Free Crochet Peacock Pattern: 8 Clear Amigurumi Steps

1. Gather the materials and read the stitch key

You will need Ricorumi cotton in blue, navy blue, green, and beige, plus white for the eye patches. Use a 3 mm crochet hook, a yarn needle, fiberfill, 5 or 6 mm safety eyes, a stitch marker, and scissors. The instructions also allow sewing or gluing the tail and tail motifs into place.

Finished dimensions, gauge, yarn quantities, and making time are not specified for this pattern.

This article uses US terms:

Abbreviation	Meaning
MR	Magic ring
ch	Chain
sl st	Slip stitch
sc	Single crochet
hdc	Half double crochet
dc	Double crochet, used in the eye and tail motifs
inc	Increase: work 2 sc into one stitch
dec	Decrease: turn two stitches into one
st / sts	Stitch / stitches

Parentheses group a repeat. For example, (1 sc, inc) × 6 means repeat the pair six times. Counts shown at the end are the number of stitches after completing that round. Follow the repeat number to complete the round, then check your stitch total.

If the notation is unfamiliar, keep our crochet abbreviation guide nearby. The amigurumi beginner guide is a separate technique resource.

2. Crochet the blue head and long neck

Begin the head in blue and keep the yarn attached as you work into the neck. Use the stitch marker to follow the beginning of the round.

• Round 1: 6 sc in a MR. 6 sts.
• Round 2: Inc in each stitch. 12 sts.
• Round 3: (1 sc, inc) × 6. 18 sts.
• Round 4: (2 sc, inc) × 6. 24 sts.
• Round 5: (3 sc, inc) × 6. 30 sts.
• Round 6: (2 sc, inc, 2 sc) × 6. 36 sts.
• Round 7: (5 sc, inc) × 6. 42 sts.
• Rounds 8–15: 42 sc in each round. 42 sts per round.
• Round 16: (5 sc, dec) × 6. 36 sts.
• Round 17: (2 sc, dec, 2 sc) × 6. 30 sts.
• Round 18: (3 sc, dec) × 6. 24 sts.
• Round 19: (2 sc, dec) × 6. 18 sts.
• Rounds 20–27: 18 sc in each round. 18 sts per round.
• Round 28: (8 sc, inc) × 2. 20 sts.
• Round 29: 20 sc. 20 sts.
• Round 30: (9 sc, inc) × 2. 22 sts.
• Round 31: 22 sc. 22 sts.
• Round 32: 9 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 9 sc. 24 sts.
• Rounds 33–34: 24 sc in each round. 24 sts per round.

Checkpoint: the head reaches 42 stitches, narrows to an 18-stitch neck, then widens to 24 before the body extension. Do not close or detach this piece after round 34.

Have the eye patches, safety eyes, and fiberfill ready while the head and body are still accessible. Step 4 gives the eye-patch instructions; use the project photograph for the facial arrangement. Exact stuffing rounds and numbered eye-placement positions are not specified.

3. Extend the body, then shape and close it

Round 35 changes the route of the work. You add a chain extension to the existing 24-stitch piece and crochet around the extension as well as the body. Read the entire round before beginning.

Chain 13. Work the first sc into the second chain from the hook, and mark that first sc as the new beginning of the round. Continue in this order:

1. Inc at the beginning of the chain extension.
2. Work 11 sc along the chain.
3. Work 1 sc where the foundation chain starts.
4. Work 24 sc on the body.
5. Work 11 sc along the other side of the extension.
6. Work 3 sc in the last stitch.

Round 35 total: 52 sts. The first sc named in the marker instruction is the first stitch of the increase, not an extra stitch before it. Count the six sections as 2 + 11 + 1 + 24 + 11 + 3 = 52.

