May 7, 2022

FREE PATTERN: Duolingo Amigurumi

My husband reached a great milestone with his Duolingo account and I wanted to create a crochet Duo plushie for him. People seemed really interested in a pattern so I decided to write one up!! I wanted to capture Duo's essence in a cute plushie and I feel like I did a pretty good job! :)

I do not own the intellectual rights to Duo... of course :) Therefore, I am unable to sell this pattern in any way. That also means that you cannot distribute this pattern and/or the plushie for profit in any way. If you choose to sell the plushie, I will not be held accountable for any legal trouble that you may find yourself in. So this is a warning! DO NOT sell this plushie or try to steal this pattern for profit (I feel like the second one goes without saying...)

I hope you enjoy this pattern!! Please tag me in your finished creations and also add the hashtag #DuoPlushie to your post so we can collect all the cute Duo's together!

Materials

A - Darker green (weight 4) - 158 yards
B - Bright green (weight 4) - 15 yards
C - Orange (weight 3) - 15 yards
D - Yellow (weight 3) - 6 yards
E - Black (weight 4) - <5 yards
F - White (weight 4) - 5 yards
5mm Crochet Hook (H)
Stuffing
Scissors
Tapestry Needle

Abbreviations

ch - chain
st(s) - stitch(es)
slst - slip stitch
sc - single crochet
hdc - half double crochet
dc - double crochet
inc - single crochet increase
dec - single crochet decrease
mr - magic ring

Pattern

Body

Using color A

Row 1: mr, ch 1, 6 sc, slst to first sc, turn. (6)

Row 2: ch 1, inc in every stitch, slst in first sc, turn. (12)

Row 3: ch 1, *sc, inc* repeat between * until last stitch, slst in first sc, turn. (18)

Row 4: ch 1, *2 sc, inc* repeat between * until last stitch, slst in first sc, turn. (24)

Row 5: ch 1, *3 sc, inc* repeat between * until last stitch, slst in first sc, turn. (30)

Row 6: ch 1, *4 sc, inc* repeat between * until last stitch, slst in first sc, turn. (36)

Row 7: ch 1, *5 sc, inc* repeat between * until last stitch, slst in first sc, turn. (42)

Row 8: ch 1, *6 sc, inc* repeat between * until last stitch, slst in first sc, turn. (48)

Row 9: ch 1, *7 sc, inc* repeat between * until last stitch, slst in first sc, turn. (54)

Row 10: ch 1, *8 sc, inc* repeat between * until last stitch, slst in first sc, turn. (60)

Row 11 - 20: ch 1, sc around, slst in first sc, turn. (60)

Row 21: ch 1, *8 sc, dec* repeat between * until last stitch, slst in first sc, turn. (54)

Row 22 - 25: ch 1, sc around, slst in first sc, turn. (54)

Row 26: ch 1, *7 sc, dec* repeat between * until last stitch, slst in first sc, turn. (48)

Row 27 - 30: ch 1, sc around, slst in first sc, turn. (48)

Row 31: ch 1, *6 sc, dec* repeat between * until last stitch, slst in first sc, turn. (42)

Row 32: ch 1, sc around, slst in first sc, turn. (42)

Stuff the body and continue.

Row 33: ch 1, *5 sc, dec* repeat between * until last stitch, slst in first sc, turn. (36)

Row 34: ch 1, *4 sc, dec* repeat between * until last stitch, slst in first sc, turn. (30)

Row 35: ch 1, *3 sc, dec* repeat between * until last stitch, slst in first sc, turn. (24)

Row 36: ch 1, *2 sc, dec* repeat between * until last stitch, slst in first sc, turn. (18)

Row 37: ch 1, *sc, dec* repeat between * until last stitch, slst in first sc, turn. (12)

Stuff the body more if needed.

Row 38: ch 1, *dec* repeat between * until last stitch, slst in first sc. (6)

f/o leaving a long tail. Thread the yarn through the top stitches and pull tight.

