Duck, Duck Knitting Patterns

March 23, 2026 by Sarah White

I feel like I’m seeing ducks (and geese, which we’ll get to soon) everywhere lately, so let’s take a look at some cute duck knitting patterns.

If you want a mallard duck, we have to start with the adorable (and adorably named) Beneduck Cumberquack, which is from Knit for Victory. You can buy just the pattern or the kit, which includes DK yarn, needles, stuffing, beads and thread for the eyes, and a button badge.

The baby duck from Polushkabunny has mallard coloration, and a super cute flower on its head. This one is worked flat using sport weight yarn, and is available for free (email signup required). The pattern includes video tutorials to help with finishing.

How about a duck that’s more like a rubber duckie? J.G. Miller has the Duck Ahoy Duckie, which uses DK weight yarn and was designed as a rubber duckie to hide on a cruise. It’s available as a free download on Ravelry.

Frankie Brown’s ducks are sort of an elevated rubber duckie, because there’s a little more shaping and it has wings. It kind of looks like a pigeon to me, but maybe that’s because I now have Bert and Ernie on the brain. This one can be made in different sizes depending on the yarn weight you use, and it’s a free Ravelry download.

Or there are more realistic looking little ducklings, like this pattern from the always adorable Dot pebbles Knits. This fluffy little duck is worked flat and has minimal seaming as the pieces are joined as you knit. They actually have another version, too, both of which are super cute.

And because I find it hard to resist patterns of ducks wearing clothes, I also have to share the Duckweed Duckling pattern from Huggable Bears. These ducks are worked flat using DK weight yarn and include lots of accessory options such as hats, overalls, a little dress and umbrellas.

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Knit an Easy Lacy Top for Summer

I love the look of mesh tops for summer, but I don’t know that I would ever actually wear one that’s full of giant holes, even though I admit they look cool (in both senses of the word) on other people.

What I would wear, though, is something that’s still lacy but maybe a little bit more subdued, like this chevron lace knit top from Yarnspirations.

This easy to knit T-shirt style top is worked flat in two pieces from the bottom up, using and easy lace pattern that’s a repeat of 10 stitches and four rows (though the wrong side rows are just purled, so there’s only two rows you need to learn the pattern on).

It has little cap sleeves that are worked as part of the top by casting on stitches where you need them.

If you’re new to lace knitting this is a good one to try because the pattern includes both written and charted instructions, and the only skills you need are yarn over, knit two together, slip slip knit and slip 1 knit 2 together pass the slipped stitch over (which makes a centered decrease).

There are four size options available (which they claim is enough to cover XS to 5XL), with finished chest measurements ranging from 38.5 inches (that’s 98 cm) to 59 inches, or 150 cm. The amount of ease would vary widely depending on your size and the size garment you choose. For example the largest size is said to fit a chest measurement from 5258 inches/132-147.4 cm, which gives you a range of ease from 1-7 inches, or 2.5 to 17.78 cm, depending on your size. Just something to be aware of when you think about how you want it to fit.

The project calls for Red Heart Cotton Breeze yarn, which isn’t a yarn I’ve tried yet, but it’s a DK weight acrylic and cotton blend, which should make a lightweight top that’s great for summer.

Grab the free pattern from Yarnspirations.

[Photo: Yarnspirations]