Saturday, April 6, 2019

Mallard duck (free pattern)



Hello,
I've had a great week, finally I was able to finish a few projects (these ducks basically) I've had in my backpack for months. I crocheted one a year ago when I visitid Japan, but never had the motivation to move the pattern to the computer from the sketch book (and I probably threw some of it away thinkin I wouldn't use it again.)
I love this season when migratory birds come back and all kinds of small birds start to sing during the day and build their nests for spring and summer. Even though I guess many mallards stay in Finland during the winter (people feed them)

But to the pattern
You need: 
A crochet hook (I used 2,5mm)
4ply or Fingering yarn (brown, white, yellow and green)
Safety eyes
Filling

Head and torso
Ch 2, 6sc to the 2nd ch from the hook. (Brown for female/green for male)
1) 2sc to the every sc (12sc)
2)(2 sc in first sc, sc in next sc) repeat around (18 sc)
3) Sc in every sc (18sc)
4) Sc inevery sc (18sc)
5) (2sc in next sc, sc in next 2sc) repeat around (24 sc)
6) (2 sc in next sc, sc in next 3sc) repeat around (30 sc)

7) (sc-dec, sc in next 3sc) repeat around (24sc)
8) (sc-dec, sc in next 2sc) repeat around (18sc)
9) (sc-dec, sc) repeat aruond (12sc, insert eyes and stuff head at this point)

10) sc around (with white yarn)
11) sc-dec around (6sc)
12) 2sc to the every sc (12sc)

13)(2 sc in first sc, sc in next sc) repeat around (with brown yarn, 18 sc)
14) Sc in every sc (18sc) 15) (2sc in next sc, sc in next 2sc) repeat around (24 sc)

16-18) Sc in every sc (24sc)

19) (2 sc in next sc, sc in next 3sc) repeat around (30 sc) 
20)   Sc in every sc (30sc)
21) (sc-dec, sc in next 3sc) repeat around
22) (sc-dec, sc in next 2sc) repeat around
23) (sc-dec, sc) repeat aruond. (stuff)

24) sc-dec around.
 

Beak
With yellow yarn
 Ch 2, 7sc to the 2nd ch from the hook.
Sc around for 2 rows

Feet
With yellow yarn
Ch 2, 6sc to the 2nd ch from the hook. 
1)(2 sc in first sc, sc in next sc) repeat around
Sc around for 3 rows.

Wings
With brown yarn
Ch 2, 6sc to the 2nd ch from the hook.
1) 2sc in one sc, 1sc to next 4 sc, 2sc in one sc

2) sc around
3) 2sc in one sc, 1sc to next 6 sc, 2sc in one sc
4) 2sc in one sc, 1sc to next 8 sc, 2sc in one sc 
5) 2sc in one sc, 1sc to next 10 sc, 2sc in one sc 
5-6) sc around 
7) sc-dec, 1sc to next 4 sc, sc-dec, 1sc to next  4 sc, sc-dec

Sew beak, feet and wings to the torso and finish the yarn endings, you're done!
 
 

 

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