Hi there! You're going to crochet a proud little goose that has a long neck and big orange feet, and no experience is needed. We'll take it slow, one piece at a time, and each stitch gets simpler as you go.
At a glance
| Skill level | Intermediate |
| Finished size | about 7 in (17 cm) tall |
| Yarn | DK (light worsted) cotton |
| Hook | 3.5 mm (US E-4) |
| Colors | White, Orange, Light pink |
| Pieces | body, neck and head (one piece), bill, wing x2, tail, leg with webbed foot x2 |
What you'll need
Yarn
DK (light worsted): yarn weight 3, light
- White: about 44 yd (40 m), 1 ball, 1.75 oz / 137 yd (50 g / 125 m)
- Orange: About 12 yd (11 m), 1 ball, 1.75 oz / 137 yd (50 g / 125 m)
- Light pink: a small scrap
Tools and notions
- 3.5 mm crochet hook: for DK (light worsted) cotton yarn
- 6 mm black safety eyes: 1 pair
- Polyester toy stuffing: a couple of big handfuls
- Yarn needle (big eye, blunt tip)
- 1 stitch marker: A scrap of yarn or a paperclip will do as well.
- Scissors
Size and gauge
Goose comes out about 7 in (17 cm) tall in this yarn, with a 3.5 mm (US E-4) hook: about 20 sc and 22 rounds to 4 in (10 cm). Gauge isn't critical: another yarn or hook only changes the size.
Abbreviations (US terms)
| Rnd | round, worked in a continuous spiral: don't join, move the stitch marker up each round |
| sc | single crochet |
| inc | increase: 2 sc in the same stitch |
| dec | decrease: sc 2 stitches together (the invisible decrease looks neatest) |
| ch | chain |
| st(s) | stitch(es) |
| ( ) x6 | repeat what's in brackets 6 times |
| (12) | the stitches you have at the end of the round |
If you're just learning them, the crochet abbreviations page walks you through how to make each one.
Good to know
- Work your stitches tight, or the stuffing will peek out. Notice holes? Switch to a smaller hook.
- Work in a spiral, and at the beginning of every round, move your stitch marker up.
- When you're going to sew a piece on, keep a long tail on it.
- Safety eyes and small parts can be a choking hazard for children under 3. For little ones, embroider the eyes instead.
Techniques in this pattern
Just starting out with one of these? Every tutorial walks you through it, step by step, with photos.
- Magic ring: how the round pieces start
- Invisible decrease: smooth shaping without gaps
- Safety eyes: where they go and how they lock
- Sewing the pieces together: neat seams that hide
- Reading the pattern: rounds, repeats and stitch counts
Rather follow pictures? Make the goose in the app.
Crochet Pirate guides you through this pattern, step by step: a photo at each checkpoint, a round counter, and a quick video for every stitch it calls for.
Goose crochet pattern
Work every section one after another, and at the close of each round count your stitches: the figure in brackets tells you how many you ought to have.
Body, neck and head (one piece)
Worked in white.
| Round | Instructions | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| Rnd 1 | 6 sc in magic ring | (6) |
| Rnd 2 | inc x6 | (12) |
| Rnd 3 | (sc, inc) x6 | (18) |
| Rnd 4 | (sc 2, inc) x6 | (24) |
| Rnd 5 | (sc 3, inc) x6 | (30) |
| Rnd 6 | (sc 4, inc) x6 | (36) |
| Rnd 7 | (sc 5, inc) x6 | (42) |
| Rnd 8 | (sc 13, inc) x3 | (45) |
Check: Your circle ought to come out flat, roughly 2.8 in (7.2 cm) wide, and you should have 45 stitches around the outside.
| Round | Instructions | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| Rnds 9-10 | sc in each st around | (45) |
| Rnd 11 | (sc 13, dec) x3 | (42) |
| Rnd 12 | (sc 12, dec) x3 | (39) |
| Rnd 13 | (sc 11, dec) x3 | (36) |
| Rnd 14 | (sc 10, dec) x3 | (33) |
| Rnd 15 | (sc 9, dec) x3 | (30) |
| Rnd 16 | (sc 8, dec) x3 | (27) |
| Rnd 17 | (sc 7, dec) x3 | (24) |
| Rnd 18 | (sc 10, dec) x2 | (22) |
| Rnd 19 | (sc 9, dec) x2 | (20) |
| Rnd 20 | (sc 8, dec) x2 | (18) |
| Rnd 21 | (sc 7, dec) x2 | (16) |
Check: Yours ought to come out like an open cup, around 2.8 in (7.2 cm) wide and 2.2 in (5.7 cm) deep, with 16 stitches around the edge.
