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Penguins facing forward - © Jane Eborall 2008 All the penguins can be seen here. |
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Large penguin - click on picture |
Small penguin - click on picture |
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The following patterns are for two adult penguins -
one facing right and the other facing left. Also two small ones in
similar poses. |
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Skills required knowledge of split
rings and a lock stitch chain (explained below). Materials required - For each penguin you will need two shuttles with white thread and two with black and one large bead for the eye which is added to the core thread while working.
Materials required - Thread (I used number 20) in black and white and one bead for each penguin. Beads are approximately ⅜". Large penguins measure just under 3½" and the small ones 2 Ό". |
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Abbreviations |
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R |
ring |
Ch |
chain |
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SR |
split ring |
Cl |
close |
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RW |
reverse work |
/ |
after / change shuttles and work
second side of SR |
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vsp |
very small picot |
- or p |
picot |
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Lj |
lock join using shuttle thread closest to joining
place |
Wsh |
Shuttle used in right hand |
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SS |
switch shuttles |
btwn |
between |
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DNRW |
do not reverse work |
Fvsp |
very small false picot |
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Fp |
false picot |
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LSCh |
Lock stitch chain. Work
1st half ds as normal followed by 2nd half ds unflipped |
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+ B |
Bead added to core thread by
pulling down a loop, adding bead and then putting shuttle through the
loop. Tighten first side carefully before second side |
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DP |
drop picot work two first half ds, picot, two second half ds |
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Large Penguins Both the large penguins have the same bodies.
The wings and face instructions are different. |
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Inner Body round 1 R1:
2 6 vsp 2 4 2 Cl RW
Ch:
2 DNRW SS
R2:
Fvsp 1 vsp 1 vsp 1 vsp 1 vsp 1 Cl SS
Ch:
Fvsp 2 RW R3:
2 + (R1) 6 vsp 6 2 Cl RW
Ch:
2 + (4th vsp R2) 2 RW R4:
2 + (R3) 10 vsp 10 2 Cl RW
Ch:
2 + (3rd vsp R2) 2 RW R5:
2 + (R4) 10 vsp 10 2 Cl RW
Ch:
2 + (2nd vsp R2) 2 RW R6:
2 + (R5) 6 vsp 6 2 Cl RW
Ch:
2 + (1st vsp R2) 2 RW SR7:
2 + (R6) 4 2 / 2 + (1st p R1) 6 Cl DNRW R8:
2 + (SR7) 6 vsp 6 2 Cl SR9:
2 + (R8) 4 2 / 6 2 Cl RW
Ch:
2 SS
R10:
Fvsp 1 vsp 1 vsp 1 vsp 1 vsp 1 Cl SS
Ch:
Fvsp 2 RW R11:
2 + (SR9) 6 vsp 6 2 Cl RW
Ch:
2 + (4th vsp R10) 2 RW R12:
2 + (R11) 6 vsp 6 2 Cl RW
Ch:
2 + (3rd vsp R10) 2 RW R13:
2 + (R12) 6 vsp 6 2 Cl RW
Ch:
2 + (2nd vsp R10) 2 RW R14:
2 + (R13) 6 vsp 6 2 Cl RW
Ch:
2 + (1st vsp R10) 2 RW SR15:
2 + (R14) 4 2 / 2 + (p SR9) 6 Cl SR16: 2 + (SR15) 6 / Lj (to vsp R1) 2 + (3rd p R1) 6 Cl Change Wsh (core shuttle) colour to black and use the other shuttle as the working shuttle - continue. |
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Round 2 right side SR17:
3 / 3 Cl SR18:
3 / 3 Cl SR19:
3 / 3 Cl Lj (vsp R3) SR20:
3 / 3 Cl SR21:
3 / 3 Cl SR22:
3 / 3 Cl
Foot 1 SR23:
6 3 3 4 / 2 Lj (vsp R4) 2 Cl
Under body SR24:
4 / 4 Cl SR25:
4 / 4 Cl SR26:
4 / 4 Cl
Foot 2 SR27:
