Designer: Annie Lau @anniegurumi
Did you know the word for penguin is pronounced the same in Korean? It is a loan word as penguins do not naturally live in South Korea. The charming and silly nature of penguins makes this amigurumi a fun gift for all.
Ollie is worked from the top down with simple stitches, and parts are then sewed onto the body directly. All parts are worked in the round to keep the pattern as simple as possible.
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Yarn Used
The yarn used for the pictured sample is from Hamanaka Co. The sample uses a bulky weight base, which is 100% acrylic, 50g/60m/66yd. The 4 colorways used in the sample are 481 Grey, 401 White, 478 Light Yellow, and 401 Black.
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Difficulty
Beginner
Sized Included
14cm x 10cm
Materials
- Hamanaka Bonny Yarn, bulky weight, 100% acrylic
- 481 Grey (Body), 1 skein
- 401 White (Belly), 1 skein
- 478 Light Yellow (Beak and Boots), 1 skein
- 401 Black (Eye embroidery), 1 skein
- US G6 (4mm) crochet hook
- Removable Stitch Markers
- Stuffing
- Tapestry Needle
Abbreviations
- Dec – decrease
- Inc – increase
- Rnd(s) – round(s)
- Sc – single crochet
- Sc2TOG – single crochet 2 stitches together
- Sts – stitches
Gauge
Gauge is not important for this project.
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Special Stitches
Inc: 2Sc in one stitch (one stitch increased)
Dec: Sc2TOG (one stitch decreased)
Directions
Body
Using Grey yarn
Rnd 1: Work 6 Sc into Magic Ring.
Rnd 2: Inc around. 12 sts.
Rnd 3: (Sc, inc) repeat 6 times. 18 sts.
Rnd 4: (Sc 2, inc) repeat 6 times. 24 sts.
Rnd 5: (Sc 3, inc) repeat 6 times. 30 sts.
Rnd 6: (Sc 4, inc) repeat 6 times. 36 sts.
Rnd 7: (Sc 5, inc) repeat 6 times. 42 sts.
Rnds 8-23: Sc around. (16 rounds)
Rnd 24: (Sc 5, dec) repeat 6 times. 36 sts.
Rnd 25: (Sc 4, dec) repeat 6 times. 30 sts.
Rnd 26: (Sc 3, dec) repeat 6 times. 24 sts.
Rnd 27: (Sc 2, dec) repeat 6 times. 18 sts.
Stuff firmly before proceeding.
Rnd 28: (Sc, dec) repeat 6 times. 12 sts.
Rnd 29: Dec around. 6 sts.
Fasten off and weave in all ends.
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Wings (Make two)
Using Grey yarn
Rnd 1: Work 6 Sc into Magic Ring. 6 sts.
Rnd 2: Inc around. 12 sts.
Rnds 3-7: Sc around. (5 rounds)
Flatten, do not stuff. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Tail
Using Grey yarn
Rnd 1: Work 6 Sc into Magic Ring. 6 sts
Rnd 2: Sc around. 6 sts
Rnd 3: (Sc 2, inc) repeat 2 times. 8 sts.
Rnd 4: (Sc 3, inc) repeat 2 times. 10 sts.
Rnd 5: (Sc 4, inc) repeat 2 times. 12 sts.
Rnd 6: (Sc 5, inc) repeat 2 times. 14 sts.
Flatten, do not stuff. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Belly
Using White yarn
Rnd 1: Work 6 Sc into Magic Ring.
Rnd 2: Inc around. 12 sts.
Rnd 3: (Sc, inc) repeat 6 times. 18 sts.
Rnd 4: (Sc 2, inc) repeat 6 times. 24 sts.
Rnd 5: (Sc 3, inc) repeat 6 times. 30 sts.Rnd 6: (Sc 4, inc) repeat 6 times. 36 sts.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Beak
Using Light Yellow yarn
Rnd 1: Work 4 Sc into Magic Ring.
Rnd 2: (Sc, inc) repeat 2 times. 6 sts.
Rnd 3: (Sc 2, inc) repeat 2 times. 8 sts.
Flatten, do not stuff. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Boots (Make two)
Using Light Yellow yarn
Rnd 1: Work 6 Sc into Magic Ring. 6 sts.
Rnd 2: Inc around. 12 sts.
Rnd 3: (Inc, Sc 5) repeat 2 times. 14 sts.
Rnd 4: Sc around.
Rnd 5: (2 dec, Sc 3) repeat 2 times. 10 sts.
Rnds 6-7: Sc around. (2 rounds)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff firmly.
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Finishing
Using pictures as reference, sew beak onto Rnd 10. Using Black yarn, embroider eyes, one stitch away from the beak, as two vertical lines from Rnd 8 to Rnd 9. Sew the belly between Rnds 11 and 22, right under the beak. Sew the arms onto the sides of the body on Rnd 13, about 4-5 stitches away from the belly. Sew the boots between Rnds 23 and 24 so the penguin looks like he is sitting. Position the boots so they point out a bit. Weave in all ends.
Enjoy your Ollie, the amigurumi penguin! Don’t forget to show it off on Instagram and tag us @radiclethreads and use the hashtags #RadicleThreadsMagazine and #OlliePenguin so we can see it!
