FREE Duck Crochet Pattern (No Sew Easy Rubber Duck)
This duck crochet pattern is a quick, beginner-friendly project that lets you crochet an adorable rubber duck in just 20 minutes.
Using simple stitches and join-as-you-go construction. with 2 sizes of duck to crochet.
The body, tail and head are crocheted as one piece, so there are no separate parts to sew together.
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Made with chunky yarn, the finished crochet rubber duck is soft, plump and perfect for gifts, market stalls or your own emotional support toy collection.
Table of Contents
- Crochet Duck Pattern at a Glance
- Best Yarn for a Crochet Duck
- Materials You'll Need to Crochet the Duck
- FREE Rubber Duck Crochet Pattern starts Here
- Pattern Notes
- Adding the Crochet BEAK to the DUCK
- Ways to Use Your Crochet Duck
- Part of My Emotional Support Toy Collection
You can also use DK yarn and a smaller hook to make a miniature duck from the same pattern.
Finish your duck with the surface-crocheted beak, then add the optional tiny bucket hat for even more personality.
Crochet Duck Pattern at a Glance
Skill level: Confident beginner
Crochet terms: US terminology
Construction: The body, tail and head are crocheted as one piece
Working method: Continuous rounds
Time: Approximately 20 minutes
Finished size: Approximately 3 to 7 inches tall, depending on the yarn and hook used
Sewing required: No separate pieces need to be sewn on
Optional extra: Tiny crochet bucket hat
Whether you’re making your very first amigurumi or adding another toy to your collection, this crochet rubber duck pattern is designed to be quick, relaxing and enjoyable.
- ✔ No separate pieces to sew together
- ✔ Finished in around 20 minutes
- ✔ Beginner-friendly stitches
- ✔ Great for using leftover yarn
- ✔ Easily resized with different yarn weights
- ✔ Makes a brilliant desk buddy, keyring, gift or market stall item
- ✔ Optional crochet bucket hat adds extra personality
Because the entire duck is worked as one continuous piece, you’ll spend more time crocheting and less time assembling.
I am often asked what is the easiest animal to crochet for beginners, and I always tell them the little crochet ducks, or the No sew Crochet Chickens
Unlike many rubber duck crochet patterns, this no sew design is worked almost entirely in one piece, making it ideal for beginners.
Instead of crocheting lots of separate pieces before sewing everything together.
This duck crochet pattern is worked in continuous rounds with no complicated sewing.
The beak is added directly to the finished duck using surface crochet, giving it a neat finish with very little sewing required.
That means less assembly, fewer loose ends and a faster project that’s ideal for beginners.
This little crochet duck is surprisingly versatile. And you can change the ducks appearance by positioning eyes and beak to the side of head
You can make one as:
- a quick handmade gift
- a desk companion
- a lucky duck keepsake
- a nursery decoration
- a keychain using DK yarn
- a market stall bestseller
- a stocking filler
- an emotional support duck
- classroom rewards
- party favours
Because the pattern works up so quickly, it’s also perfect for using leftover yarn from larger crochet projects.
Best Yarn for a Crochet Duck
This pattern can be crocheted using several different yarn weights.
Chunky chenille yarn
Creates a soft plush duck measuring around 6 to 7 inches tall.
DK yarn
Produces a smaller duck that’s ideal for keychains, decorations and gifts.
Cotton yarn
Gives excellent stitch definition and makes a sturdy decorative duck. Perfect to turn the duck into a keychain.
Changing your hook size is an easy way to make the duck slightly larger or smaller without changing the written pattern.
Materials You’ll Need to Crochet the Duck
This rubber duck crochet pattern can be made using chenille, DK or cotton yarn depending on the finished size you want
- Yarn required: Less than 50 g of chunky chenille yarn.
- Yellow yarn Main Duck Body, and small Piece of Orange for Beak Yarnsmith Chunky or for a smaller duck Double knit (DK) yarn or similar weight,
- 5.50/ or 6.00mm crochet hook for chunky chenille or a 4.00mm hook for aran weight, or a 3.5 mm for DK yarn or size to suit yarn you are using
- Toy stuffing
- Yarn /tapestry needle
- Safety eyes (or black yarn for embroidery) – Your positioning of EYES will depend on whether your are crocheting the FRONT facing Head of the Crochet Duck or the more traditional crochet rubber duck
- Stitch marker (optional, but helpful)
- scissors
| Yarn | Approx. Height |
|---|---|
| DK | 3–4 in (7.5–10 cm) |
| Aran | 4–5 in (10–13 cm) |
| Chunky | 5–6 in (13–15 cm) |
| Chenille | 6–7 in (15–18 cm) |
NOTE:
- Safety eyes are not recommended for toys intended for children under 3 years old.
- Embroidered eyes are a safer alternative.
FREE Rubber Duck Crochet Pattern starts Here
Pattern Notes
Before starting this duck crochet pattern, read through the notes below.
- Written in US crochet terms.
- Work in continuous rounds unless otherwise stated.
- Use a stitch marker to mark the first stitch of each round.
- Read through the pattern before starting.
- The stitch counts for each round are shown in brackets.
- The body, tail and head are crocheted as one piece.
- The beak is added afterwards using surface crochet.
- The optional bucket hat is worked separately.
Abbreviations used in US TERMS
- Chain – (ch)
- Single crochet – (sc)
- Increase – 2sc in one stitch (inc)
- Decrease- 2sctog (dec)
- Slip stitch – (sl st)
Pattern NOTES: Changing the yarn weight and hook size makes it easy to create miniature or oversized crochet duck using exactly the same pattern.
This rubber duck crochet pattern works beautifully in plush chenille yarn for a squishy finish.
