Materials:

• 3.25mm hook for main (I use these hooks!);
• Lion Brand 24-7 Cotton in Denim for main (less than 50g);
• Lion Brand 24-7 Cotton in Ecru for contrasting (small amounts);
• Lion Brand 24-7 Cotton in Goldenrod for beak and feet (small amounts);
• Any worsted weight yarn in pink for cheeks (teeny tiny amount);
• 10mm Safety Eyes;
• Stuffing;
• Tapestry needle.

Colour legend:

W – White

B – Blue

Terms and Stitches:

Ch – Chain

Slst – Slip stitch

Sc – Single Crochet (again, in rows with colour changes, sc stitches will be indicated with the Colour Legend letter instead of “sc”)

Inc – Increase. Work a regular sc increase

Dec – Decrease. Work a regular sc decrease

Pattern:

Front Body Panel:

You will make 1 panel using a 3.25mm hook. Start with White. The panel is worked from the bottom up. Ch 1 and turn at the end of each row unless specified otherwise.

Rows 1 to 5 are worked entirely in white.

Row 1: Ch 8, starting in second ch from hook, sc 7 (7 sts)

Row 2: Inc twice, sc 3, inc twice (11 sts)

Row 3: Inc twice, sc 7, inc twice (15 sts)

Row 4: Inc, sc 13, inc (17 sts)

Row 5: Inc, sc 15, inc (19 sts)

In the next row we will start the colour-work.

Row 6: B1, W17, B1 (19 sts)

Row 7: Binc, W17, Inc (21 sts)

Row 8: B3, W15, B3 (21 sts)

Row 9: B4, W13, B4 (21 sts)

Row 10: B5, W11, B5 (21 sts)

Row 11: B6, W9, B6 (21 sts)

Row 12: B8, W5, B8 (21 sts)

All remaining rows are worked entirely in blue.

Rows 13-14: Sc across (21 sts)

Row 15: Dec, sc 17, dec (19 sts)

Row 16: Sc across (19 sts)

Row 17: Dec, sc 15, dec (17 sts)

Row 18: Dec, sc 13, dec (15 sts)

Row 19: Dec twice, sc 7, dec twice (11 sts)

Row 20: Dec twice, sc 3, dec twice (7 sts)

Row 21: Dec, sc 3, dec (5 sts)

Tie off. Set aside for assembly later.

Back Body Panel:

Using 3.25mm hook and blue yarn. The back panel is worked exactly the same as the front panel except it’s worked entirely in blue without any colour-work.

Ch 1 and turn at the end of each row unless specified otherwise.

Row 1: Ch 8, starting in second ch from hook, sc 7 (7 sts)

Row 2: Inc twice, sc 3, inc twice (11 sts)

Row 3: Inc twice, sc 7, inc twice (15 sts)

Row 4: Inc, sc 13, inc (17 sts)

Row 5: Inc, sc 15, inc (19 sts)

Row 6: Sc across (19 sts)

Row 7: Inc, sc 17, inc (21 sts)

Rows 8-14: Sc across (21 sts)

Row 15: Dec, sc 17, dec (19 sts)

Row 16: Sc across (19 sts)

Row 17: Dec, sc 15, dec (17 sts)

Row 18: Dec, sc 13, dec (15 sts)

Row 19: Dec twice, Sc 7, dec twice (11 sts)

Row 20: Dec twice, sc 3, dec twice (7 sts)

Row 21: Dec, sc 3, dec (5 sts)

Tie off. Set aside for assembly later.

Beak:

In yellow yarn using a 3.25mm hook. Ch 1 and turn at the end of each row.

Row 1: Ch 5, starting in second ch from hook, sc 4 (4 sts)

Row 2: Dec twice (2 sts)

Row 3: Dec (1 st)

Tie off, leaving a long tail for stitching it on. Set aside for assembly later.

Feet (make 2):

Using 3.25mm hook and yellow yarn.

Row 1: Ch 2, sc 1 (1 st)

Row 2: 3 sc into the same st (3 sts)

Row 3: Dc in first st, slst in next, dc in last st, ch 1, slst in same st.

Tie off, leaving a long tail for stitching it on.

Move on to assembly below!

Assembly:

Step 1: Face

First, we need to attach and stitch on our facial features to the front panel.

