Looking for a cute and tropical-themed project? This Hawaiian Penguin Amigurumi Pattern brings summer vibes straight into your crochet world! With its colorful flower crown, grass skirt, and adorable details, Pinga the Hawaiian Penguin is a perfect make for gifts, decoration, or your amigurumi collection.
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Finished size: approx. 20 cm (may vary depending on yarn, hook size and tension).
This tutorial requires basic crochet skills and ability to read amigurumi charts.
Materials
Gazzal Jeans – color 1119 (white), 1109 (light blue)
YarnArt Jeans – 77 (orange), 36 (pink)
Gazzal Baby Cotton – color 3433 (black)
Various yarn leftovers in different colors (preferably thin thread).
For flowers and the grass skirt, you may split thicker yarn into 2–3 strands.
Safety eyes without backing – 12 mm
White fleece for eye backing
Black fabric marker
Polymer clay in orange and red (for the beak)
Crochet hooks: 2.0 mm for body and swimsuit, 1.75 mm for flowers/grass
Craft wire – 1.5 mm × 35 cm
Scissors
Strong thread for sculpting (tightening)
Stitch marker
Glue: Moment, B7000/T8000, or hot glue
Acrylic paints
Acrylic varnish (to coat the beak)
Thin and medium brushes
Bra hooks (for the top)
Stuffing (fiberfill)
Abbreviations
MR – magic ring
slst – slip stitch
ch – chain
turning ch – chain for turning
sc – single crochet
dec – decrease
inc – increase
dc – double crochet
(…)× – repeat instructions inside parentheses
BLO – back loop only
FLO – front loop only
3-in-1 – 3 sc in the same stitch
dec3 – decrease 3 stitches into 1 stitch
All parts are crocheted cross-stitch style in spiral rounds, unless otherwise noted.
Hawaiian Penguin – HEAD – Part 1 (White)
Marker stays at the center back of the head.
1: 6 sc in MR
2: inc × 6 = 12
3: (1 sc, inc) × 6 = 18
4: (2 sc, inc) × 6 = 24
5: (3 sc, inc) × 6 = 30
6: (4 sc, inc) × 6 = 36
7: (5 sc, inc) × 6 = 42
8: (6 sc, inc) × 6 = 48
9: (7 sc, inc) × 6 = 54
10: (8 sc, inc) × 6 = 60
11–22: 60 sc (12 rounds total)
23: 14 sc, inc, 13 sc, dec, (14 sc, inc) × 2 = 62
24: 21 sc, inc × 6, 3 sc, dec, 3 sc, inc × 6, 21 sc = 73
25–27: 73 sc (3 rounds)
28: (9 sc, dec) × 3, 2 sc, dec, (10 sc, dec) × 3 = 66
29: (9 sc, dec) × 6 = 60
30: (8 sc, dec) × 6 = 54
31: (7 sc, dec) × 6 = 48
32: (6 sc, dec) × 6 = 42
33: (5 sc, dec) × 6 = 36
34: (4 sc, dec) × 6 = 30
35: (3 sc, dec) × 6 = 24
36: (2 sc, dec) × 6 = 18
→ Stuff the head lightly.
Face Sculpting (Cheeks & Beak)
Eye width: 5 stitches each
Space between eyes: 5 stitches
Cheeks tightening (do twice for strength):
Path 0 → 1 → 2 → 0
Insert into next stitch
Then path 0 → 3 → 4 → 0
Repeat to tighten more.
Beak tightening:
Path 0 → 1 → 2 → 3 → 4 → 0
Repeat with stronger tension.
Hawaiian Penguin – HEAD – Part 2 (Black)
1: 6 sc in MR
2: inc × 6 = 12
3: (1 sc, inc) × 6 = 18
4: (2 sc, inc) × 6 = 24
5: (3 sc, inc) × 6 = 30
6: (4 sc, inc) × 6 = 36
7: (5 sc, inc) × 6 = 42
8: (6 sc, inc) × 6 = 48
9: (7 sc, inc) × 6 = 54
10: (8 sc, inc) × 6 = 60
11–12: 60 sc
Marking for shape:
From beginning of next round count 7 sc, mark the 8th.