Continue with the same blue yarn:

• Round 36: 3 sc in the same stitch, 23 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 23 sc. 56 sts.
• Round 37: Inc in each of the next 2 stitches, then 54 sc. 58 sts.
• Rounds 38–41: 58 sc in each round. 58 sts per round.
• Round 42: 4 sc, dec, 20 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec, 20 sc, dec. 54 sts.
• Rounds 43–45: 54 sc in each round. 54 sts per round.
• Round 46: (7 sc, dec) × 6. 48 sts.
• Round 47: (3 sc, dec, 3 sc) × 6. 42 sts.
• Round 48: (5 sc, dec) × 6. 36 sts.
• Round 49: (2 sc, dec, 2 sc) × 6. 30 sts.
• Round 50: Dec × 15. 15 sts.
• Round 51: (3 sc, dec) × 3. 12 sts.
• Round 52: Dec × 6. 6 sts.

Fasten off and close the remaining opening. Embroider the feet with beige yarn. These are embroidered details, so there is no separate crocheted foot component.

4. Make the beige beak and eye patches

Beak

Use beige yarn:

• Round 1: 6 sc in a MR. 6 sts.
• Round 2: (2 sc, inc) × 2. 8 sts.
• Round 3: (3 sc, inc) × 2. 10 sts.
• Round 4: (4 sc, inc) × 2. 12 sts.
• Rounds 5–6: 12 sc in each round. 12 sts per round.

Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing the beak to the head.

Eye patches

Start in navy blue. Work 6 sc in a MR for round 1, then change to white. Round 2 is a shaped sequence around those six stitches:

1. Inc in each of the next 3 stitches.
2. In the next stitch, work 1 sc and 1 hdc.
3. In the next stitch, work 1 dc, ch 2, sl st in the second chain from the hook, then 1 dc in that same base stitch.
4. In the next stitch, work 1 hdc and 1 sc.
5. Sl st into the first sc of round 1.

Fasten off with a sewing tail. Insert the safety eyes and sew the patches onto the head. Refer to the project photograph for the visible eye patch and beak arrangement.

5. Crochet the crest and small back feathers

Head crest

Use blue yarn and make the crest in this order:

1. Ch 2. Sl st into the second chain from the hook to form the foundation.
2. Ch 8. Sl st into the foundation chain to make the first loop.
3. Repeat step 2 twice more, giving three chain-8 loops in total.
4. Fasten off and sew the crest to the top of the head.
5. Add navy yarn fringes to the chains.

Green back feathers — make 3

• Round 1: 6 sc in a MR. 6 sts.
• Round 2: Inc in every stitch. 12 sts.
• Round 3: (1 sc, inc) × 6. 18 sts.

Blue back feathers — make 5

• Round 1: 6 sc in a MR. 6 sts.
• Round 2: Inc in every stitch. 12 sts.

Fasten off each small back feather with a tail for sewing to the back of the body. Keep these three green and five blue back feathers separate from the five larger green tail pieces in the next step.

6. Crochet five green tail pieces and join them

For each of the five green pieces:

• Round 1: 6 sc in a MR. 6 sts.
• Round 2: Inc in every stitch. 12 sts.
• Rounds 3–5: 12 sc in each round. 12 sts per round.

Fasten off four pieces, leaving yarn tails to close the gaps between them after joining. Keep the fifth piece attached to the working yarn. For the joining explanation, call that active piece piece 1, then arrange the other four beside it as pieces 2, 3, 4, and 5.

Tail round 6: Join to piece 2 with 1 sc; that is the first stitch of this round. Work 5 more sc around piece 2, making 6 sc on it so far. Join to piece 3 and work 6 sc; join to piece 4 and work 6 sc; on piece 5, work 12 sc. Return along the other side: 6 sc on piece 4, 6 sc on piece 3, 6 sc on piece 2, then 12 sc around piece 1.

The result is 60 sts around all five pieces. The middle pieces each contribute 6 stitches on the outward pass and 6 on the return; the two end pieces each contribute 12. Use the saved tails to close the small gaps between the joined pieces.

