5 Little Monsters: Penguin Plush

Penguin Plush

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Today I am excited to be participating in the Christmas in July Make Along with Underground Crafter. The make along runs the whole month of July, so we are just finishing up week 1. Each week has a different theme of handmade holiday projects, including knitting, crochet, and sewing projects. The theme for each week are:

Week 1 (July 1-7): Babies, Kids, and Teens
Week 2 (July 8-14): Women
Week 3 (July 15-21): Gifts for Anyone
Week 4 (July 22-28): Home
Week 5 (July 29-31): Pets


In addition to all of the Christmas crafts, you can also enter to some awesome prizes. Visit Underground Crafter to find out more information about the prizes, the participating bloggers, the schedule, the projects that have been shared so far, and those that will be shared throughout the month, plus all of the details about how you can join the make along and enter to win prizes. The deadline to enter the giveaway is Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 11:59 pm Eastern.


Since the theme for week 1 is Babies, Kids, and Teens I decided pretty much right away that I wanted to do some kind of plushie. I wanted to make something that would be either related to Christmas or Winter. I thought back to my last winter mini amigurumi crochet along, the Bitty Blizzard Mini Amigurumi Crochet Along. One of my favorite mini amigurumi from that set was the little penguin. It was wearing a little scarf and earmuffs and I thought it turned out really cute. I decided a penguin would be perfect for this project and decided to use that little penguin as inspiration. 


I obviously wanted to make this one bigger than the mini version, but based the design off of that one. One of the ways I made it bigger was using bigger yarn and a bigger hook. That alone increased the size quite a bit. But I also changed the pattern to make it even bigger. 


I used Bernat Blanket yarn. When I am making stuff with worsted weight yarn I have tons of colors in my stash, but I don't use blanket yarn as often and I didn't want to have to buy a bunch of colors, so I decided to leave the earmuffs off of this version. I think the scarf adds a fun pop of color even without the added earmuffs, and the blanket yarn makes it soft and cuddly 


I used the Bernat Blanket Mist-ical yarn for most of the colors, mostly just because that is what I could find the right colors in. The Mist-ical yarn has kind of a splotchy dye effect, their description describes it as a watercolor effect, but it gives some variation to the color of the penguin. I like the way it looks, but you could also make it with a solid color if you prefer that look. I think it would be cute in different colors as well, like a blue or purple penguin instead of black or gray. Since it is made with thick yarn it works up pretty fast, which is nice. There is some sewing involved, the head and body are one piece, the wings, feet, and beak are sewn on. I just tied the scarf around the neck, but you could stitch it in place if you want to make sure it stays in place. 


Don't forget to head over to Underground Crafter to check out all the other fun Christmas in July projects that have been, or will be, shared as part of this make along.




How to Crochet a Penguin Plush


Finished Size: about 11" tall 

You will need:


Instructions:


The body and head are made in one piece, the other pieces are made separately and sewn on. Most pieces are made beginning with a magic ring (mr), the beginning of each piece will indicate if it starts with a magic ring or a chain.

Body/Head

Make 1 with black yarn, beginning with a magic ring

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 8 sc (8 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (16 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (24 sc)
Round 4: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 3 sts] repeat around (30 sc)
Round 5: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 4 sts] repeat around (36 sc)
Rounds 6-13: 1 sc in each st (36 sc)
Round 14: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 4 sts] repeat around (30 sc)
Round 15-16: 1 sc in each st (30 sc)
Round 17: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 3 sts] repeat around (24 sc)
Round 18: 1 sc in each st (24 sc)
Round 19: sc2tog, repeat around (12 sc)

Begin stuffing body, next round begins the head portion

Round 20: 2 sc in each st (24 sc)
Round 21: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 3 sts] repeat around (30 sc)
Round 22: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 4 sts] repeat around (36 sc)
Round 23: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 5 sts] repeat around (42 sc)
Rounds 24-30: 1 sc in each st (42 sc)
Round 31: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 5 sts] repeat around (36 sc)

Insert eyes between rounds 27 and 28, about 6-7 stitches apart, begin stuffing head and continue to stuff as needed as you finish closing up the head

Round 32: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 4 sts] repeat around (30 sc)
Round 33: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 3 sts] repeat around (24 sc)
Round 34: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (18 sc)
Round 35: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (12 sc)
Round 36: sc2tog, repeat around (6 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn, use tail to weave around opening to close, weave in end

Beak

Make 1 with yellow yarn, beginning with magic ring


Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat (9 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat (12 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing

Sew beak to face below eyes

Wings

Make 2 with black yarn, beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2] repeat around (18 sc)
Round 4: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 3] repeat around (24 sc)
Rounds 5-9: 1 sc in each st (24 sc)
Round 10: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (18 sc)
Round 11: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 4 sts] repeat around (15 sc)
Round 11: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 3 sts] repeat around (12 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing

Flatten the wings and sew to the side of the body at the neck

Belly

Make 1 with white yarn, beginning with ch (you will work on both sides of the chain and continue in the round)

ch 8
Round 1: 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in next 5 ch, 3 sc in last ch turning as you work to continue in unworked side of chains, 1 sc in next 5 sts (same sts as previous 5 sc), 2 sc in last st (same st as first sc in round) (16 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in each of next 3 sts, 1 sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in each of next 2 sts (22 sc)
Round 3: 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 7 sts, 2 sc in each of next 4 sts, 1 sc in next 7 sts, 2 sc in each of next 3 sts (30 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing

Stitch belly to the front of the penguin

Feet

Make 2 with yellow yarn, beginning with magic ring

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 3: 1 sc in each st (12 sc)
Flatten and work 6 sc across the edge working through both layers and closing the foot

Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing

Sew the feet to the bottom of the body with the flat edge out

Scarf

Make 1 with any color yarn, beginning with chain

ch 62
Row 1: dc in 3rd ch from hook and each ch to the end (60 dc)
Row 2, ch 2, turn, 1 dc in each st (60 dc)

Finish off and weave in end, or leave tail for sewing if you want to stitch in place

Wrap the scarf around the penguin's neck and tie, leave tied or use tail to tack in place in a couple places to secure if desired



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