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Penguins facing sideways - © Jane Eborall 2008

All the penguins can be seen here.

 


Large penguin - click on picture


Small penguin - click on picture

 

The following patterns are for two adult penguins - one facing right and the other facing left.  Also two small ones in similar poses. 
NB – I have used italics (and red text) where those who like to do ‘front side, back side’ tatting need to reverse the order of working double stitches.  This does not apply to the second side of a regular split ring.

 

Skills required – knowledge of split rings. 

 

Materials required - Thread (I used number 20) in black and white and one bead for each penguin.  Beads are approximately ".  Large penguins measure  3" and the small ones 2 Ό".

 

Abbreviations

R

ring

Ch

chain

SR

split ring

Cl

close

RW

reverse work

/

after / change shuttles and work second side of SR

vsp

very small picot

- or p

picot

Lj

lock join using shuttle thread closest to joining place

Wsh

Shuttle used in right hand

SS

switch shuttles

btwn

between

DNRW

do not reverse work

Fvsp

very small false picot

+ 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

 

 

Large Penguins

Large Penguin – facing right

Front and inner body – 2 shuttles with white thread on both

Foot / Lower Body

R1:    10 vsp 5 vsp 5 Cl RW SS

SR2:  5 – 2 – 2 – 3 / 3 Cl RW SS

Front Body

SR3:  3 vsp 3 vsp 3 / 3 Cl RW

Ch:    6 RW

R4:    3 + (3rd p R3) 3 vsp 3 vsp 3 Cl RW

Ch:    6 RW

R5:    4 + (3rd p R4) 4 vsp 4 vsp 4 Cl RW

Ch:    8  RW

R6:    5 + (3rd p R5) 5 vsp 5 vsp 5 Cl RW

Ch:    10 RW

R7:    5 + (3rd p R6) 5 vsp 5 vsp 5 Cl RW

Ch:    10 RW

R8:    4 + (3rd p R7) 4 vsp 4 vsp 4 Cl RW

Ch:    8 RW

SR9:  4 + (3rd p R8) 4 / 6 vsp 2 Cl RW

Ch:    4 vsp 6 Lj (vsp R8) vsp 8 Lj (vsp R7) vsp 3 vsp 3 Lj (vsp R6) 3 vsp 3 Lj (vsp R5) 6 Lj (vsp R4) 4 vsp 2 Lj ( vsp R3) RW continue to

Inner Body

SR10:          2 + (vsp R1) 2 / 2 Lj (vsp last Ch) 2 Cl

SR11:          2 vsp 2 / 4 Cl

SR12:          2 vsp 2 / 2 vsp 2 Cl

SR13:          2 vsp 2 / 4 Cl

SR14:          2 vsp 2 / 2 vsp 2 Cl

R15:  2 vsp 2 vsp 2 vsp 2 Cl T & C

 

Head, wing and back of body – facing right – 2 shuttles with black thread.  1 bead for eye

Starting at front neck

R1:    4 vsp 4 Cl RW SS

R2:    2 + (2nd p SR9 holding body upside down – tail facing left) 2 Cl RW

SCMR3:       6 SS

          R:      Fvsp 3 vsp 3 vsp 3 vsp 3 vsp 3 vsp 3 + B (core thread) Cl SS

          SCMR3: Fvsp 6 Cl RW SS

Ch:    8 RW

R4:    4 + (next p on R on SCMR) 4 Cl DNRW SS

Ch:    5 vsp 2 vsp 2 SLT RW vsp 2 Lj (last vsp previous Ch) 2 Lj (next vsp) 5 RW

R5:    4 + (next p on R on SCMR) 4 Cl RW

Ch:    8 RW

R6:    4 + (next p on R on SCMR) 4 Cl RW

Ch:    6 RW

SR7:  3 + (next p on R on SCMR) 3 / 2 Cl RW

Ch:    6 RW

SR8:  3 + (next p on R on SCMR) 3 / 4 Cl DNRW

SR9:  4 / 4 Cl

SR10:          4 + (vsp R1) 4 + (Ch btwn SR9 & R8) 4 / 6 Cl RW

Ch:    4 vsp 4 RW

Wing

R11:  8 + (vsp base R8) 4 vsp 4 Cl RW

Ch:    3 vsp 3 RW

SR12:          3 + (R11) 3 + (vsp base R7) 2 / 2 vsp 2 Cl

SR13:          2 + (vsp Ch btwn R6 & R7) 4 / 3 vsp 3 Cl

SR14:          2 + (vsp Ch btwn R5 & R6) 4 / 3 vsp 3 Cl

SR15:          6 / 3 vsp 3 Cl SS

Ch:    3 SS

SR16:          6 / 3 Cl SS

Ch:    6 Lj (SR15 on wing) 2 + (SR12 on back) 4 Lj (SR14 on wing) 4 + (SR14 on back) 2 Lj (SR13 on wing) DNRW SS

