# Free crochet purple penguin pattern

> A free crochet pattern for a purple penguin, with a live 3D preview. It runs to 19 rounds. Read it round by round, or open it in the editor to see it built.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Pattern | Purple penguin |
| Designer | Crochet 3D |
| Notation | US crochet terminology |
| Size | 1 piece · 19 rounds · 474 stitches · 3 yarn colours |
| Yarn colours | #3F1965, #F4F1EA, #AA97CB |
| Updated | 2026-09-12 |
| Page | https://crochet3d.com/gallery/pinguin |

⚠️ **US notation.** This pattern uses at least one abbreviation that means a different stitch in UK notation (UK "dc" is US "sc"; UK "tr" is US "dc"). Work it as US, or read the UK column in the key below.

## Instructions

### Purple penguin

- **Round 1:** 6 sc in ring → 6
- **Round 2:** inc x6 → 12
- **Round 3:** (sc, inc) x6 → 18
- **Round 4:** (2 sc, inc) x6 → 24
- **Round 5:** 8 sc, 2 sc, 3 sc, 2 sc, 9 sc → 24
- **Round 6:** 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc → 30
- **Round 7-8:** 9 sc, 10 sc, 11 sc → 30
- **Round 9:** 7 sc, flo ((2 tr, 2 dc) in one st, sl), 10 sc, flo (sl, (2 dc, 2 tr) in one st), 9 sc → 30
- **Round 10:** 7 sc, blo 2 sc, 10 sc, blo 2 sc, 9 sc → 30
- **Round 11:** (4 sc, inc) x6 → 36
- **Round 12-14:** 36 sc → 36
- **Round 15:** (dec, 4 sc) x2, sc, bobble, sc, dec, 2 sc, bobble, 2 sc, (dec, 4 sc) x2, dec → 30
- **Round 16:** (dec, 3 sc) x6 → 24
- **Round 17:** (dec, 2 sc) x6 → 18
- **Round 18:** (dec, sc) x6 → 12
- **Round 19:** dec x6 → 6
- **Finishing:** fasten off

## Abbreviations used

| In the pattern | US abbreviation | Stitch name (US) | UK abbreviation | What it is |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| sl | sl st | Slip stitch | ss |  |
| sc | sc | Single crochet | dc |  |
| dc | dc | Double crochet | tr |  |
| tr | tr | Treble crochet | dtr |  |
| inc | inc | Increase | inc | 2 sts in 1 st |
| dec | dec | Decrease | dec2tog | 2 sts worked together |
| bobble | bo | Bobble | bo | bobble stitch, 5 dc worked into the same stitch |
| fasten off | FO | Fasten off | FO | cut & fasten off |

The UK column is the abbreviation a UK-notation reader would use for the SAME stitch. Where it differs from the US one, following the pattern with UK meanings produces the wrong stitch height.

## How the notation reads

- `(sc, inc) x6` — repeat what is in the brackets 6 times — also written 6x (sc, inc)
- `3 hdc in one st` — all three stitches go into the SAME base stitch
- `FLO / BLO` — work into the front / back loop only, leaving the other loop free

**Open it in the planner.** [https://crochet3d.com/gallery/pinguin](https://crochet3d.com/gallery/pinguin) has an "open in the editor" button that loads this pattern into the 3D planner, where the model is built from exactly the text above.

**Designer:** Crochet 3D. Written for this site.

Source: https://crochet3d.com/gallery/pinguin