This cute Crochet Penguin Applique is the next creation in my series of Heart Shaped Appliques. It is made with hearts in different sizes and would be perfect for any embellishment!
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This heart-shaped crochet Penguin applique will make a great embellishment for clothes, blankets, hats, or bags.
You can also use this Penguin applique for scrapbooking or handmade cards embellishment. If you like making your own handmade cards for the holidays, check out these DIY Christmas card ideas.
You may also like my other heart-shaped animal appliques: crochet Koala, crochet Sloth, crochet Panda, and crochet Tiger.
Heart-shaped Penguin Applique – Crochet Pattern
The pattern for this crochet Penguin applique is also available as a print-friendly, styled and advertisement-free PDF file. You can get it from my Etsy shop HERE. Free pattern is below.
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Abbreviations:
Ch – chain
DC – double crochet
DC2tog – double crochet 2 stitches together
HDC – half double crochet
Rnd – round
SC- single crochet
Sl St – slip stitch
St (Sts) – stitch (stitches)
TR – treble crochet
Finished Size:
The crochet Penguin applique is about 2- 3/8″ (6 cm) tall.
Yarn:
- Crochet cotton thread size 3, color – black
- Crochet cotton thread size 3, color – white
- Crochet cotton thread size 10, colors – orange
Hooks and other materials:
- crochet hook 1/2.75 mm
- crochet hook 1.5 mm
- crochet hook 1.8 mm
- small buttons 6 mm
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Instructions:
To make this Penguin, you need to crochet a Large Heart with flippers for the body, two Small Hearts for the feet and a Tiny Heart for the beak.
Body
Copyright: This pattern is an original design by GoldenLucyCrafts. You may not copy, rewrite, redistribute or resell this pattern in any form, this includes making video tutorials. You may not translate this pattern to another language and publish the pattern or any parts of it.
With white crochet cotton thread size 3 and hook size 1/2.75 mm, Ch 4;
Rnd 1. Make all of the next stitches into the 4th Ch from hook (the first Ch made), working under both loops – 3 DC, 3 HDC, Ch 1, DC (Heart point), Ch 1, 3 HDC, 3 DC; Ch 3, Sl St.
Rnd 2. Ch 3, HDC+DC in first St, 3 DC into next St, 2 DC into next St, DC into each of next 3 Sts, DC into Ch 1, DC+TR+DC into next St (Heart point), DC into Ch 1, DC into each of next 3 Sts, 2 DC into next St, 3 DC into next St, DC+HDC into next St, Ch 3, Sl St in center.
Cut off white color.
Rnd 3. Draw black crochet cotton thread size 3 through the center of the heart, using both strands of thread, Ch 1;
drop the beginning (short) end and continue crochet with working thread only – Ch 1, working under two loops – HDC into 2nd Ch of Ch 3 at the beginning of previous Rnd and into next Ch, HDC into top of first St, 2 HDC into each of next 3 Sts, HDC into each of next 8 Sts, 3 DC into next St (Heart point),
HDC into each of next 8 Sts, 2 HDC into each of next 3 Sts, HDC into last St; working under two loops – HDC into each of next 2 Chs of Ch 3 in the end of the previous Rnd, TR into the center, Sl St into top of 2nd HDC at the beginning of this Rnd.
Rnd 4. Ch 1, SC into same St and into each of next 3 Sts, 2 SC into each of next 3 Sts, SC into each of next 3 Sts;
First Flipper – Ch 8, Sl St into 2nd Ch, SC into next Ch, HDC into next Ch, DC2tog, HDC into next St, SC into next Ch, SC into same St where flipper was started;
SC into each of next 7 Sts, 3 SC into next St (Heart point), SC into each of next 8 Sts;
Second Flipper – Ch 7, Sl St into 2nd Ch, SC into next Ch, HDC into next Ch, 2 DC into next Ch, HDC into next Ch, SC into next Ch, SC into same St where flipper was started;
SC into each of next 2 Sts, 2 SC into each of next 3 Sts, SC into each of next 6 Sts, Sl St into first St of the Rnd.
Fasten off.
Beak
Make a tiny heart for the Beak.
With orange crochet cotton thread size 10 and hook size 1.5 mm make a magic ring,
Rnd 1. Ch 2, make all of the next Sts into the ring: 3 HDC, 2 SC, Ch 1, HDC (Heart point), Ch 1, 2 SC, 3 HDC, Ch 2, Sl St.
Draw the loop tightly closed. Make sure there is no hole in the center.
Fasten off.
Foot – make 2
Make a small heart for the foot (see also Instructions for the Crochet Hearts Applique Pattern).
With orange crochet cotton thread size 10 and crochet hook size 1.8 mm, Ch 4;
Rnd 1. Make all of the next stitches into the fourth Ch from hook (the first Ch made) working under both loops – 3 DC, 3 HDC, Ch 1, DC (Heart point), Ch 1, 3 HDC, 3 DC; Ch 3, Sl St in center.
Fasten off.
Finishing
Sew on small buttons for the eyes. Sew on beak and feet.
You can also embellish your crochet Penguin applique with this crochet small Bow.
This crochet Penguin has a small red heart (see instructions for the Foot) in its flipper and would be perfect for Valentine’s Day embellishment!
The first larger Penguin is made with worsted medium weight yarn and is about 3-3/4″ (9.5 cm) tall.
I hope you enjoyed this Penguin applique free crochet pattern!
Happy Crocheting!
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