Toy Duck Pattern

Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD
"AUNT LYDIA'S" HEAVY RUG YARN
28—70 yd. skeins Yellow
1—70 yd. skein each National Blue and Bongo
5 yds. Black
Plastic Crochet Hook Size Q
Cotton, Nylon stockings, Foam Rubber or any suitable material for filling

NOTE: Work with 3 strands of yarn throughout.

BODY: With Yellow starting at tail, ch 2, 2 s c in 2nd st from hook, ch 1 to turn all rows. 2nd ROW: 1 double loop st in each st (double loop st: insert hook in st, wind­ing yarn clockwise, wind yarn twice around index finger, insert hook from left to right through loops on finger, pick up both loops and pull through st, drop loop from finger, yo and pull through all loops on hook). 3rd ROW: 2 s c in each st. 4th ROW: 1 double loop st in each st. 5th ROW: 2 s c in 1st st, 1 s c in each of next 2 sts, 2 s c in last st. 6th ROW: 1 double loop st in each st. 7th ROW: 2 s c in 1st st, 1 s c in each st to within last st, 2 s c in last st. 8th ROW: Repeat 7th row. Repeat last row 5 times—20 sc. 14th ROW: 1 s c in each sc. Repeat last row 3 times. 18th ROW: Repeat 7th row—22 sc. 19th ROW: 1 s c in each s c. 20th ROW: Repeat 7th row. 21st ROW: 1 s c in each sc. 22nd and 23rd ROWS: Repeat 7th row—28 s c. Work 4 rows even. 28th ROW: Repeat 7th row—30 s c. Work 4 rows even. 33rd ROW: Dec 1 s c at beg and end of row (to dec: insert hook in st, pull loop through, insert hook in next st, pull through, yo and work off all loops at one time). NEXT 2 ROWS: Work even. 36th ROW: Dec 1 st at beg and end of row. Repeat last row 7 times—12 s c, do not turn. Work a row of s c all around section working 1 s c in each row and 1 s c in each st, cut yarn. Work an­other section in same manner.

HEAD: Ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd st from hook. Place a marker at beg of each round, do not join. 2nd ROUND: 2 s c in each s c. 3rd ROUND: 1 s c in each s c. 4th ROUND: Working in sc inc 4 sts evenly spaced. 5th ROUND: 1 s c in each s c—16 sc. 6th ROUND: Inc 6 sts evenly spaced. 7th ROUND: 1 sc in each sc. 8th ROUND: Inc 6 sts evenly spaced. 9th ROUND: 1 s c in each s c—28 s c, join, ch 1, turn. 10th ROW: 1 s c in each of next 14 s c, ch 1 to turn all rows. 11th ROW: Dec 1 st at beg and end of row. 12th ROW: 1 s c in each sc. 13th ROW: Repeat 11th row. 14th ROW: 1 sc in each sc. 15th and 16th ROWS: Repeat 11th row. 17th and 18th ROWS: 1 s c in each sc. 19th ROW: Inc 2 sts evenly spaced. 20th ROW: Inc 3 sts evenly spaced. 21st ROW: 1 s c in each s c. 22nd ROW: Inc 4 sts evenly spaced. 23rd and 24th ROWS: 1 s c in each s c, cut yarn.

FRONT NECK SECTION:Attach Yellow at end of last round of head, 1 s c in same space, 1 s c in each of next 13 s c, ch 1 to turn all rows. 2nd ROW: 1 s c in each sc—14 sc. 3rd ROW: 1 s c in each of next 4 s c, ch 6 for Mouth opening, skip next 6 s c, 1 s c in each of next 4 s c. 4th ROW: 1 s c in each s c, 1 s c in each st of ch, 1 s c in each of next 4 s c. 5th ROW: 1 sc in each sc. 6th ROW: Dec 1 st at beg and end of row. 7th ROW: 1 sc in each sc. 8th and 9th ROWS: Dec 1 st at beg and end of row. 10th and 11th ROWS: 1 s c in each s c—8 s c. 12th ROW: Dec 1 st at beg and end of row. 13th ROW: 1 s c in each sc. 14th ROW: Inc 2 sts evenly spaced. 15th ROW: Inc 3 sts evenly spaced. 16th ROW: 1 s c in each sc—11 sc. 17th ROW: Inc 5 sts evenly spaced. 18th ROW: Repeat last row—21 sc. 19th ROW: 1 s c in each s c, cut yarn.

