It’s that time of year again – Easter is on its way! And in PipsRainbow terms, that means a little addition to the Egglebert Family! May I present to you Duckibert. He is a very happy go lucky kind of a duck and is definitely one of the most laid back part of the Egglebert Family. He seems to just be floating through life, having fun, with no real worries to. He tends to hang out with Lambibert and is often seen playing games or hide and seek in the garden. You will always have a smile on your face, when you are near him. He has a tendency to do impressions of others, which as you can imagine, can sometimes get him into trouble. The little pickle.

Right, so let’s get down to business. The pattern. As with all of the Easter Egglebert Patterns, the body is the same, it’s just the extra individual features that are different.

Level – Easy (A great pattern to start with, when you are learning to crochet in the round.)

Supplies – You only need 15g of double knit white yarn, a 3mm crochet hook, a small amount of yellow yarn for the beak, pair of 6mm safety eyes, some scissors and a blunt ended tapestry needle. And don’t forget the toy stuffing. 

Stitches – 

Slip Stitch (ss) – This is where there is no height to the stitch. It’s usually used to join rounds. So insert the hook into the front of the stitch you are joining to. This is usually the first stitch you made in that round/row. So yarn over hook and pull through that first stitch then also through the loop on your hook.

Chain stitch (ch) – To make a chain, place the yarn over the hook then pull it through the loop on your hook.

Magic Ring – Fold over the yarn to make the loop. Insert your hook through the loop and grab the working yarn (long piece) and pull through the loop. Hold the tail and the working yarn and pull so that the knot tightens, but you still have a loop. This has created a magic ring.

Double Crochet (dc) – Insert the hook through the stitch, front to back, then yarn over hook and pull back through stitch. You will have two loops on your hook. Then yarn over your hook and pull through both loops.

Double Crochet Decrease (2dctog) – This is where you crochet two stitches together to decrease the amount of stitches in the round. So insert the hook through the front of the first stitch only (the front V) and then insert again through the front of the second stitch (the front V). Now yarn over your hook and pull it back through both stitches, so you will then have 2 loops on your hook. Yarn over your hook again and pull through both loops. And there is your 2dctog. (Basically 2 double crochet stitches crocheted together.)

Ok so here we go… 

Body – Make 1 in white yarn. 

Rnd 1 – Make a mr, 1ch, work 6dc into the ring. Then pull the tail tight. (6)

Rnd 2 – [2dc into each stitch] 6 times. (12)

Rnd 3 – [1dc, 2dc into each stitch] 6 times. (18)

Rnd 4 – [2dc, 2dc into each stitch] 6 times. (24)

Rnd 5 – [3dc, 2dc into each stitch] 6 times. (30) 

Rnds 6 – 8 1dc in each stitch. (30)

Rnd 9 – [4dc, 2dc into each stitch] 6 times. (36)

Rnds 10 – 11 1dc in each stitch. (36)

Rnd 12 – [4dc, dc2tog] 6 times. (30)

Rnd 13 – [8dc, dc2tog] 3 times. (27)

Rnd 14 – [7dc, dc2tog] 3 times. (24)

Rnd 15 – [6dc, dc2tog] 3 times. (21) 

Rnd 16 – [5dc, dc2tog] 3 times. (18) 

Rnd 17 – 1dc in each stitch. (18) 

This is a good time to stuff your body and attach the safety eyes. Make sure you align them properly, before you attach the backs. 

Rnd 18 – [4dc, dc2tog] 3 times. (15) 

Rnd 19 – 1dc in each stitch. (15) 

Rnd 20 – [3dc, dc2tog] 3 times. (12) 

Rnd 21 – [2dc, dc2tog] 3 times. (9) 

Rnd 22 – 1dc in each stitch. (9) 

Now ss into next stitch and sew up the hole and fasten off. Don’t forget to sew in your end. 

Wings – Make 2 in white yarn.

Rnd 1 – Make a mr, 1ch, then work 6dc into the ring, then pull the tail tight. (6)

Rnd 2 – [2dc into each stitch] 6 times. (12)

Rnd 3 – 1dc in each stitch. (12)

Rnd 4 – [1dc, 2dtog] 4 times. (8)

Rnd 5 – 6 Work 1dc in each stitch. (8)

Rnd 7 – [2dc, 2dctog] 2 times. (6)

Then ss into next stitch and fasten off, leaving a tail. Use this tail to sew the wings onto the body on either side, making sure they are aligned with each other. 

Beak – Make 1 using your yellow yarn.

Rnd 1 – Make a slip knot and chain 6, then Ss into the first chain to create a ring.

Rnd 2 – Work 1dc into each chain in the ring. (6)

Rnd 3 – Work 1dc in each stitch. (6)

Rnd 4 – [1dc, 2dctog] 2 times. (4)

Ss into next stitch, then sew up the 4 remaining stitches and fasten off, leaving a tail to sew the beak onto the body.(4)

Sew your beak on to the middle of the body, just under your eyes and fasten off.

Hair – Use your white yarn

Attach your yarn with a slip stitch, by inserting your hook through one of the top stitches and pull through. You can make a little slip knot here to pull through which will make it even more secure. Now make a chain stitch. Then *chain 5. 

Then join this chain of stitches with a slip stitch into another stitch. Repeat ** this process till you have as much hair as you would like. When you have enough hair just simply slip stitch into the nearest stitch and the cut your yarn and pull through the tail and fasten off. Sew in yarn ends. 

And there you have a little Duckibert.

Now, as with all my patterns, they are all here for you to enjoy. And in exchange for these patterns, I would be very grateful if you could give, however little, a donation to our chosen charity Child Bereavement UK. This is an incredible Charity, that was been close to our hearts for a few years now. I cannot imagine how important the work they do is to the families that help. So if you can, however small, donate to the charity, in exchange for my pattern, then I would be so grateful. Thank you. Here’s the link to the Just Giving Page

I really hope you like this pattern. Don’t forget to share all your creations and tag me in. If you have any questions or queries, just give us a shout. 

If you would like to make all of the Egglebert Family, then please find the attached patterns for all 4 in the Easter Pattern category. And I’ve added Mr & Mr Egg in their too

Happy Hooking.

🌈Xx

(Don’t forget that this pattern is brought to you from PipsRainbow, it has not been tech edited, but all attempts have been made to ensure it is correct and easy to follow. It is only to be used for personnel use only and not to be shared or used to create items for profit. Thank you.)