to crochet a unique mini penguin amigurumi that wears a hat following a step-by-step tutorial by ETM's Studio. It will be a balaclava hat and each crochet penguin has a unique hat design and colour.
You can choose any from a strawberry hat, bear hat, bunny hat, berry hat and a frog hat. With that much diversity, proudly gift this set of little penguins to a dear one. Luckily the tutorial won't take more than half an hour to crochet all of the designs.
Read this post to get useful information about this amigurumi penguin project and the tutorial at the end.
Skill Level: The tutorial focuses on essential techniques like the magic ring, colour changes, sewing, basic crochet stitches and increasing/decreasing stitches. So, beginners to intermediate crocheters can easily crochet these penguin amigurumi with hats.
Guide Span: 28 Minutes Only
Personalization Tips: Add more dress features with accessories like a tiny scarf. However, a better personalization would be to try other types of fruits and animal colours for the hat. But the set is completed so, that you would not need any further customization to the project.
Crochet Penguin Amigurumi Tutorial
The tutorial below will teach you how to crochet this adorable penguin with different hat styles all in the same guide. The instructions guide you through using a magic ring, making single crochets, colour changes, and creating other details like wings, beaks, and ears. This cute penguin makes for a wonderful handmade gift or a delightful decoration. A helpful tip is to use a slightly thicker yarn for the head to give it a bigger, cuter appearance. Below are important video notes:
- Increasing the Rounds: The next rounds follow a consistent increase pattern. In round two, each stitch is doubled, resulting in 12 stitches. This increase continues up to round five, reaching 30 stitches by alternating between single crochets and increases. This shapes the body of the penguin.
- Colour Changes: At round six, colour changes are introduced. The grey yarn is used for most of the body, while the white yarn is added for the belly. The tutorial explains how to change colours while crocheting, alternating between green, white, and grey yarn for different parts of the penguin.
- Inserting Safety Eyes: After the body is partially crocheted, safety eyes are inserted between rounds 9 and 10, with about 5 mm of space between them. This adds to the penguin's cute appearance.
- Decreasing and Shaping: After increasing up to 30 stitches, the rounds begin to decrease in size. This is done by making three single crochets followed by a decrease stitch, which pulls the loops together and helps shape the body. The penguin is stuffed with fiberfill before completely closing the body.
- Making the Hat: The tutorial also explains how to crochet a simple hat for the penguin using white and grey yarn. The hat is made separately and later attached to the penguin’s head. It is created using basic stitches, including single crochets and slip stitches.
- Adding the Wings and Beak: The wings are made using four single crochets in a magic ring, with gradual increases to form the correct shape. The beak is crocheted using grey yarn, and both the wings and beak are sewn onto the penguin’s body with a darning needle.
Stitch and Abbreviation Guide
Here are the stitches needed and brief instructions for each step in the Crochet Cute Penguin project:
- Magic Circle: Watch a tutorial or the penguin amigurumi guide below to learn it.
- Single Crochet (sc): Insert hook into stitch, pull yarn through, yarn over, and pull through both loops.
- Increase (inc): Crochet two single crochets in the same stitch to increase the stitch count.
- Decrease (dec): Insert the hook into the next stitch, pull yarn through, repeat for the next stitch, and pull through all loops.
- Colour Change: Stop before completing the final pull-through of a stitch, switch to the new yarn colour, and continue crocheting.
- Slip Stitch (sl st): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, and pull through both the stitch and the loop on the hook.
- Chain (ch): Yarn over, and pull through the loop on the hook to create a chain.
- Half Double Crochet (hdc): Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, pull through, yarn over again, and pull through all loops.
Supplies Needed
Here are the supplies needed for the crochet cute penguin project:
- Yarn: Gray (or your choice for the body), White (for the belly), Green (or a contrasting colour for the hat)
- Size: 2.5 mm
- Safety Eyes
- Size: 5 mm
- For stuffing the penguin
- Stitch Marker
- Darning Needle: For sewing the parts together (beak, wings, and hat)
- Scissors
- To cut yarn after finishing
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