You’ll
need:
DK Acrylic
yarn in Dark Brown, Yellow, Brown, White and Red colors;
Crochet
hooks 3 mm and 4,5 mm;
Polyester
fiberfill;
12mm Black Safety Eye, 1 pair;
Darning
needle (Long);
Fabric marker (water erasable);
Scissors;
Pins;
A pair of
blunt point tweezers for stuffing small parts.
Used Patterns
Bubble
Stitch: Yarn over (YO), hook through ch and pull up a loop, YO and pull through
2 loops on hook. Repeat the same step in the same ch till you get 5 loops on
hook, YO and pull through all 5 loops on hook.
Instructions
Crochet and
stuff all parts by following the crochet patterns stated below to make Body,
Head, Eye-White, Beak, Snood, Wing, Feet and lastly, the beautiful Tail.
Assemble
the head with eyes, beak, and snood.
Sew body to
the head followed by wings, feet, and tail to the body
Add some
strips of short yarns onto the top of the head.
Body
With Dark
Brown yarn and 3mm hook
Round 1:
ch5, Inc in 2nd ch from hook, sc 2, 5sc in the last ch. Continue on the other
side of the chain base, sc 2, 3sc in the last ch. {14}
Round 2:
Inc, sc 4, [Inc] 3 times, sc 4, [Inc] 2 times. {20}
Round 3:
Inc, sc 6, [Inc] 2 times, sc, Inc, sc 6, [Inc] 2 times, sc. {26}
Round 4:
Inc, sc 8, [Inc, sc] 2 times, Inc, sc 8, [Inc, sc] 2 times. {32}
Round 5:
Inc, sc 10, Inc, sc 2, Inc, sc, Inc, sc 10, Inc, sc 2, Inc, sc. {38}
Round 6:
Inc. sc 12, [Inc, sc 2] 2 times, Inc, sc 12, [Inc, sc 2] 2 times. {44}
Round 7:
Inc, sc 14, Inc, sc 3, Inc, sc 2, Inc, sc 14, Inc, sc 3, Inc, sc 2. {50}
Round 8:
Inc, sc 16, [Inc, sc 3] 2 times, Inc, sc 16, [Inc, sc 3] 2 times. {56}
Round 9: sc
around. {56}
Round 10:
sc 25, Inc, sc 27, Inc, sc 2. {58}
Round 11:
sc 26, Inc, sc 28, Inc, sc 2. {60}
Round 12:
sc 27, Inc, sc 29, Inc, sc 2. {62}
Round 13:
sc 28, Inc, sc 30, Inc, sc 2. {64}
Round 14 –
21: sc around. {64}
Round 22:
sc 6, [Inv dec, sc 14] 3 times, Inv dec, sc 8. {60}
Round 23:
sc around. {60}
Round 24:
sc 6, [Inv dec, sc 13] 3 times, Inv dec, sc 7. {56}
Round 25:
sc around. {56}
Round 26:
sc 6, [Inv dec, sc 12] 3 times, Inv dec, sc 6. {52}
Round 27:
[Inv dec, sc 11] 4 times. {48}
Round 28:
sc 6, [Inv dec, sc 10] 3 times, Inv dec, sc 4. {44}
Round 29:
[Inv dec, sc 9] 4 times. {40}
Round 30:
sc 6, [Inv dec, sc 8] 3 times, Inv dec, sc 2. {36}
Round 31:
[Inv dec, sc 7] 4 times. {32}
Round 32:
[sc 6, Inv dec] 4 times. {28}
Round 33: sc
around. {28}
Round 34:
[sc 5, Inv dec] 4 times. {24}
Round 35:
sc around. {24}
Stuff the
body firmly with polyester fiberfill.
Round 36:
[sc 4, Inv dec] 4 times. {20}
Round 37:
sc around. {20}
Round 38:
[sc 3, Inv dec] 4 times. {16}
Round 39 -
43 : sc around. {16}
Round 44:
[Inv dec] 8 times. {8}
Fasten and
hide yarn end.