Insert 10mm safety eyes into the front panel at row 15 and approximately 5 stitches in from each side.

Next, position the beak so that it is between the eyes, and lined up with the top of the belly. Stitch the beak in place using the long tail.

Finally, stitch the little feet onto each side of the belly and add some cheeks by stitching some pink yarn around a stitch under each eye a couple of times.

Step 2: Body

Okay, here are the pieces you should now have at this step.

Place the two body panels together, matching up all sides and colours.

Make sure the front of your Penguin is facing you as you crochet around the outside of the piece.

Starting on the left side at the top, begin attaching the panels together by single crocheting around the outside of the panels starting in blue.

Be sure to crochet loosely around so that the edge keeps it’s nice curve!

Crochet down to the top of the belly. Change colours to white.

Continue single crocheting around the bottom. Switch back to blue when necessary.

Continue crocheting up the other side and stop when you reach the top. Stuff your penguin!

Continue single crocheting across the top. Top up stuffing as you go as necessary. Use the back of your crochet hook to even out the stuffing and keep the shape nice and round.

When you are satisfied with the stuffing, close with a slst to first st. Tie off. With your tapestry needle, poke the yarn tail back inside the piece. Finish with some needle sculpting for the eyes, add the loop for hanging, and you’re done!

Use 1.75 mm crochet and Gazzal Baby Cotton yarn to knit the dwarf toy. You will also need 8mm black half beads or eyes on a secure mount, a decorative button to decorate the lid, dry pastels to tone the cheeks and filler.

Legend:
p – row
vp – air loop
sbn – single crochet
(…) * n times – repeat n times in brackets
(12 sbn) – number of sbn at the end of the row
Toy size: about 10 cm

Hat
1p: 6 sbn amigurumi ring
2p: (increase) * 6 times (12 sbn)
3p-4p: 12 sbn (2 rows)
5p: (1 sbn, increase) * 6 times (18 sbn)
6p-7r: 18 sbn (2 rows)
8p: (2 sc, raise) * 6 times (24 sc)
9p-10r: 24 sc (2 rows)
11r: (3 sc, raise) * 6 times (30 sc)
12r-13r: 30 sc (2 rows)
14p: (4 sc, increase) * 6 times (36 sc)
15r-16r: 36 sc (2 rows)
17r: (15 sc, raise) * 6 times (42 sc)
18r-19r: 42 sc (2 rows)
20r: (6 sbn, pribarka) * 6 times (48 sbn)
21r-22r: 48 sbn (2 rows)
23r: (7 sbn, increase) * 6 times (54 sbn)
24r: 54 sbn
25r: 54 sc for the front half-
loops 26p: (8 sc, increase) * 6 times (60 sc)
27p-28p: 60 sbn (2 rows)
29p: 1 row of white yarn with crustacean step Cut
and fasten the thread.

Spout of
Flesh-colored yarn:
1p: 6 sc in amigurumi ring
2p: (increase) * 6 times (12 sc)
3p: (3 sc, increase) * 3 times (15 sc)
4p-8p: 15 sc (5 rows)
9p : (3 sbn, decrease) * 3 times (12 sbn) 10p
: (decrease) * 6 times (6 sbn) Pull the
loops, close the hole.
Leave the thread for sewing.

Head
We knit by the back half-loops of the 25th row of the cap with flesh-colored yarn.
1p-5p: 54 sbn (5 rows)
6p: (7 sbn, decrease) * 6 times (48 sbn) 7p
: (6 sbn, decrease) * 6 times (42 sbn)
8p: (5 sbn, decrease) * 6 times (36 sbn)
9p: (4 sbn, decrease) * 6 times (30 sbn) 10p
: (3 sbn, decrease) * 6 times (24 sbn)
11p: (2 sbn, decrease) * 6 times (18 sbn)
12p: (1 sbn, decrease) * 6 times (12 sbn)
13p: (decrease) * 6 times (6 sbn) Pull the
loops, close the hole.

Sew on the nose, glue the eyes on its sides.
Make and sew a pom-pom on the hat, sew a decorative button on the hat, make a loop on top of the hat (50 VP).

