Spongy Rubber Duck - Free Crochet Pattern

Spongy Rubber Duck - A spongy yarn? Yes, a spongy yarn! With the new balls Rico Creative Bubble you can make the most cute sponges yourself! This yarn has a supple basis with a hairy structure making it easy to create all kinds of projects. A cute little rubber duck or a funny watermelon to do the dishes with? Read all ins and outs on this new arrival and get going with the free crochet pattern! 

Rico Design surprises us this season with a fantastic new yarn. Rico Creative Bubble is a synthetic yarn with a hairy thread, perfectly suitable for making the most cute sponges! Of course we got going with this yarn and Annemarie has designed these cute little rubber ducks.

Everything you need to know about crocheting or knitting with Rico Creative Bubble
Because Rico Creative Bubble is no ordinary yarn we get that your curious about all ins and outs. Below all the must knows are being outlined:

• There is no need to stuff the sponges because of the volume of the yarn itself. Making a project that required stuffing? Use some of the yarn itself to fill it up!
• This yarn can be washed up to 60?. Hygienic for using this yarn for dishes or while bathing!
• The thread is nicely soft and comfortable so won't hurt your hands while crocheting or knitting with it.
• Despite the hairy yarn, your stitches will remain visible and a pattern can be easily followed!

Rico Creative Bubble

This yarn is available in 12 different colours, perfect for making the most funny accessories. The bright shades make any project look cheerful so even doing the dishes was never this fun!

Spongy Rubber Duck - Free Crochet Pattern

Materials:
- Rico Creative Bubble Yellow (2), Orange (5), Black (12)
- Crochet hook 4mm

Stitches used:
Ch. = Chain
Sc. = Single crochet
Sl.st. = Slip stitch

Size: 13 cm long, 7 cm wide and 10 cm high

Cut some yarns of the Yellow ball before you start to stuff your duck later on.

Work with colour Yellow and start at the top of the head.

Round 1: Sc. 6 in a Magic ring or start the following way; ch. 2, sc. 6 in the first ch., sl.st. 1 in the first sc. (6 sts.)
Round 2: Sc. 2 in each st. (12 sts.)
Round 3: Sc. 2 in each 2^nd st. (18 sts.)
Round 4: Sc. 18 (18 sts.)
Round 5: Sc. 2 in each 3^rd st. (24 sts.)
Rounds 6 - 9: Sc. 24 each round (24 sts.)
Round 10: Decrease 6 sts. Sc. each 3^rd and 4^th st. tog. (18 sts.)
Round 11: Decrease 6 sts. Sc. each 2^nd and 3^rd st. tog. (18 sts.)
Round 12: Sc. 2 in the 1^st, 2^bd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th st. (18 sts.)
Round 13: Sc. 2 in the 2^nd, 4^th, 6^th, 8^th, 10^th and 12^th st.(24 sts.)
Rows 14 - 17: Continue in rows. Tch.1 after each row. Sc. 18 each round (18 sts.)
Row 18: Decrease 5 sts. Sc. the 1^st  and 2^nd, 5^th and 6^th, 9^th and 10^th, 13^th and 14^th, 17^th and 18^th st. tog. (13 sts.)
Row 19: Sc. 13 (13 sts.)
Row 20: Sc. the 6^th and 7^th st. tog. (12 sts.)
Row 21: Decrease 3 sts. Sc. the 3^rd and 4^th, 6^th and 7^th, 9^th and 10^th st. tog. (9 sts.)
Row 22: Decrease 3 sts. Sc. the 2^nf and 3^rd, 5^th and 6^th, 8^th and 9^th st. tog. (6 sts.)
Row 23: Decrease 1 st. Sc. the 3^rd and 4^th st. tog. (5 sts.)
Row 24: Decrease 2 sts. Sc. the 2^nd and 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th st. tog. (3 sts.)
Round 25: Continue in rounds.
Sc.10 on the side of the flap, sc. 6 at the back of the head, sc. 10 on the other side of teh flap and sc. 3 at the bottom. You’ll get 29 sts. in total (29 sts.)
Round 26: Sc. 2 in 14^th  st. (30 sts.)
Round 27: Decrease 6 sts. Sc. each 4^th and 5^th st. tog. (24 sts.)
Rounds 28 - 30: Sc. 24 each round (24 sts.)
Round 31: Decrease 6 sts. Sc. each 3^rd and 4^th st. tog. (18 sts.)
Round 32: Sc. the 1^st and 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th, 15^th and 16^th, 17^th and 18^th st. tog. Sc. 2 in the 9^th, 10^th, 11^th and 12^th st. (18 sts.)
Round 33: Sc. 18 (18 sts.)
Round 34: Sc. the 1^st and 2^nd st. tog. Sc. 2 in the 10^th  st. (18 sts.)
Round 35: Decrease 3 sts. Sc. each 5^th and 6^th st. tog. (15 sts.)
Round 36: Stuff the head and the body with a few of the yarns you cut before staring. Decrease 3 sts. Sc. each 4^th and 5^th st. tog. (12 sts.)
Round 37: Decrease 2 sts. Sc. the 5^th and 6^th, 11^th and 12^th st. tog. (10 sts.) Fold your work flat and close it with sl.st. Weave in the ends.

