Waddle into cuteness with the Amigurumi Duck With Ducklings, a heartwarming crochet set that’s perfect for springtime crafting or anytime you need a dose of handmade sweetness! 🐥🧶 Featuring a proud mama duck and her adorable little ducklings, this pattern captures the charm of a cozy family outing in yarn form. With soft textures, gentle colors, and playful details like tiny beaks and flappy wings, each piece is a joy to stitch and even more delightful to display.
Perfect for crocheters who love animal-themed projects and storytelling through stitches, this pattern invites you to customize your duck family with different shades, accessories, or even tiny name tags. Create a peaceful pond scene, gift them as a nursery set, or let them waddle across your shelf with charm and personality. The Duck With Ducklings is a delightful way to stitch up love, laughter, and a whole lot of quack-tastic joy—one loop at a time! 💛🧵
🦆 Amigurumi Duck With Ducklings Crochet Pattern
This adorable mama duck with two ducklings riding on her back brings springtime charm to life in yarn! With her soft grey body, crisp white head cap, wide flat orange beak, webbed feet, and two sweet yellow babies nestled on her back, this set makes a heartwarming gift, nursery decoration, or seasonal display piece.
✨ Skill Level
Intermediate – involves shaping, color changes, and multi-part assembly
📏 Finished Size
🦆 Mama Duck: approximately 8″ (20 cm) tall, 10″ (25 cm) long
🐥 Ducklings: approximately 3″ (7–8 cm) tall each
🧶 Materials
Yarn (worsted weight):
- Light grey (mama’s body & wings)
- White (mama’s head cap & tail)
- Yellow (ducklings)
- Orange/peach (all beaks & feet)
Other supplies:
- 3.5 mm crochet hook
- Safety eyes: 9 mm for mama, 6 mm for ducklings
- Fiberfill stuffing
- Yarn needle
- Stitch markers
- Sewing pins
🔤 Abbreviations (US Terms)
- MR – Magic Ring
- sc – single crochet
- inc – increase (2 sc in same stitch)
- dec – decrease (sc2tog)
- sl st – slip stitch
- ch – chain
- FO – fasten off
- ( ) × number – repeat instructions in parentheses
🦆 Mama Duck Pattern
Head
Start with white yarn:
Round 1: MR, 6 sc [6]
Round 2: inc ×6 [12]
Round 3: (1 sc, inc) ×6 [18]
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) ×6 [24]
Round 5: (3 sc, inc) ×6 [30]
Round 6: sc around [30]
👉 Switch to light grey yarn for the neck transition.
Round 7: sc around [30]
Round 8: sc around [30]
Round 9: sc around [30]
Round 10: sc around [30]
Round 11: (3 sc, dec) ×6 [24]
Round 12: (2 sc, dec) ×6 [18]
Round 13: (1 sc, dec) ×6 [12]
Stuff head firmly. Insert 9 mm safety eyes between rounds 5–6, about 6–7 stitches apart. FO, leaving long tail for sewing.
Body
With light grey yarn:
Round 1: MR, 6 sc [6]
Round 2: inc ×6 [12]
Round 3: (1 sc, inc) ×6 [18]
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) ×6 [24]
Round 5: (3 sc, inc) ×6 [30]
Round 6: (4 sc, inc) ×6 [36]
Round 7: sc around [36]
Round 8: sc around [36]
Round 9: sc around [36]
Round 10: sc around [36]
Round 11: sc around [36]
Round 12: sc around [36]
Round 13: sc around [36]
Round 14: sc around [36]
Round 15: sc around [36]
Round 16: sc around [36]
Round 17: (4 sc, dec) ×6 [30]
Round 18: (3 sc, dec) ×6 [24]
Round 19: (2 sc, dec) ×6 [18]
Round 20: (1 sc, dec) ×6 [12]
Stuff body very firmly. FO and close opening.
