Amigurumi crochet river the duck free pattern 

Hello dear Amigurumi Followers

Today we share a free amigurumi crochet river the duck model for you.

Abbreviations

(US/French)

Rnd: round/tour

MR: magic ring/ cercle magique 

ch: chain/chaînette 

sl st: slip stich/maille coulée 

SC: single crochet / maille serrée 

inc: increase augmentation 

dec: decrease/diminution 

hde: half double crochet / demi bride

()* :repeat till the end of

round/ répéter jusqu'à la fin du tour total number of stiches in the round nombre total de mailles dans le tour

Materials

 ricorumi: green (043), You may need to use smaller/larger eyes, depending on hook/yarn size.

white (001), brown (057), grey (058), yellow (063)

Crochet hook : 3mm 6mm safety eyes.

Yarn needle

Black embroidery thread Fiblerfill for stuffing

Scissors

Size with the materials above will be about 9cm

Designer:@mes.mignonneries

Head & body

Stuff as you go along your work.

Start in green.

Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc [6]

Rnd 2: (inc) [12] 

Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) [18] 

Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc)[24]

Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) [30]

Rnd 6: (4sc,inc) [36]

Rnd 7-9:36 sc [36]

Rnd 10: (5 sc, inc) [42] 

Rnd 11-14:42 sc [42]

Insert the security eyes Rnd 10 and 11.

between

Rnd 15: (5 sc, dec) [36]

Rnd 16: (4 sc, dec) [30]

Rnd 17: (3 sc, dec)* [24]

Continue in white.

Rnd 18: (2 sc, dec)* [18] 

Rnd 19: (2 sc, inc) [24]

Continue in brown.

Rnd 20:24 sc [24] 

Rnd 21: (3 sc, inc) [30] 

Rnd 22-23:30 sc [30]

Continue in grey.

Rnd 24:30 sc [30] SC

Rnd 25: (4 sc, inc) [36]

Rnd 26-29:36 sc [36]

Rnd 30: (5 sc, inc) [42]

Rnd 31:42 sc [42]

Rnd 32 through back loops only 

(5 sc, dec)* [36]

Finish to stuff.

Rnd 33: (2 sc, dec) [27]

Rnd 34: (1 sc, dec) [18]

Rnd 35: (dec)* [9] 

Rnd 36: (1 sc, dec)* [6]

Fasten off and close. Embroider the eye contour with white embroidery thread and eyebrown with black one.

Head's feathers

Cut 1 strip of green yarn and make a lark's head knot (noeud têted'alouette).

Using your crochet hook, pull the strands through a stitch on the top of the head to create a loop. Pull your ends through the loop and pull tight.

Beak

In yellow.

Ch 6

Rnd 1:4 sc, 3 sc in last stitch, 3 sc, inc [12]

Rnd 2:12 sc [12]

Rnd 3:2 [13] SC, 2 inc, 7 sl SC, st

Sew the beak to the head.

Wings (x2)

Start in grey.

Rnd 1: MR, 6sc [6] 

Rnd 2: (1 sc, inc)* [9]

Rnd 3:9 sc [9].

Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc)

Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) [15]

Rnd 6: 15 ms [15]

Continue in brown.

Rnd 7:15 ms [15] 

Rnd 8: (3 sc, dec) [12] 

Rnd 9: (2 sc, dec)* [9]

Flatten the opening of the wings and sc in next 4 stitches through both layers to close the opening. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew the wings in the side of the body.

Tail

In grey.

Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc [6]

Rnd 2: (1 sc, inc)* [9] 

Rnd 3:9 sc [9] 

Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc)* [12]

Sew the tail in the back of River.

Feet (x2)

In yellow.

Row 1: Ch 3, 2 sc, ch and turn 

Row 2:1 sc, inc, ch and turn 

Row 3: (1 HDC, sl st) x 3

Glue/sew the feet to the body.