Count 7 more, mark 7th.
Count 7 more, mark the 8th.
Turned Rows Begin
13: Turn. Crochet backwards until 1st marker, turn.
→ ch 1, skip 1 st, 37 sc, slst, turn.
14–36:
ch 1, 37 sc (no skipping).
These are 23 rows.
Edging Round (Black piece)
37: In the last sc worked: 2 sc (total 3 sc in 1 st = corner),
then:
- 12 sc
- 1 hdc
- 1 dc
- inc in dc2tog
- 1 dc
- inc in hdc
- 4 hdc
- 14 sc
- 1 hdc
- inc in dc
- dc2tog
- inc in dc
- 1 hdc
- 11 sc
- 4 hdc
- inc in hdc
- 1 dc
- dc2tog
- 1 dc
- 1 hdc
- 11 sc
- 3 sc in 1 st (corner)
slst to finish.
Fasten off.
Place black piece over the white piece like a cap.
Attaching the Black Piece
Attach black yarn in the center top of black part:
- ch 6
- slst to join with white part
- 6 sc back along the chain
- slst to base.
Sew the black part to the white head using black cotton thread.
EYES – Hawaiian Penguin
Cut white fleece pieces according to the sculpted eye shape.
Glue them onto the face (I use B-7000).
Embroider eyelashes using black yarn split into 3 strands.
Embroider eyebrows.
BEAK – Top Part (Orange)
Crochet in an oval.
1: ch 6
2: Starting from 2nd ch from hook:
- 1 sc, 3 sc, 3 sc in last ch
Continue on the other side of chain: - 3 sc, 2 sc in last st (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) × 6 = 18
4: 18 sc (shape and straighten)
Fold in half and crochet 9 sc along the edge.
Fasten off.
Tip: Slightly stretch the center to give it a teardrop beak shape.
BEAK – Bottom Part
Same as top part but stop after Row 2, so it stays smaller.
Fold in half, crochet 9 sc along the edge, leave tail for sewing.
TONGUE (Red Yarn) – Hawaiian Penguin
1: ch 3
2: 1 sc into 2nd ch from hook, inc = 3
3: ch 1, 3 sc
4: ch 1, (dec, 1 sc) = 2 sts
5: Crochet around to round the shape, forming a teardrop.
Pin all 3 parts (upper beak, lower beak, tongue) and sew neatly.
FEET (Each foot has 3 toes)
Make 3 toes, then join them.
TOE (Make 3 per foot)
1: 6 sc in MR
2: (1 sc, inc) × 3 = 9
3–4: 9 sc
Do not cut yarn on the last toe.
Joining 3 toes
5:
- Toe 3: 9 sc
- Toe 2: 5 sc
- Toe 1: 9 sc
- Toe 2 (remaining): 4 sc
slst to Toe 3 = 27
6: (7 sc, dec) × 3 = 24
7: (6 sc, dec) × 3 = 21
8: (5 sc, dec) × 3 = 18
9: (4 sc, dec) × 3 = 15
10: (3 sc, dec) × 3 = 12
11: 7 sc, ch 3, skip 5 sts
12: 7 sc, 3 sc along the chain = 10
13: (1 sc, dec) × 3, 1 sc = 7
Pull yarn out. Fold the piece in half and sew the edge closed. Hide the yarn.
Insert wire shaped like toes into each toe.
Lightly stuff the toes.
Resume crocheting where the hole is:
14–16: 12 sc
UPPER WINGS / ARMS (Make 2) – Hawaiian Penguin
Black yarn – worked in the round.
1: 6 sc in MR
2: inc × 6 = 12
3–10: 12 sc
11: (1 sc, dec) × 4 = 8
12–14: 8 sc
Now switch to white yarn and crochet in turned rows:
Row 1: ch 2, 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook
Row 2: ch 1, inc, 1 sc, inc = 5
Rows 3–7: ch 1, 5 sc
Row 8: ch 1, 1 sc, 2 dec = 3
Rows 9–11: ch 1, 3 sc
Edge around with sc.
