Whether you’re crafting for yourself, for a loved one, or to add to your handmade toy collection, this pattern is a fantastic choice. Plus, working on this project is a great way to relax and unwind while honing your crochet skills. So, gather your yarn, grab your crochet hook, and let’s get started on this delightful amigurumi adventure with Francis the Puffin. Happy crocheting!

Amigurumi Materials

Cotton ricorumi

Crochet hook: 2,5 or 3 mm

Security eyes

Yarn needle

Fiberfill for stuffing

Black embroidery thread

Stitch marker

Scissors

Abbreviations (US)

Rnd round/tour

MR: magic ring

Ch: chain/chaînette

Sl st slip stitch

Sc single crochet

Inc: increase

Dec: decrease

()*: repeat till the end of round

[] total number of stitches in the round

Amigurumi Francis the puffin Free Pattern

Amigurumi Francis the puffin Head & body

Black: B

White: W

Stuff as you go along your work.

Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc [6]

Rnd 2:6 inc [12]

Rnd 3 (1 sc, inc) * [18]

Rnd 4 (2 sc, inc) * [24]

Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) * [30]

Rnd 6: (2 sc, inc, 2 sc) * [36]

Rnd 7: (in B: 10 sc), (in W: 14 sc), (in B: 12 sc) [36]

Rnd 8: (in B:9 sc), (in W: 16 sc), (in B: 11 sc) [36]

Rnd 9: (in B: 8 sc), (in W: 18 sc), (in B: 10 sc) [36]

Rnd 10: (in B: 7 sc), (in W: 20 sc), (in B: 9 sc) [36]

Rnd 11: (in B: 8 sc), (in W: 18 sc), (in B: 10 sc) [36]

Rnd 12: (in B: 9 sc), (in W: 16 sc), (in B: 11 sc) [36]

Rnd 13: (in B: 10 sc), (in W:14 sc), (in B: 12 sc) [36]

Continue in black

Rnd 14: (4 sc, dec) * [30]

Rnd 15: (2 sc, inc, 2 sc) * [36]

Rnd 16: (5 sc, inc) * [42]

Rnd 17: (in B: 14 sc), (in W:14 sc), (in B: 14 sc) [42]

Rnd 18: (in B: 13 sc), (in W: 16 sc), (in B: 13 sc) [42]

Free Amigurumi Francis the puffin Body […]

Rnd 19: (in B: 12 sc), (in W: 18 sc), (in B: 12 sc) [42]

Rnd 20 (in B: 11 sc), (in W: 20 sc), (in B: 11 sc) [42]

Rnd 21: (in B: 10 sc), (in W: 22 sc), (in B: 10 sc) [42]

Rnd 22: (in B: 9 sc), (in W: 24 sc), (in B:9 sc) [42]

Insert the security eyes btw Rnds 9 & 10.

Now you will make the tail. If it is not centered at the back, add or undo some stitches and adjust the number of black stitches on both sides (white part should remain the same).

Rnd 23: (in B: ch 5 (first sc in 2nd Ch from hook, mark this stitch as the beginning of the round), crochet 1 inc and 3 sc along the chain, then 8 sc), (in W: 26 sc), (in B: 8 sc, 3 sc and 1 inc along the chain) [52]

Rnd 24: (in B: 5 sc, inc, 6 sc), (in W: 28 sc), (in B: 6 sc, inc, 5 sc) [54]

Rnd 25: (in B: 12 sc), (in W:30 sc), (in B: 12 sc) [54]

Change to W and keep this color till the end.

Rnd 26: (7 sc, dec) * [48]

Rnd 27: (3 sc, dec, 3 sc) * [42]

Rnd 28: (5 sc, dec) * [36] Rnd 29: 18 dec [18]

Body […]

Stuff firmly, especially the tail and the front to make a round belly.

Rnd 30 (1 sc, dec) * [12]

Rnd 31: 6 dec [6]

Fasten off and close. Amigurumi Francis the puffin

Free Amigurumi Francis the puffin – Beak

Free Amigurumi Francis the puffin

In orange

Rnd 1: MR, 5 sc [5]

Rnd 2:5 inc [10]

Rnd 3: 10 sc [10]

In white

Rnd 4 (1 sc, inc) * [15]

In grey

Rnd 5: 15 sc [15]

In yellow

Rnd 6: 15 sc [15]. Finish with 1 sl st

Fasten off and leave a tail for

sewing. Make sure the color change line is at the bottom of the beak.

Amigurumi Francis the puffin

Free Amigurumi Francis the puffin – Legs x 2

Free Amigurumi Francis the puffin

In orange

Rnd 1: MR, 5 sc [5]

Use a long tail to start the magic ring, then bring it out in order to sew the leg to the body.

Rnd 2-5:5 sc [5]

Free Amigurumi Francis the puffin – Feet x 2

In orange

Rnd 1: MR, 4 sc [4]

Rnd 2 (1 sc, inc)+ [6]

Rnd 3 (1 sc, inc) * [9]

Rnd 4-5:9 sc [9]

Flatten the foot, crochet through both sides: (1 sc, Ch 2, 1 sc in same stitch) x 3, 1 sl st.

Free Amigurumi Francis the puffin

Free Amigurumi Francis the puffin – Wings x 2

In black

Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc [6] Rnd 2:6 inc [12]

Rnd 3 (3 sc, inc) * [15]

Rnd 4-6:15 sc [15]

Rnd 7: (3 sc, dec) * [12]

Rnd 8-9:12 sc [12]

Rnd 10: (2 sc, dec) * [9]

Rnd 11:9 sc [9]

Rnd 12: (1 sc, dec) * [6]

Rnd 13:6 sc [6]

Fasten off, close, and bring out the thread to the inside of the wing in order to sew to the body. You can also glue directly. Make sure the bottom of the wing is on the color change line. Free Amigurumi Francis the puffin

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