BEAK: Wind Bongo into 3 balls. With right side of work facing, attach Bongo at right side of mouth opening, 1 s c in same space, 1 s c in each of next 6 sts, 1 s c on side of opening, 1 sc in each s c—14 s c, join, ch 1, turn. 2nd ROW: 1 s c in each of next 7 s c, ch 1 to turn all rows. 3rd ROW: 1 s c in each sc. 4th ROW: Dec 1 st at beg and end of row. 5th ROW: 1 sc in each sc. 6th ROW: Dec 1 st at beg and end of row, cut yarn. Attach Bongo at right side of under section of Beak and work 1 s c in each of next 7 s c, ch 1 to turn all rows. Repeat 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th rows of Beak once. NEXT ROW: * 2 s c in next s c, 1 sc in next s c, 2 s c in next s c, 1 s c in each of next 4 rows on side of Beak, 1 s c in next st, 1 s c in each of next 4 rows on upper side of Beak, repeat from * once, join, cut yarn.

LEFT WING: With Yellow, ch 2, 2 s c in 2nd st from hook, ch 1 to turn all rows. 2nd ROW: 1 double loop st in each s c. 3rd ROW: 2 sc in each st. 4th ROW: 1 double loop st in each s c. 5th ROW: 2 s c in 1st st, 1 s c in each of next 2 sts, 2 s c in last st. 6th ROW: 1 double loop st in each st. 7th ROW: Working in s c inc 1 st at beg and end of row. 8th ROW: 1 double loop st in each st. 9th ROW: 1 s c in each of next 6 sts, dec 1 st in last 2 sts. 10th ROW: 1 double loop st in each st. 11th ROW: 1 s c in each st. 12th ROW: Repeat 10th row. 13th ROW: 2 sc in 1st st, 1 s c in each of next 4 sts, dec in next 2 sts. 14th ROW: 1 double loop st in each st. 15th ROW: 1 s c in each s c. 16th ROW: 1 double loop st in each st. 17th ROW: Dec in 1st 2 sts, 1 s c in each of next 4 sts, 2 s c in last st. 18th ROW: Repeat 16th row. 19th ROW: 1 s c in each sc. 20th ROW: Repeat 16th row, 21st ROW: Dec in 1st 2 sts, 1 s c in each of next 3 sts, dec in last 2 sts. 22nd ROW: Repeat 16th row. 23rd ROW: Dec in 1st 2 sts, 1 s c in next s c, dec in next 2 sts. 24th ROW: 1 double loop st in each st, cut yarn.

RIGHT WING: Work 1st 8 rows of Left Wing. 9th ROW: Dec in 1st 2 sts, 1 s c in each of next 6 sts. 10th ROW: 1 double loop st in each st. 11th ROW: 1 s c in each st. 12th ROW: Repeat 10th row. 13th ROW: Dec in 1st 2 sts, 1 sc in each of next 4 sts, 2 s c in last st. 14th ROW: Repeat 10th row. 15th ROW: 1 sc in each st. 16th ROW: Repeat 10th row. 17th ROW: 2 s c in 1st st, 1 s c in each of next 4 sts, dec in next 2 sts. 18th ROW: Repeat 10th row. 19th ROW: 1 sc in each st. 20th ROW: Repeat 10th row. 21st ROW: Dec in 1st 2 sts, 1 s c in each of next 3 sts, dec in next 2 sts. 22nd ROW: Repeat 10th row. 23rd ROW: Dec in 1st 2 sts, 1 s c in next st, dec in next 2 sts. 24th ROW: 1 double loop st in each st, cut yarn.

HAT: Wind National Blue into 3 balls. Work 1st 7 rounds in same manner as Head. NEXT ROUND: Work sl st around hat, cut yarn.

EYES: (Make 2). Wind Black 30 times over 1 inch cardboard. Slip off, tie in center, and cut both ends. Trim and sew in posi­tion as illustrated.

ASSEMBLING: Sew sides of neck section. Fill head and neck. Sew the two body sections tog leaving an opening for filling. Fill and sew opening closed. Sew head and wings to body as illustrated. Sew hat in position.