You will need:

• Vita Baby yarn (100% acrylic, 100 g/400 m)
• 2.0 mm crochet hook
• Fiberfill for pompom
• Yarn needle and scissors

Abbreviations:
R – row
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
BLO – back loop only

Two-color hat

Red: make 16 ch, white: 8 ch (24 ch), 1 turning chain
R 1: BLO white: 8 sc, red: 9 sc, 1 sl st, 1 turning chain
R 2: BLO red: 10 sc, white: 8 sc, 1 turning chain
R 3: BLO white: 8 sc, red: 10 sc, 1 sc in R 1, 1 sl st in R 1, 1 turning chai
R 4: BLO red: 12 sc, white: 8 sc, 1 turning chain
R 5: BLO white: 8 sc, red: 12 sc, 1 sc in R 1, 1 sl st in R 1, 1 turning chain
R 6: BLO red: 14 sc, white: 8 sc, 1 turning chain
R 7: BLO white: 8 sc, red: 14 sc, 1 sc in R 1, 1 sl st in R 1, 1 turning chain
R 8: BLO red: 16 sc, white: 8 sc, 1 turning chain
R 9: BLO white: 8 sc, red: only 9 sc, 1 sl st, 1 turning chain
R 10: BLO red: 10 sc, white: 8 sc, 1 turning chain
R 11: BLO white: 8 sc, red: 10 sc, 1 sc in R 9, 1 sl st in R 9, 1 turning chain
Don’t cut the yarn.

Repeat R 1-11 three times.

Fold the hat flat and join sides with sl st.

One color hat for snowman:

Make 24 ch, 1 turning chain
R 1: BLO 17 sc, 1 sl st, 1 turning chain
R 2: BLO 18 sc, 1 turning chain
R 3: BLO 18 sc, 1 sc in R 1, 1 sl st in R 1, 1 turning chain
R 4: BLO 20 sc, 1 turning chain
R 5: BLO 20 sc, 1 sc in R 1, 1 sl st in R 1, 1 turning chain
R 6: BLO 22 sc, 1 turning chain
R 7: BLO 22 sc, 1 sc in R 1, 1 sl st in R 1, 1 turning chain
R 8: BLO 24 sc, 1 turning chain
R 9: BLO white: 8 sc, red: only 9 sc, 1 sl st, 1 turning chain
R 10: BLO 18 sc, 1 turning chain
R 11: BLO white: 18 sc, 1 sc in R 9, 1 sl st in R 9, 1 turning chain
Don’t cut the yarn.

Repeat R 1-11 three times.

Fold the hat flat and join sides with sl st.

Pompom
With white yarn:
R 1: 2 ch, from the 2nd ch from hook: 6 sc [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4-5: 18 sc (2 rows)
R 6: (1 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
Stuff.
R 7: (dec) repeat 6 times [6]

Attach a loop for Christams ornamet hat.
Make 25 ch with white yarn.
Sew a loop at the top of hat, and this Christmas ornament is ready to hang.

The pattern is extremely easy! Just rows of single crochet stitches, switching color as desired or as the pattern calls for. You will crochet two separate pieces and then stitch (or crochet ) the two pieces together along the edges. I love this technique because it makes it very easy to add embellishments like the button eyes and carrot nose!

The diameter of the toy is 9 cm. For knitting, use YarnArt Jeans yarn and hook number 2.

Legend:
VP – air loop
sbn – single crochet
pr – increase
kill – decrease

Ball-head
Brown yarn:
1: 6 sc in CA = 6
2: 6 pr = 12
3: (1 sc, pr) * 6 = 18
4: (2 sc, pr) * 6 = 24
5: (3 sc, pr) * 6 = 30
6: (4 sc, pr) * 6 = 36
7: (5 sc, pr) * 6 = 42
8: (6 sc, pr) * 6 = 48
9-16: 48 sc (8 rows)
17: (6 sc, dec) * 6 = 42
18: (5 sc, dec) * 6 = 36
19: (4 sc, dec) * 6 = 30
20: (3 sc, dec) * 6 = 24
21: (2 sc, dec) * 6 = 18
22: (1 sc, dec) * 6 = 12
23: 6 dec = 6
Cut the thread.