SR17:          4 + (3rd vsp R15 on back) 4 / 4 Lj (SR12) 4 Cl

SR18:          4 vsp 4 / 3 Lj (Ch btwn SR12 & SR11) 3 Cl

SR19:          4 vsp 4 / 3 Lj (Ch btwn SR11 &  R10) 3 Cl SS

Ch:    4 Lj (base SR9) RW SS

Outer back – tail.

Ch: 10 Lj (vsp SR19) 6RW

SR20:          2 + (vsp SR18) 2 + (2nd vsp R15) / 4 Cl RW

Ch:    4 Lj (1st vsp R15 inner back) 4 RW

R21:  2 + (vsp SR14) 1 vsp 1 Cl RW

Ch:    4 RW

R22:  2 + (R21) 2 + (vsp SR13) 2 vsp 2 Cl RW

Ch:    4 RW

R23:  3 + (R22) 3 + (vsp SR12) 3 vsp 3 Cl RW

Ch:    4 RW

R24:  3 + (R23) 3 + (vsp SR11) 3 vsp 3 Cl RW

Ch:    3 vsp 2 DNRW SS

R25:  2 + (vsp last Ch) 6 – 8 Cl RW SS

R26:  5 + (vsp R24) 5 + (vsp R1 body) 10 Cl T & C

 

Large Penguin – facing left

Large Penguin – facing left

Inner body and front – 2 shuttles with white thread on both

Inner Body

R1:    2 vsp 2 vsp 2 vsp 2 Cl

SR2:  2 vsp 2 / 2 vsp 2 Cl

SR3:  2 vsp 2 / 4 Cl

SR4:  2 vsp 2 / 2 vsp 2 Cl

SR5:  2 vsp 2 / 4 Cl

SR6:  2  / 2 vsp 2 vsp 2 Cl

Lower Body / Foot

SR7:  5 vsp 10 / 5 Cl RW SS

SR8:  3 / 5 – 2 – 2 – 3 Cl RW SS

Front Body

SR9:  3 / 3 + (vsp 2nd vsp SR6) 3 vsp 3 Cl DNRW

Ch:    6 RW

R10:  3 + (SR9) 3 vsp 3 vsp 3 Cl RW

Ch:    6 RW

R11:  4 + (R10) 4 vsp 4 vsp 4 Cl RW

Ch:    8 RW

R12:  5 + (R11) 5 vsp 5 vsp 5 Cl RW

Ch:    10 RW

R13:  5 + (R12) 5 vsp 5 vsp 5 Cl RW

Ch:    10 RW

R14:  4 + (R13) 4 vsp 4 vsp 4 Cl RW

Ch:    8 DNRW SS

SR15:          6 vsp 2 / 4 + (R14) 4 Cl DNRW SS

Ch:    4 vsp 6 Lj (vsp R14) vsp 8 Lj (vsp R13) vsp 3 vsp 3 Lj (vsp R12) 3 vsp 3 Lj (vsp R11) 6 Lj (vsp R10) 4 + (vsp SR6) 2 Lj (top SR9) T & C

 

Head, wing and back of body – facing left – 2 shuttles with black thread.  1 bead for eye

