A duck with an attitude.

This chubby little crochet mallard duck sits in your hand looking perfectly innocent, emerald green head, white collar, warm brown body, bright orange beak and feet, and two shiny safety eyes that say “I would never.” But flip him inside out and a bold green middle‑finger hand pops up from the brown base, because apparently this duck amigurumi has had enough.

This no sew crochet pattern means zero sewing, zero assembly stress. The entire mallard is built as one continuous reversible piece. Crochet it, stuff it, flip it, done. The reversible crochet construction keeps everything clean and seamless on both sides, so whether he is in duck mode or bird mode, he looks polished.

If you need a funny crochet gift that gets a genuine laugh, this is it. Hand it to a coworker on a Monday morning. Leave it on a friend’s desk. Bring it to a white‑elephant party. The cute‑to‑savage reveal never gets old.

FINISHED SIZE
Mallard mode: approximately 8.1 cm tall (3.2 inches) × 7 cm wide (2.8 inches).
Flip‑the‑bird mode: approximately 10.5 cm tall (4.1 inches) × 5.6 cm wide (2.2 inches). Size may vary depending on yarn and tension.

MATERIALS REQUIRED
YarnArt Adore Anti‑Pilling yarn:
Brown: 35 yd (body and flip hand base)
Green: 12 yd (head and flip hand)
White: 3 yd (collar detail)
Orange: small amount (beak and feet)

Hook: 3.0 mm crochet hook.

Supplies:
stitch marker, sewing needles (for weaving ends only), scissors, 2 safety eyes (6 mm).