Meet Daffodil, a charming duck with sunshine-yellow feathers and a perpetually cheerful quack. She waddles with adorable clumsiness, and loves to meet new friends. Daffodil loves splashing in puddles and has a knack for finding the juiciest worms.
crochet amigurumi Daffofil the duck pattern
abreviations
materials
MR - Magic Ring
inc - Increase
dec - Decrease
sc - Single Crochet
2sc - 1 single crochet in the next 2 stitches
sc 3 - 3 single crochet in the next stitch
3.5mm Crochet Hook
6mm Safety Eyes (with washer)
Light Yellow Yarn
Yellow Yarn
Needle
Stuffing
For the yarn, we used about 1-2 balls of the 4ply Monacco Acrylic Yarn (18g).
head & body
(Light yellow)
R1: 6sc in MR (6)
R2: inc around (12)
R3: sc, inc around (18)
R4: 2sc, inc around (24)
R5: 1sc around (24)
R6: 3sc, inc around (30)
R7: 4sc, inc around (36)
R8-10: 1sc around (36)
Place eyes between R10 & R11 10 stitches apart.
R11: 4sc, dec around (30)
R12: 1sc around (30)
R13: 2sc, dec around (23)
Stuff the head
R14: 1sc, dec (16)
R15: 2sc dec around (12)
R16: 1sc, inc around (18)
R17: 2sc, inc around (24)
R18-24: 1sc around (24)
R25: 1sc, dec around (18)
R26: 1sc, dec around (12)
R27: dec around (6)
beak
(yellow)
Chain 5
R1: 3sc, sc 3 in next 2, 2sc in last stitch (10)
R2: 1sc around (4)
Leave tail for sewing
feet
(yellow)
R1: MR 6 (6)
R2: 1sc, inc (9)
R3-4: 1sc around (9)
Make 2 & leave tail for sewing
wings
(yellow)
R1: 6sc in mr (6)
R2: 1sc, inc around (9)
R3: 2sc, inc around (12)
R4: 1sc around (12)
R5: 2sc, dec around (9)
R6: 1sc around (9)
R7: 1sc, dec (6)
Make 2 & leave tail for sewing
assembly
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Sew the beak between R11 and R12 in the middle of the 2 eyes (don't stuff the beak)
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Sew on the wings on the sides of the body, as close to the neck as possible (don't stuff the wings, try to flatten as much as possible)
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Sew the feet on the bottom of the body at a 45⁰ angle each (don't stuff the feet)
And you're done! Remember to post your creations and tag us or use the hashtag #theoldatticproject