Starting at front neck

R1:    2 + (2nd p SR15 holding body upside down tail facing left) 2 Cl RW SS

R2:    4 vsp 4 Cl RW SS

SCMR3:       6 SS

          R:      Fvsp 3 vsp 3 vsp 3 vsp 3 vsp 3 vsp 3 + B (core thread) Cl SS

          SCMR3: Fvsp 6 Cl RW SS

Ch:    8 RW

R4:    4 + (next p on R on SCMR) 4 Cl DNRW SS

Ch:    5 vsp 2 vsp 2 SLT RW vsp 2 Lj (last vsp previous Ch) 2 Lj (next vsp) 5 RW

R5:    4 + (next p on R on SCMR) 4 Cl RW

Ch:    8 RW

R6:    4 + (next p on R on SCMR) 4 Cl RW

Ch:    6 RW

SR7:  3 + (next p on R on SCMR) 3 / 2 Cl RW

Ch:    6 RW

SR8:  3 + (next p on R on SCMR) 3 / 4 Cl RW SS

SR9:  4 / 4 Cl

SR10:          6 / 4 + (vsp R1) 4 + (Ch btwn SR15 & R14) 4 Cl DNRW SS

Ch:    4 vsp 4 RW

Wing

R11:  8 + (vsp base R14) 4 vsp 4 Cl RW

Ch:    3 vsp 3 DNRW SS

SR12:          2 vsp 2 / 3 + (R11) 3 + (vsp base R13) 2 Cl

SR13:          3 vsp 3 / 2 + (vsp Ch btwn R13 & R12) 4 Cl

SR14:          3 vsp 3 / 3 Lj (vsp Ch btwn R12 & R11) 3 Cl

SR15:          3 vsp 3 / 6 Cl RW

Ch:    3 SS

SR16:          6 / 3 Cl SS

Ch:    6 Lj (SR15 on wing) 2 + (SR4 on back) 4 Lj (SR14 on wing) 4 + (SR2 on back) 2 Lj (SR13 on wing) RW

SR17:          4 Lj (SR12) 4 / 4 + (1st vsp R1 on back) 4 Cl

SR18:          3 Lj (Ch btwn SR12 & SR11) 3 / 4 vsp 4 Cl

SR19:          3 Lj (Ch btwn SR11 &  R10) 3 / 4 vsp 4 Cl RW

Ch:    4 Lj (base SR9) RW SS

Outer back – tail.

Ch: 10 Lj (vsp SR19) 6 DNRW SS

SR20:          4 / 2 Lj (vsp SR18) 2 Lj (vsp R1 inner back) DNRW SS

Ch:    4 Lj (R1 inner back) 4 RW

R21:  2 + (SR2) 1 vsp 1 Cl RW

Ch:    4 RW

R22:  2 + (R21) 2 + (vsp SR3) 2 vsp 2 Cl RW

Ch:    4 RW

R23:  3 + (R22) 3 + (vsp SR4) 3 vsp 3 Cl RW

Ch:    4 RW

R24:  4 + (R23) 4 + (vsp SR5) 4 vsp 4 Cl RW

Ch:    3 vsp 2 DNRW SS

R25:  2 + (vsp Ch) 6 – 8 Cl RW SS

R26:  5 + (vsp R24) 5 + (vsp R7) 10 Cl T & C

 

Small Penguin Wings - facing left

 

Inner back - 2 shuttles with white thread on both

R1:    1 vsp 1 vsp 1 Cl

SR2:  1 vsp 1 / 1 vsp 1 Cl

SR3:  1 vsp 1 / 2 Cl

SR4:  1 vsp 1 / 2 Cl

SR5:  2  / 2 vsp 4 Cl

SR6:  2 vsp 8 / 8 Cl DNRW

R7:   6 – 1 – 1 – 3 vsp 1 Cl

Front of body

SR8:  1 + (vsp R7) 2 vsp 3 vsp 3 / 3 Cl RW

Ch:    3 + (SR5) 3 RW

R9:    4 + (R8) 4 vsp 4 vsp 4 Cl RW

Ch:    3 vsp 3 RW

R10:  5 + (R9) 5 vsp 5 vsp 5 Cl RW

Ch:    3 vsp 3 RW

R11    4 + (R10) 4 vsp 4 vsp 4 Cl RW

Ch:    3 vsp 3 RW

SR12:          4 + (R11) 4 / vsp 6 vsp 2 Cl RW

Ch:    8 Lj (vsp R11) 8 Lj (vsp R10) 6 Lj (vsp R9) 4 Lj (vsp R8) T & C

 

Head – facing left – 2 shuttles with black thread.  1 bead for eye

Head + (vsp SR12) with front facing left.