Sew white piece to the inside of the flipper.
Lightly stuff.
Leave long tail for sewing to body.
Hawaiian Penguin – TAIL (Black)
1: 6 sc in MR
2: (1 sc, inc) × 3 = 9
3: (2 sc, inc) × 3 = 12
4: (3 sc, inc) × 3 = 15
5: (4 sc, inc) × 3 = 18
6: 18 sc, slst
Cut yarn.
Hawaiian Penguin – BODY (Black)
Start from the inside center of the right foot.
1: 12 sc around the foot, ch 5, 12 sc around the second foot, 5 sc along chain = 34
2: 12 sc on foot, 5 sc on chain, 12 sc on foot, 5 sc = 34
3: inc × 34 = 68
4–10: 68 sc (7 rounds)
11: 4 sc, inc, 18 sc, 9 sc together with the tail, 25 sc, (inc, 4 sc) × 2, inc = 72
12: 24 sc, 9 sc with tail, 39 sc = 72
13–17: 72 sc (5 rounds)
18: (10 sc, dec) × 6 = 66
19–20: 66 sc
21: (9 sc, dec) × 6 = 60
22: 60 sc
23: (8 sc, dec) × 6 = 54
24–25: 54 sc
26: (7 sc, dec) × 6 = 48
27–28: 48 sc
29: (6 sc, dec) × 6 = 42
30–35: 42 sc (6 rounds)
Stuff firmly. Begin attaching arms.
36–37:
- 12 sc
- 4 sc together with arm (white side facing outward)
- 16 sc
- 4 sc together with second arm
- 6 sc = 42
38: (5 sc, dec) × 6 = 36
39: (4 sc, dec) × 6 = 30
40: (3 sc, dec) × 6 = 24
41: (2 sc, dec) × 6 = 18
Fasten off, leave long tail for sewing to the head.
Stuff firmly.
Tip: insert a wire into the neck for better support.
WHITE FRONT BODY PANEL
Worked in turned rows.
1: 4 sc
2: ch 1, inc, 1 sc, inc = 5
3–5: 5 sc
6: ch 1, inc, 3 sc, inc = 7
7–10: 7 sc
11: inc, 5 sc, inc = 9
12: ch 10, from 2nd ch → 18 sc, ch 10
13: From 2nd ch → 27 sc
14: inc, 25 sc, inc = 29
15: 29 sc
16: inc, 27 sc, inc = 31
17–24: 31 sc (8 rows)
25: 14 sc, dec, 15 sc = 30
26: 13 sc, dec × 2, 13 sc = 28
27–29: 28 sc
30: 12 sc, dec × 2, 12 sc = 26
31–33: 26 sc
34: 9 sc, inc × 3 (chest), 2 sc, inc × 3 (chest), 9 sc = 32
35: 9 sc, (inc, 2 sc) × 2, 2 sc, (inc, 2 sc) × 2, 9 sc = 36
36: 36 sc
37: ch 1, 16 sc, skip 4, 16 sc = 32
38: ch 1, dec × 3, 20 sc, dec × 3 = 26
39: ch 1, dec, 22 sc, dec = 24
40: ch 1, dec, 20 sc, dec = 22
41: ch 1, dec, 7 sc, dec × 2, 7 sc, dec = 18
42: Edging around the whole piece
- sc around edges
- Corners: 3 sc in same stitch
- Top edge: (2 sc, dec) × 5 = 15
Pin the white panel to the belly.
Stretch while sewing for a smooth fit.
Lightly stuff the chest before closing.
