Swan Plushie Pattern

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Materials

  • Worsted Weight acrylic in white (body colour), orange (beak), and black (face details)
  • 3.5mm hook
  • 10mm blue safety eyes
  • Stuffing

Abbreviations

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

Steps

Body

Use white yarn.
  1. Ch 5.Inc, sc 2, (sc3) in end, turn, sc 3. [10]
  2. Inc 2, sc 2, inc 3, sc 2, inc 1. [16]
  3. (Inc, sc) x2, sc 2, (inc, sc) x3, sc 2, inc, sc. [22]
  4. (Sc 2, inc) x2, sc 2, (sc 2, inc) x3, sc 4, inc. [28]
  5. (Inc, sc 3) x2, sc 2, (inc, sc 3) x3, sc 2, inc, sc 3. [34]
  6. Sc 2, inc, sc 16, inc, sc 14. [36]
  7. Sc 3 rnds of 36 sc.
  8. Sc 2, dec, sc 16, dec, sc 14. [34]
  9. (Dec, sc 3) x2, sc 2, (dec, sc 3) x3, sc 2, dec, sc 3. [28]
  10. (Sc 2, dec) x2, sc 2, (sc 2, dec) x3, sc 4, dec. [22]
  11. Use starting tail to sew any gaps in starting chain before continuing.
  12. (Sc, dec) x2, sc 2, (sc, dec) x3, sc 3, dec. [16]
Fasten off. Stuff firmly, and sew opening shut, gathering end sts.

Tail

Use white yarn.
  1. MR 5 sc.
  2. Inc, sc 4. [6]
  3. (Inc, sc 2) x2. [8]
  4. (Inc, sc 3) x2. [10]
  5. Sc 2, inc 3, sc 5. [13]
  6. Sc 2, (inc, sc) x3, sc 5. [16]
Fasten off.

Head

Use white yarn.
  1. MR 6 sc
  2. Inc 6 [12]
  3. (Inc, sc) x6 [18]
  4. Sc 3 rnds of 18.
  5. (Dec, sc) x6. [12]
  6. Attach safety eyes between rnds 4 and 5, 6 stitches apart.
  7. Dec 6.
Fasten off. Stuff and sew shut.

Neck

Use white yarn.
  1. Ch 8, sl st to form ring.
  2. Sc 12 rnds of 8.
  3. Inc, sc 7. [9]
  4. Sc 2 rnds of 9.
  5. Inc, sc 8. [10]
  6. Sc 2 rnds of 10.
  7. Inc, sc 9. [11]
  8. Inc 2, sc 9. [13]
  9. Sc, inc, sc 11. [14]
  10. Sc 2, inc, sc 11. [15]
  11. (Sc, inc) x2, sc 6, dec, sc 3. [16]
  12. (Inc, sc 2)x3, sc 2, dec, sc 3. [18]
  13. Sc 14, dec, sc 2. [17]
  14. Sc, esc 10, sc 2, dec, sc 2. [16]
  15. Sc 2, esc 3, esc2tog, esc 3, sc 2. [11]
Fasten off. Stuff with yarn scraps for stiffness, and sew into a curve. Sew narrow end to back of head. Flatten wide end and sew to body in a curve to form the chest feathers.

Beak

Use orange yarn.
  1. MR 4 sc.
  2. Sc 1 rnd of 4.
  3. Inc, sc 3. [5]
  4. Inc, sc 4. [6]
  5. Inc, sc 5. [7]
  6. Change to black. FLO sc 7, sc 1 around 1st black st.
Fasten off, leaving long tail. Sew to face and rings around eyes.

Wing (Make 2)

Use white yarn.
  1. Ch 8. Sc 6, (sc 3) in last ch, rotate and continue on other side of ch, sc 6. [15]
  2. Ch 2, sc in 2nd ch, sc 6, inc 3, sc 5. [18]
  3. Sl st, (sl st, sc) in next st, sc 3, (sc, inc) x3, sc 7. [20]
  4. Ch 2, sc in 2nd ch, sc 9, (inc, sc) x2, sc 7. [23]
  5. Sl st, (sl st, sc) in next st, sc 21. [22]
  6. Ch 2, sc in 2nd ch, sc 15. [16]
Fasten off. Sew to sides of body along curved edge, stuff inside wing, then sew along middle of wing to create full wing shape with the points touching over the back.