Welcome to my mallard duck crochet pattern. This finished beginner crochet pattern duck will look like this.

Finished mallard duck crochet pattern group portrait

There’s also a beginner crochet tutorial video for this pattern available on my YouTube channel at Mallard Duck Crochet Tutorial.

To view the full pattern for free continue to scroll down on this page. If you would like to download the pattern, it’s available on my Ravelry store for $1 at Mallard Duck Crochet Pattern.

This pattern will be using US terminology. If you would like to view the UK version go to Mallard Duck Crochet Pattern (UK Version).

Mallard Duck Crochet Pattern

Abbreviations

  • st – stitch
  • sts – stitches
  • ch – chain
  • sl st – slip stitch
  • sc – single crochet
  • hdc – half double crochet
  • dc – double crochet

Materials Used

  • Green, brown, white and orange cotton or wool, I used 8 ply wool which is light worsted in the US and double knit in the UK.
  • A crochet hook, I used a 2.5mm hook.
  • Scissors.
  • Sewing needle and cotton to stitch the wing to the duck’s body.
  • Darning needle to weave in ends.
  • Black embroidery cotton or sewing thread to embroider on the eye, or you could use a black bead if you prefer.

Head

Make a magic loop.

Crochet mallard duck magic loop
Row 1:  2 ch, into circle work 15 dc, pull circle tight and join with a sl st in 1st st.

Crochet mallard duck head first row

Row 2:  1 ch, work 1 sc in same st as ch, 1 sc in each of next 2 sts.  Fasten off.

Crochet mallard duck head

Neck

Join white yarn in 1st sc on right side of neck edge.

Crochet mallard duck joining for neck

2 ch, work 1 hdc in same st as ch, 2 hdc in each of next 2 sts.  Fasten off.

Crochet mallard duck head with neck

Body

Join brown yarn in top of ch on right side.

Crochet mallard duck joining for body

Row 1:  2 ch. 1 hdc in same place as ch, 1 hdc in each st to last st, 2 hdc in last st.  Turn.

Row 2:  2 ch. 1 hdc in each st to last st, 2 hdc in last st.  Turn.

Row 3:  2 ch. 3 hdc in 1st st, 1 hdc in each st to end.  Turn.

Row 4:  2 ch. 1 hdc in each st to last st, 3 hdc in last st.  Turn.

Row 5:  2 ch. 3 hdc in 1st st, 1 hdc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined hdc over last 2 sts.  Fasten off.

Crochet mallard duck body

Neatening Row

Join brown yarn at back neck edge.

Crochet mallard duck joining for neatening

Sl st into next st, work 1 sc in each st to tail, 3 ch and 1 dc in tail.  Fasten off.

Crochet mallard duck body with tail

Join yarn at bottom of tail.

 Crochet mallard duck joining for neatening after tail

Work 1 sc in each st around to neck, sl st into last brown st at neck.  Fasten off.

Crochet mallard duck body neatened

Beak

Join orange yarn 2 sts up from neck.

Crochet mallard duck joining for beak

2 ch, work 1 hdc in same st.  Fasten off.

Crochet mallard duck beak first section

Join orange yarn in same st as last hdc.

Crochet mallard duck joining for second beak section 

Row 1:  2 ch, work 1 hdc in each of next 2 sts.  Turn.

Row 2:  2 ch, work a joined hdc over both sts.  Fasten off.

Crochet mallard duck beak

Wing

Make a magic loop.

Row 1:  2 ch, into circle work 1 hdc, pull circle tight but don’t join.  Turn.

Row 2:  2 ch, work 1 hdc in st and 1 hdc in top of ch.  Turn.

Row 3:  2 ch. 2 hdc in each st.  Turn.

Row 4:  1 ch. 1 sc in 1st st, 1 hdc in next st, 1 dc in following st and 2 dc in last st.  Turn.

Row 5:  3 ch, work a dc cluster over all sts.  Don’t fasten off.

Crochet mallard duck wing

Neatening Row

Work a sl st in each st around.  Fasten off.

Crochet mallard duck wing neatened

To Make Up

Weave in ends.  Embroider on an eye or attach a black bead over the centre circle of head.

Crochet mallard duck body with eye

Stitch wing to body.

Finished crochet mallard duck landscape

And there’s the finished mallard duck crochet pattern. If you’ve like this pattern you may also want to look at some of my others including a duck, a chicken, a swan and a flamingo.

Finished crochet easy duck landscape

Finished crochet chicken group landscape

Finished crochet swan landscape

Finished Crochet Flamingo landscape