YARN and hook I USED for the chunky yellow crocheted duck: Yarnsmiths chunky and a 5.5mm hook
- Worked in continuous rounds.
- Do not join rounds unless instructed. Use a stitch marker.
- The duck body and head are crocheted as one piece.
- The beak is added afterwards using surface crochet.
- Stuff firmly as you crochet. The body is stuffed firmly into shape, concentrating on the main body so the weight distribution helps it sit. and to prevent the duck from falling forward, lightly stuff the head into shape.
- Bucket hat is optional.
How to crochet a DUCK
- This crochet duck pattern is worked from the base upwards in continuous rounds.
- For the larger duck only: Follow the red rounds before continuing with the rest of the pattern.
Rnd 1: ch2, and work 8sc into the first chain (8)
Rnd 2: * 2sc in next st,* repeat around (16)
Rnd 3: *2sc in next st, sc in next st,* repeat around (24) (for Smaller Duck Finish increasing HERE and jump to Round 5- ( single crochet rounds)
Rnd 4: *2sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts,* repeat around (32)
Rnd 5 to Rnd 9: sc in each stitch around, (32sts)
**Halfway along this NEXT Row Start Stuffing firmly into body HERE
- Fold work in HALF and, turn your work, pulling the working loop through the 2 touching sts space, Ch2, work 2 HDC into this space (TAIL MADE), Chain 1, and slip st back into the same space you just made the hdc sts.
- Continue joining the 2 seams together by slip-stitching along the back until 8sts remain,
- (you are now going to work around these 8 sts for the HEAD.
HEAD,
Rnd 9: sc in each stitch around (8sts)
Rnd 10: 2sc in each st around (16sts)
Rnd 11: sc in the next st, 2sc in the next st (24sts) (for Small Duck finish increacing HERE and continue to Single crochet Rounds 13-17)
Rnd 12: sc in the next 2 sts, 2sc in the next st (32sts)
EYES: You can either place safety eyes on Rnd 15 and 16 evenly apart (either Both eyes facing front of both to the side facing forwards.
Rnd 13 to rnd 17: sc in each stitch around,START STUFFING HEAD (lightly)
Rnd18: *sc2tog, sc in the next stitch* repeat around
Rnd 19: sc2tog, repeat around
Fasten off and weave thread through remaining sts and pull to close.
- Embroider on eyes if preferred way of adding eyes, some thick ORANGE yarn for the beak spaced between the eyes.
- Remember Eyes to the front for the side rubber duck or spaced evenly from the middle of the FRONT of the duck
Adding the Crochet BEAK to the DUCK
We will SURFACE crochet the BEAK into place:
- Taking your colour of beak yarn, slip new yarn to join onto the Post of a stitch 2 sts from EYES, work 2sc, in the next 3sts (middle of beak) slip stitch into next st (should now be 2 sts from the 2nd eye.)
- Ch1 TURN, work sc in each of the single crochets of previous round, finishing with a slip stitch back into joining yarn space.
Congratulations! You’ve completed your duck crochet pattern and now have an adorable little crochet rubber duck ready to display or gift.
Crochet Bucket Hat for Your Rubber Duck
Although completely optional, this tiny crochet bucket hat transforms your duck into a fun character.
Try different colours to create a fisherman, gardener or festival duck, or shape the brim into a miniature cowboy hat for even more personality.
in HAT COLOUR
Rnd 1: Chain2, work 6 sc into the 2nd chain from hook.(6sts)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around (12sts)
Rnd 3: *2sc in next st, sc in the next st*, REPEAT around (18sts)
Rnd 4: *2sc in next st, sc in the next 2 sts*, REPEAT around (24sts)
F0r larger Duck Crochet 1 More Round of Increaces *2sc in next st, sc in the next 3 sts*, REPEAT around (32sts) (I made the smaller hat for the main image!)
Rnd 5: sc in back loop Only in each stitch around (24sts)
Rnd 6, Rnd 7, Rnd 8 : sc in each stitch around (24sts)
Rnd 9: work this round in the front loops only, *2sc in next st , 1sc in next st* repeat around
Rnd 10 : Through both loops *2sc in next st , 1sc in next st* repeat around around
(work 1 more row if you want if WIDER)
Fasten off and weave in ALL ENDS
I hope you enjoyed making this duck crochet pattern. Whether you keep your crochet rubber duck for yourself or make a whole flock for gifts, I’d love to see your finished creations. remember to tag me on socials #lisaauchcrochet
Ways to Use Your Crochet Duck
You could naturally include ideas such as:
- Keyrings
- Baby mobiles
- Nursery shelf decorations
- Market stall bestsellers
- Easter baskets
- Party favours
- Desk companions
- Pocket comfort toys
- Teacher gifts
- Lucky ducks
Finished your duck? I’d love to see it! Share your crochet duck on Pinterest or social media and tag #LisaAuchCrochet.
If you enjoyed this pattern, don’t forget to explore my other free no-sew crochet toy patterns like the No Sew Crochet Chicken, Easy Crochet Chick keyring , Mini Frogs, and other No Sew Crochet Toy Patterns. All Quick easy beginner friendly projects
Part of My Emotional Support Toy Collection
This little crochet rubber duck is one of my FREE Emotional Support Crochet Toy Patterns.
It’s quick to make and always brings a smile, and customers to my tent, making this rubber duck crochet pattern a favourite for gifts and craft fairs.
They’re all quick, beginner-friendly patterns designed to put a smile on your face. Whether you keep it for yourself or give it to someone else, it’s a fun little project that’s hard not to love.
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just finished the duck with a hat and it’s the most darling little thing I have ever created. your pattern is very well written.
thank you