Cute Crochet Puffin Amigurumi Pattern For Beginners

If you're looking to create something adorable and unique, this Free Crochet Puffin Pattern is the perfect project for you. The pattern instructs you to crochet the majority of the puffin's body in black yarn, giving it a bold look, while the white yarn is used for the front, adding a lovely contrast that highlights the bird's distinctive appearance.

Crochet Puffin Pattern

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To accentuate its charming features, splashes of orange, grey, and white colors are suggested for the beak and other intricate details. By the end of this guide, you'll have crafted a delightful crochet puffin that you can proudly display or give as a thoughtful gift.

Materials

Cotton ricorumi
Crochet hook: 2,5 or 3 mm Security eyes
Yarn needle
Fiberfill for stuffing
Black embroidery thread
Stitch marker
Scissors

Abbreviations (US/French)

Rnd: round/tour
MR: magic ring / cercle magique
Ch: chain/chaînette
Sl st slip stitch / maille coulée
Sc: single crochet / maille serrée
Inc: increase / augmentation
Dec: decrease / diminution
()*: repeat till the end of round/ répéter jusqu'à la fin du tour
[]: total number of stitches in the round / nombre total de mailles du tour

Head & body

Black: B White: W

Stuff as you go along your work.

Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc [6]
Rnd 2:6 inc [12]
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) * [18]
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) * [24]
Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) * [30]
Rnd 6: (2 sc, inc, 2 sc) * [36]
Rnd 7: (in B: 10 sc), (in W: 14 sc), (in B: 12 sc) [36]
Rnd 8: (in B: 9 sc), (in W: 16 sc), (in B: 11 sc) [36]
Rnd 9: (in B: 8 sc), (in W: 18 sc), (in B: 10 sc) [36]
Rnd 10: (in B: 7 sc), (in W: 20 sc), (in B: 9 sc) [36]
Rnd 11: (in B: 8 sc), (in W: 18 sc), (in B: 10 sc) [36]
Rnd 12: (in B: 9 sc), (in W: 16 sc), (in B: 11 sc) [36]
Rnd 13: (in B: 10 sc), (in W: 14 sc), (in B: 12 sc) [36]

Continue in black

Rnd 14: (4 sc, dec) + [30]
Rnd 15: (2 sc, inc, 2 sc) * [36]
Rnd 16: (5 sc, inc) * [42]
Rnd 17: (in B: 14 sc), (in W: 14 sc), (in B: 14 sc) [42]
Rnd 18: (in B: 13 sc), (in W:16 sc), (in B: 13 sc) [42]

Body [...]

Rnd 19: (in B: 12 sc), (in W: 18 sc), (in B: 12 sc) [42]
Rnd 20 (in B: 11 sc), (in W: 20 sc), (in B: 11 sc) [42]
Rnd 21: (in B: 10 sc), (in W: 22 sc), (in B: 10 sc) [42]
Rnd 22: (in B: 9 sc), (in W: 24 sc), (in B: 9 sc) [42]

Insert the security eyes btw Rnds 9 & 10.

Now you will make the tail. If it is not centered at the back, add or undo some stitches and adjust the number of black stitches on both sides (white part should remain the same).

Rnd 23: (in B: ch 5 (first sc in 2nd Ch from hook, mark this stitch as the beginning of the round), crochet 1 inc and 3 sc along the chain, then 8 sc), (in W: 26 sc), (in B: 8 sc, 3 sc and 1 inc along the chain) [52]
Rnd 24: (in B: 5 sc, inc, 6 sc), (in W: 28 sc), (in B: 6 sc, inc, 5 sc) [54]
Rnd 25: (in B: 12 sc), (in W:30 sc), (in B: 12 sc) [54]a

Change to W and keep this color till the end.

Rnd 26: (7 sc, dec) * [48]
Rnd 27: (3 sc, dec, 3 sc) * [42]
Rnd 28: (5 sc, dec) * [36]
Rnd 29: 18 dec [18]

Body [...]

Stuff firmly, especially the tail and the front to make a round belly.

Rnd 30: (1 sc, dec) * [12]
Rnd 31:6 dec [6]

Fasten off and close.

Beak

In orange

Rnd 1: MR, 5 sc [5]
Rnd 25 inc [10]
Rnd 3: 10 sc [10]

In white

Rnd 4: (1 sc, inc) * [15]

For grey

Rnd 5: 15 sc [15]

In yellow

Rnd 6: 15 sc [15]. Finish with 1 sl st

Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing. Make sure the color change line is at the bottom of the beak.

Legs x 2

In orange

Rnd 1: MR, 5 sc [5]

Use a long tail to start the magic ring, then bring it out in order to sew the leg to the body.

Rnd 2-5:5 sc [5]

Feet x 2

In orange

Rnd 1: MR, 4 sc [4]
Rnd 2: (1 sc, inc) * [6]
Rnd 3 (1 sc, inc) * [9]
Rnd 4-5:9 sc [9]

Flatten the foot, crochet through both sides: (1 sc, Ch 2, 1 sc in same stitch) x 3, 1 sl st.

Wings x 2

In black

Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc [6]
Rnd 2:6 inc [12]
Rnd 3 (3 sc, inc) * [15]
Rnd 4-6: 15 sc [15]
Rnd 7: (3 sc, dec) * [12]
Rnd 8-9:12 sc [12]
Rnd 10: (2 sc, dec) * [9]
Rnd 11:9 sc [9]
Rnd 12: (1 sc, dec) * [6]
Rnd 13:6 sc [6]

Fasten off, close, and bring out the thread to the inside of the wing in order to sew to the body. You can also glue directly. Make sure the bottom of the wing is on the color change line.