Bring a bit of wildlife into your home by crocheting this darling wild bird. You can set it whatever color tone you want and it’s a project that is fun and quick. You need a 5mm hook, colorful yarn, safety eyes poly material for stuffing and a great imagination!
Bring a bit of wildlife into your home by crocheting this darling wild bird. You can set it whatever color tone you want and it’s a project that is fun and quick. You need a 5mm hook, colorful yarn, safety eyes poly material for stuffing and a great imagination!
Here are the steps to this cute creation:
Body:
- Round 1: Start with white yarn, do a Magic circle with 8 STs.
- Round 2: Increase by 4 STs by 2 SC in the first CH, then 1 SC in each of the next 2 CH, and repeat until the end of row for a total of 12 STs.
- Round 3: Increase by 6 STs by 2 SC in the first CH, 1 SC in the second, and repeat until end of row. Do 6 of these in black yarn. It will be a total of 18 STs.
- Round 4: Increase by 9 STs by 2 SC in the first CH, 1 SC in the second, and repeat until end of row and make 7 of these with the black yarn. Total of 27 STs.
- Round 5: Increase by 3 STs by 2 SC in the first CH, 1 in each of the next 8 then repeat until end of row. Repeat 10 of these with the black yarn for a total of 30 STs.
- Round 6: One ST in each CH.
- Round 7: Increase by 6 STs by 2 SC in the first CH, 1 SC in each of the next 4 CH then repeat until end of row. Make 12 of these with the black yarn and a total of 36 STs.
- Round 8: Increase by 3 STs by 2 SC in the first CH, 1 SC in each of the next 11, then repeat until end of row. Make 14 of these with the black yarn. Total of 39 STs.
- Round 9: Decrease by 3 STs, SC 2 together then, 1 SC in each of the next 10, then repeat until end of row. Make 14 of these with the black yarn. 36 STs total.
- Round 10: One ST in each CH and set aside.
Wings:
- Round 1: In brown, magic circle 9 STs.
- Round 2: Increase by 3 STs by 2 SC in the first ST, 1 SC in each of next 2 CH, repeat until the end of row for a total of 12 STs. Do 4 of these in black.
- Round 3: increase by 4 STs by 2 SC in the first ST, 1 SC in each of the next 2 CH, repeat until the end of row for a total of 16 STs. Do 9 in black.
- Round 4-5: 1 ST in each CH. You should now have 9 black stiches and 7 brown ones.
- Round 6: Start with the first brown ST and CH 3, DC 2 in each brown ST.
- Round 7: CH 3, DC 2 in each of the first 5 STs, SC 4, DC 5.
- Round 8: CH 3, DC in each DC and SC in every SC. Set it aside.
Tail:
- Round 1: SC 4 STs into the 4 SC STs.
- Round 2: Increase by 4 STs of SC 2 in each ST.
- Round 3-8: Turn and keep 8 STs in each row. Sew the edges together for a firm tail.
Add the safety eyes, stuff and sew up. Crochet a CH of 4 and sew on
as a beak.