Christmas Duck
Materials:
– Yarn: DK light or sport cotton yarn
– Hook: Size 2 mm
– Needles for sewing.
– Fiberfill.
– Finished size: 10 cm.
Abbreviations:
Rnd: round
MR: magic ring
st/sts: stitch/stitches
ch: chain
sc: single crochet
inc: increase
dec: single crochet decrease (use the invisible decrease)
slst: slip stitch
( … ) * x… : repeat instructions x times
HEAD AND BODY:
Use white yarn.
Rnd 1. MR 6 sc
Rnd 2. 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3. (sc, inc)*6 (18)
Rnd 4. (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)
Rnd 5. (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
Rnd 6 – 17. 30 sc
Rnd 18. 9 ch, start in second chain from the hook: inc, 7 sc, sc in the stitch where the foundation chain start, sc in next 30 st on the body, continue on the other side of the chain, 7 sc, inc in the last st (49)
Rnd 19. 2 inc, 45 sc, 2 inc (53)
Rnd 20. sc, inc, 51 sc (54)
Rnd 21 – 22. 54 sc
Rnd 23. 2 sc, 2 dec, 44 sc, 2 dec (50)
Rnd 24. 50 sc
Rnd 25. 2 sc, 2 dec, 14 sc, dec, 8 sc, dec, 14 sc, 2 dec (44)
Rnd 26. 17 sc, dec, 8 sc, dec, 15 sc (42)
Rnd 27. (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
Rnd 28. (4 sc, dec)*6 (30)
Rnd 29. (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
Rnd 30. (2 sc, dec)*6 (18)
Stuff with fiberfill.
Rnd 31. (sc, dec)*6 (12)
Rnd 32. 6 dec (6)
Cut the yarn and leaving a long tail, weave the yarn tail through the front loop of the last round and pull it tight to close the hole.
BEAK:
Rnd 1. MR 6 sc
Rnd 2. (sc, inc)*3 (9)
Rnd 3 – 4. 9 sc
Fasten off, do not stuff and leaving a long tail for sewing.
Sew beak in the round 11 and round 12 of the head.
LEGS:
Start with yellow yarn.
Rnd 1. Make 6 ch, start in second chain from the hook, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc (10)
Rnd 2. 10 sc
Rnd 3. dec, 3 sc, dec, 3 sc (8)
Rnd 4. dec, 2 sc, dec, 2 sc (6)
Rnd 5. 6 sc
Change to white yarn.
Rnd 6 – 9. 6 sc
Do not stuff. Fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing. Sew leg to the body between round 27 and round 28.
HAT:
Rnd 1. MR 6 sc
Rnd 2. (sc, inc)*3 (9)
Rnd 3. 9 sc
Rnd 4. (2 sc, inc)*3 (12)
Rnd 5. (sc, inc)*6 (18)
Rnd 6. (2 sc, inc)*6 (2)
Rnd 7. 24 sc
SCARF:
Make 55 ch, start in the 2nd chain from the hook, 54 sc. Fasten off.