SWIMSUIT – BOTTOM (Pink)
Back Part (turned rows)
ch 5, from 2nd ch → 4 sc
1: ch 1, inc, 2 sc, inc = 6
2–3: 6 sc
4: ch 1, inc, 4 sc, inc = 8
5: ch 1, inc × 2, 4 sc, inc × 2 = 12
6: 12 sc
7: ch 1, inc, 10 sc, inc = 14
8: 14 sc
9: ch 1, inc, 2 sc, ch 8 (opening for tail), skip 8, 2 sc, inc
10: ch 1, inc, 14 sc, inc = 18
11: 18 sc
12: ch 1, inc × 2, 14 sc, inc × 2 = 22
13: 22 sc
14: ch 1, inc × 2, 18 sc, inc × 2 = 26
15: ch 1, inc × 2, 22 sc, inc × 2 = 30
16: ch 1, inc × 2, 26 sc, inc × 2 = 34
17: 34 sc
18: ch 1, inc × 2, 30 sc, inc × 2 = 38
19: 38 sc
Fasten off.
Front Part
Attach yarn at starting point.
1: ch 1, inc, 2 sc, inc = 6
2–8: 6 sc
9: ch 1, inc × 2, 2 sc, inc × 2 = 10
10–12: 10 sc
13: ch 1, inc, 8 sc, inc = 12
14: ch 1, inc, 10 sc, inc = 14
15: 14 sc
16: ch 1, inc, 12 sc, inc = 16
17: ch 1, inc × 2, 12 sc, inc × 2 = 20
18: ch 1, inc × 2, 16 sc, inc × 2 = 24
19: ch 5, from 2nd ch → 4 sc, 24 sc, ch 5
20: From 2nd ch: (inc, 3 sc), 27 sc, inc = 34
21: ch 1, 34 sc
Assembling the Bottom
Sew front and back together at the sides.
22: Along front edge: 45 hdc
23: Along back top edge: 38 sc, join to front with sc, then 45 hdc along back edge
24: 34 sc across front
25: ch 4 (2 serve as turning chains), skip 2, 1 dc, (ch 2, skip 2, 1 dc) × 23, slst to ch-4
26: (2 sc in each ch-2 space, 1 sc in dc) × 24 = 72
27: Crab stitch (reverse sc) across, skip every other stitch
Fasten off.
BRA (Pink) – Hawaiian Penguin
1: ch 42 + turning ch
2: From 2nd ch → 42 sc
3: ch 1, 42 sc
4: ch 1, 14 sc, 4 dc-increase (into BLO), 6 sc, 4 dc-increase (into BLO), 14 sc
5: ch 1, 14 sc, 8 dc, 1 sc, 2 dec, 1 sc, 8 dc, 14 sc
6: ch 1, 14 sc, 8 dc, 4 sc, 8 dc, 14 sc
7: ch 1, 14 sc, 8 dc, 1 sc, 2 slst, 1 sc, 8 dc, 14 sc, slst
Sew bra hooks.
Straps
8: On the back side, skip 5 sts, attach yarn at 6th st → 8 sc, attach to st 14.
Repeat on the opposite side.
GRASS SKIRT (Hook 1.25 mm)
“Grass Blade”
1: ch 17
2: 3 sc, 1 hdc, 2 dc, 7 dc2tog, 2 dc, 1 hdc, sc
Work the same on the opposite side of chain.
Fasten off.
Make 24 blades.
Thread them onto a 100 ch chain in green yarn.
Tie around the waist.
FLOWERS (Headband)
Hook 1.25 mm.
Tip: Use one color for rounds 1–2, and another color for round 3.
1: 5 sc in MR
2: inc × 5 = 10
3: slst, (ch 3, 4 dc in one st, ch 3, slst) × 5
Make 9 flowers, arrange on head, sew overlapping slightly.
Leaf for Crown
1: ch 7
2: From 2nd ch: 2 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 sc
Repeat on opposite side, slst, fasten off.
NECKLACE FLOWERS (Smaller)
1: 5 sc in MR
2: (slst, ch 2, dc, ch 2, slst into same st) × 5
Make 6 flowers.
Sew on a chain base.
Make two 30-ch ties and attach to ends.
Tie around neck.
🎉 Congratulations — Your Hawaiian Pinga is Ready!