Thursday, September 20, 2012

Kowalski the Penguin


This is one of my favorite characters in the Penguins of Madagascar.  I am planning on making the other penguins sometime in the future. 

Note: This pattern will actually make Kowalski have a longer body then he does in the pictures.

Kowalski

Materials:
G hook
Black yarn
White yarn
Orange yarn
Google eyes
(optional) Light Blue marker or paint
Sewing needle and white and black thread (recommended)
Any glue that works on yarn

Head/Body (use black yarn)

1. ch 8 in ring-8
2. 2sc in each st around-16
3-4. sc in each st around-16
5. (sc in next 3st, 2sc in next st) 4 times-20
6-11. sc in each st around-20
12. sc in next 5st, 2sc in next st, sc in next 4st, 2sc in next st, sc in next 4st, 2sc in next st, sc in last 4st-23
13. sc in each st around-23
14. sc in next 6st, 2sc in next st, sc in next 10st, 2sc in next st, sc in last 5st-25
15-17. sc in each sc around-25
18. sc in nest 7st, 2sc in next st, sc in next 10st, 2sc in next st, sc in last 6st-27
19-22. sc in each st around-27
23. sc in next 13st, sk next st, sc in last 13st-26
24. sc in next 8st, sk next st, sc in next 9st, sk next st, sc in last 7st-24
25. sc in next 8st, sk next st, sc in next 7st, sk next st, sc in last 7st-22
26. sc in each sc around-22
27. sc in next 11st, sk next st, sc in last 10st-21
28. sc in next 6st, sk next st, sc in next 3st, sk next st, sc in next 3st, sk next st, sc in last 6st-18
29. (sc in next 2st, sk next st) around-12
30. (sc in next st, sk next st) around-6  sc in first st of next round-F/O

Face/Belly (use white yarn)

1. ch 11-FLO- sc in 2nd ch from hook, dc in next ch, sk next ch, dc in next ch, slst in next 2chs, dc in next ch, sk next ch, dc in next ch, sc in next ch, ch 1
2. sc in 2nd st from hook and across, ch 3
3. sc in 2nd st from hook and across to last st, slst in last st, ch 3
4. sc in 2nd st from hook and across to last 2st, slst in last 2st, ch 1
5. sc in 2nd st from hook and across, ch 1
6. sc in 3rd st from hook and in next st, ch 7, sk 6, sc in last 2st, ch 1
7. sc across to last st, ch 1 (FLO in chs)
8. sc in 3rd st from hook and in next 3st, sk 1, sc in last 4st, ch 1
9-10. sc in 2nd st from hook and across, ch 1
11. sc in 2nd st from hook and across, ch 2
12. sc in 2nd st from hook and across to last st, slst in last st, ch 2
13-15. sc in 2nd st from hook and across, ch 1 (ch 2 at end of round 15)
16. sc in 2nd st from hook and across to last st, slst in last st, ch 2
17-19. sc in 2nd st from hook and across, ch 1(ch 2 at end of round 19)
20.  sc in 2nd st from hook and across to last st, slst in last st, ch 2
21-25. sc in 2nd st from hook and across, ch 1
26. sc in 2nd st from hook and next 4st, sk 1, sc in last 4st, ch 1
27. sc in 2nd ch from hook and next 3st, sk 1, sc in last 3st, ch 1
28. sc in 2nd ch from hook and next 2st, sk 1, sc in last 2st, ch 1
29. sc in 2nd ch from hook and next st, sk 1, sc in last st- F/O

Feet (use orange yarn, make 2)     

1. ch 8 in ring-8
2. sc in next st, slst in next 2st, sc in next st, ch 3, sc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next ch, slst in same st, ch 3, sc in 2nd ch from hook, dc in next ch, slst in next st, ch 3, sc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next ch, sc in next st, slst in next 2st- F/O leave long tail

Flipper (use black yarn, make 2)

1. ch 13, sc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next ch, dc in next 2 chs, hdc in last chs- F/O

Beak (use orange yarn)

1. ch 4 in ring-4
2. sc in each st around-4
3. sc in first st, 2sc in next st, sc in next st, 2sc in last st-6
4. sc in first st, 2sc in next st, sc in next 2st, 2sc in next st, sc in last st-8
5. sc in next 2st, 2sc in next st, sc in next 3st2sc in next st, sc in next st-10
6. sc in next 3st, ch 2, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in same st, slst in next 2st, ch 2, slst in next 2st, sc in next st, ch 2, sc in 2nd ch from hook and same st- F/O

Assembly:
(Sew all parts together with yarn and/or thread)  Paint or draw blue on the edge of google eyes. Sew face/belly on front of head/body.  Sew beak on gap in face.  Sew feet on bottom.  Sew flippers on sides.  Glue eyes above beak.  If you're having trouble, feel free to ask me.

This is my pattern, but Kowalski the character belongs to Dreamworks. 








1 comment:

  1. If you do continue them you you check out Mr. Poppers penguins, he has some adorable ones and then there is Happy Feet...no I'm not a penguin fan (yes I am the Pittsburgh Penguins)

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