| Round | Instructions | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| Rnd 22 | sc in each st around | (16) |
| Rnd 23 | (sc 6, dec) x2 | (14) |
| Rnds 24-25 | sc in each st around | (14) |
| Rnd 26 | (sc, inc) x7 | (21) |
| Rnd 27 | (sc 6, inc) x3 | (24) |
| Rnds 28-31 | sc in each st around | (24) |
Note: It's eye time! Between round 30 and round 31, put the safety eyes in, leaving 5 stitches between them, on the side that's smoothest (that's the face, the little jog where laps start belongs at the back). Before you snap the backs on inside, take a look from far away: after they click, they're on forever.
| Round | Instructions | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| Rnd 32 | (sc 2, dec) x6 | (18) |
Note: Push the filling in now, while the opening is still wide enough. Grab little tufts, start by tucking them into the far end, and keep at it until it feels solid and bouncy. Add a bit more before the final round.
Check: What you want is a stuffed shape around 2.8 in (7 cm) wide and 4.6 in (11.8 cm) tall, and you'll leave an opening of 18 stitches.
| Round | Instructions | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| Rnd 33 | (sc, dec) x6 | (12) |
| Rnd 34 | dec x6 | (6) |
Note: When you're done, snip the yarn and leave a tail about the length of your hand. Put it on the yarn needle, pass it through the front loop of every one of the last stitches, then pull it tight, just like a drawstring bag, the hole closes up. If this piece will be sewn on, keep a long tail; if not, tuck it inside.
Check: All right! The body, neck, and head, worked as one piece, ought to be a fully closed piece now, stuffed firmly, measuring roughly 2.7 in (6.8 cm) wide by 5.5 in (13.5 cm) tall.
Bill
Worked in orange.
Note: Ch 3. Make a slip knot, then chain 3. That little chain is the backbone of the oval, you'll work all the way around it.
| Round | Instructions | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| Rnd 1 | sc, 3 sc in last ch, sc, 3 sc in skipped ch | (8) |
| Rnd 2 | (sc 3, inc) x2 | (10) |
| Rnd 3 | sc in each st around | (10) |
Note: Slip stitch into the next stitch, then cut the yarn and leave a long tail (around 12 in / 30 cm), you'll use it to sew the bill on. Stuff it gently, using the back of your hook to push the stuffing down to the end.
Check: All set! Your bill is now an open piece, roughly 0.7 in (1.8 cm) wide and 0.4 in (1 cm) long, and it has a long yarn tail.
Wing (make 2)
Worked in white.
| Round | Instructions | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| Rnd 1 | 6 sc in magic ring | (6) |
| Rnd 2 | (sc 2, inc) x2 | (8) |
| Rnd 3 | (sc 3, inc) x2 | (10) |
Check: Your piece ought to look like an open cup, roughly 0.6 in (1.6 cm) wide and 0.4 in (0.9 cm) deep, with 10 stitches around the edge.
| Round | Instructions | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| Rnds 4-6 | sc in each st around | (10) |
Check: What you want is an open cup that's about 0.6 in (1.6 cm) wide and 0.9 in (2.2 cm) deep, with 10 stitches around the edge.
| Round | Instructions | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| Rnd 7 | sc in each st around | (10) |
| Rnd 8 | (sc 3, dec) x2 | (8) |
| Rnd 9 | sc in each st around | (8) |
Note: Flatten the opening, lining up the stitches from both layers. Work across through both layers, 4 sc, one in each pair of stitches, to close it with a straight seam. Leave a long tail when you cut the yarn (around 12 in / 30 cm), you'll use it to sew the wing on along this seam.
Check: Alright! Your wing should now be a flat double layer, around 0.9 in (2.2 cm) wide and 1.6 in (4.1 cm) long (pressed flat, not stuffed), with a straight seam at the end and a long yarn tail.
Tail
Worked in white.
| Round | Instructions | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| Rnd 1 | 4 sc in magic ring | (4) |
| Rnd 2 | (sc, inc) x2 | (6) |
| Rnd 3 | (sc 2, inc) x2 | (8) |
| Rnd 4 | (sc 3, inc) x2 | (10) |
| Rnd 5 | (sc 4, inc) x2 | (12) |
Check: Yours should look like an open cup about 0.7 in (1.9 cm) wide and 0.8 in (2 cm) deep, with 12 stitches around the edge.
| Round | Instructions | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| Rnd 6 | sc in each st around | (12) |
Note: Slip stitch into the following stitch. Then, leave a long tail, around 12 in (30 cm), and cut the yarn. You'll use it to sew the tail on. With the back of your hook, push the stuffing to the end and stuff it softly.
Check: All set! Your tail is now an open piece, roughly 1 in (2.5 cm) long and about 0.9 in (2.2 cm) wide, with a long yarn tail.
Leg with webbed foot (make 2)
Worked in orange.
