Maisy Duck Crochet Pattern

This Maisy Duck crochet pattern is a rubber-duck inspired twist on the original Mabel Chicken Crochet Pattern. This free modification uses the Mabel base pattern and turns your chunky little chicken into the sweetest pouty-faced duck!

You can pick up an ad-free copy of the Maisy Duck Crochet Pattern in my shop or on Etsy. The PDF includes head-to-tail instructions with helpful tips and videos and the Mallard Mod details too!

A hand holding up a yellow crochet duck.

It’s no secret that Mabel Chicken has become a favorite around here. With her round little belly and sweet expression, she’s captured the hearts (and hooks!) of makers everywhere. Mabel is also loved for being quick to whip up – perfect for gifting and market makes.

You can pick up a copy of the Mabel Chicken crochet pattern in my shop. In the photo below, you’ll see she’s tucked into her cozy little nest! You can pick up this FREE Mabel Nest pattern on my blog!

A hand holding a crochet chicken in a crochet nest.

Three crochet chickens on a farmhouse rug.

Let’s dive in!

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NOTES:

Yarn used in photos: Premier Basix Chenille Brights in the colors Mustard and Rust.

SUPPLIES:

ABBREVIATIONS:

dec – invisible decrease

FO – fasten off

hdc – half double crochet

inc – 2 sc in same st

mc – magic circle

sc – single crochet

sl st – slip stitch

st(s) – stitch(es)

YO – yarn over

SPECIAL STITCHES:

dec (invisible decrease)

Insert hook into front loops of the next two sts, YO and draw through first two loops, YO and draw through remaining two loops.

color change

On the last sc before color change – insert hook into st, draw up a loop, YO with new color, draw through both loops on hook to complete.

standing sc

With a slip knot already on your hook, insert hook into st, YO, draw up a loop, YO, and draw through both loops.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Start with the Mabel Chicken crochet pattern, and stop before whipstitching the body.

CLOSING THE BACK

1: Pinch the top of the body with the 14″ yarn tail at one corner (this will become the tail).

2: Mark the 8 stitches at the opposite end from the yarn tail.

A process photo of a yellow crochet duck.

A process photo of a yellow crochet duck. It's showing stitch marker placement.

3: Use the yarn tail to whipstitch from the corner to the stitch markers. Begin to stuff the body before reaching the markers.

A process photo of a yellow crochet duck. It's showing a yarn needle sewing the back shut.

4: Yarn over and work a sl st into the last whipstitch space, just before the markers. FO, leaving the tail out of the body.

A process photo of a yellow crochet duck. There is also a pink crochet hook through the top stitches of the back.

HEAD

Join new strand of yarn on 1st st of round 1 using a standing sc. See SPECIAL STITCHES. The standing sc counts as the first st in the inc.

Round 1: inc around (16)

*Stuff the body

Round 2: 2 sc, (inc, sc) x 7 (23)

Hands holding a yellow crochet duck with the head partway completed.

Rounds 3-4: sc around (23) (2 rounds/46 sts)

Round 5: 7 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec, 6 sc (21)

Round 6: (1 sc, dec) x 7 (14)

*Place safety eyes (or embroider) between rounds 4-5, 6 sts apart.

*Stuff the head.

A process photo of a yellow crochet duck. Eyes have been added to the head.

Round 7: dec around (7)

Cut yarn leaving a tail for sewing. Pull yarn through last st and sew yarn tail through front loops of each of the 7 sc. Pull tight to close. Sew small gap at the back of the neck with a st if needed. FO and weave in ends.

BEAK

The beak will be crocheted onto the surface of the head.

1: Mark stitches on round 3 under the eyes, with 5 visible stitches between them.

A process photo of a yellow crochet duck. Stitch markers are placed where the beak will go.

2: Insert hook into the marked st under the right eye. Complete a sl st.

3: Work 3 hdc into the round above, centered between the eyes.

A process photo of a yellow crochet duck. Photo shows hands holding a pink crochet hook, the beak is being added using a surface crochet technique.

4: Work one final sl st into the st marker under the left eye.

FO and weave in ends.

Just look at that little ducky face!

Hands holding the almost completed crochet duck with beak ends out.

SHAPING THE EYES

1: Using a 16″ strand of main color yarn, insert needle into the back of the head and come out to the left of Maisy’s left eye.

Hands holding a crochet suck with a yarn needle inserted at the back of the head.

2: Insert needle back into the head to the right of the left eye and come out on the top left of the right eye.

A crochet duck with a yarn needle inserted close to the eye.

3: Insert needle to the right of the right eye and out the same spot at the back of the head.

4: Gently pull on the two strands of yarn until the loops created over each eye are hidden and there is a slight dent created at each eye. Knot and weave in ends.

Your little Maisy Duck is complete!

If you prefer a head-to-tail downloadable PDF that includes helpful videos and extra tips, you can pick up the full Maisy Duck Crochet Pattern in my shop or on Etsy. It also includes all the details for making this cute Mallard mod!

Looking for the perfect little friend to keep you company while you work? Check out this Crochet Desk Duck blog post! Here you’ll find everything you need (including free printables!) to turn your Maisy Duck crochet pattern into the sweetest little motivational side-kick!