Tuxedo Sam is a tubby little Sanrio penguin who loves to eat.
He likes to be called Tuxedo-san; Sam is too old-fashioned, he thinks.
Make your own Tuxedo-san!
Materials
- 2.50 mm hook
- 1.75mm hook
- Similar sized yarn (blue, white, yellow and navy blue)
- Embroidery floss (red and dark brown)
- Darning needle
- Pink brads (optional)
- Polyester fiberfill
- Small pebbles (to weigh Tuxedo-san down)
Body
With blue yarn:
Round 1: 6 sc in magic circle (6)
Round 2: 2 sc in each sc around (12)
Round 3: *2 sc, sc in next sc*, repeat 6 times (18)
Round 4: *2sc, sc in next 2 sc*, repeat 6 times (24)
Round 5: *2 sc, sc in next 3 sc*, repeat 6 times (30)
Round 6: *2 sc, sc in next 4 sc*, repeat 6 times (36)
Round 7: *2 sc, sc in next 5 sc*, repeat 6 times (42)
Round 8: *2 sc, sc in next 6 sc*, repeat 6 times (48)
Round 9: *2 sc, sc in next 7 sc*, repeat 6 times (54)
Round 10 – 23: Sc in each sc around (54)
Sew in the eyes – it should fall on round 12. Remember to leave enough space in between for the beak.
Pop in the pink brads (optional) for a blushing effect.
Round 24: *Inv dec, sc in next 7 sc*, repeat 6 times (48)
Round 25: * Inv dec, sc in next 6 sc*, repeat 6 times (42)
Round 26: * Inv dec, sc in next 5 sc*, repeat 6 times (36)
Round 27: * Inv dec, sc in next 4 sc*, repeat 6 times (30)
Round 28: *Inv dec, sc in next 3 sc*, repeat 6 times (24)
Round 29: *Inv dec, sc in next 2 sc*, repeat 6 times (18)
Begin stuffing the body. Add some small pebbles so Tuxedo-san will stand upright on its own. Top off with more stuffing.
Round 30: *Inv dec, sc in next 1 sc*, repeat 6 times (12)
Round 31: Inv dec all around (6)
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Beak
With yellow yarn:
Round 1: 7 sc in magic circle (7)
Round 2: 2 sc in each sc around (14)
Round 3: Sc in each sc around (14)
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.
Tummy
With white yarn:
Round 1: 6 sc in magic circle (6)
Round 2: 2 sc in each sc around (12)
Round 3: *2 sc, sc in next sc*, repeat 6 times (18)
Round 4: *2sc, sc in next 2 sc*, repeat 6 times (24)
Round 5: *2 sc, sc in next 3 sc*, repeat 6 times (30)
Round 6 – 15: Sc in each sc around (30)
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.
Feet (make 2)
With yellow yarn:
Round 1: 5 sc in magic circle (5)
Round 2: 2 sc in each sc around (10)
Round 3: *2 sc, sc in next sc*, repeat 5 times (15)
Round 4 – 7: Sc in each sc around (15)
Flatten the piece.
Round 8: Sc across both sides, chain 2, sc in the same stitch, slip stitch in the next sc, 3hdc in the next sc, skip 1, slip stitch in the next sc, sc in the next sc, chain 2, sc in the same stitch, slip stitch in the next sc.
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.
Weave the yarn to the bottom centre of the feet.
Arms (make 2)
Round 1: 5 sc in magic circle (5)
Round 2: 2 sc in each sc around (10)
Round 3 – 8: Sc in each sc around (10)
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.
Sailor hat
With white yarn:
Round 1: 6 sc in magic circle (6)
Round 2: 2 sc in each sc around (12)
Round 3: *2 sc, sc in next sc*, repeat 6 times (18)
Round 4 – 5: Sc in each sc around (18)
Round 6: 2sc in each sc around (36)
Round 7: Dec all around (18)
Change yarn colour to navy. Leave a long white yarn end for sewing later.
