No-Sew Pesto the Penguin Crochet Pattern
Pesto is an adorable (not so) little penguin that has taken the internet by storm recently! He resides at the Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium in Australia and is best known for being an adorable, chunky baby. I fell in love with Pesto, so I decided to crochet him! This is a quick, no-sew amigurumi crochet pattern and I hope you love it. It even includes a little fish that you can put in Pesto’s mouth!
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Materials
- Hobbii “Honey Bunny” super bulky weight #6 yarn [100% polyester, 131 yards/ 120 m per 100g skein]; Silver (Light Gray), Anthracite (Dark Gray)
- Fish: Azure (Blue)
- US size 7 (4.5 mm) crochet hook
- (2) 12mm safety eyes
- Polyfill
- Scissors
- Stitch marker
- Tapestry needle
Pattern Notes
-This pattern is written in US terms and Imperial measurements.
-Body of pattern is worked from the top-down.
-Pattern is worked in continuous rounds without joining unless otherwise stated.
-Use a stitch marker to mark the beginning of round. Move the marker up each round.Change Color: to change color, insert hook into stitch and pull up a loop, complete stitch by pulling new color through both loops on hook.
Abbreviations
[ ] – Repeat
ch – chain
dc – double crochet
FO – Fasten Off
inc – 2 sc in same stitch
sc – single crochet
st(s) – stitch(es)
Special Stitches
Invisible Decrease (inv dec): [Insert your hook into the front loop of the next two stitches and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through both loops on hook.
Pattern instructions
Beak
With (Dark Gray) and US size 7 (4.5 mm) crochet hook,
(Top Beak)
Round 1 – sc 6 in a magic ring (6)
Rounds 2-5 – sc around (6) (4 rounds)
Do not stuff. FO, leaving a 5 in (13 cm) tail. The top beak will be crocheted onto the bottom beak
(Bottom Beak)
Round 1 – sc 6 in a magic ring (6)
Rounds 2-4 – sc around (6) (3 rounds)
Do not stuff. Pinch both the top and bottom beak together and sc 3 through both pieces to close. FO, leaving a 5 in (13 cm) tail. The beak is now ready to be crocheted on.
Feet (make 2)
With (Dark Gray) and US size 7 (4.5 mm) crochet hook,
Round 1 – ch 7, sc 1 in 2nd ch from hook, sc 5, working on the opposite side of the ch, sc 6 (12)
Rounds 2-4 – sc around (12) (3 rounds)
Round 5 – [inv dec] 6 times (6) Round 6 – sc around (6)
Work 1 sc to reach the side of the foot. Do not stuff. Pinch both sides together and sc 3 to close. FO, leaving a 5 in (13 cm) tail. Feet are now ready to be crocheted on.
Arms (make 2)
With (Light Gray) and US size 7 (4.5 mm) crochet hook,
Round 1 – sc 6 in a magic ring (6)
Round 2 – [inc] 3 times, sc 3 (9)
Round 3 – [sc 1, inc] 3 times, sc 3 (12)
Rounds 4-5 – sc around (12)
Round 6 – [sc 1, inv dec] 3 times, sc 3 (9)
Round 7 – [inv dec] 3 times, sc 3 (6)
Round 8 – sc around (6)
Do not stuff. Pinch both sides together and sc 3 to close. FO, leaving a 5 in (13 cm) tail. Arms are now ready to be crocheted on.
Body
With (Light Gray) and US size 7 (4.5 mm) crochet hook,
Round 1 – sc 6 in a magic ring (6)
Round 2 – [inc] 6 times (12)
Round 3 – [sc 1, inc] 6 times (18)
Round 4 – [sc 2, inc] 6 times (24)
Rounds 5-6 – sc around (24) (2 rounds)
The beak will be crocheted on in Round 7
Round 7 – sc 11, (beak: sc 3), sc 10 (24)
Rounds 8-9 – sc around (24) (2 rounds)
Attach safety eyes between R6-R7, 5 sts apart and 1 st away from either side of the beak
Round 10 – sc 10, [inc] 6 times, sc 8 (30)
Round 11 – sc 10, [sc 1, inc] 6 times, sc 8 (36)
Arms will be crocheted on in Round 12
Round 12 – sc 7, (arm: sc 3), sc 19, (arm: sc 3), sc 4 (36)
Rounds 13-21 – sc around (36) (9 rounds)
Round 22 – [sc 4, inv dec] 6 times (30)
Feet will be crocheted on in Round 23
Round 23 – [sc 3, inv dec] 3 times, (foot: sc 3), inv dec, (foot: sc 3), inv dec, sc 3, inv dec (24)
Begin stuffing
Round 24 – [sc 2, inv dec] 6 times (18)
Round 25 – [sc 1, inv dec] 6 times (12)
Round 26 – [inv dec] 6 times (6)
Finish stuffing and FO, leaving an 8 in (20 cm) tail for closing. To close hole, using tapestry needle and tail, insert needle into FLO of each stitch of round 26. Pull tail to close, weave in tail.
Fish
With (Blue) and US size 7 (4.5 mm) crochet hook,
Round 1 – sc 6 in a magic ring (6)
Round 2 – [sc 1, inc] 3 times (9)
Round 3 – sc around (9)
Round 4 – [sc 1, inv dec] 3 times (6)
Round 5 – [inv dec] 3 times (3)
Do not stuff. Pinch both sides and sc 1 to shut. Ch 3, dc 3 into the initial st. FO, weave in ends
Congratulations, your Pesto the Penguin is finished! Don’t forget to tag me on Instagram so I can see your finished plushie!
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