Note: Ch 3. Make a slip knot, then chain 3. That little chain is the backbone of the oval, you'll work all the way around it.
| Round | Instructions | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| Rnd 1 | sc, 3 sc in last ch, sc, 3 sc in skipped ch | (8) |
| Rnd 2 | sc, inc x3, sc, inc x3 | (14) |
| Rnd 3 | sc, (sc, inc) x3, sc, (sc, inc) x3 | (20) |
| Rnd 4 | (sc 4, inc) x4 | (24) |
Check: What you should end up with is a little flat oval, and around its edge there will be 24 stitches.
| Round | Instructions | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| Rnd 5 | dec x7, sc 10 | (17) |
| Rnd 6 | dec x4, sc 7, dec | (12) |
| Rnd 7 | dec x3, sc 4, dec | (8) |
Check: You want yours to come out like an open cup, around 1.5 in (3.8 cm) across and 0.4 in (0.9 cm) deep, with 8 stitches around the rim.
| Round | Instructions | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| Rnds 8-10 | sc in each st around | (8) |
Note: Slip stitch into the next stitch. Then cut the yarn, leaving a long tail, about 12 in (30 cm), since you'll use it to sew the leg with webbed foot on. Stuff it softly, using the back of your hook to push the stuffing down to the end.
Check: All right! Now your leg with the webbed foot should be an open piece, roughly 1.2 in (3 cm) wide and 1.5 in (3.9 cm) long, and you'll have a long yarn tail.
Putting the goose together
Since all your parts are done, go slow and we'll stitch your goose up together, step by step.
1. Attach the bill
At round 27, at the front and in the middle, put it on the body, neck and head (one piece). Pin it all round, holding the open edge flat against the body, neck and head (one piece). With the long tail, sew all the way around the edge: under one stitch of the bill, then under the body, neck and head (one piece) right next to it. Just before the gap closes, add a last bit of stuffing. It should end up pointing straight out.
2. Attach the wings
At round 16, put the first one on the body, neck and head (one piece), one on each side. Keep the straight seam against the body, neck and head (one piece), then sew along it through both pieces, back and forth. It should end up lying along it, pointing down. After that, do the same for the other one on the other side, mirrored.
3. Attach the tail
At round 12, in the middle of the back, set it on the body, neck and head (one piece). Pin it all around, keeping the open edge flat against the body, neck and head (one piece). With the long tail, stitch the whole way around the edge: under one stitch of the tail, then under the body, neck and head (one piece) right beside it. Right before the gap shuts, put in a final bit of stuffing. It should point straight out when you're done.
4. Attach the legs with webbed foot
Put the first one on the body, neck and head (one piece) at round 4, one on each side. Lay the open edge flat against the body, neck and head (one piece), then pin it all around. With the long tail, stitch the whole way around the edge: under a stitch of the leg with webbed foot, then under the body, neck and head (one piece) right beside it. Just before the gap closes, add a final bit of stuffing. It should point straight out when you're done. Next, do the same for the other one on the opposite side, mirrored.
5. Sew the cheeks
Using light pink yarn on the body, neck and head (one piece), near round 27, one on each side of the front. How: 2 short stitches side by side make one cheek.
6. Hide the tails
For every loose tail: thread it on the needle, poke it into the toy and out somewhere else, give it a little tug, and snip it close. The end disappears inside. All done!
All done!
You made it, your goose stands tall, and it's all yours! Hug it tight and show it off, since you built a whole toy with your own two hands.
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Questions about this pattern
Is this a silly goose pattern?
This is a little goose toy that stands up. It's around 6.5 in (17 cm) high. It has a long neck, plus a bill, wings, a tail, and big orange webbed feet. Add a bow or a small hat, and it gets as silly as you want.
Is the goose's neck a separate piece?
No. You work the body, neck, and head in one piece from the bottom up, so there's no seam on the neck. After that, you sew on the bill, wings, tail, and legs.
How big is the finished goose?
Using DK (light worsted) yarn and a 3.5 mm (US E-4) hook, the goose ends up around 7 in (17 cm) tall. If you grab a thicker yarn and a bigger hook, you'll get a bigger toy, but the rounds don't change.
What yarn and hook do I need?
With DK (light worsted) cotton and a 3.5 mm (US E-4) hook, use 3 colors: white, orange, light pink. If you go up or down a hook size to keep your stitches tight, any yarn works.
Is this pattern good for beginners?
It's labeled Intermediate: you'll be fine if you've already made a toy or two. Each round still lists its stitch count, and the checkpoints let you see how every piece should look.
Can I sell what I make?
Sure, you can sell the toys you make using this pattern, and it's nice if you give a shout-out to Crochet Pirate. But please don't share or sell the pattern itself, just send folks to this page instead.
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