Birds
A free crochet tutorial for Birds by @cute.toys.handmade.
With this pattern, you can crochet little birds. For this amigurumi project, you can use any acrylic, cotton, or cotton blend yarn and a matching crochet hook. You can use any two or three colors from a similar palette.
Materials and tools
- Yarn in two colors
- Crochet hook
- Black thread for embroidering the eyes
- Toy stuffing
- Sewing needle for attaching parts
- Scissors
Abbreviations
- MR - magic ring
- sl st - slip stitch
- ch - chain stitch
- sc - single crochet
- inc - increase
- dec - decrease
- (...) x n - repeat n times
Crochet amigurumi birds pattern
Wing (make 2)
1: MR 6 sc
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (2 sc, 1 inc) x 4 (16)
4-6: 16 sc (3 rounds)
7: 2 sc, 2 dec, 4 sc, 2 dec, 2 sc (12)
8: 2 sc, 1 dec, 4 sc, 1 dec, 2 sc (10)
9: 10 sc
Stuff lightly
10: 1 sc, 1 dec, 3 sc, 1 dec, 2 sc (8)
11: 4 dec
Cut the yarn and pull closed.
Tail
1: 6 ch + 1 turning chain
2: 5 sc, 3 sc in one stitch, 4 sc, 1 inc
3: 6 sc, 1 inc, 6 sc, 1 inc
4: 7 sc, 1 inc, 7 sc, 1 inc
5: 18 sc
6: 18 sc
7: 1 dec, 7 sc, 1 dec, 7 sc
8: 16 sc
9: 6 sc, 1 dec, 6 sc, 1 dec
10: 5 sc, 1 dec, 5 sc, 1 dec
11: 4 sc, 1 dec, 4 sc, 1 dec
Stuff lightly. Fold in half and crochet through both sides with 5 sc. Cut the yarn and weave in the end.
Beak
1: MR 3 sc
2: 3 inc (6)
3: 6 sc, sl st
Body
1: MR 6 sc
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (30)
6: (2 sc, 1 inc, 2 sc) x 6 (36)
7: 36 sc
8: (5 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (42)
9: 42 sc (42)
10: 42 sc (42)
11: 5 sc, 5 sc with the tail pieces, 32 sc (42)
12: 42 sc
13: 42 sc
14: 42 sc
15: (1 sc, 1 dec) x 5, 27 sc (37)
16: Change color, (1 sc, 1 dec) x 4, 23 sc, 1 dec (32)
17: (6 sc, 1 dec) x 4 (28)
18: (5 sc, 1 dec) x 4 (24)
19: (3 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (30)
20: 30 sc
21: 30 sc
22: 30 sc
23: (3 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (24)
24: (2 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (18)
25: (1 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (12)
26: 6 dec
