how to crochet a cute swan | amigurumi tutorial and free pattern!


Hi everyone! I'm so happy you're here to crochet this Jellycat-inspired swan with me :) Please note that this is a slightly intermediate-level amigurumi pattern, so you need to be familiar with crocheting in rounds. But if you're confused at any step, you can watch the video demonstrations from my youtube tutorial.

If you’re not sure what yarn to use, click this link which will lead you to my amazon storefront where I’ve added the yarns and other materials I used!

Abbreviations:
sc - single crochet / ss - slip stitch / increase or inc - 2 sc in the same stitch (increases stitch count by 1) / sc2tog - sc 2 stitches together / decrease or dc - invisible decrease to reduce the stitch count by 1 (insert your hook through the front loop, then the front of the next stitch, yarn over pull through 2 loops, then yarn over pull through 2 loops again)
Start all the pieces of the swan with a real OR fake magic ring (chain 1 doesn’t count as a stitch)…

Part 1: Body

Round 1 - 8 sc
Round 2 - inc in every stitch (16)
Round 3 - repeat [1 sc, inc] (24)
Round 4 - repeat [2 sc, inc] (32)
Round 5 - repeat [3 sc, inc] (40)
Round 5 - 4 inc, 16 sc, 4 inc, 16 sc (48)
Round 6 - repeat [1 sc, inc] x 4 times, 16 sc, repeat [1 sc, inc] x 4 times, 16 sc (56)
Round 7 - repeat [3 sc, inc] x 4 times, 12 sc, repeat [3 sc, inc] x 4 times, 12 sc (64)
Round 8 to 21 - 1 sc in every stitch (64)
Fasten off - ss into the marked stitch 

Sew the top of the body closed but leave 18 stitches open at the end - this will make a circle opening for the neck…

Part 2: Neck
Attach the yarn in the corner of the circle
Round 1 - 8 sc, sc2tog, 9 sc (17)
Round 2 to 12 - 1 sc in every stitch (17)
Round 13 - repeat [4 sc, dec] (15)

Part 3: Head
Round 1 - 9 sc, chain 5 then insert 4 sc in the chains, 6 sc (19)
Round 2 - repeat [3 sc, inc] skip the starting chain of the think poking out! (27)
Round 3 - 1 sc in every stitch (27)
Round 4 - repeat [2 sc, inc] x 2 times, 20 sc, inc (30)
Round 5 to 10 - 1 sc in every stitch (30)
Round 11 - repeat [3 sc, dec] (24)
Round 12 - repeat [2 sc, dec] (18)
Round 13 - repeat [1 sc, dec] (12)
Round 14 - 6 decreases 
Sew through the stitches at the top to close the hole then fasten off

Part 4: Wings
Round 1 - 6 sc
Roudn 2 - inc in every stitch (12)
Round 3 - repeat [1 sc, inc] (18)
Round 4 - 1 sc in every stitch (18)
Round 5 - repeat [4 sc, inc] (21)
Round 6 to 8 - 1 sc in every stitch (21)
Round 9 - repeat [4 sc, dec] (18)
Roudn 10 to 12 - repeat [1 sc, dec]
1 sc through the stitches at the end to close the hole, then fasten off

Part 5: Beak
Round 1 - 4 sc
Round 2 - repeat [1 sc, inc] (6)
Round 3 - repeat [1 sc, inc] (9)
Round 4 - repeat [1 sc, inc] (13)
Fasten off - ss into the marked stitch 

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