Ears (2 parts)
Brown yarn:
1: 6 sbn in CA = 6
2: (1 sbn, pr) * 3 = 9
3: 9 sbn
4: (2 sbn, pr) * 3 = 12
5-6: 12 sbn (2 rows)
Fold in half, leave thread to sew.

The inner part of the ears (2 parts)
Beige yarn:
1: 6 sc in CA = 6
Leave the thread for sewing.

Nose
Red yarn:
1: 6 sbn in CA = 6
2: 6 pr = 12
3: (3 sbn, pr) * 3 = 15
4: (4 sbn, pr) * 3 = 18
5: 18 sbn
Leave the thread for sewing …

Muzzle
Beige yarn:
6 ch, we knit from the 2nd loop from the hook, forming an oval :
1: 1 pr, 3 prs, 4 prs in the last loop, on the other side of the chain 3 prs, 1 pr = 14
2: 1 pr, 5 PRS, 2 PR, 5 PRS, 1 PR = 18
3: (2 PRS, PR) * 6 = 24
4: (3 PRS, PR) * 6 = 30
Leave the thread for sewing.

Horns (2 parts)
Red yarn:

Main part
1: 6 sbn in KA = 6
2: (1 sbn, pr) * 3 = 9
3-14: 9 sbn (12 rows)
Leave the thread for sewing.

Additional part (2 parts)
1: 6 sbn in KA = 6
2: (1 sbn, pr) * 3 = 9
3-5: 9 sbn (3 rows)
Leave the thread for sewing.

Sew additional parts to the main one.

Materials:

• 3.25mm hook for main (I use these hooks!);
• Red heart super saver in cafe latte
• Bernat super value in white
• Caron simply soft in harvest red for nose (It’s so shiny! Perfect for Rudolph);
• Bernat Premium Tweeds in Chocolate Tweed for antlers;
• Black Crochet thread for eyes and mouth;
• Stuffing
• Tapestery Needle

Colour legend:

W – White

B – Brown

Terms and Stitches:

Ch – Chain

Slst – Slip stitch

Sc – Single Crochet (again, in rows with colour changes, sc stitches will be indicated with the Colour Legend letter instead of “sc”)

Inc – Increase. Work a regular sc increase

Dec – Decrease. Work a regular sc decrease

Hdc – Half double crochet

Pattern

Front Body Panel:

You will make 1 panel using a 3.25mm hook. Start with White. The panel is worked from the bottom up. Ch 1 and turn at the end of each row unless specified otherwise.

Rows 1 to 8 are worked entirely in white.

Row 1: Ch 8, starting in second ch from hook, sc 7 (7 sts)

Row 2: Inc twice, sc 3, inc twice (11 sts)

Row 3: Inc twice, sc 7, inc twice (15 sts)

Row 4: Inc, sc 13, inc (17 sts)

Row 5: Inc, sc 15, inc (19 sts)

Row 6: Sc across (19 sts)

Row 7: Inc, sc 17, inc (21 sts)

Row 8: Sc across (21 sts)

In the next row we will start the colour work.

Rows 9-10: W10, B1, W10 (21 sts)

Rows 11-12: B1, W8, B3, W8, B1 (21 sts)

Rows 13: B2, W6, B5, W6, B2 (21 sts)

Row 14: B3, W4, B7, W4, B3

All remaining rows are worked entirely in brown.

Row 15: Dec, sc 17, dec (19 sts)

Row 16: Sc across (19 sts)

Row 17: Dec, sc 15, dec (17 sts)

Row 18: Dec, sc 13, dec (15 sts)

Row 19: Dec twice, sc 7, dec twice (11 sts)

Row 20: Dec twice, sc 3, dec twice (7 sts)

Row 21: Dec, sc 3, dec (5 sts)

Tie off. Set aside for assembly later.

Back Body Panel:

Using 3.25mm hook and brown yarn. The back panel is worked exactly the same as the front panel except it’s worked entirely in brown without any colour-work.

Ch 1 and turn at the end of each row unless specified otherwise.

