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Penguin Pal Pillow

materials:

size "J" hook
size "H" hook
2 skeins Main Color (MC) Red Heart or Perfect Match Worsted Weight yarn
1 skein white Worsted Weight yarn
1 skein yellow Worsted Weight yarn
yarn needle
Poly-fil® or other fiber fil
large wiggly eyes

notes:

dec (decrease) - draw up a loop in next two stitches, yarn over, draw through all loops on hook
db dec (double decrease) - draw up a loop in next three stitches, yarn over, draw through all loops on hook

pattern:

body: with MC, holding two strands together, with size "J" hook
ch 2,
Rnd 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 2: ch 1, 2 sc in same st and each st around, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 3: ch 1, sc in same st, 2 sc in next st, (1 sc, 2 sc in next st) around, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 4: ch 1, sc in same st and next, 2 sc in next st, (2 sc, 2 sc in next st) around, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 5: ch 1, sc in same st and next 2, 2 sc in next st, (3 sc, 2 sc in next st) around, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 6: ch 1, sc in same st and next 3, 2 sc in next st, (4 sc, 2 sc in next st) around, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 7: ch 1, sc in same st and next 4, 2 sc in next st, (5 sc, 2 sc in next st) around, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 8: ch 1, sc in same st and next 5, 2 sc in next st, (6 sc, 2 sc in next st) around, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 9: ch 1, sc in same st and next 6, 2 sc in next st, (7 sc, 2 sc in next st) around, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 10: ch 1, sc in same st and each st around, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 11: ch 1, sc in same st and next 7, 2 sc in next st, (8 sc, 2 sc in next st) around, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 12: repeat Rnd. 10
Rnd 13: ch 1, sc in same st and next 8, 2 sc in next st, (9 sc, 2 sc in next st) around, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 14 - 26: repeat Rnd. 10
Rnd 27: ch 1, sc in same st and next 31 changing to white w/ last yo, 7 sc changing to MC w/ last yo, sc around, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 28: ch 1, sc in same st and next 28 changing to white w/ last yo, 13 sc changing to MC w/ last yo, sc around, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 29: ch 1, sc in same st and next 26 changing to white w/ last yo, 17 sc changing to MC w/ last yo, sc around, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 30 - 40: ch 1, sc in same st and next 25 changing to white w/ last yo, 19 sc changing to MC w/ last yo, sc around, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 41 - 47: ch 1, sc in same st and next 26 changing to white w/ last yo, 17 sc changing to MC w/ last yo, sc around, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 48: working in inside loops only, ch 1, sc in same st and next 8, dec, (9 sc, dec) around, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 49: ch 1, sc in same st and next 7, dec, (8 sc, dec) around, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 50: ch 1, sc in same st and next 6, dec, (7 sc, dec) around, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 51: ch 1, sc in same st and next 5, dec, (6 sc, dec) around, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 52: ch 1, sc in same st and next 4, dec, (5 sc, dec) around, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 53: ch 1, sc in same st and next 3, dec, (4 sc, dec) around, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
stuff body w/ Poly-fil®
Rnd 54: ch 1, sc in same st and next 2, dec, (3 sc, dec) around, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 55: ch 1, sc in same st and next, dec, (2 sc, dec) around, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 56: ch 1, sc in same st, dec, (sc, dec) around, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 57: ch 1, starting w/ same st dec around, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
break off, leaving a long enough tail to sew remaining hole closed

wings (make 2): with MC, holding 2 strands together, with size "J" hook,
ch 13,
Rnd 1: starting in 2nd ch from hook, sc across placing 3 sc in last ch, working in the unused loops sc back across beginning ch, ch 1, turn
Rnd 2: 11 sc, (2 sc in next st) 3x, sc across, ch 1, turn
Rnd 3: 12 sc, 2 sc in next st, (sc, 2 sc in next st) 2x, sc across, ch 1, turn
Rnd 4: 12 sc, 2 sc in next st, (2 sc, 2 sc in next st) 2x, sc across, ch 1, turn
Rnd 5: 12 sc, 2 sc in next st, (3 sc, 2 sc in next st) 2x, sc across
break off, leaving a long enough tail to sew wing onto body

feet (make 2): with yellow, using only 1 strand, with size "H" hook,
outer toe (make 2 for each foot):
ch 2,
Rnd 1: working in 2nd ch from hook, 4 sc, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 2: ch 1, sc in same st, 2 sc in next st, sc, 2 sc in next st, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 3: ch 1, sc in same st and next, 2 sc in next st, 2 sc, 2 sc in next st, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 4: ch 1, sc in same st and next 2, 2 sc in next st, 3 sc, 2 sc in next st, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
break off
inner toe:
work same as outer toe through Rnd 4
Rnd 5: ch 1, sc in same st and next 4, sc around 1st outer toe, 5 sc on inner toe, sc around 2nd outer toe, join w/ sl st to 1st sc on inner toe
Rnd 6: ch 1, sc in same st and next 4, dec, 6 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 7: ch 1, sc in same st, db dec, 1 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 1 sc, db dec, 1 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 8 - 10: ch 1, sc in same st and around, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
break off, leaving a tail long enough to sew onto body

beak: with yellow, using only 1 strand, with size "H" hook,
bottom:
work same as toes through Rnd 4
Rnd 5: ch 1, sc in same st and next 3, 2 sc in next st, 4 sc, 2 sc in next st, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 6: ch 1, sc in same st and next 4, 2 sc in next st, 5 sc, 2 sc in next st, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 7: ch 1, sc in same st and next 5, 2 sc in next st, 6 sc, 2 sc in next st, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 8: ch 1, sc in same st and each st around, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
break off, leaving a long enough tail to sew onto body
top:
work same as bottom through Rnd 7
Rnd 8: ch 1, sc in same st and next 6, 2 sc in next st, 7 sc, 2 sc in next st, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 9: ch 1, sc in same st and next 7, 2 sc in next st, 8 sc, 2 sc in next st, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 10: ch 1, sc in same st and next 8, 2 sc in next st, 9 sc, 2 sc in next st, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 11: ch 1, sc in same st and around, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
break off, leaving a long enough tail to sew onto body

stuff feet and beak
sew feet, beak and wings onto body
glue on wiggly eyes

optional - cut 18 short lengths of MC and tie into first Rnd of body for hair

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