Beak:
With colour Orange ch. 6. Work in rows. Tch. 1 after each row.
Rows 1 - 4: Sc. 5.
Row 5: Fold your work double and close it with sl.st. 5 at the bottom of row 1. Close the sides with a few small stitches and sew the beak to the front of the head of the duck. Weave in the ends. Embroider with colour Black two eyes above the beak.

Mini Rubber Duck - Free Crochet Pattern

Materials:
- Rico Creative Bubble Fuchsia (4), Pink (3), Black (12)
- Crochet hook 4mm

Stitches used:
Ch. = Chain
Sc. = Single crochet
Sl.st. = Slip stitch

Size: 8 cm long, 7 cm wide and 7 cm high

Cut some yarns of the Fuchsia ball before you start to stuff your duck later on.

Work with colour Fuchsia and start at the top of the head.

Round 1: Sc. 6 in a Magic ring or start the following way; ch. 2, sc. 6 in the first ch., sl.st. 1 in the first sc. (6 sts.)
Round 2: Sc. 2 in each st. (12 sts.)
Round 3: Sc. 12 (12 sts.)
Round 4: Sc. 2 in each 2^nd st. (18 sts.)
Rounds 5 - 7: Sc. 18 each round (18 sts.)
Round 8: Decrease 6 sts. Sc. each 2^nd and 3^rd st. tog. (12 sts.)
Round 9: Sc. 2 in the 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th st. (18 sts.)
Round 10: Sc. 2 in the 2^nd, 4^th, 6^th, 8^th, 10^th and 12^th st. (24 sts.)
Rows 11 & 12: Continue in rows. Tch. 1 after each row. Sc. 18 each row (18 sts.)
Row 13: Decrease 5 sts. Sc. the 1^st and 2^nd, 5^th and 6^th, 9^th and 10^th, 13^th and 14^th, 17^th and 18^th st. tog. (13 sts.)
Row 14: Sc. the 6^th and 7^th st. tog. (12 sts.)
Row 15: Sc. 12 (12 sts.)
Row 16: Decrease 3 sts. Sc. the 3^rd and 4^th, 6^th and 7^th, 9^th and 10^th st. tog. (9 sts.)
Row 17: Decrease 3 sts. Sc. the 2^nd and 3^rd, 5^th and 6^th, 8^th and 9^th st. tog. (6 sts.)
Row 18: Decrease 3 sts. Sc. the 1^st and 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th, 5^th and 6^th st. tog. (3 sts.)
Round 19: Continue in rounds. Ch. 1, turn your work again. Sc. 3, sc. 7 at the side of the flap. Sc. 6 at the back of the head, sc. 7 at the other side of the flap. You’ll get 23 sts. (23 sts.)
Round 20: Decrease 2 sts. Sc. the 1^th and 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th st. tog. (21 sts.)
Round 21: Decrease 3 sts. Sc. each 6^th and 7^th st. tog. (18 sts.)
Round 22: Sc. the 1^st and 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th, 17^th and 18^th st. tog. Sc. 2 in the 10^th, 11^th, 12^th and 13^th  st. (18 sts.)
Round 23: Sc. 18 (18 sts.)
Round 24: Decrease 3 sts. Sc. each 5^th and 6^th st. tog. (15 sts.)
Round 25: Stuff the head and the body with a few of the yarns you cut before staring. Decrease 3 sts. Sc. each 4^th and 5^th st. tog. (12 sts.)
Round 26: Decrease 6 sts. Sc. each 2 sts. tog. (6 sts.) Fold your work flat and close it with sl.st. Weave in the ends.

Beak:
With colour Pink ch. 4. Work in rows. Tch. 1 after each row.
Rows 1 - 3: Sc. 3.
Row 4: Fold your work double and close it with sl.st. 3 at the bottom of row 1. Close the sides with a few small stitches and sew the beak to the front of the head of the duck. Weave in the ends. Embroider with colour Black two eyes above the beak.

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