7. Shape the tail fan and crochet five feather motifs

Continue the joined green tail:

• Rounds 7–10: 60 sc in each round. 60 sts per round.
• Round 11: (4 sc, dec) × 10. 50 sts.
• Rounds 12–14: 50 sc in each round. 50 sts per round.
• Round 15: (3 sc, dec) × 10. 40 sts.
• Rounds 16–17: 40 sc in each round. 40 sts per round.
• Round 18: (2 sc, dec) × 10. 30 sts.
• Round 19: 30 sc. 30 sts.
• Round 20: (3 sc, dec) × 6. 24 sts.
• Round 21: 24 sc. 24 sts.
• Round 22: (2 sc, dec) × 6. 18 sts.
• Rounds 23–24: 18 sc in each round. 18 sts per round.

Fold the opening and crochet through both sides with 9 sc, pairing the remaining 18 stitches. Sew or glue the tail to the back of the bird.

Tail feather motifs — make 5

Begin each motif with 6 sc in a MR in navy blue. Change to blue for round 2:

1. Inc in each of the next 3 stitches.
2. In the next stitch, work 1 sc and 1 hdc.
3. In the next stitch, work 1 dc, ch 2, sl st in the second chain from the hook, then 1 dc in the same base stitch.
4. In the next stitch, work 1 hdc and 1 sc.
5. Sl st into the first sc of round 1.

Fasten off. Sew or glue one motif at the top of each of the five tail pieces. This is the same shaped motif sequence used for the eye patches, with blue replacing white in the second round.

8. Check the parts and complete the assembly

Use this short checklist to keep similarly named pieces organized:

• Head and body: one blue piece, ending with 6 stitches at body round 52.
• Beak: one beige piece, ending with two rounds of 12 sc.
• Face: navy-and-white patches with 5 or 6 mm safety eyes; sew the patches and beak to the head.
• Crest: three blue chain loops with navy fringes; sew to the top of the head.
• Back feathers: three green pieces of 18 stitches and five blue pieces of 12 stitches; sew to the back of the body.
• Tail: five green starting pieces joined into one fan; fold the last 18 stitches and close with 9 sc through both sides.
• Tail motifs: five navy-and-blue pieces, one at the top of each tail piece.
• Feet: embroider with beige yarn.

The photograph shows how the colors and parts sit together. Exact sewing coordinates and finished measurements are not specified, so the written rounds do not support a numbered placement chart. For more on organizing sewn details, our amigurumi face and attachment guide is a separate reference.

Tips & troubleshooting

Keep the two round counts separate. The body has 52 rounds; the joined tail has 24 rounds, followed by its folded closure. Mark the component name beside your current round.

Reset the body marker at round 35. The chain extension introduces a new beginning of the round. Keeping the old starting point would make the next shaping sequence harder to follow.

Check the tail join before round 7. Each starting piece has 12 stitches, so five pieces contribute 60. The joining sc on piece 2 is already included in its first group of six; do not add an extra joining stitch to the total.

Separate back feathers from tail motifs. The green and blue circular back pieces are different from the shaped navy-and-blue decorations on the tail. Their quantities and color changes are listed separately for that reason.

Frequently Asked Questions

What hook and yarn does this crochet peacock pattern use?

The pattern specifies a 3 mm crochet hook and Ricorumi cotton in blue, navy blue, green, and beige. White is used in the second round of the eye patches. No yarn quantity is given.

Are the peacock head and body crocheted separately?

No. They share one continuous set of 52 rounds. The neck develops after the head decreases to 18 stitches, and round 35 adds the chain extension before the body shaping continues.

How many pieces make the crochet peacock tail?

Five green pieces begin the tail. Each has 12 stitches after round 2 and remains at 12 through round 5. They join into a 60-stitch round before the fan tapers. There are also five separate navy-and-blue decorative motifs.

Why does the tail close with 9 single crochets?

The final tail rounds have 18 stitches. Folding the opening pairs its two sides, so working through both sides uses two existing stitches for each of the nine closing sc.

What size eyes and finished measurements should I use?

Use 5 or 6 mm safety eyes. Finished height, width, and gauge are not specified for this pattern.