Peacocks are one of the most colorful birds and make for an amazing amigurumi project. Use bright color yarns and have your peacock come to life in this crochet peacock, amigurumi free pattern. Gather up your yarn, hook and let’s get started!
Items Needed for Our Crochet Peacock:
This crochet peacock pattern is great for intermediate to advanced crocheters.
Here is a comprehensive list of everything you’ll need for this pattern –
- We used a US E-4 (3.5mm) crochet hook.
- Medium/ worsted weight 100% acrylic yarn in light blue, purple, royal blue, white, yellow and light green colors
- Yarn needle
- Safety eyes
- Polyfill stuffing, yarn scraps or miscellaneous stuffing
- Scissors or cutting tool
Stitch Terms Used In This Pattern
Stitches and abbreviations for our free crochet peacock amigurumi pattern:
Sc = Single Crochet
ch = chain
st = stitch
inc = increase (2 sc in one st)
si st = slip stitch
de = double crochet
hdc = half double crochet
tr = treble crochet
** = repeat to end of round
dec = decrease (2 sc together)
Let’s Start on Our Crochet Peacock!
Head and neck:
Crochet with royal blue yarn.
Round 1 : 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Round 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Round 3: (sc in next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Round 4: (sc in next 2 st, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
Round 5: (sc in next 3 st, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
Round 6: (sc in next 4 st, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
Round 7: (sc in next 5 st, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
Round 8: (sc in next 6 st, inc) repeat 6 times [48]
Round 9: (sc in next 7 st, inc) repeat 6 times [54]
Round 10: sc in all 54 st [54]
Round 11 : (sc in next 8 st, inc) repeat 6 times [60]
Round 12: sc in all 60 st [60]
Round 13: (sc in next 9 st, inc) repeat 6 times [66]
Round 14: sc in all 66 st [66]
Round 15: (sc in next 10 st, inc) repeat 6 times [72]
Round 16-21: sc in all 72 st [72]
Round 22: (sc in next 1 0 st, dec) repeat 6 times [66]
Round 23: (sc in next 9 st, dec) repeat 6 times [60]
Round 24: (sc in next 8 st, dec) repeat 6 times [54]
Round 25: (sc in next 7 st, dec) repeat 6 times [48]
Round 26: (sc in next 6 st, dec) repeat 6 times [42]
Round 27: (sc in next 5 st, dec) repeat 6 times [36]
Round 28: (sc in next 4 st, dec) repeat 6 times [30]
Round 29: (sc in next 3 st, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
Insert safety eyes in the center of white spots. Then insert the eyes with the spots in the head between Round 16 and Round 17. The distance between the eye spots is about 15-16 stitches.
Stuff the head with fiberfill.
Round 30-31: sc in all 24 st [24]
Round 32: (sc in next 5 st, inc) repeat 4 times [28]
Round 33-34: sc in all 28 st [28]Switch to purple yarn.
Round 35: (sc in next 13 st, inc) repeat 2 times [30]
Round 36-40: sc in all 30 st [30]
Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing. Stuff with fiberfill
Crochet Peacock Body:
Crochet with purple yarn.
Round 1 : 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Round 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Round 3: (sc in next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Round 4: (sc in next 2 st, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
Round 5: (sc in next 3 st, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
Round 6: (sc in next 4 st, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
Round 7: (sc in next 5 st, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
Round 8: (sc in next 6 st, inc) repeat 6 times [48]
Round 9: (sc in next 7 st, inc) repeat 6 times [54]
Round 10-23: sc in all 54 st [54]
Change to light blue color.
Round 24-28: sc in all 54 st [54]
Change to green color.
Round 29-31: sc in all 54 st [54]
Round 32: (sc in next 7 st, dec) repeat 6 times [48]
Round 33: (sc in next 6 st, dec) repeat 6 times [42]
Round 34: (sc in next 5 st, dec) repeat 6 times [36]
Round 35: (sc in next 4 st, dec) repeat 6 times [30]
Round 36: (sc in next 3 st, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
Stuff the body with fiberfill.
Round 37: (sc in next 2 st, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
Round 38: (sc in next st, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
Round 39: (dec) repeat 6 times [6]
Fasten off the yam, leaving a small tail. Pass the yam end through the front loops of the rest 6 stitches with your hook or
sewing needle and pull to close the hole. Weave in the end.
Crochet Peacock Tail:
Work with green yarn.
Round 1 : 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Round 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Round 3: (sc in next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Round 4: (sc in next 2 st, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
Round 5: (sc in next 3 st, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
Round 6: (sc in next 4 st, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
Round 7: (sc in next 5 st, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
Round 8: (sc in next 6 st, inc) repeat 6 times [48]
Round 9: (sc in next 7 st, inc) repeat 6 times [54]
Round 10: (sc in next 8 st, inc) repeat 6 times [60]
Round 11 : (sc in next 9 st, inc) repeat 6 times [66]
Round 12: (sc in next 1 0 st, inc) repeat 6 times [72]
Round 13: (sc in next 1 1 st, inc) repeat 6 times [78]
Round 14: (sc in next 1 2 st, inc) repeat 6 times [84]
Round 15: (sc in next 1 3 st, inc) repeat 6 times [90]
Round 16: (sc in next 1 4 st, inc) repeat 6 times [96]
Round 17: (sc in next 1 5 st, inc) repeat 6 times [102]
Round 18: (sc in next 1 6 st, inc) repeat 6 times [108]
Round 19: (sc in next 1 7 st, inc) repeat 6 times [114]
Round 20: 2 turning ch, 2 hdc in next st, (hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next st) repeat 56 times, join with si st [171]
Round 21: 2 turning ch, hdc in next 170 st, join with si st [171]
Fasten off and hide the yarn tail.
