Happiness Bird

Free crochet tutorial for the Happiness Bird by Antonina Naimanova @naimanova_toys.

With this pattern, you can crochet a plush little bird. Any plush yarn will work for this amigurumi project. You will need two colors: a main shade and white for the chest. For the face, you will need safety eyes and a plastic beak. The whole toy is crocheted as one piece. The bird can be finished as a keychain.

Materials and Tools

• Plush yarn 100 g / 120 m (for example, Himalaya Dolphin Baby)
• 4.5 mm crochet hook
• 10 mm safety eyes
• Toy beak
• Toy stuffing
• Stitch markers
• Pins
• Keychain hardware
• Needle for sewing on pieces
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR — magic ring
• ch — chain stitch
• sl st — slip stitch
• sc — single crochet
• dc — double crochet
• hdc — half double crochet
• inc — increase
• dec — decrease
• (...) x n — repeat n times

Crochet Amigurumi Happiness Bird Pattern

Start with white yarn.

1: Chain 2, then crochet 6 sc into the second chain from the hook (6)
2: 6 inc (12)

Change to the main yarn color (cut and fasten off the white yarn)

In the Next Round, Crochet the Wings

Wing — chain 5, then starting in the 3rd ch from the hook: 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc.
3: 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, wing, (inc, 1 sc) x 2, inc, wing, (1 sc, inc) x 2 (18)
4: 4 sc before the wing, 8 sc between the wings, 6 sc to the end of the round (18)
5: 17 sc (not a full round)

In the Next Round, Crochet the Tail and Crest

Tail — chain 3, into the 3rd ch from the hook: 1 dc, 2 ch, sl st.
Crest — chain 4, into the 4th ch from the hook: (1 sl st, 3 ch) x 2, sl st.

Remove the marker:

6: Tail (fig. 1),

Fold the piece in half (fig. 2) and crochet through both halves: 9 sl st (fig. 3-4) (do not forget to stuff), crest (fig. 5).

Cut the yarn and fasten off.

Glue on:

• the beak between rounds 2 and 3;
• the eyes between rounds 3 and 4.

Attach the keychain hanger.

Your crocheted bird is ready! Please tag the author on social media - @naimanova_toys.