HUMBOLDT PENGUIN
Country of origin: Peru and Chile
Habitat: Coastal areas
Fun fact: They get their name from the cold sea current that runs along the west coast of South America from Chile to Peru – and that was named after the explorer Alexander von Humboldt
HUMBOLDT PENGUIN
Skill level: Go pro
YOU WILL NEED
■ Sirdar Happy Cotton (100% cotton, 20g/43m), 5 balls of Liquorice (775), 2 balls of Shower (762), 1 ball of Flamingo (760)
■ A 2.75mm (US C/2) hook
■ 2 looped glass safety eyes, 10mm (available from www.mohairbearmakingsupplies.co.uk)
■ Toy stuffing
■ 140cm craft wire, 2mm thick
■ Long-nose pliers
■ All-purpose adhesive
MEASUREMENTS
Humboldt Penguin meas approx 32cm (12½in) tall
NOTES
Penguin is decorative and not suitable for children.
HUMBOLDT PENGUIN
BEAK
TOP BEAK
Using Liquorice, ch2.
Row 1 (WS) 3dc in second ch from hook, turn. [3 sts]
Row 2 (RS) Ch1 (does not count as st throughout), dc in each st to end, turn.
Row 3 Ch1, 1dc, 2dc in next st, 1dc, turn. [4 sts]
Row 4 Ch1, 1dc, 2dc in next 2 sts, 1dc, turn. [6 sts]
Row 5 Ch1, (1dc, 2dc in next st, 1dc) across to end. [8 sts]
Rows 6-13 As Row 2.
Ch1, (1dc, 2dc in next