Ch:   2 RW SS

SCMR1:     4 SS

        R:     Fvsp 2 vsp 2 vsp 2 vsp 2 vsp 2 vsp 2 + B (core thread) Cl SS

        SCMR1: Fvsp 4 Cl RW SS

Ch:   4 RW

R2:   2 + (R on SCMR) 2 Cl DNRW SS

Ch:   3 vsp 3 SLT RW vsp 3 Lj (last vsp) 4 RW

R3:   2 + (R on SCMR) 2 Cl RW

Ch:   8 RW

R4:   2 + (R on SCMR) 2 Cl RW

Ch:   6 RW

R5:    2 + (R on SCMR) 2 Cl RW

Ch:   4 RW

R6:   2 + (R on SCMR) 2 Cl RW

Ch:   2 DNRW SS

Wing

SR7:  4 / 4 Lj (vsp base SR12) Cl

SR8:  3 vsp 3 / 3 Lj (vsp Ch btwn SR12 & R11) 3 Cl

SR9:  3 vsp 3 / 3 Lj (vsp Ch btwn R11 & R10) 3 Cl

SR10:        3 vsp 3 / 3 Lj (vsp Ch btwn R9 & R10) 3 Cl RW

Ch:   2 DNRW SS

SR11:        6 / 3 Cl DNRW

Ch:   4 + (vsp SR2 inner back) 2 Lj (vsp SR10) 2 + (R1 inner back) 4 Lj (vsp SR9) 2 vsp 2 + (vsp SR8) 3 vsp 3 Lj (base SR7) RW SS

Outer back

Ch:   4 Lj (vsp last Ch) 6 Lj (vsp next Ch) 8 Lj (vsp R1 inner back) 4 Lj (SR2) 4 Lj (vsp SR3) 3 vsp 1 Lj DNRW SS

Tail

R12:  1 + (vsp last Ch) 4 – 6 Cl RW SS

R13:  4 + (vsp SR4) 2 + (vsp SR6) 6 Cl T & C

 

Small Penguin Wings - facing right

Inner back

R1:    1 vsp 1 vsp 1 Cl

SR2:  1 vsp 1 / 1 vsp 1 Cl

SR3:  2 / 1 vsp 1 Cl

SR4:  2 / 1 vsp 1 Cl

SR5:  2 vsp 4 / 2 Cl

SR6:  8 / 2 vsp 8 Cl RW SS

R7:   6 – 1 – 1 – 3 vsp 1 Cl DNRW

Front of body

SR8:  1 + (vsp R7) 2 vsp 3 vsp 3 / 3 Cl RW

Ch:    3 + (SR5) 3 RW

R9:    4 + (R8) 4 vsp 4 vsp 4 Cl RW

Ch:    3 vsp 3 RW

R10:  5 + (R9) 5 vsp 5 vsp 5 Cl RW

Ch:    3 vsp 3 RW

R11    4 + (R10) 4 vsp 4 vsp 4 Cl RW

Ch:    3 vsp 3 RW

SR12:          4 + (R11) 4 / vsp 6 vsp 2 Cl RW

Ch:    8 Lj (vsp R11) 8 Lj (vsp R10) 6 Lj (vsp R9) 4 Lj (vsp R8) T & C

 

Head – facing right – 2 shuttles with black thread.  1 bead for eye

Head + (vsp SR12) with front facing left.

Ch:   2 RW SS

SCMR1:     4 SS

        R:     Fvsp 2 vsp 2 vsp 2 vsp 2 vsp 2 vsp 2 + B (core thread) Cl SS

        SCMR1: Fvsp 4 Cl RW SS

Ch:   4 RW

R2:   2 + (R on SCMR) 2 Cl DNRW SS

Ch:   3 vsp 3 SLT RW vsp 3 Lj (last vsp) 4 RW

R3:   2 + (R on SCMR) 2 Cl RW

Ch:   8 RW

R4:   2 + (R on SCMR) 2 Cl RW

Ch:   6 RW

R5:     2 + (R on SCMR) 2 Cl RW

Ch:   4 RW

R6:   2 + (R on SCMR) 2 Cl RW

Ch:   2 DNRW SS

SR7:  4 / 4 Lj (vsp base SR10) Cl SS

SR8:  3 vsp 3 / 3 Lj (vsp Ch btwn SR12 & R11) 3 Cl

SR9:  3 vsp 3 / 3 Lj (vsp Ch btwn R11 & R10) 3 Cl

SR10:        3 vsp 3 / 3 Lj (vsp Ch btwn  R9 & R10) 3 Cl RW

Ch:   2 DNRW SS

SR11:        6 / 3 Cl DNRW SS

Ch:   4 (vsp SR2 inner back) 2 + (vsp SR10 wing) 2 + (vsp R1 inner back) 4 Lj (vsp SR9 wing) 3 vsp 3 (vsp SR8 wing) 3 vsp 3 Lj (base SR7) RW SS

Ch:   4 Lj (vsp last Ch) 6 Lj (next Ch wing) 8 Lj (vsp R1 inner back) 4 Lj (SR2) 4 Lj (vsp SR3) 3 vsp 1 Lj DNRW SS

Tail

R12:  1 + (vsp last Ch) 4 – 6 Cl RW SS

R13:  4 + (SR4 wing) 4 + (SR6) 6 Cl T & C

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