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I’ve been planning this ambitious design for a couple of months, and it’s finally ready: a family of Emperor Penguins!
Emperors are the largest of the penguin breeds, and probably what most people think of when they hear the word penguin. They’ve seen some extra popularity in recent years as they feature in the cute animated movie Happy Feet and the stunning documentary movie March of the Penguins.
I’ve been wanting to make a proper, amigurumi-style penguin for years, but until recently, colour-changing tehcniques weren’t up to what I had in mind. If you look at other penguin designs, they either have a white back, or a white oval (crocheted or felt) stitched onto their tummy, and neither of those options appealed to me. I’ve pioneered a new technique for creating smooth colour changes between a tummy and back (debuted with my Kingfisher pattern) and the beauty of this technique is that all the magic is in the actual pattern – you don’t need to learn any new stitches or methods to be able to follow it! I love innovating 
So now I have a clever emperor penguin design, but I couldn’t resist making a little fluffy baby penguin too. I love how they look so different to the adults, but equally distinctive. And, of course, brushed crochet is the perfect technique to bring this little one to life.
If you’d like to make your own sweet pengys, you can buy the Emperor Penguin and Baby Emperor Penguin crochet patterns from my shop, and I’ve also put them together as an Emperor Penguin Family multipack for a special price.
I hope you like my penguins!
Hi, I'm 
maryanne @ mama smiles said
Those are darling!!!
Margaret said
I just love them! What a perfect gift idea for my niece for Christmas! Can’t wait to try the pattern!
elizabeth said
Awwwww. Those are precious!
concretemoomin said
Omg, these are very cute! I’m just getting into crochet but I’ve not tried anything more complicated than a scarf yet – it would be lovely to make something like this. Thanks for sharing your photos
Núr said
What a cute family! What an artist you are!
Else said
These are amazing! Love them. Great job, June!
Susan said
Just toooo stinkin’ cute!
Judy Carlson said
Love, love, LOVE!
LilMissRedTShirt said
How cute! There’s no way I could muster up making one, but.. I wish. Fun!
Simone said
They are so cute! Brilliant design. <3
wrchili said
Adorable!
CrochetBlogger said
Adorable. Genius! Wonderful.
A Gamer's Wife said
Congratulations! I love the smooth color changes on the stomach; simply gorgeous.
Lindy said
Your penguins are brilliant! I love them.
Love, Lindy xx
Pysselkiisen said
Lovely as always! Great job June
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Shannon Lewis said
They’re very cute. Love the realism in your designs.
Heather Hoover said
LOVE them! You are SO good!!
Monica said
So cute!!! I can’t wait to try them out myself!!! These are amazing!
maryangela said
Great job, as usual!
I`d like to know if there’s a place where you teach this color changing technique or is it included in the Emperor Penguin pattern?
Thanks!
June said
Maryangela, I do give lots of tips on making the neatest colour changes in the pattern, and you can use those tips for other patterns too.
However, my special new technique actually forms part of the pattern itself – it’s not a technique you can apply to other patterns to change how the colour changes look. The difficult part is done by me when I design it: figuring out where to place each stitch to make the colour changes look smooth. When you follow the pattern, all you’ll be doing is exactly what you always do with amigurumi: single crochet with increases and decreases
Jack russel opvoeden said
I really like the design. I’m a little jealous. I wish I was this good with my hands
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Angel said
Wow, those are beautiful!
One of my brothers adores penguins, especially emperor penguins. I’ve been trying to decide what pattern to use to make him cute-but-realistic penguin friends, and I’ve just found the one.
I adore your patterns, and I’m sure this one will be just the same. Thank you so much for taking the time to design these patterns for us!
Penny Sinclair said
Hi, please could I post your picture of the Family of Emperor Penguins on my blog with a link to your site for people who might want be interested in purchasing the pattern?
June said
Penny, of course you may! Thanks for checking with me
Penny Sinclair said
Thank you June
muna nana saigol said
Hello June,
Thank you for the gorgeous pattern. I made two of the baby penguins as soon as I got the email from you. I would love to post some photos for you to see. how can I do that?
June said
Hi Muna, I’d love to see your photos!