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Crochet Cockadoo Bird

Started May 19, 2021 · A conversation in Patterns & Ideas

Hello, everyone! I found my old pattern for cockadoo bird, I saw, that someone was looking for such pattern, so here it is: Take odds of white, yellow and black 8 ply wool and crochet hook 4 mm. Instructions Head With white wool Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches) Round 2: increase in every stitch (12 stitches) Round 3: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches) Round 4: sc in the first two stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (24 stitches) Round 5: sc in the first three stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (30 stitches) Rounds 6 – 8: sc in each stitch (30 stitches) Round 9: sc in the first three stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (24 stitches) Round 10: sc in the first two stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (18 stitches) Round 11: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (12 stitches) Neck Rounds 12 – 13: sc in each stitch (12 stitches) Stuff Body Round 14: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches) Round 15: sc in the first two stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (24 stitches) Round 16: sc in each stitch (24 stitches) Round 17: sc in the first 9 stitches, increase in the next 6 stitches (the back), sc in the next 9 stitches (30) Round 18: sc in each stitch (30 stitches) Round 19: sc in the first 12 stitches, increase in the next 6 stitches, sc in the next 12 stitches (36 stitches) Rounds 20 – 23: sc in each stitch (36 stitches) Round 24: (decrease two stitches together) x 3, sc in the next 24 stitches, (decrease two stitches together) x 3 (30 stitches) Rounds 25 – 26: sc in each stitch (30 stitches) Round 27: (decrease two stitches together) x 3, sc in the next 18 stitches, (decrease two stitches together) x 3 (24 stitches) Round 28: sc in each stitch (24 stitches) Round 29: (decrease two stitches together) x 3, sc in the next 12 stitches, (decrease two stitches together) x 3 (18 stitches) Round 30: (decrease two stitches together) x 3, sc in the next 6 stitches, (decrease two stitches together) x 3 (12 stitches) Stuff Round 31: decrease until the hole closes Fasten off, weave in end. Tail With white wool Round 1: chain 11 (one of which is a turning chain), sc 9 along the chain, increase, then on the other side of the chain sc 8, increase Rounds 2 – 4: sc in each stitch Round 5: decrease two stitches together, sc 9, decrease two stitches together, sc 9 (in other words, sc in each stitch except decrease at the ends) Round 6: sc in each stitch Round 7: decrease two stitches together, sc 7, decrease two stitches together, sc 8 Rounds 8 – 9: sc in each stitch Round 10: decrease two stitches together, sc 7, decrease two stitches together, sc 7 Round 11: sc in each stitch Round 12: decrease two stitches together, sc 5, decrease two stitches together, sc 6 Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Wings (make two) With white wool Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches) Round 2: sc in each stitch (6 stitches) Round 3: increase, sc 2, increase, sc 2 (8 stitches) Round 4: increase, sc 3, increase, sc 3 (10 stitches) Round 5: increase, sc 4, increase, sc 4 (12 stitches) Round 6: increase, sc 5, increase, sc 5 (14 stitches) Round 7: increase, sc 6, increase, sc 6 (16 stitches) Round 8: increase, sc 7, increase, sc 7 (18 stitches) Round 9: increase, sc 8, increase, sc 8 (20 stitches) Round 10: increase, sc 9, increase, sc 9 (22 stitches) Rounds 11 – 15: sc in each stitch (22 stitches) Round 16: decrease the first two stitches together, sc 9, decrease the next two stitches together, sc 9 (20 stitches) Round 17: decrease the first two stitches together, sc 8, decrease the next two stitches together, sc 8 (18 stitches) Round 18: (decrease two stitches together) x 2, sc 5, (decrease two stitches together) x 2, sc 5 (14 stitches) Round 19: (decrease two stitches together) x 2, sc 3, (decrease two stitches together) x 2, sc 3 (10 stitches) Round 20: decrease until the hole closes, don’t stuff, leave a long tail for sewing Feet (make two) With black wool First you will need to make three toes Round 1: 4sc in a magic ring (4 stitches) Rounds 2 – 3: sc in each stitch (4 stitches) We then join the toes to form the foot Round 4: decrease two stitches together on the first toe, decrease two stitches together on the second toe, (decrease two stitches together) x 2 on the third toe, decrease two stitches together on the second toe, decrease two stitches together on the first toe (6 stitches) Rounds 5 – 8: sc in each stitch (6 stitches) Change to white wool Round 9: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (9 stitches) Round 10: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (13 stitches) Round 11: sc in each stitch (13 stitches) Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff the white part. Beak With black wool Round 1: 4sc in a magic ring (4 stitches) Round 2: decrease the first two stitches together, increase for the next two stitches (5 stitches) Round 3: decrease the first two stitches together, increase for the next three stitches (7 stitches) Round 4: (decrease two stitches together) x 2, increase for the next three stitches (8 stitches) Round 5: (decrease two stitches together) x 2, increase for the next four stitches (10 stitches) Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff. Crest With yellow wool First feather Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches) Rounds 2 – 6: (decrease two stitches together) x 2, increase for the next two stitches (6 stitches) Change to white wool Round 7: (decrease two stitches together) x 2, increase for the next two stitches (6 stitches) Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Second feather Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches) Rounds 2 – 6: (decrease two stitches together) x 2, increase for the next two stitches (6 stitches) Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Third feather Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches) Rounds 2 – 5: (decrease two stitches together) x 2, increase for the next two stitches (6 stitches) Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Fourth feather Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches) Rounds 2 – 4: (decrease two stitches together) x 2, increase for the next two stitches (6 stitches) Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Fifth feather Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches) Rounds 2 – 3: (decrease two stitches together) x 2, increase for the next two stitches (6 stitches) Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sixth feather Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches) Round 2: (decrease two stitches together) x 2, increase for the next two stitches (6 stitches) Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Assembly Sew the crest feathers, beak and googly eyes to the head. Sew the wings, tail and legs to the body. Photo shared by a community member