Bend the tail at the level of Round 7 to get a semi-circle (look at the picture below). Fasten it in such position with the help of sewing needle using invisible stitching.
Tail feathers (make 5):
Crochet with royal blue yarn.
Round 1 : 8 sc in magic ring, join with si st [8]
Change to light blue yam.
Round 2: 1 ch, sc in the same st, (inc) x 7 times, join with si st [16]
Change to yellow yarn.
Round 3: 1 ch, inc, (sc in next st, inc) x 2 times, hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next st, de in next st, 3 de in next st, de in next st, 2 hdc in next st, hdc in next st, inc, sc in next st, inc, join with si st [25]
Change to green yarn.
Round 4: 1 ch, sc in next st, inc, (sc in next 2 st, inc) x 3 times, hdc in next 2 st, 3 hdc in next st, hdc in next 2 st, (inc, sc in next 2 st) x 2 times, inc, sc in next st, join with si st [34]
Round 5: 1 ch, sc in next 7 st, picot st, (sc in next 3 st, picot st) x 8 times, sc in next 2 st, join with si st [34]
Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.
Beak
Crochet with yellow yarn.
Round 1 : 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Round 2: (sc in next st, inc) repeat 3 times [9]
Round 3-4: sc in all 9 st [9]
Round 5: (sc in next 2 st, inc) repeat 3 times [12]
Round 6: sc in all 12 st [12]
Finish with si st. Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing. Stuff.
Peacock Feet (make 2):
Work with yellow yarn.
Round 1 : 6 sc in magic ring, join with si st [6]
Round 2: 4 ch, sc in next 3 ch beginning from 2nd ch from hook, si st in next st, 5 ch, sc in next 4 ch beginning from 2nd ch from hook, si st in next st, 4 ch, sc in next 3 ch beginning from 2nd ch from hook, si st in next st.
Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.
Eye spots (make 2):
Crochet with white yarn.
Round 1 : 8 sc in magic ring [8] Don’t tighten the ring too much.
Round 2: inc, inc, 2 hdc in next st, (hdc, de) – both in next st, {de, tr, de) – all three in next st, {de, hdc) – both in next st, 2 hdc in next st, inc, join with si st.
Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.
How to crochet picot stitch:
Make three chain stitches from the point in the round where you want to add the picot stitch. Next you will want to insert your hook in the single crochet stitch in the point where you started to crochet chain stitches.
Yarn over, and draw the yarn through the single crochet stitch and through the loop on the hook.
Peacock Wings (make 2):
Work with royal blue yarn.
Round 1 : 8 sc in magic ring, join with si st [8]
Change to light blue yarn.
Round 2: 1 ch, sc in the same st, (inc) x 7 times, join with si st [16]
Change to yellow yarn.
Round 3: 1 ch, inc, (sc in next st, inc) x 2 times, hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next st, de in next st, 3 de in next st, de in next st, 2 hdc in next st, hdc in next st, inc, sc in next st, inc, join with si st [25]
Change to green yarn.
Round 4: 1 ch, sc in next st, inc, (sc in next 2 st, inc) x 3 times, hdc in next 2 st, 3 hdc in next st, hdc in next 2 st, (inc, sc in next 2 st) x 2 times, inc, sc in next st, join with si st [34]
Round 5: 1 ch, sc in next 33 st, join with si st [34]
Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.
Head feathers (make 3):
Crochet with royal blue yarn.
Round 1 : 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Round 2: (sc in next st, inc) repeat 3 times [9]
Round 3: sc in all 9 st [9]
Round 4: (sc in next st, dec) repeat 3 times [6]
Change to yellow yarn.
Round 5-9: sc in all 6 st [6]
Finish with si st. Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.
Let’s put it all together
1 . Sew the neck with the head to the body between Round 8 and Round 20.
2. Sew the tail feathers to the widest part of the tail, beginning from the middle and then sewing 2 feathers on each side.
3. Sew the tail to the back of the body with invisible stitches, working along Round 30 and the bottom of the tail.
4. Sew the wings on the sides of the body between Round 14 and Round 29.
5. Sew on the feet so that your amigurumi peacock could stand on its own.
6. Sew on the beak between the eyes.
7. Sew the crest feathers on the top of the head.
That’s it with our crochet peacock, free amigurumi pattern!
What do you think? Let us know in the comments below. Sure, that was a long pattern but the end result is well worth it! We hope you stuck with it and completed your amigurumi crochet peacock. On to the next pattern!