Round 8: *2 sc, sc in next sc*, repeat 9 times (27)
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Bowtie:
With red embroidery floss and a 1.75mm hook:
Chain 5
Round 1: Starting in second chain from hook, sc in the next 3sc, 3sc in the last sc.
Round 2: Rotate the foundation row, don’t turn it. Sc in the next 3sc, 3sc in the last sc.
Round 3: Rotate again. Sc in the next 3sc, 3sc in the last sc.
Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.
Weave the long end of the embroidery floss to the centre then make three loops over the piece to shape the bow.
Tie a knot with the shorter end at the back.
Assembly
- Sew on the beak.
- Flatten the white tummy piece and sew it on the body.
- Sew on the feet and arms.
- Add some stuffing to the sailor hat to keep it in shape. Flatten the brim on Tuxedo-san’s body and sew it on – be sure to sew on the protruding part of the hat so the edges can be folded up later. Curve up the ends when you’re done.
- Sew on the red bow.
- Ta da!
As this is an original amiguruMEI pattern, kindly do not claim it as your own. You may place a link to this pattern from your site, but please do not repost it onto your page. Remember to share a picture of your own kawaii versions of Tuxedo-san with amiguruMEI!
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OMG! It is soooo cute ^^
Son maravillosos, me estoy embullando para hacer unos cuantos que me han gustado, gracias por facilitarnos los patrones, pienso me queden bien, ya que el tejer es mi pasión, en especial el croché, mis saludos y que sigáis teniendo éxitos, un abraso de TiAyita que es la misma persona que Aida, pero TiAyita es en sus labores varias,, si deseas visita mi página de TiAyita en facebook, gracias. Aida
Thanks for your share.
May our group crochet this creaction.
If you are agree, I will translate as Chinese.
Hi Dena,
Yes sure! Please do send me a link of the chinese pattern and I’ll include it in my site. Can’t wait to see your version of Tuxedo-san! 🙂
OK~I will send you the link of chinese pattern.
The members of our group will be joyful.
By the way, this is our crochet group in FB.
Your coming would be appreciated. ^^
http://www.facebook.com/denazakka#!/groups/denac/?bookmark_t=group
Hi Dena,
Just joined your group! Glad to meet all of you 🙂 I will be creating another Sanrio free pattern soon. Will let you know once I’m done! 🙂 Happy crocheting!
He is very cute, thanks !!!!!
Wow, this is so cute! I can’t wait to try out this pattern 🙂
Such a cute pattern! Thank you for sharing it 🙂
How cool! I LOVED Hello Kitty and Friends when I was little. Thanks for the pattern.
Thank you CJ! I’ll be uploading a new Sanrio pattern soon. Check back for more 🙂
Thank you very much!! I made it for my Cousin’s little baby ^—^
Here the pictures: http://suisentieridelvento.blogspot.it/2012/06/un-tenero-uccellino.html
Thank you so much for sharing the pic! I love it! I’ll be posting any Sanrio pattern soon. Do check back soon!
Hi!!! I love it!!! How cuteeee ❤ ❤ ❤ thank you for the pattern!!! Please, can i translate in portuguese?
Hi erika!
Sure! Do send me a link of the pattern so I can include it here as well! Looking forward to seeing your version of Tuxedo-san!
Hi 🙂
I love your Pattern! Here’s a link to my version of Tuxedo Sam 😉
http://briseiis.wordpress.com/2012/06/13/projekt-52-23-diy-do-it-yourself/
Hi there! Ooh I love it! Yours look ultra cute! So glad you like it 🙂 Do check back in the following weeks as I am planning an extra exciting pattern! 🙂
Hi, thanks a lot for your adorable tuxedo-san pattern. My daughter and I love this penguin very much.
Here is my version of this cutey ~
best regards,
Amy.
I love it so much! Love the fun colour combo! I hope you’ll both have many hours of fun with it 🙂
Hi! Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful pattern! I made a Tuxedo-sam, and you said you wanted to see the amigurumis we do with this pattern… so this is mine, I hope you like it 🙂
http://anxocunningham.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d58nd62
Hi Anxo!
