Pattern by Mod Threads
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baby
Della Duck
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before you begin…
You will work in continuous rounds unless noted to turn
your work.
Follow the mallard color changes noted throughout the
pattern to turn Della into a mallard duck.
Use stitch markers to keep your place.
Do not chain at the beginning of each round unless
noted.
Embroidered eye tutorial is at the end of the pattern.
This method is the safest option for children under the
age of 3.
Please see photos for guidance.
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materials
my favorite yarn
Super Bulky Yarn / Weight 6 - approx. 50 yards
Bernat Blanket Yarn
Worsted Weight Yarn / Weight 4
4mm, 7mm + 8mm Hooks
Headband Yarn
Polyfil
“I Love This Cotton” +
14mm Safety Eyes (optional) K+C Cotton Yarn
Darning Needle
Scissors
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Stitch Markers
abbreviations
Ch - chain
Hdc - half double crochet
special note Hdc2tog - half double crochet two
stitches together (invisible decrease)
I like to crochet using the technique called Yarn Under or YU/YO. Inc - increase
Mc - magic circle
It creates tighter and neater stitches to reduce potential gaps in the
Sc - single crochet
head for stuffing to show through.
Sc2tog - single crochet two stitches
together (invisible decrease)
For example, for a sc you will insert your hook into the st, put the
Sl st - slip stitch
yarn UNDER your hook and pull through the st - now you have 2
St(s) - stitch(es)
loops on your hook, yarn OVER and pull through both loops to
complete.
page 2
❊Follow the color changes noted
throughout the pattern to make a
mallard duck❊
head
7mm hook
❊If you are making a mallard —start with green❊
Round 1: sc 6 in mc (6)
Round 2: inc in each st (12)
Round 3: (sc 1, inc) repeat around (18)
Rounds 4-6: sc in each st (18) (3 rounds)
Round 7: (sc 4, inc x3) x2, sc 4 (24)
Round 8: (sc 4, sc2tog) repeat around (20)
Round 9: (sc 2, sc2tog) repeat around (15)
begin stuffing head
attach safety eyes between rounds
6-7 approx. 4-5 stitches apart
(optional)
Round 10: (sc 1, sc2tog) repeat around (10)
Round 11: (sc2tog) repeat around (5)
Eyes will be placed right above the
increases from round 7
continue to body
Use a stitch marker to mark those
increases to help you place the beak
See page 8 for
embroidered
eye tutorial
body
8mm hook
❊Mallard color change - white❊
Round 12: hdc inc in each st (10)
❊Mallard color change - brown❊
Round 13: (hdc 1, hdc inc) repeat around (15)
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Round 14: (hdc 2, hdc inc) repeat around (20)
Round 15: hdc in each st (20)
❊Mallard color change - tan❊
Round 16: hdc in each st (20)
Round 17: (hdc 2, hdc2tog) repeat around (15)
Round 18: hdc in each st (15)
Round 19: (hdc 1, hdc2tog) repeat around (10)
Round 20: (hdc2tog) repeat around (5)
Round 21: hdc in each st (5)
fasten off & use darning needle to
weave through outer loops of each
❊Mallard color on round 15 — you will st to gently close
want to make sure the end of the
round is on the side of Della to
disguise the color change to tan
Adjust stitches as needed❊
page 3
beak
7mm hook
Round 1: surface sc 10 onto rounds 7-9 in an oval—
see photo (10)
Round 2: sc in each st (10)
do not stuff & fasten off
whip stitch through outer loops of beak & Surface crochet: insert hook into
weave in tails
st, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn
over, pull through 2 loops
Increases from
round 7 should
be on either
side of beak
Start beak from
the green dot and
work clockwise
wings x2
8mm hook
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Round 1: sc 5 in mc (5)
Round 2: hdc inc in each st (10)
Rounds 3-4: hdc in each st (10) (2 rounds)
Round 5: (hdc2tog) repeat around (5)
fasten off & leave a long tail for sewing
sew wings on between rounds 12-13 of the body
approx 5-6 sts apart
page 4
feet x2
7mm hook
Round 1: sc 4 in mc (4)
Round 2: (sc 1, inc) repeat around (6)
Round 3: (sc 2, inc) repeat around (8)
Round 4: sc in each st around (8)
Round 5: sc across the top to close (4)
do not stuff
fasten off & weave in tail
legs x2
7mm hook
Round 1: surface sc 4 onto the top of the foot on
rounds 1-2 (4)
Round 2: hdc in each st around (4)
do not stuff
fasten off & leave a long tail for sewing
Start leg from the
green dot and sew legs onto the body on rounds 17-18 approx 3 sts
apart
work clockwise
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page 5
headband
weight 4 yarn + 4mm hook
approx. length: 17 inches
Row 1: ch 4, hdc in the 2nd back bump of the chain from
hook, hdc 2, ch 1 — turn (3)
Row 2: hdc inc, hdc, hdc inc, ch 1 — turn (5)
Rows 3 - 36: hdc in each st across, ch 1 —turn (5)
or repeat rows until desired length to tie headband
Row 37: hdc2tog, hdc, hdc2tog (3)
fasten off & weave in tails
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tie headband around head & gently knot
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bucket hat
4mm hook
Round 1: sc 6 in a mc (6)
Round 2: hdc inc in each st around (12)
Round 3: hdc inc in each st around (24)
Round 4: (hdc 1, hdc inc) repeat around (36)
Rounds 5-8: hdc in each st around (36)
Round 9: sc in each st around (36)
Round 10: (ch 1, hdc 6 in next st, sk st, sl st) repeat
around (12 scallop edges)
fasten off & weave in tails
ball cap
4mm hook
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Round 1: sc 6 in a mc (6)
Round 2: hdc inc in each st around (12)
Round 3: hdc inc in each st around (24)
Round 4: (hdc 1, hdc inc) repeat around (36)
Rounds 5-8: hdc in each st around (36)
Round 9: sc in each st around (36)
Round 10: sc 13, ch 1 — turn (13)
Rounds 11-13: sc in each st, ch 1 — turn (13)
Round 14: sl st in each st (13)
fasten off & weave in tails
page 7
Eyes will be embroidered between
rounds 6 + 7 - approx. 4-5 sts apart my favorite eye yarn
1. 2. “I Love This Cotton” from Hobby Lobby
If you do not have a Hobby Lobby store -
any SOFT cotton yarn will work. Make
sure it is soft and easy to work with. Some
cotton yarn can be more stiff than
others.
3. 4. eye tutorial
Grab about 10 inches of black yarn
Step 1: Insert needle into bottom of the head leading up to round 6. This will be
the bottom of your eye.
Step 2: Lead your yarn up and over round 7 for the top of your eye and then
back down to the bottom of the eye on round 6.
5. 6. Step 3: Continue to embroider passes back and forth between the top and
bottom of the eye. You will stay in the same 2 top and bottom spots while
alternating each sides of the eye.
See photos 1-5 for guidance.
Trust the process and keep building the eye up until it is round.
White Details
Grab about 8 inches of white yarn
Step 1: With your white yarn insert your needle through the bottom of the head
and up to the top of the eye. Your white yarn should be in the same top space as
7. 8. the black yarn.
Step 2: Lead your white yarn to the bottom of the eye and lead it back up to the
top of the eye again.
Step 3: Now you will add the pupil. Insert the white yarn into the black of the
eye where you would like your pupil - gently pull
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Lashes
9. 10. Step 4: With your black yarn lead your yarn to the side of the eye. See photos
12-14 for guidance.
Tie together and weave in ends.
11. 12. 13. 14.
page 8
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