Pepe the Crochet Duck Amigurumi Pattern
Designer: Jéssica Santos
Instagram: @crochedabaiana
Ready to bring a little handmade magic to life? Let’s crochet together…
Meet Pepe the Crochet Duck, an adorable amigurumi design created by the talented Jéssica Santos. This step-by-step, beginner-friendly pattern is perfect for anyone who wants to bring a cheerful and colorful handmade duck to life. Today, we will crochet Pepe using the color palette shown above, making it a wonderful project for crafters who enjoy soft, charming designs that work up beautifully. Throughout the pattern, you’ll use essential materials such as a 2.5 mm crochet hook, silicone fiberfill, 11 mm black safety eyes, a tapestry needle, scissors, and pins, making this project accessible even if you’re just starting your amigurumi journey.
This free pattern guides you through each detail slowly and clearly, ensuring your Pepe the Duck turns out irresistibly cute and perfectly shaped. Many thanks to Jéssica Santos for sharing such a delightful design with the crochet community. And don’t forget—after finishing the full tutorial, you’ll also find a lovely selection of inspiring amigurumi duck ideas to spark even more creativity for your next handmade project.
Materials:
Tapestry needle
Scissors and pins
2.5mm crochet hook
Silicone fiberfill
11mm black safety eyes
Colors
We will crochet the duck today using the color palette above. However, if you do not have time for this, I can suggest you to download the pdf pattern.
Abbreviations
MR – magic ring
ch – chains
BLO – Back loops only
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
dec – decrease
inc – increase
Let’s start making a crocheted duck with unusual colors. First, we will crochet the duck’s big and cute body. The body of the toy is crocheted with malva yarn. Let’s get started.
Body
WITH MALVA YARN
1. 6sc in the MR (6)
2. 6inc (12)
3. (1sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times (18)
4. 1sc, 1inc (2sc, 1inc) repeat 5 times, 1sc (24)
5. (3sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times (30)
6. 15sc, 2inc, 13sc (32)
7. 17sc, 1inc, 14sc (33)
8. 15sc, 3dec, 12sc (30)
9. 15sc, 1dec, 12sc (28)
10. 14sc, 1dec, 12sc (27)
11. 7sc, 1dec, 5sc, 1dec, 4sc, 1dec, 5sc (24)
12. 24sc (24)
13. (2sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times (18)
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
After crocheting the body of the toy as you see above, you need to crochet the head of the toy and assemble it. You can do this by simply sewing it.
Head
WITH MAUVE YARN
1. 6sc in MR (6)
2. 6inc (12)
3. (1sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times (18)
4. 1sc, 1inc (2sc, 1inc) repeat 5 times, 1sc (24)
5. (3sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times (30)
6. 2sc, 1inc (4sc, 1inc) repeat 5 times, 2sc (36)
7 to 11. 36sc (36) | 5 rows
12. 9 sc, 3 inc in FLO, 12 sc, 3 inc in FLO, 9 sc (42)
13 to 14. 41 sc (41)) 2 rows
PLACE THE EYES BETWEEN ROWS 10/11 WITH 6 sc VISIBLE AWAY, AND SO THAT THE INCREASES IN ROW 12 ARE ON THE SIDES OF THE EYES, GIVING THE SHAPE OF THE CHEEKS.
15. 9sc, 3dec, 12sc, 3dec, 9sc (36)
16. 2sc, 1dec, (4sc, 1dec) repeat 5 times, 2sc (30)
17. (3sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times (24)
18. 1sc, 1dec (2sc, 1dec) repeat 5 times, 1sc (18)
Fasten off and hide the thread, sew the head to the body.
After crocheting the duck’s head, it is recommended that you stuff it tightly. Another detail that is not included in the instructions but that I can suggest is that you can tighten the area where the eyes are. I must honestly admit that I came across an unusual and quite large beak design compared to the ducks I have seen before. Of course, we will crochet the duck’s beak using orange color.
Beak
WITH ORANGE YARN
8ch, go back to the 2nd ch from the hook and make:
1. 1inc, 5sc, 1inc, 5sc, 1inc (17)
2. 1inc, 6sc, 2inc, 7sc, 1inc (21)
3. 21sc (21)
4. 4sc, 3inc, 4sc (14)
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Put some stuffing in the beak and sew between rows 11/12
Wings (X2)
WITH MAUVE YARN
1. 4sc in the MR (4)
2. (1sc, 1inc) repeat 2 times (6)
3. 1sc, 1inc, 2sc, 1inc, 1sc (8)
4 to 6. 8sc (8) 3 rows
Fold in half and close with 4sc, fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Sew between row 11/12
Feet and Legs (X2)
WITH THE ORANGE THREAD
5ch go back to the 2nd chain from the hook and make:
1. 1inc, 2sc, 1inc. 3 sc (10)
2. 1inc, 4sc, 1inc, 4 sc (12)
3 to 5. 12 sc (12) | 3 rows
6. 1dec, 4sc, 3dec (8)
7. 6sc, 1dec (7)
8 to 10. 7 sc (17) 3 rows
Fasten off and leave a long thread for sewing, fold the ends of the feet if necessary and sew between row 5/6.
Hair
WITH MAUVE YARN
4ch, mark the last ch and make 6 more ch, go back to the 2nd ch from the needle and make:
1. (5slst, skip 1 base stitch and fasten with 1sc in the next stitch) x3 (15)
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Sew between row 2/3, catching a part of the forehead
We see that there is a necklace-like piece made of purple on the neck of the toy. It is quite natural to use such pieces, especially at the connection points of the neck of the toys, because it is a very good way to hide the connection point of the head and body.
Neck
WITH LAVENDER YARN
2ch, go back to the 1st ch and do:
1. (1hdc, 2ch) repeat 6 times
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Sew between rows 12/13
Tail
WITH LAVENDER YARN
5ch, go back to the 2nd ch from the hook and do: 1. 4slst, 5ch, 4slst
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Sew between rows 9/10
That’s it. If you followed all the instructions in the amigurumi pattern, your toy is ready!
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