Sitting Duck Plushie Pattern

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As a follow-up to my adorable little chicken, I’ve decided to design a duck! I love ducks, they have such pleasing round shapes and the way they move is adorable. They look like they’re always smiling, and they have the cutest waddle!

This pattern is what I’d call intermediate, because it does use some fiddly pieces and a couple of tricky stitches. It’s fairly easy once you get the hang of it, but beginners might struggle a bit.

Materials

  • Worsted Weight acrylic in tan (body colour), yellow (beak), and orange (feet)
  • 3.5mm hook
  • Pair of 10mm safety eyes
  • Stuffing

Abbreviations

MR = magic ring
Sc = single crochet
St(s) = stitch(es)
Inc = increase
Rnd(s) = round(s)
Dec = invisible decrease
Dc = double crochet
Esc = extended single crochet
Sl st = slip stitch
Ch = chain

Steps

Body

Use body colour
  1. MR 6 sc
  2. Inc 6. [12]
  3. (Inc, sc) x6 [18]
  4. (Sc 2, inc) x6 [24]
  5. (Inc, sc 3) x6 [30]
  6. Sc 3 rnds of 30 sts
  7. (Dec, sc 3) x6 [24]
  8. (Sc 2, dec) x6 [18]
  9. (Dec, sc) x6 [12]
Fasten off. Stuff firmly, either with all stuffing, or half stuffing and half yarn scraps to add weight.
You should have a flat-ish sphere.

Head

Use body colour
  1. MR 6 sc
  2. Inc 6 [12]
  3. (Inc, sc) x6 [18]
  4. (Sc 5 ,inc) x3 [21]
  5. Sc 2 rnds of 21 sts
  6. (Dec, sc 5) x3 [18]
  7. (Sc 4, dec) x3 [15]
  8. Sc, esc 2, dc 2, esc 2, sc. [8]
Fasten off. Add safety eyes between rnds 4 and 5, about 8-10 sts apart, on the side facing the 2dc. Stuff and sew onto body, facing forward.

Beak

Use yellow
  1. MR 6 sc
  2. (Inc, sc 2) x2 [8]
  3. (Inc, sc 3) x2 [10]
  4. Sc 1 rnd of 10 sts.
Fasten off. Sew onto head, between eyes, flat, with increases at sides.

Right Wing

Use body colour
  1. Ch 4. Inc 2, sc 4 in last ch. Continue around back of ch. Inc 2. [12]
  2. Inc 2, sc 3, inc 3, sc 3, inc. [18]
  3. Sc 8, ch 2, sc 2 in 2nd ch, sc 10. [20]
  4. Sc 8, (esc, ch 2, sc in 2nd ch, dc, esc) in ch, sc 5. [17]
Fasten off. Sew onto side of body.

Left Wing

Use body colour
  1. Ch 4. Inc 2, sc 4 in last ch. Continue around back of ch. Inc 2. [12]
  2. Inc 2, sc 3, inc 3, sc 3, inc. [18]
  3. Inc, sc, ch 2, sc in 2nd ch, sc 16. [20]
  4. Sc 2, esc, (esc, dc, ch 2, sc in 2nd ch, esc) in ch, sc 10. [17]
Fasten off. Sew onto side of body.

Tail

Use body colour
  1. MR 5 sc.
  2. Sc, inc 2, sc 2. (7)
  3. Sc 2, inc 2, sc 3. (9)
  4. Sc 3, inc 2, sc 4. (11)
Fasten off.

Sew onto back of body, with increase section at the bottom.

Foot (Make 2)

Use orange yarn.
  1. Ch 4. Sc in 2nd ch, sc, sl st.
  2. (Ch 2, esc 2) in same ch as previous row. [3, counting ch-2 as st]
  3. Ch 2, esc 3. [4]
Fasten off. Use starting yarn tail to sew around leg section (row 1) to stiffen it a bit and make it more distinct from the foot. Sew onto bottom of body, evenly spaced on either side of starting MR, slightly back.

And with that, the duck is complete! Give the body a little squash, tip the beak up a little if it’s not sitting right, and admire your creation! If you get the legs nice and stiff and propped at just the right angle, it’ll even stand up!