Materials
Yarns:
• Color A: yellow YarnArt Jeans 35 (50g, 160m)
• Color B: orange Alize Cotton Gold 83 (100g, 330m)
• Color C: hot pink YarnArt Jeans 59 (50g, 160m)
• Color D: turquoise Alize Cotton Gold 610 (100g, 330m)
Other materials:
• Crochet hook size 2.5mm
• Safety eyes size 8mm, 2 wooden buttons size 12mm
• Tapestry needles, brown thread, pins, stitch markers, scissors, polyester fiberfill
• The size of the finished crochet duck is about 15 cm.
Abbreviations
Ch– Chain
Sc– Single crochet
Inc– Increase
Dec– Decrease
Hdc– Half double crochet
Sl st– Slip stitch
MR– Magic ring
Dc– Double crochet
Tr– Treble crochet
Bobble– Bobble stitch (4 hdc in the same st)
BLO– Back loop only
FLO– Front loop only
Rnd– Round
Sts– Stitches
Body
(Yarn A)
Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2. 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3. (1sc,inc)*6 (18)
Rnd 4. (2sc,inc)*6 (24)
Rnd 5. (3sc,inc)*6 (30)
Rnd 6. (4sc,inc)*6 (36)
Rnd 7. (5sc,inc)*6 (42)
Rnd 8-17. sc 42 (10 rnds) (42)
Do not break the yarn, we will continue to crochet the neck and head of the duck.
Rnd 18. sc 12, slst on the 1 st of this 12 sc (see assembling) (12)
Rnd 19. (1sc,inc)*6 (18)
Rnd 20. (2sc,inc)*6 (24)
Rnd 21. (3sc,inc)*6 (30)
Rnd 22. (4sc,inc)*6 (36)
Rnd 23. (5sc,inc)*6 (42)
Rnd 24. (6sc,inc)*6 (48)
Rnd 25. (7sc,inc)*6 (54)
Rnd 26-35. sc 54 (10 rnds) (54)
Rnd 36. (7sc,dec)*6 (48)
Rnd 37. (6sc,dec)*6 (42)
Rnd 38. (5sc,dec)*6 (36)
Rnd 39. (4sc,dec)*6 (30)
Rnd 40. (3sc,dec)*6, start stuffing (24)
Rnd 41. (2sc,dec)*6 (18)
Rnd 42. (1sc,dec)*6 (12)
Rnd 43. dec 6 (6)
Break the yarn. Cut a long piece of the yarn, and use tapestry needle to sew the remaining sts of rnd 17 (see Assembling).
Wings (Make 2)
(Yarn A)
Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2. (1sc,inc)*3 (9)
Rnd 3. (2sc,inc)*3 (12)
Rnd 4. (3sc,inc)*3 (15)
Rnd 5. (4sc,inc)*3 (18)
Rnd 6-9. sc 18 (4 rnds) (18)
Rnd 10. (4sc,dec)*3 (15)
Rnd 11. (3sc,dec)*3 (12)
Rnd 12. dec 6 (6)
Break the yarn.
Cheeks (Make 2)
(Yarn C)
Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2. inc 6, slst on the 1st st (12)
Break the yarn.
Beak
(Yarn B)
Rnd 1. ch 10, start on the 2nd stitch from the hook (10)
Rnd 2. sc, (hdc,dc), (tr 2), (dc, hdc), slst, (hdc, dc), (tr 2), (dc, hdc), sc (15)
Break the yarn with a long rest to sew, fold in half and sew two edges together.
Legs (Make 2)
(Yarn B)
Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2. 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3. [sc 1, bobble stitch]*3 (if you do not know how to make the bobble st, please see assembling), sc 6 (12)
Rnd 4. sc 12 (12)
Rnd 5. dec 6 (6)
Break the yarn, weave in the last 6 sts.
Tail
(Yarn B)
Rnd 1. [ch 6, slst on the 1 st ch]*3 (18)
Break the yarn.
Bowtie
(Yarn C: small piece, yarn D: big piece)
We will make 2 pieces and then attach together to make a bowtie. Small piece: start with 30 ch, Bigger piece: start with 36 ch. Below is the instruction for the small piece, make the bigger one the same way.
Rnd 1. ch 30, slst on the 1st ch to make a ring, ch 1, *skip 1 st, (sc 1, dc 1) on the same st*, repeat ** to the end, slst on the ch 1, turn (30)
Rnd 2-4. ch 1, *skip 1 st, (sc 1, dc 1) on the same st* please notice that the (sc 1, dc 1) will be on the sc stitch of the previous rnd, repeat ** to the end, slst on the ch 1, turn (3 rnds) (30)
Break the yarn.
Assembling
• Place markers at 1st st & 12th st of rnd 18 of the body.
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• Join 2 marked sts together with a slst st.
• Continue to crochet the head.
• Start stuffing as crocheting the head.
• Use tapestry needle to sew 2 edges of the opposite remaining sts on the body.
• Start stuffing as sewing.
• Sew to the head, hide the remaining yarn.
• Sew the wings on the body with 2 buttons.
• Place the eyes between rnd 29& 30 of the head, 12sts apart.
Sew 2 cheeks on each side of the head.
• Sew the beak between 2 eyes.
• Sew the tail to the body.
• Crochet the Bobble St: 4 hdc on the same st (you will have 5 rings on the hook).
• Pull through all 5 rings.
• Crochet as instructed for the legs
• Weave in last 6 sts and leave a long yarn thread.
• Sew 2 legs on the body.
• Crochet the bowtie.
• Leave a long yarn and wrap several times around both pieces to creat the bowtie.
• Sew the bowtie on the head and the duck is done.