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Haaland Duck

Original design by @咪咪虾条（钩织版）

Football-star rubber ducks inspired by the Linlee lemon-tea mascot — a Haaland duck in red with the number 9, and a Messi variant in cream with the number 10.

Difficulty: Intermediate
Hook: 2.0mm
Time: 3-4 hours

Materials

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Stitches used: MR, sc, inc, dec, BLO, FLO, ch, dc, hdc, sl st

Haaland Duck — Footballer Rubber Duck (Linlee-style)

Body (chick yellow + true red)
Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2: Inc in each st around (12)
Rnd 3: *Sc, inc*, repeat 6 times, in BLO (18)
Rnd 4: *Sc, inc, sc*, repeat 6 times, in BLO (24)
Rnd 5: *3 sc, inc*, repeat 6 times (30)
Rnds 6-9: Sc in each st around (30)
Rnd 10: *9 sc, inc*, repeat 3 times (33)
Rnd 11: *5 sc, inc, 5 sc*, repeat 3 times (36)
Rnd 12: 15 sc, 6 sc, 15 sc (36) — highlighted middle sts mark the face color area
Rnd 13: 17 sc, 2 sc, 17 sc (36)
Rnd 14: *5 sc, inc*, repeat 6 times (42)
Rnd 15: *3 sc, inc, 3 sc*, repeat 6 times (48)
Rnds 16-17: Sc in each st around (48)
Rnd 18: *3 sc, dec, 3 sc*, repeat 6 times (42)
Rnd 19: *5 sc, dec*, repeat 6 times (36)
Rnd 20: *2 sc, dec, 2 sc*, repeat 6 times (30)
Rnd 21: *3 sc, dec*, repeat 6 times (24)
Rnd 22: *Sc, dec, sc*, repeat 6 times (18)
Rnd 23: *Sc, dec*, repeat 6 times (12)
Close by threading through the front loop of every other stitch.
Hair: work ch loops into the reserved front loops of Rnds 3-4 (3-4 rounds) for the blond hair.

Arms (make 2, red)
Left: Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR; Rnd 2: (sc, inc) 3 times (9); Rnd 3: inc, 2 sc, inc, sc, (sc, dc, ch-1 picot, sc), inc, 2 sc
Right: Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR; Rnd 2: (sc, inc) 3 times (9); Rnd 3: inc, 2 sc, inc, sc, (sc, ch-1 picot, dc, sc), inc, 2 sc — mirrored

Shirt Stripes (make 2, black or navy)
Horizontal stripe: ch 15, from 2nd ch: 14 sc
Vertical stripe: ch 9, from 2nd ch: 8 sc
Glue white yarn along the edges for the trim.

Beak (orange)
Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2: Inc in each st around (12)
Rnd 3: 3 sc, dc, hdc, dc, 3 sc, dc, hdc, dc

Notes

From the caption: Messi version uses yellow + cream with different shirt stripes (sides ch 11 → 9 hdc, middle ch 10 → 8 hdc; number 10 = ch 4 + ch 10); number 9 for Haaland = ch 12. Haaland stripes worked with yarn split to 2 strands, 1.8mm hook. No hair variant: skip BLO rounds on the head and work full stitches. Outline the collar in black.

Frequently asked questions

How is the blond hair made?

The head's Rnds 3-4 are worked in back loops; chain loops are later worked into the reserved front loops over 3-4 rounds.

What changes for the Messi duck?

Colors (yellow + cream), the shirt stripe chains (ch 11 → 9 hdc sides, ch 10 → 8 hdc middle) and the number 10 instead of 9.

What are the arm picots?

Each arm's Rnd 3 has a (dc + ch-1 picot) worked mid-round — mirrored between left and right arms.

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