4 3 3 6 / 2 Lj (R5) 2 Cl
Outer Body continued SR28:
3 / 3 Cl SR29:
3 / 3 Cl SR30:
3 / 3 Cl Lj (using white thread to R6) SR31:
3 / 3 Cl SR32:
3 / 3 Cl SR33:
3 / 3 Cl Lj (using white thread to R8) SS Ch:
10 Lj (vsp R11) 6 vsp 4 Lj (vsp R12) vsp 8 RW
R34:
4 + (p between R12 & R13) 4 Cl RW Ch: vsp 8 Lj (R13) vsp 4 vsp 6 Lj (R14) 10 Lj (R16) T & C to vsp @ base of SR16 |
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Large Penguin wings and face facing left |
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Left Wing two shuttles with black
thread R1:
4 vsp 4 vsp 4 + (vsp @ base R12) 4 Cl SR2:
4 + (vsp on Ch btwn R12 & R11) 4 / 4 vsp 4 Cl SR3:
8 / 4 vsp 4 Cl SR4:
8 / 6 vsp 2 Cl DNRW SS Ch:
8 DNRW SS SR5:
8 / 2 Cl DNRW SS LSCh:
X 6 Lj (vsp SR4) LSCh:
X 5 Lj (vsp SR3) LSCh:
X 5 Lj (vsp SR2) LSCh:
X 5 Lj (1st vsp SR1) LSCh:
X 3 Lj (next vsp SR1) Ch:
3 RW
R6:
8 + (vsp base R34) 8 Cl RW SS SR7:
4 / 4 Cl RW
Head
SCMR8:
6 SS
R:
Fp 3 3 3 3 3 3 + B (core thread) Cl SS
SCMR8: Fp 6 Cl RW SS Ch:
8
RW
R9:
4 + (next p on R on SCMR) 4 Cl DNRW SS
Ch:
5 vsp 2 vsp 2 RW SLT Ch:
vsp 2 Lj (last vsp previous Ch) 2 Lj (next vsp) 4 RW
R10:
4 + (next p on R on SCMR) 4 Cl RW Ch:
8 RW
SR11:
4 + (next p on R on SCMR) 4 Cl RW Ch:
6 DNRW SS SR12:
2 / 2 + (next p on R on SCMR) 2 Cl DNRW Ch:
6 DNRW SS SR13:
2 / 2 + (next p on R on SCMR) 2 Cl DNRW SR14:
6 / 6 Cl RW SS
Right Wing
R15:
8 + (vsp base R34) 8 Cl RW Ch:
3 DNRW SS SR16:
4 vsp 4 / 4 + (vsp Ch base R13) 4 Cl SR17:
4 vsp 4 / 4 + (vsp Ch btwn R13 & R14) 4 Cl SR18:
4 vsp 4 / 8 Cl SR19:
6 vsp 2 / 8 Cl RW
Ch:
8 DNRW SS
SR20:
8 / 2 Cl DNRW SS LSCh:
X 6 Lj (vsp SR19) LSCh:
X 5 Lj (vsp SR18) LSCh:
X 5 Lj (vsp SR17) LSCh:
X 5 Lj (vsp SR16) LSCh: X 3 Lj (base SR16) T & C |
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Large Penguin wings and facing right Work the body as for the last penguin. |
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Wing R1:
4 vsp 4 vsp 4 + (vsp @ base R12) 4 Cl SR2:
4 + (vsp on Ch btwn R12 & R11) 4 / 4 vsp 4 Cl SR3:
8 / 4 vsp 4 Cl SR4:
8 / 6 vsp 2 Cl DNRW SS Ch:
8 DNRW SS SR5:
8 / 2 Cl DNRW SS LSCh:
X 6 Lj (vsp SR4) LSCh:
X 5 Lj (vsp SR3) LSCh:
X 5 Lj (vsp SR2) LSCh:
X 5 Lj (1st vsp SR1) LSCh:
X 3 Lj (next vsp SR1) Ch:
3 RW
R6:
8 + (vsp base R34) 8 Cl RW SS SR7:
6 / 6 Cl RW
Head
SCMR8:
6 SS
R:
Fp 3 3 3 3 3 3 + B (core thread) Cl SS
SCMR8: Fp 6 Cl RW SS Ch:
6
DNRW SS SR9:
2 / 2 + (next p on R on SCMR) 2 Cl DNRW SS Ch:
8 RW
R10:
4 + (next p on R on SCMR) 4 Cl RW Ch:
8 RW
R11:
4 + (next p on R on SCMR) 4 Cl RW Ch:
5 DP 2 DP 2 vsp 1 RW SS
Ch:
2 + (DP previous Ch) 3 + (next DP) 4 DNRW SS
R12:
4 + (next p on R on SCMR) 4 Cl RW SS Ch:
6 RW
R13:
4 + (next p on R on SCMR) 4 Cl RW SS SR14:
4 / 4 Cl RW SS
Wing
R15:
8 + (vsp base R34) 8 Cl RW Ch:
3 DNRW SS SR16:
4 vsp 4 / 4 + (vsp Ch base R13) 4 Cl SR17:
4 vsp 4 / 4 + (vsp Ch btwn R13 & R14) 4 Cl SR18:
4 vsp 4 / 8 Cl SR19:
6 vsp 2 / 8 Cl RW
Ch:
8 DNRW SS
SR20:
8 / 2 Cl DNRW SS The
following LSCh does not have to be worked in reverse. LSCh:
X 6 Lj (vsp SR19) LSCh:
X 5 Lj (vsp SR18) LSCh:
X 5 Lj (vsp SR17) LSCh:
X 5 Lj (vsp SR16) LSCh: X 3 Lj (base SR16) T & C |
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Small Penguin |
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Inner Body R1:
2 6 vsp 4 vsp 4 2 Cl RW
Ch:
2 DNRW SS
R2:
Fvsp 1 vsp 1 vsp 1 vsp 1 vsp 1 Cl SS
Ch:
Fvsp 2 RW R3:
2 + (R1) 4 vsp 4 2 Cl RW
Ch:
2 + (4th vsp R2) 2 RW R4:
2 + (R3) 6 vsp 6 2 Cl RW
Ch:
2 + (3rd vsp R2) 2 RW R5:
2 + (R4) 6 vsp 6 2 Cl RW
Ch:
2 + (2nd vsp R2) 2 RW R6:
2 + (R5) 4 vsp 4 2 Cl RW
Ch:
2 + (1st vsp R2) 2 RW SR7:
2 + (R6) 4 vsp 4 / 2 + (1st p R1) 6 Cl DNRW SS Ch:
2 DNRW SS SR8:
2 vsp 2 / 4 Cl DNRW SS Ch:
2 Lj (2nd vsp R1) Change Ch colour to black and
continue to use working shuttle with white.
