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Amigurumi Puffin – FREE Crochet Pattern

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Amigurumi Puffin – FREE Crochet Pattern
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Bring the playful charm of a Puffin to life with this Amigurumi Puffin crochet pattern! 🐧✨ With its bright beak, round body, and adorable stance, this design captures the essence of this quirky seabird in yarn form. Whether you’re crafting for a nature-inspired décor piece, a heartfelt gift, or simply love bird-themed amigurumi, this FREE pattern is a fantastic addition to your collection.

Designed for intermediate crocheters, this pattern allows for customization in feather textures, color variations, and even tiny accessories like embroidered details or a miniature coastal perch to enhance its personality. Choose classic black, white, and orange for a realistic look or experiment with pastel hues for a whimsical twist! Whether displayed as part of a wildlife setup or gifted to a fellow crochet enthusiast, this amigurumi puffin is sure to impress.

Grab your hook, select your favorite yarn, and let’s bring this cheerful seabird to life—one stitch at a time! 🧶✨

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🐧 Amigurumi Puffin – Free Crochet Pattern

Bring the coastal cliffs of the North Atlantic to your home with this charming crocheted puffin! With its bold beak, distinctive coloring, and webbed feet, this cuddly seabird is both eye-catching and full of personality. This project is perfect for wildlife lovers and amigurumi collectors alike.

✨ Skill Level

Intermediate – Includes color changes, sculpted shaping, and assembling facial features.

📏 Finished Size

Approx. 9–11 inches (23–28 cm) tall using DK or worsted weight yarn and a 2.5–3.5 mm hook.

🧶 Materials

  • Yarn (Worsted or DK weight):

    • White (belly and face)

    • Black (back, wings, top head)

    • Orange (feet and parts of beak)

    • Yellow (face spots and beak details)

    • Coral or reddish-orange (beak highlight)

  • 8 mm safety eyes (or embroidered)

  • Crochet hook: 2.5–3.5 mm

  • Tapestry needle

  • Stitch marker

  • Polyester stuffing

  • Optional: Thin wire (for stiffening the beak/feet if needed)

🧵 Abbreviations (US Terms)

  • MR – Magic Ring

  • sc – Single Crochet

  • inc – Increase (2 sc in same st)

  • dec – Decrease (sc 2 together)

  • sl st – Slip Stitch

  • ch – Chain

  • st(s) – Stitch(es)

🧍 Body & Head (Worked in one piece, bottom up)

Using white:

  1. MR, 6 sc

  2. inc x6 (12)

  3. (sc, inc) x6 (18)

  4. (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)

  5. (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)

  6. (4 sc, inc) x6 (36)
    7–18. sc around (36)

Switch to black (color change tip below):

19–28. sc around (36)
29. (4 sc, dec) x6 (30)
30. (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)
31. (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)
32. (sc, dec) x6 (12)
33. dec x6 (6)
Fasten off and close with yarn needle.

💡 Color Change Tip:
For smooth transitions, complete the last yarn-over of the final white stitch using black yarn. Always change color on the last step of the stitch before the new color begins.

🐧 Belly Patch (Optional for shaping)

Using white yarn:
MR, 6 sc
2. inc x6 (12)
3. (sc, inc) x6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)
Continue until circle is slightly smaller than the belly area. Sew to front to enhance the puffin’s rounded belly shape.

🦅 Wings (Make 2 – Black)

  1. MR, 6 sc

  2. inc x6 (12)

  3. (sc, inc) x6 (18)
    4–12. sc around (18)
    Flatten and sew to each side, angled downward.

🧠 Face Patches (Make 2 – White)

  1. MR, 6 sc

  2. (sc, inc) x3 (9)

  3. (2 sc, inc) x3 (12)
    Fasten off. Place symmetrically on each side of the beak, slightly tilted.
    Attach safety eyes on top or between rounds 2–3 of the patch. Sew to head.

🔶 Beak (Worked in 2 colors – Coral & Yellow tip)

Start with coral or red-orange:

  1. MR, 6 sc

  2. (sc, inc) x3 (9)

  3. sc around (9)

Switch to yellow:
4–5. sc around (9)
6. dec x4, sc (5)
Stuff lightly and flatten. Sew between eye patches.

💡 For more realism, embroider vertical orange lines with surface slip stitch on the beak for a puffin-like “groove.”

🟡 Face Cheek Spots (Make 2 – Yellow)

MR, 6 sc, sl st to first st. Fasten off and sew just below eye patches.

🟠 Feet (Make 2 – Orange)

Each foot is made of 3 connected triangles (webbed look):

Triangle (Make 3 per foot)

  1. Ch 5

  2. sc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc, dc, dc (4)

  3. ch 1, turn: dec, dc in next 2 (3)

  4. ch 1, turn: dec, dc (2)

  5. ch 1, turn: dec (1)
    Fasten off each triangle leaving a long tail.

Stitch 3 triangles together slightly overlapping. Sew to bottom of the body at front.

✍️ Final Assembly

  • Sew beak centered between eyes.

  • Position face patches and attach eyes through them.

  • Add blush/cheeks with pink thread or felt circles.

  • Embroider eyebrows if desired.

  • Sew on wings and feet.

  • Lightly stuff the head and shape with fingers if needed.

🎉 Finishing Touch

Your amigurumi puffin is ready to waddle into your heart! Whether perching on a shelf or nestled in a gift basket, this quirky seabird is bound to be a showstopper.

✨ Let your creativity take flight, one puffin at a time! 🧶🐦


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