Psyduck Amigurumi Pattern
YARN & HOOK
Stylecraft Special DK in Mustard and Buttermilk
2mm hook & 1mm hook
White felt
Black Sharpie pen
Fabric glue
Black embroidery floss
Polyester toy filling
Pins
Darning needle
Stitch markers (I prefer using scrap yarn as “stitch markers”)
SIZE
Psyduck is approximately 11.5cm tall, 11.5cm in width, and approximately 12cm from the beak to the tip of the tail.
STITCHES & ABBREVIATIONS – UK ENGLISH
dc double crochet
htr half treble
sl st slip stitch
st/sts stitch/es
inc increase with dc 2 in one st
dec decrease; insert hook in the front loop of the next two sts, yarn over, pull through both loops, y.o. and pull through remaining two loops –> one dc placed into two sts
rs right side
ws wrong side
inc3 increase 3; increase by placing 3 dc in one stitch
ASSEMBLY
I would recommend using a photo of Psyduck for reference for best possible outcome.Attach all the limbs in the same order as the patter is written. Pin them all into place first to make sure the placement is correct and resembles a photo of Psyduck.Cut out two small oval pieces of white felt to use as eyes. Use a Sharpie pen (or a similar black marker) to draw a black dot in the middle of each eye. Once all the limbs and the hair have been attached glue the eyes on.
THE PATTERN
HEAD & BODY
The head and body will be worked as on piece from top to bottom.
Yarn: Mustard
Round 1: dc 6 in Magic Ring (6)
R2: inc in all sts around (12)
R3: (dc, inc) x 6 (18)
R4: (dc 2, inc) x 6 (24)
R5: (dc 3, inc) x 6 (30)
R6: (dc 4, inc) x 6 (36)
R7: (dc 5, inc) x 6 (42)
R8: dc 42
R9: (dc 6, inc) x 6 (48)
R10-14: dc 48
R15: (dc 6, dec) x 6 (42)
R16: dc 42
R17: (dc 5, dec) x 6 (36)
R18: dc 36
R19: (dc 4, dec) x 6 (30)
The head is now done, continue on the body without fastening off:
R20: (dc 4, inc) x 6 (36)
R21: (dc 5, inc) x 6 (42)
R22: (dc 6, inc) x 6 (48)
R23: (dc 7, inc) x 6 (54)
R24: (dc 8, inc) x 6 (60)
R25-34: dc 60
R35: (dc 8, dec) x 6 (54)
R36: (dc 7, dec) x 6 (48)
R37: (dc 6, dec) x 6 (42)
R38: (dc 5, dec) x 6 (36)
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R39: (dc 4, dec) x 6 (30)
R40: (dc 3, dec) x 6 (24)
R41: (dc 2, dec) x 6 (18)
R42: (dc, dec) x 6 (12)
R43: (dec) x 6 (6)
Fasten off and weave in loose end.
BEAK
Yarn: Buttermilk
ch 8 - we will be working in the round
Round 1: (inc, dc 5, inc) x 2 (18)
R2: (inc, dc 7, inc) x 2 (22)
R3: (inc, dc 10) x 2 (24)
R4-5: dc 24
R6: (dec, dc 10) x 2 (22)
R7: (dec, dc 9) x 2 (20)
R8: (dec, dc 8) x 2 (18)
R9-10: dc 18
R11: (inc3, dc 8) x 2 (22) - (for "inc3" please refer to the STITCHES & ABBREVIATIONS section at the start of this post)
R12: (dc, inc, dc 9) x 2 (24)
R13: dc 2, inc, dc 9) x 2 (26)
R14: dc 3, inc, dc 4, (htr, tr) in one st, (tr, htr) in next st, dc 4, inc, fasten off (17 sts only, leaving the rest of the round unworked)
UPDATE: Alternative R14: if you find that the top of the beak is veering slightly towards the right, give this a go instead: dc 3, inc, dc 4, (htr, tr) in one st, tr in the next st, (tr, htr) in next st, dc 4, inc, fasten off (18 sts only, leaving the rest of the round unworked)
Fasten off and leave long end for sewing. Stuff lightly before attaching to body.
TAIL
Yarn: Mustard
Round 1: dc 6 in Magic Ring (6)
R2: dc 6
R3: (dc, inc) x 3 (9)
R4: dc 9
R5: dc 3, (dc 2, inc) x 2 (11)
R6: dc 11
R7: dc 3, (dc 3, inc) x 2 (13)
R8: dc 13
R9: dc 3, (dc 4, inc) x 2 (15)
Fasten off and leave long end for sewing. Stuff lightly before attaching to body.
ARMS
Yarn: Mustard
Make 2
Round 1: dc 6 in Magic Ring (6)
R2: (inc3, dc 2) x 2 (10)
R3: dc 10
R4: (dc, inc, dc 3) x 2 (12)
R5-6: dc 12
R7: (dc, inc, dc 4) x 2 (14)
R8-9: dc 14
the rest of the arm will be worked in rows:
Row 10 (rs): dc 3, turn
R11 (ws): dc 11, turn
R12 (rs): dc 11, turn
R13 (ws): dc 11, turn
R14 (rs): sk 1 st, dc 8, sk 1 st, dc, turn (9)
R15 (ws): sk 1 st, dc 6, sk 1 st, dc, turn (7)
R16 (rs): sk 1 st, dc 4, sk 1 st, dc, turn (5)
Fasten off and leave long end for sewing. Stuff before attaching to body.
FEET
Yarn: Buttermilk
Make 2
Round 1: dc 6 in Magic Ring (6)
R2: inc in all sts around (12)
R3: (dc 3, inc) x 3 (15)
R4: dc 15
R5: (dc 4, inc) x 3 (18)
R6: dc 18
R7: (dc 5, inc) x 3 (21)
R8: dc 21
Stuff lightly.
The main part of the foot is done, but do not fasten off just yet - we're going to go straight onto making the first toe:
TOE NO1
R9 - Toe no 1: dc 3, skip the next 14 sts and dc in the last 4 sts of the round (7)
R10 - Toe no 1: dc 2, dec, dc, dec (5)
Fasten off and weave in the end by going through each front loop and tighten
TOE NO2
R9 - Toe no 2: attach yarn to the fourth st, dc in same st, and dc in the next two sts, skip the next 7 sts and dc in the next 4 sts of the round (7)
R10 - Toe no 2: dc 2, dec, dc, dec (5)
Fasten off and weave in the end by going through each front loop and tighten
TOE NO
3R9 - Toe no 3: attach yarn to the seventh st, dc in same st, and dc in the next six sts (7)
R10 - Toe no 3: dc 2, dec, dc, dec (5)
Fasten off and weave in the end by going through each front loop and tighten
HAIR
Using your 1mm hook and black embroidery floss chain 6, sl st into the second ch from hook, sl st in the remaining four chains (first hair made, continue without fastening off),
ch 8, sl st in second ch from hook and in the next six chains, sl st into the previous hair (second hair made, continue without fastening off),
ch 6, sl st in the second ch from hook and in the remaining four chains, sl st in the beginning of the first hair, fasten off and leave long end for sewing
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