Little Duck Patterns

Head and body

Beginning at the top of head and working down the body.

to start - use the magic adjustable ring and yellow yarn

Rd 1: Work 5 sc into the center of ring (5)

Rd 2: Work 2 sc in each st around (10)

Rd 3: * Sc in next st, work 2 sc in next st, repeat from * around (15)

Rd 4: * Sc in next 2 sts, work 2 sc in next st, repeat from * around (20)

Rd 5: * Sc in next 3 sts, work 2 sc in next st, repeat from * around (25)

Rd 6: * Sc in next 4 sts, work 2 sc in next st, repeat from * around (30)

Rd 7 - 10: Sc in each stitch around (30)

Decrease: 

Rd 11: * Sc in next 4 sts, sc2tog, repeat from * around (25)

Increase again: 

Rd 12: * Sc in next 4 sts, work 2 sc in next st, repeat from * around (30)

Rd 13: * Sc in next 5 sts, work 2 sc in next st, repeat from * around (35)

Rd 14-17: Sc in each stitch around (35)

Start decreasing:

Rd 18: * Sc in next 5 sts, sc2tog, repeat from * around (30)

Rd 19: * Sc in next 4 sts, sc2tog, repeat from * around (25)

Rd 20: * Sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog, repeat from * around (20)

Rd 21: * Sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog, repeat from * around (15)

Rd 22: * Sc in next st, sc2tog, repeat from * around (10)

Cut yarn and pull it through last loop. Weave tail through 10 scs and pull tight to close.

Add plastic eyes using the following method: with yellow yarn, insert the needle through the top of the head, through the plastic eye, back through the eye to the second plastic eye and back to the top of the head. Pull the yarn ends and knot to secure.

Re-thread the needle and insert it into the same hole to hide the yarn ends.

For the beak, cut out small square from orange felt. Thread the needle and knot the end, insert from back of the head through the felt, take a small stitch through the felt piece and back to the back of the head.

Knot to secure and hide ends inside body.

Wings - make 2

to start - use the magic adjustable ring and yellow yarn 

Rd 1: Work 5 sc into the center of ring (5)

Rd 2: Work 2 sc in each st around (10)

Rd 3: * Sc in next st, work 2 sc in next st, repeat from * around (15)

Sl st in next stitch, cut yarn leaving tail long enough to sew wings to body, pull through loop.

Repeat the same steps to make another wing.

Sew the upper half of wings to body.

Boots

to start – use the magic adjustable ring and red yarn 

Rd 1: Work 5 sc into the center of ring (5)

Rd 2: Work 2 sc in each st around (10)

Rd 3: * Sc in next st, work 2 sc in next st, repeat from * around (15)

Rd 4-6: Work sc in each st around (15)

Rd 7: * Sc in next st, sc2tog, repeat from * around (10)

Rd 8&9: Work sc in each st around (10)

Sew boots. 

Santa Cap

Beginning at the top of the cap

Round 1: Chain 2, 3 sc in second chain from hook (3) 

Round 2: 2 sc in each st around (6)

Round

 3: Sc in each stitch around (6)

Round

 4: * Sc in next st, work 2 sc in next st, repeat from * around (9)

Round

 5: Sc in each stitch around (9)

Round

 6: * Sc in next 2 sts, work 2 sc in next st, repeat from * around (12)

Rd 7: Sc in each stitch around (12)

Round

 8: * Sc in next 3 sts, work 2 sc in next st, repeat from * around (15)

Rd 9: Sc in each stitch around (15) 

Round

 10: * Sc in next 4 sts, work 2 sc in next st, repeat from * around (18)

Rd 11: Sc in each stitch around (18)

Round

 12: * Sc in next 5 sts, work 2 sc in next st, repeat from * around (21)

Round

 13: * Sc in next 6 sts, work 2 sc in next st, repeat from * around (24)

Round

 14: Sc in each stitch around (24)

Round

 15: * Sc in next 7 sts, work 2 sc in next st, repeat from * around (27)

Round

 16: * Sc in next 8 sts, work 2 sc in next st, repeat from * around (30)

Round

 17: * Sc in next 9 sts, work 2 sc in next st, repeat from * around (33)

Round

 18: Sc in each stitch around (33) Change color to white in last stitch. 

Round

 19: Sc in each stitch around (33)

Now make a small white ball for tip of the cap:

with magic adjustable ring and white yarn

Round

 1: Work 5 sc into the center of ring (5)

Round

 2: Work 2 sc in each st around (10)

Round

 3: Sc in each stitch around (10)

Round

 4: * Sc in next st, sc2tog, repeat from * around (5) 

Cut yarn and pull it through last loop. Weave tail through 5 scs and pull tight to close. Attach the white ball to tip of the hat.

Fold top of the cap down and tack on one side

Put the hat on the head and sew in place.

The Holiday Chick is finished!