free duck crochet pattern

Free Duck Crochet Pattern

Cute Duck Amigurumi pattern

Create your very own adorable duck Amigurumi with this free duck crochet pattern! This is an easy small beginner crochet project that you can make in a few hours. It is a great pattern for left over yarn. I love making mini animal because they just take a little bit of time to create. As a result, you will have such a cute gift.

For the smaller duck Amigurumi, I used sport weight cotton yarn, for the larger version, I used chenille Super Bulky plush yarn.

Duckling crochet pattern:
The pattern below is for a mallard duck, but you can easily change this duck into a duckling, by changing the colors to yellow for the body.

To help you along the way, the pattern includes a comprehensive video tutorial that guides you through each step of creating this cute duck.

Basic Stitches Tutorial:
If you’re new to crocheting, don’t worry! Check out my beginner-friendly basic stitches tutorial, complete with numerous instructional videos. It covers everything you need to know to make your very own adorable Amigurumi stuffed animals.

Video:
Watch the full video on crocheting every step of this duck Amigurumi:

Materials:
These are the materials that I used for this duck. You can replace them with other materials. If you wish to crochet a larger or smaller version of this little duck, you can just use a thicker or thinner yarn/crochet hook.

The colors below are for the male duck, to create a female duck, change the colors to white and skip the color changes. Or change the color to yellow to create a duckling.

Check the materials page on my website if you need help in choosing the right materials for this free duck crochet pattern.

Cotton Sport Weight version 6 cm / 2 inch:
– Green cotton SMC Catania color: 087
– Brown cotton SMC Catania color: 383
– White cotton SMC Catania color: 005
– Yellow cotton SMC Catania color: 208
– Orange cotton SMC Catania color: 189
– Safety eyes 7 mm
– Synthetic Poly Filling
– Crochet hook size 2.5 mm

Chenille Super Bulky version 13 cm / 5 inch:
– Green Chenille yarn
– Brown Chenille yarn
– White Chenille yarn
– Yellow Chenille yarn
– Orange Chenille yarn
– Safety eyes 15 mm
– Synthetic Poly Filling
– Crochet hook size 5.0 mm

Search for a similar chenille yarn you can buy near you on YARNSUB

crochet duck
crochet duck

Supplies:
– Scissors
– Tapestry needles with blunt point, nr. 16
– Pins

TIP: Are you using are using Blanket yarn? Then I recommend a 8.0 mm crochet hook.
For Bulky Velvet yarn I recommend a 3.5 mm crochet hook.

Abbreviations used in this crochet pattern:
(All abbreviations are explained in my basic stitches tutorial)
Rnd: Round
st: stitch
sc: single crochet
sl st: slip stitch
dec: decrease
inc: increase

Free duck crochet pattern:

Body:

  • Start in green yarn
  • Rnd 1: start 8 sc in a magic ring (8)
  • Rnd 2: inc 8 times (16)
  • Rnd 3: (sc, inc in next st) repeat 8 times (24)
  • Rnd 4: (sc in next 3 st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (30)
  • Rnd 5: sc in all 30 st (30)
  • Rnd 6: (sc in next 4 st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (36)
  • Mark the the 12th & 19th stitch of round 8 with a piece of yarn
  • Rnd 7-9: sc in all 36 st (36)
  • Rnd 10: (sc in next 4 st, dec in next st) repeat 6 times (30)
  • Rnd 11: (sc in next 3 st, dec in next st) repeat 6 times (24)
  • Insert the safety eyes between rounds 8 and 9, in the stitches marked earlier.
  • Rnd 12: (sc in next st, dec in next st) repeat 6 times (16)
  • In the next round we are going to change colors. Hide the new yarn behind the last stitches in the first color (photo 1), you change colors in the last stitch (photo 2 & 3) before you start crocheting in the second color. Hide the first color behind a few stitches when crocheting in the second color (photo 4)

    Tip: If you are making a female duck or duckling Amigurumi, you can skip the color changes
  • Watch this video to see how to change colors when making this free duck crochet pattern: https://youtu.be/JDpQda084xg
duck color change crochet
  • Change to white yarn
  • Rnd 13: sc in all 16 st (16)
  • Change to brown yarn
  • Rnd 14: ch 4 (photo 5), Start in second ch from hook, sc in next 3 stitches,
    (sc in next 3 st, inc in next st) repeat 4 times (23 + 3ch) (photo 6)
    Watch this video to see exactly how to do this: https://youtu.be/JDpQda084xg
tail in chain sttiches
  • Rnd 15: sc in next 3 st, inc in next st, 22 in next st (27)
  • Stuff the body with fiberfill and continue stuffing as you go.
  • Rnd 16-17: sc in all 27 st (27)
  • Rnd 18: sc in next st, dec 3 times, sc in next st (sc in next st, dec in next st) repeat 6 times, sc in next st (18)
  • Rnd 19: dec, sc in next st, dec, 13 in next st (16)
  • Rnd 20: dec 8 times (8)
  • Fasten off, leaving a yarn tail. Using your yarn needle, weave the yarn tail through the front loop of each remaining stitch and pull it tight to close.

Beak:

  • Use yellow yarn
  • Rnd 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
  • Rnd 2: (sc in next 2 st, inc in next st) repeat 2 times (8)
  • Fasten off with a slst, leaving a long tail for sewing.
    Sew the flattened beak between the eyes on round 9 of your duck Amigurumi.
duck crochet pattern
duck crochet pattern

Feet 2x:

  • Use orange yarn
  • Rnd 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
  • Fasten off with a slst, leaving a long tail for sewing.
    Sew the feet on rounds 19 and 20 with an interspace of 1 st.

Wing 2x:

  • Use brown yarn
  • Rnd 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
  • Rnd 2-3: sc in all 6 st (6)
  • Rnd 4: (sc in next st, dec in next st) repeat 2 times (4)
  • Fasten off with a slst, leaving a long tail for sewing.
    Sew the wings on the side of the body between rounds 14 and 17.

Now your little duck plush is done! Did you make a duck or duckling? I hope you enjoyed making this free duck crochet pattern. There are many more Free Amigurumi patterns on my blog, so you can crochet many stuffed animals.

Amigurumi Duck
Amigurumi Duck