How To Make A Crochet Soft Mini Penguin Ball

Crochet Soft Mini Penguin Ball

To ensure the facial features of the Mini Penguin Ball are both secure and child-friendly, stitch them on with a strong, fine yarn or embroidery thread, choosing to either crochet small pieces and sew them on, or directly embroider them onto the ball. This keeps the features firm and ensures they remain intact even during enthusiastic play.

When attaching the Crochet Soft Mini Penguin Ball  wings and feet, use a technique that involves firmly sewing each piece to the body with a yarn needle, making several passes to ensure they are tightly fixed and can withstand regular handling.

Achieving the distinguished black and white coloring of the penguin is simple and effective by using color changes in the crochet pattern. Alternating yarn colors as you work allows for a clean and defined separation, mimicking the penguin’s natural color pattern seamlessly.

To help keep your Penguin Ball symmetrical and evenly shaped, regularly count your stitches and rows, ensure consistent stitch tension, and use a marker to denote the beginning of each round. Stuffing the ball evenly as you progress, rather than all at once at the end, also helps maintain a smooth finish.

Customizing your Mini Penguin Ball is an invitation to let your imagination fly. Add accessories like a colorful hat or a cozy scarf, choose different yarn colors, or even adjust the size by modifying the number of crochet rounds. Each alteration makes your penguin uniquely yours, reflecting personal tastes and creative flair.

Supplies

– Size 6 Yarn in the color of
your choice (light and dark),
white and yellow.
– 5mm crochet hook
– pair of safety eyes
– yarn needle
– stitch marker
– scissors
– stuffing material

crochet terms

st(s) – stitches
sc – single crochet
me – magic circle
inc – two sc in same st
dec – invisible decrease
yo – yarn over
hdc – half double crochet
ch – chain
FO – fasten off
bo – bobble stitch

Body

Mark the color changes for this pattern as color
changes in the font. Everything typed in black will be
crocheted in dark blue. Everything typed in will
be crocheted in white, everything typed in blue will be
crocheted in light blue and everything typed in yellow
will be crocheted in yellow. Color change by drawing
change is marked in the pattern.

6sc in me, Round 1 (6)
Around x 6, Ro funding (12)
(sc, inc) x 6 (18) Round 3
Ro und 4: sc, sc-2, sc-18
5: 1 0sc (18) Round
step 6: WING, x 3 (2sc, inc) x 3, + x 3 WING (24)
Ro und 7-8: two rounds of scrambling (24)
Ro und 9: (sc, dec) x 5; sc, dec,bo,dec, sc,bo,2dec

(16)

Place the safety eyes between rounds 5 and 6 four
stitches apart and stuff the penguin’s body.

Round 10: dec around x 8 (8)
FO and sew the hole closed. Weave in the ends.

Wings

Ch 2, hdc in the 2nd st from the hook.

Embroider a beak between the eyes.