Ears (x2)

Using color A

Row 1: mr, ch 1, 6 sc, slst to first sc, turn. (6)

Row 2: ch 1, *inc, sc* repeat between * until last stitch, slst in first sc, turn. (9)

Row 3: ch 1, *inc, 2 sc* repeat between * until last stitch, slst in first sc, turn. (12)

Row 4: ch 1, *inc, 3 sc* repeat between * until last stitch, slst in first sc, turn. (15)

Row 5: ch 1, *inc, 4 sc* repeat between * until last stitch, slst in first sc, turn. (18)

Row 6: ch 1, *inc, 5 sc* repeat between * until last stitch, slst in first sc, turn. (21)

Row 7: ch 1, *inc, 6 sc* repeat between * until last stitch, slst in first sc, turn. (24)

Row 8: ch 1, *inc, 7 sc* repeat between * until last stitch, slst in first sc, turn. (27)

f/o leaving a long tail.

Start sewing from the second row from the very top of the body (shown in the photo below) Start sewing the ears onto the body, stretch them fairly far adding stuffing 3/4 of the way.

Repeat steps on the other ear. Make sure you sew the other ear at the same height as you did the first ear.

Arms (x2)

Using color A

Row 1: mr, ch 1, 6 sc, slst to first sc, turn. (6)

Row 2: ch 1, inc, sc in remaining sts, slst to first sc, turn.

Row 3 - 12: repeat row 2

You should have 17 sts.

Row 13: stuff and slst across, flattening the top.

f/o leaving a long tail, sew onto the body.

Line up arms onto the same row, right below in line with the ears.

Feet (x2)

Using color C

Row 1: mr, ch 1, 6 sc, slst in first sc, turn. (6)

Row 2: ch 1, *sc, inc* repeat between * until last stitch, slst in first sc, turn. (9)

Row 3: ch 1, *2 sc, inc* repeat between * until last stitch, slst in first sc, turn. (12)

Row 4: ch 1, *3 sc, inc* repeat between * until last stitch, slst in first sc, turn. (15)

Row 5 - 7: ch 1, sc across, slst in first sc, turn. (15)

Row 8: ch 1, *2 sc, dec, 2 sc* repeat between * 2 times, sc in remaining sts, slst in first sc, turn. (13)

Row 9: ch 1, 5 sc, dec 2 times, 4 sc, slst in first sc, turn. (11)

Row 10: ch 1, 4 sc, dec, 5 sc, slst in first sc, turn. (10)

Row 11 - 13: ch 1, sc around, slst in first sc, turn. (10)

Stuff the feet and sew the top up by flattening the top with the toes pointed forward.

Eye Mask

Using color B. You can follow along each row with the photo slider below.

Row 1: mr, ch 1, 9 sc, slst in first st (9)

Row 2: ch 1, inc in every stitch, slst in first sc, f/o. (18)

Repeat rows 1 - 2 but DO NOT FASTEN OFF!! You should have two small green circles.

Row 3: ch 4, slst to the other circle (right below the tail), sc up the other circle 5 times, hdc, dc, ch 1, turn.

Row 4: 6 sc, 6 hdc, 5 sc, hdc, dc, ch 1, turn.

Row 5: dec, 4 sc, dec, 4sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, ch 1, turn.

Row 6: dec, 4 sc, 3 slst, 4 sc, dec, ch 1, turn.

Row 7: dec, 2 sc, dec, ch 1, turn

Row 8: dec, 2 sc, ch 1, turn.

Row 9: dec, 1 sc, ch 1, turn.

Row 10: dec.

Row 11: ch 1, sc down and around to the right side of the other circle, ch 1.

Repeat rows 7 - 10.

ch 1, sc down the side to where the repeat of 7 - 10 started.

f/o leaving a long tail.

Eyes (x2)

Using color F

Round 1: ch 4, starting in the 2nd chain from the hook, sc 2, 3 sc in the last stitch, moving to the other side of the ch, sc, 2 sc in the last stitch

Round 2: inc, sc, inc 3 times, sc, inc 2 times (14)

Slst to first sc and f/o leaving a long tail.

Using color E

Round 1: Repeat round 1 from the white eyes

Slst and f/o.

Sew color F eyes onto the eye mask.

Sew color E eyes onto the color F eyes.

Sew the eye mask onto the body.