Tail
With white yarn:
Round 1: MR, 6 sc [6]
Round 2: inc ×6 [12]
Round 3: (1 sc, inc) ×6 [18]
Round 4: sc around [18]
Round 5: sc around [18]
Round 6: (1 sc, dec) ×6 [12]
Round 7: dec ×6 [6]
Stuff lightly. FO, leaving long tail. Sew to back of body, pointing slightly upward.
Beak
With orange yarn:
Round 1: MR, 4 sc [4]
Round 2: inc ×4 [8]
Round 3: sc around [8]
Round 4: sc around [8]
FO, leaving long tail. Flatten into a wide oval shape. Sew flat onto face for the characteristic wide, flat duck beak appearance.
Feet (Make 2)
With orange yarn:
Row 1: ch 4, sc in 2nd ch from hook and across [3]
Row 2: ch 1, turn, sc across [3]
Row 3: ch 1, turn, sc across [3]
Toes: At the end of Row 3, create 3 webbed toes by chaining 4, then sl st back into the base. Repeat 2 more times for a total of 3 toes.
FO, leaving long tail. Sew to bottom of body, positioned slightly forward.
Wings (Make 2)
With light grey yarn:
Round 1: MR, 6 sc [6]
Round 2: (1 sc, inc) ×3 [9]
Round 3: (2 sc, inc) ×3 [12]
Round 4: (3 sc, inc) ×3 [15]
Round 5: sc around [15]
Round 6: sc around [15]
FO, leaving long tail. Flatten into oval wing shape. Sew to sides of body, positioned low and angled slightly downward.
🐥 Duckling Pattern (Make 2)
Head & Body (worked in continuous rounds)
With yellow yarn:
Round 1: MR, 6 sc [6]
Round 2: inc ×6 [12]
Round 3: (1 sc, inc) ×6 [18]
Round 4: sc around [18]
Round 5: sc around [18]
Round 6: (1 sc, dec) ×6 [12]
Round 7: sc around [12]
Round 8: (2 sc, dec) ×3 [9]
Round 9: dec ×3, then sc in remaining 3 sts [6]
Insert 6 mm safety eyes between rounds 3–4, very close together (about 4 stitches apart) for an adorable look. Stuff firmly. FO and close opening.
Beak (for each duckling)
With orange/peach yarn:
Round 1: ch 2, 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook [2]
Round 2: sc around [2]
FO, leaving long tail. Sew flat to face, positioned between and slightly below eyes.
Wings (Make 2 per duckling – 4 total)
With yellow yarn:
Round 1: MR, 6 sc [6]
FO, leaving long tail. Flatten and sew to sides of each duckling’s body.
🧵 Assembly Instructions
Step 1: Sew mama’s head to the body at a slight upward angle, as if she’s looking forward proudly.
Step 2: Attach the flattened beak to mama’s face, centered below the eyes.
Step 3: Sew wings to sides of mama’s body, positioned low (about midway down) and angled slightly downward for a natural resting position.
Step 4: Attach tail to the back of mama’s body, angled slightly upward.
Step 5: Sew webbed feet to the bottom front of mama’s body.
Step 6: Position both ducklings on mama’s back—one slightly to the left, one slightly to the right. Tilt them outward slightly so they appear to be looking around. Sew securely in place.
Step 7: Add beaks, eyes, and tiny wings to each duckling.
🎉 Your Duck Family is Complete!
You’ve created a charming mama duck family! 🦆💛
Mama duck features a soft grey body with a pristine white head cap, wide flat orange beak, gracefully positioned wings, and sturdy webbed feet. Two precious yellow ducklings ride contentedly on her back, each with their own tiny wings and sweet orange beaks.
This heartwarming scene makes a perfect addition to:
- 🏡 Nursery décor
- 🌷 Spring or Easter displays
- 🎁 Handmade gifts for new parents or duck lovers
- 📸 Photography props
Every stitch brings this tender scene to life—a devoted mama and her babies, forever captured in yarn! ✨🦆🐥🐥
