This time of year ducklings are born all around us and that is why the pattern for Jonesy the duckling is on sale this week! (Till the 5th of May). The pattern is easy and quick to crochet and in no time you can make your own brood of ducklings.
Go and get the duckling pattern with a one dollar discount in my shop or in my shop at Ravelry and celebrate spring with ducklings!
Now, here is another spring and Easter like animal, a yellow duckling. I proudly present Jonesy, my new crochet duckling pattern.
This crochet duckling is the first bird pattern I have designed and I’m absolutely fond of the result. When Jonesy was finished, I immediately got many ideas for more birds.
And after a year, I had this crazy idea. Long ago I purchased a little Snoopy plush wearing an aviator helmet in a local shop. It was sitting in our bedroom in a big net and when I looked at it more closely, it inspired me to make such a hat for my duckling. And it turned out ever so fabulous. Here is another picture of Jonesy, but this time he’s a very sturdy aviator amigurumi duckling! The helmet now is a part of the pattern, so everyone can make their own little aviator.
The part of this duckling pattern I found the hardest to design were the feet. I had no idea how to make them. I decided to start with a flat, upside down triangle and it worked out wonderfully perfect. I started by making a narrow triangle, till it was wide enough and then realized I could easily decrease the top of it to get the pointed middle toe. For both feet, two pieces are sewn and crocheted together and it is very easy to do and gives a fantastic result.
This cheerful duckling is 4.9 inch/ 12.5 cm tall, sitting. I designed him without a scarf, but soon realized a scarf looked perfect on this little duck. Both duckling, scarf and helmet are made with my favourite Létt Lopi yarn, a 100% wool. Here are some more pictures of Jonesy. Below the pictures you can find info about and links to buy the pattern.
Where you can buy this pattern
The crochet pattern for this spring time, cheerful duckling Jonesy, you can find in my shop at Ravelry and Etsy. You can also order it directly from me. The pattern contains a clear and colour coded description of how to crochet and assemble this animal, with extra illustrations and example pictures at the bottom to help you get everything right. In the pattern you can also find what materials you need, the yarn colour numbers, in short, everything you need to know to make your own aviator duckling. All the additional information you need to know about this pattern you can find in the shop listings.
A few times a year I try to design fun and free crochet patterns, as a ‘thank you’, to all of you who have bought my crochet patterns and have supported me. This time I made little crochet Easter eggs and a basket that fits precisely two of the eggs.
With this free crochet pattern for little Easter eggs and a basket, you can create fun Easter ornaments. I made the size of the eggs and basket so it combines well with my crochet animal patterns.
Of course especially Finse will make a lovely, quizzical crochet Easter bunny.
Finse finds himself not particularly a crochet Easter bunny, but more a normal rabbit, as you can tell by his expression.
The eggs and basket pattern
For this pattern you’ll need worsted weight yarn and hook US E/3,5 mm. to get an approximately 2,7 inch /7 cm wide basket and 1,77 /4,5 cm high eggs. I used a bunch of colours of Lètt Lopi, a 100% wool. To stuff the eggs you will need fiberfill and a two beads or buttons are optional. I’ve used beads to accentuate where the handle of the basket is fixed.
You can use a paper clip as stitch marker to mark the beginning of each round. Move it up each time you start a new round. The exact colours I have used for this little pattern you can find below it and, if you’ve become fond of Finse and want to complete the eggs and basket with a suitable bunny, you can find the pattern in my shop or my shop at Ravelry.
Abbreviations: ch = chain, sc = single crochet, sl st = stip stitch, dc = double crochet stitch, hdc = half double crochet stitch, s2tog = decrease.
The basket
Work around the chain.
1. ch of 7, in 2nd ch from hook 2 sc, sc in next 4, 2 sc in last, turn/go to bottom loops, 2 sc in bottom loop of that last st, sc in next 4, 2 sc in last = 16
2. 2 sc in next, sc in next 6, 2 sc in next 2, sc in next 6, 2 sc in next = 20
3. 2 sc in next, sc in next 8, 2 sc in next 2, sc in next 8, 2 sc in next = 24
4. 2 sc in next, sc in next 10, 2 sc in next 2, sc in next 10, 2 sc in next = 28, close with sl st.
5. ch 2 and go back (you go back so the stitches will be stacked different, which will form a nice seem for the side of the basket. You only do it this one time) dc in next 28 = 28, sl st
6. ch 2, dc in nect 28 = 28, sl st
7. ch 1, sc in next 28 = 28, sl st and weave in end.
The strap.
Leave a long tail when you make the chain, for sewing.
1. ch of 20, in 2nd ch from hook hdc, hdc in next 17, sl st and leave tail.
(You can of course make the strap as long as you like, or two so you can make a backpack for a doll. Do whatever you like!)
Sew the strap to the basket and add a button or bead if you like.
The eggs. In multiple colours. If you make striped eggs, change colour in the last stitch of a round. Change colour in the last loop of a stitch, so the loop on the hook you end with, will be in the new colour.
1. magic ring of 5 = 5
2. 2 sc in each around = 10
3. (2 sc in next, sc in next) x 5 = 15
4 – 6. sc in each around = 15
7. (sc in next 3, s2tog) x 3 = 12
8. sc in each st around = 12
9. (sc in next 4, s2tog) x 2 = 10, now stuff the egg firmly.
10. sc in each st around = 10
11. s2tog x 5 = 5. Sew the hole closed by putting the needle from the inside out, trough all the outside loops of the 5 st, clockwise. If you do it correctly, you can now pull the tail and it will close the gap. Weave in the end.
Lopi colour numbers. Brown: 0053, orange: 1410, yellow: 1411, pink: 1412, apple green: 1406, grey green: 9422 and mustard: 9264.
Have a lovely spring and Easter festive.
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