1/3Off-Duty Duck
Original design by @芷兰兮
A slumped-over duck that clearly does not want to go to work, complete with its own crocheted red sofa, felt ID badge and wire chair legs.
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Hook
- 2.0mm
- Time
- 4-6 hours
Materials
- Xuefeier Mengwawa No.2: pure white, chick yellow, watermelon red, haze blueAmazon ↗
- 2.0mm hook (feet 1.4mm)Amazon ↗
- 3mm eyesAmazon ↗
- Felt badge, wire for chair legsAmazon ↗
- StuffingAmazon ↗
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Stitches used: MR, sc, inc, dec, BLO, FLO, ch, dc, hdc, sl st
Off-Duty Duck — Duck on a Sofa ('Don't Want to Work' Duck)
Short-row shaping: '渡线到...第N针' means sl st/travel the yarn to the Nth stitch of the given round, then work the listed stitches back and forth over that section (partial rounds that build the duck's chest and head bumps). W = 3 sc in one st; M = sc3tog.
Body (in the round, white)
Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2: Inc in each st (12)
Rnd 3: *Sc, inc*, repeat 6 times (18)
Rnds 4-5: 18 sc
Rnd 6: travel to 7th st of Rnd 5, 6 sc (6)
Rnd 7: travel to 6th st of Rnd 5, 8 sc (8)
Rnd 8: travel to 5th st of Rnd 5, 10 sc (10)
Rnd 9: travel to 4th st of Rnd 5, 12 sc (12)
Rnd 10: travel to 1st st of Rnd 5, 18 sc (18)
Rnd 11: travel to 7th st of Rnd 10, 6 sc (6)
Rnd 12: travel to 6th st of Rnd 10, 8 sc (8)
Rnd 13: travel to 5th st of Rnd 10, 10 sc (10)
Rnd 14: travel to 4th st of Rnd 10, 12 sc (12)
Rnd 15: travel to 1st st of Rnd 10: sc, inc, 14 sc, inc, sc (20)
Rnd 16: 8 sc, (FLO: 4 inc), 8 sc (24)
Rnd 17: 8 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 8 sc (26)
Rnd 18: travel to 9th st of Rnd 17: 3 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 3 sc (12)
Rnd 19: travel to 8th st of Rnd 17: 14 sc (14)
Rnd 20: travel to 7th st of Rnd 17: 6 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 6 sc (18)
Rnd 21: travel to 6th st of Rnd 17: 20 sc (20)
Rnd 22: travel to 5th st of Rnd 17: 22 sc (22)
Rnd 23: travel to 1st st of Rnd 17: sc, inc, 26 sc, inc, sc (32)
Rnds 24-25: 32 sc
Rnd 26: *Sc, dec, sc*, repeat 8 times (24)
Rnd 27: *Sc, dec*, repeat 8 times (16)
Rnd 28: Dec 8 times (8). Stuff, close.
Wings (make 2, flat — see the little symbol chart: start at the bottom point, sc up one side, 3-sc in the corner, back down)
Row 1: Ch 2, inc from 2nd ch
Row 2: Ch 1, from 2nd ch: sc, inc
Rows 3-4: Ch 1, 3 sc
Edge: sc along both side edges with 3 sc (W) at the corner point.
Beak: Ch 3, from 2nd ch: 2 sc.
Feet (yarn split to 2 strands, make 2, in the round)
Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2: BLO: 3 inc, [hdc, dc], [dc, hdc], inc (12)
Rnd 3: Ch 2, dc, ch 2, then twice [sl st, ch 2, dc, ch 2], sl st — the three webbed toes
Then work 4 rounds of 6 sc into the front loops of Rnd 1 (the leg).
Sofa Seat Cushion (red, in the round)
Rnd 1: 8 sc in MR (8)
Rnd 2: (Sc, 3 sc in next st) 4 times (16)
Rnd 3: 2 sc, W, (3 sc, W) 3 times, sc (24)
Rnd 4: 3 sc, W, (5 sc, W) 3 times, 2 sc (32)
Rnds 5-6: 32 sc
Rnd 7: 3 sc, sc3tog, (5 sc, sc3tog) 3 times, 2 sc (24)
Rnd 8: 2 sc, sc3tog, (3 sc, sc3tog) 3 times, sc (16)
Rnd 9: (Sc, sc3tog) 4 times (8) — a flat square cushion; the W/sc3tog columns form the corners.
Sofa Backrest (red, in the round)
Rnd 1: 8 sc in MR (8)
Rnd 2: Sc, 2 W, 2 sc, 2 W, sc (16)
Rnd 3: 2 sc, W, 2 sc, W, 4 sc, W, 2 sc, W, 2 sc (24)
Rnds 4-5: 24 sc
Rnd 5b: 2 sc, sc3tog, 2 sc, sc3tog, 4 sc, sc3tog, 2 sc, sc3tog, 2 sc (16)
Rnd 6: Sc, 2 sc3tog, 2 sc, 2 sc3tog, sc (8)
Assembly: sew backrest to cushion, sit the duck on the sofa, sew wings to the sides, add beak and 3mm eyes; badge is felt, chair legs are yarn-wrapped wire bent to shape.Notes
Original design by @芷兰兮. Yarn: Xuefeier Mengwawa No.2 in pure white, chick yellow, watermelon red, haze blue; hooks 2.0mm (feet 1.4mm); 3mm eyes. The many short-row 'travel' rounds sculpt the duck's slumped chest and head — follow the stitch counts at the end of each row.
Frequently asked questions
What are all the 'travel to st N' rounds?
Short rows: you slip the yarn to a given stitch of an earlier round and crochet partial rows there — they sculpt the duck's slumped chest and drooping head.
How are the webbed feet shaped?
A 6-sc ring flares in BLO with hdc/dc pairs, then three (ch 2, dc, ch 2, sl st) points form the toes; the leg is worked up from the leftover front loops.
What are W and M in the sofa rounds?
W = 3 sc in one stitch, M = sc3tog — they form the sofa cushion's square corners.
