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Penguin on a Tiny Iceberg crochet pattern

  • Mathematically BalancedChecked by script: in all 62 rounds the increases and decreases add up to the stitch count.

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Difficulty
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Time
~3 h
Size
8.2 cm
Weirdness
1/5
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Free crochet penguin pattern: a Penguin on a Tiny Iceberg amigurumi, about 8 cm tall in DK yarn with a 2.5 mm hook. It is a small penguin with a worried face, rosy cheeks and a coral fish in its flipper, standing on a round white iceberg with light blue ice crags. You need about 85 m of yarn: 25 m white, 25 m black, 20 m light blue, 5 m coral, 5 m orange and 5 m pink. Plan on roughly 3 hours. Give it to someone who likes a dramatic little penguin, or keep it as a funny desk companion. Spin the 3D model and follow the round-by-round pattern, fish and ice included.

How to crochet the Penguin on a Tiny Iceberg

Intermediate · 8 cm tall · about 3 h · DK yarn · 2.5 mm hook

  1. Crochet the 14 pieces in rounds: Iceberg, Ice crag ×3, Penguin, Beak, Flipper ×2, Foot ×2, Cheek ×2, Fish, Fish tail (80 rounds in all).
  2. Stuff and put it together in 12 steps; each one lights up where it goes on the 3D model.
  3. Add the face: safety eyes by round and stitch, or embroider them for a child under 3.

Every round with its stitch count is in the Pattern tab below, and in the free printable PDF.

What you'll need

Tick things off as you gather them.

0 of 11 gathered

Gauge

1 sc ≈ 4 mm wide, 1 round ≈ 3.6 mm tall (10 cm ≈ 25 sc × 28 rounds); yarn about 1.9 mm thick. The gauge sets the size of the toy; crochet tightly so the stuffing does not show.

Worked in

Continuous spiral rounds. Don't join. Move a stitch marker up every round.

Parts

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0 of 68 rounds done

  1. Size before assembly: about 7.4 cm at the widest, 2.3 cm long; 18 rounds.
  2. Change to white (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R6).
  3. → Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
  4. Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

  1. Size before assembly: about 2.1 cm at the widest, 3.1 cm long; 9 rounds.
  2. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff firmly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

  1. Size before assembly: about 6.7 cm at the widest, 6.2 cm long; 24 rounds. Multi-colour rounds are listed stitch by stitch from the round-start marker; keep the round start on the piece's centre front line (as it sits on the finished toy). The order is for right-handed crocheting (right to left on the outside); left-handed: reverse it.
  2. colours of round 1 in order: 1 sc in white, 3 sc in black, 2 sc in white
  3. → Insert the safety eyes now (positions: see “Face”) and fix the backs. Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
  4. Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

  1. Size before assembly: about 1.1 cm at the widest, 0.9 cm long; 3 rounds.
  2. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly, then press the piece slightly flat (oval cross-section; flattened 30 %).

  1. Size before assembly: about 1 cm at the widest, 2.7 cm long; 8 rounds.
  2. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff. Press the piece flat (the opening becomes a straight line), front and back walls together.<!-- flattened 80 % -->

  1. Size before assembly: about 1.4 cm at the widest, 0.9 cm long; 3 rounds.
  2. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly only and press it flat to about 6 mm thick.<!-- flattened 60 % -->

  1. A flat circle about 1.5 cm across; 2 rounds.
  2. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

  1. Size before assembly: about 1.3 cm at the widest, 3.5 cm long; 10 rounds.
  2. → Start stuffing (lightly) and keep adding as you decrease.
  3. Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

  1. Size before assembly: about 1.3 cm at the widest, 0.8 cm long; 3 rounds.
  2. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff. Press the piece flat (the opening becomes a straight line), front and back walls together.<!-- flattened 90 % -->

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    1. Iceberg is the base; its magic ring is at the bottom.
    1. Ice crag (no. 1) → iceberg. Centre: in round 11, 4.5 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's left . Sew around the opening (16 st); the seam covers rounds 4–9 of the iceberg, about 8 st wide. It points up.
    1. Ice crag (no. 3) → iceberg. Centre: in round 10, 17.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right . Sew around the opening (16 st); the seam covers rounds 9–15 of the iceberg, about 8 st wide. It points up and slightly outward.
    1. Ice crag (no. 4) → iceberg. Centre: in round 10, 17 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left . Sew around the opening (16 st); the seam covers rounds 9–15 of the iceberg, about 8 st wide. It points up and slightly outward.
    1. Penguin → iceberg. Centre: at the centre of the last round. Sew the piece on by its start (the magic ring side); it touches rounds 16–18 of the iceberg (all the way round). It points up. Press it into the base by about 5 mm.
    1. Beak → penguin. Centre: between rounds 16 and 17, on the centre front line. Sew around the opening (8 st); the seam covers rounds 16–17 of the penguin, about 4 st wide. It points forward.
    1. Flipper (left) → penguin. Centre: in round 11, 12.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right . Flatten the opening (3 st against 3 st) and sew it on in a straight line top to bottom (along the penguin), across the rounds: rounds 10–12 of the penguin, about 1 st wide. It points outward and down.
    1. Flipper (right) → penguin. Centre: in round 11, 12.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left . Flatten the opening (3 st against 3 st) and sew it on in a straight line top to bottom (along the penguin), across the rounds: rounds 10–12 of the penguin, about 1 st wide. It points forward and slightly outward.
    1. Foot → penguin (make 2). Centre: in round 3, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left (the one on the toy's left is described; sew the other as its mirror image). Flatten the opening (5 st against 5 st) and sew it on in a straight line side to side (across the toy), along the round: rounds 3–4 of the penguin, about 6 st wide. It points forward.
    1. Cheek → penguin (make 2). Centre: in round 17, 5.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left (the one on the toy's left is described; sew the other as its mirror image). Sew it flat all round its edge; it covers rounds 15–19 of the penguin, about 4 st wide.
    1. Fish → penguin. Centre: between rounds 7 and 8, 4.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left . Sew the piece on by its start (the magic ring side); it touches rounds 8–14 of the penguin, about 3 st wide. It points up and slightly forward.
    1. Fish tail → fish. Centre: at the centre of the last round. Flatten the opening (5 st against 5 st) and sew it on in a straight line side to side (across the toy): round 6 of the fish (all the way round). It points up.

    Safety eyes and noses go in before the piece is stuffed and closed (see the pieces above); embroidery is easier before the piece is sewn on.

    • Safety eyes with a printed glint 10–12 mm (on the penguin): in round 18, 6 st apart (count along round 18: about 3.1 st each side of the centre front line).
    • Embroidery in black thread (on the penguin) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (between rounds 16 and 17, 6.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 15 and 16, 5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 14, 3 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
    • Satin stitch (on the fish) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image): in black thread, a oval about 3 mm wide and 3 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 4, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left .
    • Embroidery in black thread (on the penguin), straight stitches through: (in round 20, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 19 and 20, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 20, on the centre front line ) → (between rounds 19 and 20, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 20, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).

    Abbreviations

    MR
    magic ring
    sc
    single crochet
    inc
    2 sc in the same stitch
    dec
    single crochet two stitches together (invisible decrease recommended)
    BLO
    work the round in back loops only
    FLO
    work the round in front loops only
    ch
    chain
    sl st
    slip stitch
    st
    stitch
    R5
    round 5; R7–14 = rounds 7 to 14 are the same
    (…) ×6
    repeat 6 times
    (24)
    stitches in the round when it is done
    Weirdness
    1/5
    Times crocheted
    0
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    1/5
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