Continue .... |
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Outer Body right side Ch:
2 vsp 2 Lj (vsp R1) SS SR9:
2 vsp 2 / 4 Cl SR10:
3 / 3 Cl Lj (vsp R3) SR11:
3 / 3 Cl SR12:
3 / 3 Cl SR13:
3 / 3 Cl
Foot 1 SR14:
4 2 2 2 / 2 Lj (vsp R4) 2 Cl
Under body SR15:
4 / 4 Cl SR16:
4 / 4 Cl
Foot 2 SR17:
2 2 2 4 / 2 Lj (R5) 2 Cl
Outer Body left side SR18:
3 / 3 Cl SR19:
3 / 3 Cl SR20:
3 / 3 Cl Lj (using white thread to R6) SR21:
3 / 3 Cl SR22:
2 vsp 2 / 4 Cl Lj (using white thread to SR7) SS Ch: 2 vsp 2 Lj (top SR7) 6 Lj (SR8) vsp 6 Lj (1st Ch on outer body) T & C |
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| Wings and head - facing right 2 shuttles with black on both. | |
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Wing R1:
3 3 Cl SR2:
6 / 6 Cl SR3:
8 / 4 Lj (vsp SR22) 4 Cl SR4:
8 / 4 Lj (vsp Ch following SR22) 4 Cl SS Ch:
4 RW
R5:
4 + (vsp above SR8) 4 Cl RW SS
Head SR6:
2 / 2 Cl RW
SCMR7:
4 SS
R:
Fvsp 2 vsp 2 vsp 2 vsp 2 vsp 2 vsp 2 + B (core thread) Cl SS
SCMR7: Fvsp 4 Cl RW SS Ch:
4
RW
R8:
2 + (R on SCMR) 2 Cl RW Ch:
6 RW
R9:
2 + (R on SCMR) 2 Cl RW Ch:
8 RW
R10:
2 + (R on SCMR) 2 Cl RW Ch:
4 DP 1 vsp 1RW SS
2 + (DP) 4 DNRW SS
R11:
2
+ (R on SCMR) 2 Cl RW Ch:
4 RW
R12:
2
+ (R on SCMR) 2 Cl DNRW
R13:
4
+ (vsp above SR8) 4 Cl RW
Wing Ch:
4 DNRW SS SR14:
8 / 4 Lj (Ch before SR9) 4 Cl SR15:
8 / 4 Lj (vsp SR9) 4 Cl SR16:
6 / 6 Cl R17: 3 3 Cl T & C |
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Wings and head - facing left
Wing R1:
3 3 Cl SR2:
6 / 6 Cl SR3:
8 / 4 Lj (vsp SR22) 4 Cl SR4:
8 / 4 Lj (vsp Ch following SR22) 4 Cl SS Ch:
4 RW
R5:
4 + (vsp above SR8) 4 Cl SS
Head
SCMR6:
4 SS
R:
Fvsp 2 vsp 2 vsp 2 vsp 2 vsp 2 vsp 2 + B (core thread) Cl SS
SCMR6: Fvsp 4 Cl RW SS Ch:
4
RW
R7:
2 + (R on SCMR) 2 Cl DNRW SS Ch:
4 vsp 2 RW SS vsp 2 Lj
(last vsp) 4 RW
R8:
2 + (R on SCMR) 2 Cl RW Ch:
8 RW
R9:
2 + (R on SCMR) 2 Cl RW Ch:
6 RW
R10:
2
+ (R on SCMR) 2 Cl RW Ch:
6 RW
R11:
2
+ (R on SCMR) 2 Cl RW SS SR12:
2 / 2 Cl RW SS
R13:
4 + (vsp above SR8) 4 Cl RW
Wing Ch:
4 DNRW SS SR14:
8 / 4 Lj (Ch before SR9) 4 Cl SR15:
8 / 4 Lj (vsp SR9) 4 Cl SR16:
6 / 6 Cl R17: 3 3 Cl |
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