Head
With Dark
Brown yarn and 3mm hook:
Round 1: sc
6 in magic ring. {6}
Round 2:
[inc] 6 times. {12}
Round 3:
[sc, inc] 6 times. {18}
Round 4: sc
around. {18}
Round 5:
[inc, sc 2] 6 times. {24}
Round 6: sc
around. {24}
Round 7:
[sc3, inc] 6 times. {30}
Round 8: sc
around. {30}
Round 9: sc
2, [inc, sc 4] 5 times, inc, sc 2. {36}
Round 10:
sc around. {36}
Round 11:
[sc5, inc] 6 times. {42}
Round 12:
sc around. {42}
Round 13:
sc 3, [inc, sc 6] 5 times, inc, sc 3. {48}
Round 14:
sc around. {48}
Round 15:
[sc 7, inc] 6 times. {54}
Round 16:
sc around. {54}
Round 17:
sc 4, [inc, sc 8] 5 times, inc, sc 4. {60}
Round 18 -
24: sc around. {60}
Install
eyes at round 16. Hide white yarn end into the head.
Round 25:
sc 4, [inv dec, sc 8] 5 times, inv dec, sc 4. {54}
Round 26:
[inv dec, sc 7] 6 times. {48}
Round 27:
sc 3, [inv dec, sc 6] 5 times, inv dec, sc 3. {42}
Round 28:
[inv dec, sc 5] 6 times. {36}
Round 29:
sc 2, [inv dec, sc 4] 5 times, inv dec, sc 2. {30}
Round 30:
[inv dec, sc 3] 6 times. {24}
Stuff with
polyester fillings.
Round 31:
sc, [inv dec, sc 2] 5 times, inv dec, sc. {18}
Round 32:
[inv dec, sc] 6 times. {12}
Round 33:
[inv dec] 6 times. {6}
Fasten and
leave a long tail for sewing.
Eye-White
Make 2 with
White yarn and 3mm hook:
Round 1: sc
6 in magic ring. {6}
Round 2:
[inc] around. {12}
Round 3:
[inc, sc] around. {18}
Fasten and
leave a long tail for sewing.
Sew 2
circles alongside together (about 2 stitches) to form the eye-white.
Beak
With Yellow
yarn and 3mm hook:
Round 1: Sc
4 in magic ring. {4}
Round 2: sc
around. {4}
Round 3:
[inc, sc] 2 times. {6}
Round 4: sc
around. {6}
Fasten and
leave a long tail for sewing.
Snood
With Red
yarn and 3mm hook:
Round 1: Sc
4 in magic ring. {4}
Round 2:
[inc] around. {8}
Round 3:
[sc 3, inc] 2 times. {10}
Round 4 -
6: sc around. {10}
Round 7:
[inv dec, sc 3] 2 times. {8}
Round 8: sc
around. {8}
Stuff with
polyester fillings or red yarn scraps.
Round 9:
sc, [inv dec, sc 2], inv dec, sc. {6}
Round 10:
sc around. {6}
Round 11:
[inv dec, sc] 2 times. {4}
Round 12 -
26: sc around. {4}
Fasten and
leave a long tail for sewing.
Wings
Make 2
starting with Brown yarn and 3mm hook:
Round 1: sc
6 in magic ring. {6}
Round 2:
[inc] 6 times. {12}
Round 3:
[inc, sc] 6 times. {18}
Round 4:
[sc 2, inc] 6 times. {24}
Round 5:
sc, [inc, sc 3] 5 times, inc, sc 2. {30}
Fold the
piece into half and sc across then turn. {15}
Row 6: ch
2, [BS, hdc] 7 times, BS. Turn. {15}
Change yarn
to Yellow color
Row 7: ch
1, [sc 2, 2sc in next sc] 5 times. Turn. {20}
Row 8: ch
2, [BS, hdc] 9 times, BS. {20}
Fasten and
leave a long tail for sewing.
Feet
Make 2 with
Yellow yarn and 3mm hook:
Toe (make
3, name them toe1, toe2, toe3)
Round 1: sc
3 in magic ring. {3}
Round 2:
[inc] 3 times. {6}
Round 3 -
6: sc around. {6}
Fasten only
2 toes. Continue to the foot part from 3rd toe.