Row 1: Ch 8, starting in second ch from hook, sc 7 (7 sts)

Row 2: Inc twice, sc 3, inc twice (11 sts)

Row 3: Inc twice, sc 7, inc twice (15 sts)

Row 4: Inc, sc 13, inc (17 sts)

Row 5: Inc, sc 15, inc (19 sts)

Row 6: Sc across (19 sts)

Row 7: Inc, sc 17, inc (21 sts)

Rows 8-14: Sc across (21 sts)

Row 15: Dec, sc 17, dec (19 sts)

Row 16: Sc across (19 sts)

Row 17: Dec, sc 15, dec (17 sts)

Row 18: Dec, sc 13, dec (15 sts)

Row 19: Dec twice, Sc 7, dec twice (11 sts)

Row 20: Dec twice, sc 3, dec twice (7 sts)

Row 21: Dec, sc 3, dec (5 sts)

Tie off. Set aside for assembly later.

Nose (make 1):

In red yarn using a 3.25mm hook.

Rnd 1: Work 8 hdc into a magic ring (8 sts), join.

Tie off, leaving a long tail for stitching it on. Set aside for assembly later.

Front Ear (make 2):

Using 3.25mm hook and starting with white yarn.

Rnd 1: Ch 4, sc 2, 3 sc in last ch, working on the opposite side of chain, sc 1, 2 sc in last ch, join with brown yarn, ch 2 (8 sts)

Rnd 2: Starting in same st as ch 2, hdc inc, hdc 2, hdc inc in next 2 sts, hdc 2, hdc inc, join (12 sts)

Tie off, leaving a long tail for stitching it on.

Back Ear (make 2):

Using 3.25mm hook and with brown yarn, repeat rounds 1 and 2 of the front ear but in brown only.

Place the front ear panel on top of the back ear panel and crochet the two pieces together by crocheting around the two pieces in brown, joining them. Stuff lightly when you’ve crocheted about two-thirds of the way around. Join with a slst to first st and tie off. Poke the yarn tail back inside.

Antlers (make 4):

Using 3.25mm hook and using dark brown yarn.

Row 1: Ch 2, Sc 1 (1 st)

Rows 2-6: Sc 1 (1 st)

Row 7: Inc (2 sts)

Row 8: In first st only (leave other st unworked), sc 1 (1 st)

Rows 9-11: Sc 1 (1 st)

Tie off. Rejoin yarn in the unworked st of row 7 and repeat rows 8-11. Tie off.

Repeat all of the above for the back panel. Weave in ends and trim them (so they don’t get in the way while joining). Place both panels together and sc around to join. You don’t need to stuff the antlers (there’s really no space to insert stuffing anyway!)

Repeat all of the above for the second antler.

Assembly:

Step 1: Face

First, we need to attach and stitch on our facial features to the front panel.

Stitch on the nose at the base of the brown stripe on the face.

Stitch on happy eyes using black crochet thread (or insert safety eyes if you prefer).

Step 2: Body, Ears and Antlers

Here are the pieces you should now have at this step.

Cut off two lengths of brown yarn approximately 30cm/12″ long each and set them aside for later.

Place the two panels together, matching up all sides and colours.

Make sure the front of Rudolph is facing you as you crochet around the outside.

Starting on the left side, in the middle where the white section starts, begin attaching the panels together by single crocheting around the outside of the panels starting in white.

Be sure to crochet loosely around so that the edge keeps it’s nice curve!

Crochet down and around the bottom and up the other side; switch to brown yarn where appropriate.

Stop after two or three stitches and pull up a loop.

Now we will attach the first ear and antler. The ear will overlap the antler slightly; feel free to stitch these together first before stitching them between the panels if it’s easier for you.

With your tapestry needle and a length of yarn that you set aside earlier, place the ear and the antler between the panels just to the right of the end of the last row of the panels. Stitch in place by stitching through all three pieces, the back panel, the ear/antler and the front panel. Once in place, tie a knot in the yarn tails and hide them between the panels.

Continue crocheting around. When you get to the ear/antler, sc in the stitches of the front panel only. This section is already sewn shut so it’s just for looks!

Stuff your ornament firmly now!

Continue crocheting both panels together as normal once past the antler, topping up stuffing as you go.

Place and stitch on the second antler and ear the same way you did for the first.

Top up stuffing. Use the back of your crochet hook to even out the stuffing and keep the shape nice and round.

When you are satisfied with the stuffing, close with a slst to first st. Tie off. With your tapestry needle, poke the yarn tail back inside the piece. Add the loop for hanging, and you’re done!