Thank you so much for sharing your cute little penguin with me! I love it! I think it looks so sweet and mild in grey. Hope to see more of your work! 🙂
I LOVE this!! Its so cute!!! would it be okay if i made a pdf for it?? Thanks!!!
Hi tishcrafty!
Sure! Mentioning my site in it would make me a happy crocheter! 🙂
hi, do you agree if I translate your pattern in French?
Hi Yan!
Yes sure! If you can provide a link back to my site, that would be awesome! A big thank you for the support 🙂
Thank you very much!! I made it ！
Here is my Photo: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151231642703001&set=a.10150284355548001.344581.561913000&type=1&theater¬if_t=like
It’s beautiful!
how do you weave? also where is the embroidery dark brown floss used? sorry i must be blind if if there!
Hi Lily!
To weave in the ends, you can see an example here:
http://www.planetjune.com/blog/amigurumi-help/fastening-off/
The dark brown embroidery floss was used to sew in the eyes 🙂
Let me know if you have any more questions!
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This is sooooo cute! Thank you so much for sharing it!
Aw, he is so cute! I am going to have to make one really soon. 🙂
Am going to attempt this! Haha! I’m very new to all of this, so am a bit unsure of the webbed feet and the bow-tie, but he’s too lovely not to give a shot!
I have created him as a teacher gift, if I can say goodbye to little Tuck.
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I made one as a teacher gift, if I can part with him, that is. Here you can see my little Tuck finished. Also, this may be a double post, I am not sure whether my previous post went through or not.
Hi! Thank you for the pattern! How big is the final product?
Thank you very much for this cute pattern! 🙂
You’re welcome!
Awesome pattern! I finally finished putting it together after crocheting it last year!!
love the lil guy! currently making one for a baby shower gift. had a question, what is an inv dec? i have never seen that term before. please help 🙂 thanks!
Hi Jen! That refers to an invisibl decrease. Just put your hook through the front loop of the next two stitches (without yarning over)’ then yarn over and pull through the two loops, yarn over and pull through remaining two loops. (hope i got that right!) 🙂
Thanks for this (sorry, I don’t speak english, I’m from Chile). Here is mine https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10200688293223602&set=a.1830473195460.250007.1049275730&type=3&theater
What beautiful instructions. Is it allowed to sell the finished works?
Yes you may sell the finished doll if you include a mention that it is based on an amiguruMEI pattern. Do share pictures of your work and link back to us so we can see what you’re up to from time to time 🙂
Thank you for sharing your pattern.
Sooooooo cute!!
Here is my version. http://mabusii.blog.me/50181423612
Thank you for sharing your pattern.
I don’t speak english well. Here is my penguin. http://mabusii.blog.me/50181423612
Your penguin is so so cute! Lovely yarn colours! Thank you for sharing them with me. They made me smile!
Please see this link: http://ichipooh.wordpress.com/2013/11/20/mau-moc-tuxedo-sam/
This person has stolen your pattern and published it on her blog.
Thanks for telling me!
Can you tell me how to do a magic circle? I’m new to this. 🙂 Thank you.
Awww…he is so sweet. I love Tuxedo Sam!
This looks a lot like your pattern – and it’s for sale.
http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/crocheting/toy/pinguino-amigurumi-patron-espanol/110051
Thanks for inspiring me to take up crochet! This is my first project
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Hi
It’s so cute . I’m trying to make this but stuck in tummy part. It’s not coming out properly.. It’s coming in circle then it’s getting depth.. I’m just lost here , could you please help me out . Thanks
Hi Priya! Don’t worry! I think you should be on the right track. All you have to do is flatten the piece when you’re done. What ‘flatten’ means here is that instead of stuffing the piece like your usual amigurumi pieces, just flatten the piece like you would flatten a beanie hat 🙂 hope you get what I mean!
Ohh ok !!! Got it now . I am just a new beginner here .. Thank you so much 😊