Foot
Round 7: sc
3 on toe3, sc 3 on toe2, sc around on toe1, sc 3 on toe2, sc 3 on toe3 to join
up the toes to the foot. {18}
Round 8: sc
around. {18}
Round 9:
[inv dec, sc] 6 times. {12}
Round 10:
sc around. {12}
Stuff with
polyester fillings or yellow yarn scraps.
Round 11:
[inv dec] 6 times. {6}
Fasten and
leave a long tail for sewing.
Tail
Make 2
starting with Brown yarn and 4.5mm hook:
Round 1:
ch3 (as 1 dc), dc 14 in magic ring. slst to the first st of the round. {15}
Round 2:
ch3 (as 1 dc), dc in the same st, [2dc] 14 times. slst to the first st of the
round.{30}
Round 3:
ch3 (as 1 dc), 2dc, [dc, 2dc] 14 times. slst to the first st of the round. {45}
Change Yarn
to Dark Brown color
Round 4: ch
1, sc in same st, sc 44. slst to the first st of the round. {45} Fasten off but
do not cut the yarn of one of the tail. **Reserve the yarn for joining up the
tailpieces and outlining (pic Tail 2).
Tail Feather
Change Yarn
to White Color
Row 1:
(ch3, dc, ch, 2dc) in same st, [skip 2 sts, (2dc, ch, 2dc) in next st] repeat 9
times.
Fasten and
hide yarn
Change Yarn
to Yellow Color
Row 2:
start at the ch space of the previous row, (ch3, dc, ch, 2dc) in the same
space, [(2dc, ch, 2dc) in the next ch space] repeat 9 times.
Fasten and
hide yarn
Change Yarn
to Brown Color
Row 3:
start at the ch space of the previous row, (ch3, 2dc, ch, 3dc) in the same
space, [(3dc, ch, 3dc) in the next ch space] repeat 9 times.
Fasten and
hide yarn
Change Yarn
to White Color
Row 4:
start at the ch space of the previous row, (ch3, 2dc, ch, 3dc) in the same
space, [(3dc, ch, 3dc) in the next ch space] repeat 9 times. fasten and hide
yarn
Change Yarn
to Brown Color
Row 5 –
start at the ch space of the previous row, (ch3, 8dc) in the same space,
[9dc in next ch space] repeat 9 times. fasten and hide yarn.
Fasten and
hide yarn
Tail
Outline
The tail
outlining and detailing are made while joining both layers. All stitches must
go through both pieces for joining up.
Place a
tailpiece on top of another tailpiece, with the wrong side facing each other.
Line up edges.
The bottom
arc of the tail: From the yarn reserved** at Round 4, sc across both layers.
The side
edge of the tail: *ch 1, sc, repeat * until you reach the corner of the tail.
Single crochet 9 stitches on the shell and 1 stitch between the 2 shells.
Crochet 1
chain, then single crochet at the space between 2 shells on the following row.
Repeat the
stitches until you get to the end of the feather.
sc in the
first and second skip stitches of round 5.
Crochet 1
chain, then single crochet again between 2 shells on the following row to work
up to the top again.
Continue to
crochet by repeating the stitches for the rest of the tail details.
Fasten and
leave a long tail for sewing.
Assembly
Sew the
slanted eyebrows with a short dark brown yarn above the safety eyes. You may
create other expressions by altering the angles of the slope.
Parts to be
added to the head: head with eyes installed, beak and snood.
Sew the
beak below the center of the eye-whites.
Followed by
sewing the snood enfolded on the top of the beak.
Crochet all
the parts as per the pattern above and get ready for the final assembly.
Sew to join
head to the body.
Then sew
wings followed by the feet to the body.
Position
the tail on the back of the body, pin.
Sew the
bottom arc of the tail to the body.
Sew the
rest of the arc of the tail to the body.
Cut some
shorts strand of yellow yarn and tie them around the tip of the head.
