Crochet Little Duck Pattern

After I designed my little chicken pattern, I knew right away what I wanted to make next: a crochet little duck.

If you’ve ever had – or even watched – ducks before, you’ll know that they are simply adorable clowns pretending to be elegant snobs. There are many different duck breeds, both domestic and in the wild, and they all act the same. I’ve had Welsh Harlequins, Mallards, and most recently, Black Swedish — though the latter are especially humorous because their white chests and black plumage make them look like they’re wearing tuxedos! There are few things more hilarious than watching a flock of wearing birds in stylish ‘suits’ waddle around the yard or play in a mud puddle.

I wanted to capture this goofy elegance in my crochet duck, and it took my several weeks to get it just right. 

Introducing the little duck crochet pattern!

 This pattern includes step-by-step instructions with detailed images so you can make your own crochet little duck. A PDF file will be available to download upon completion of payment – you can start crocheting your little duck right away!

After you’ve buried your desk in ducks, wrap them up as gifts for your duck-loving friends, attach a hook to hang them on the Christmas tree, add them as knick-knacks to your keychain, or give them to littles to start a crochet barnyard.

This little duck crochet pattern will show you how to make both a solid colored and a multi-colored duck in two different positions (erect or relaxed), with additional instructions for an optional chest patch and wings. It contains close to 50 colorful pictures and easy-to-follow directions, followed by a printer-friendly text-only version of the crochet pattern at the end (However, I highly recommend you still refer to the pictures throughout the duck pattern if you have any questions!).

Mix-and-match the color changes to create your own unique duck! Using this little duck crochet pattern, you can crochet a mallard, a cayuga, a khaki campbell, a redhead, or any number of the duck breeds of the world.

Supplies for the Little Duck Crochet Pattern

SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate beginner. This pattern uses basic stitches, but the variety of stitches in a single round may be considered tricky for brand new beginners.

LANGUAGE: English (US terminology)

FINISHED SIZE: Size will vary depending on the yarn size, but using 4G yarn, approximately 2 3/4 inches tall x 3 1/2 long (it truly is a ‘little’ duck!).

SUPPLIES:

🦆 Yarn: In any size and in any gauge. This is the perfect project for using up scrap yarn! All of the images feature 4G yarn. You’ll need roughly 10 yards for the body, 1-2 yards for the bill, 1-2 yards for the feet, and potentially a little extra if you’re adding wings.

🦆 Hook: Size the hook according to the yarn; I always size down by quite a bit to minimize holes in my work. I used a 4mm / G hook with 4G yarn, though a 3.75mm / F hook works with this size yarn too!

ADDITIONAL NOTES:
This pattern has been tested by my little sisters (ages 10 and 13). If you notice a mistake, please reach out to me and I will correct it ASAP!
Please note that this is a listing for a PDF printable pattern, not a finished product.

Stitches & Abbreviations

You’ll need to know the following basic crochet stitches…

St – stitch

Sc – single crochet

Inc – the standard increase. Single crochet twice into the same stitch

Sc2tog – the standard decrease. Single crochet two stitches together.  Abbreviated in some patterns as dec

Hdc – half double crochet

Ch – chain

Sl st – slip stitch

Sc and color change to… – make a color change in this st: insert hook into next st, YO, pull up, YO with the new color, pull up.

Rnd – rnd

YO – yarn over

Purchase the Pattern here!

Happy Crafting!

If you have any questions or run into any problems while making this pattern, don’t hesitate to contact me via my contact page, Instagram, Etsy or Facebook – I’ll be happy to help!

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