Mighty Eagle

Author: Lesya Fomishina
Difficulty Level: intermediate

Amigurumi Mighty Eagle crochet pattern

Free crochet tutorial for the Mighty Eagle by Lesya Fomishina @fomishka_toys.

With this pattern, you can crochet an eagle. Any plush yarn works for this bird, plus a 3.5 mm hook for plush yarn and a 2 mm hook for cotton blend yarn.

The finished toy size is about 18 mm.

Materials and tools

  • Himalaya Dolphin Baby plush yarn: 80311-black (half a skein), 80301-white
  • YarnArt Jeans yarn: 35-yellow, 01-white, 90-red (split the strand in half), 53-black
  • Crochet hooks: 2 mm and 3.5 mm
  • Safety eyes 6-8 mm
  • Stitch marker or a contrasting strand
  • Toy stuffing
  • Needle for sewing parts together
  • Scissors

Abbreviations

  • MR — magic ring
  • ch — chain stitch
  • sc — single crochet
  • inc — increase
  • dec — decrease
  • (...) x n – repeat n times

Mighty Eagle amigurumi crochet pattern

Eye patches (2 pieces)

With white yarn:

1. 6 in MR (6)
2. 2 inc, sc, 2 inc, sc (10)
Switch to red yarn
3. 10 sc

Finish crocheting, leave a tail for sewing.

Wings (2 pieces)

With black yarn:

1. 6 in MR (6)
2. (inc) x 6 (12)
3. (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4-6. 3 rows sc (18)
7. dec, fold the piece and crochet through both sides: 6 sc, dec (7)
8. ch, 3 sc, dec, 2 sc (6)
9. ch, dec, 2 sc, dec (4)
10. ch, 4 sc (4)
11. ch, sc, dec, sc (3)
12. ch, 3 sc

Finish crocheting, cut the yarn, and weave in the end.

Head-Body-Legs

Crochet with white plush yarn:

1. 6 in MR (6)
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4-6. 3 rows sc (18)
7. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
8. (sc, inc) x 6, 12 sc (30)
9-10. 2 rows sc (30)
Switch to black yarn:
11. (2 sc, inc) x 6, 12 sc (36)
12. (3 sc, inc) x 6, 12 sc (42)
13-17. 5 rows sc (42)

If you use safety eyes, insert them now. First attach each eye to an eye patch, then insert into the head. Stuff the head.

18. (3 sc, dec) x 6, 12 sc (36)
19. (2 sc, dec) x 6, 12 sc (30)
20. 1 row sc (30)
21. 6 sc (1 sc, dec) x 3, 6 sc, 3 inc, 6 sc (30)
22-23. 2 rows sc (30)
24. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)

Stuff the body. The marker should be exactly in the middle of the back; if it is off to the side, crochet or unravel a few stitches. Then count 12 stitches and in stitch 12 insert the hook and make an sc. Crochet the first leg in the round.

25-26. 2 rows sc (12)
Switch to yellow yarn and crochet with hook #2:
27-30. 4 rows sc
31. (dec) x 6 (6)

Finish crocheting, pull the opening closed, cut the yarn, and weave in the end. Join a new strand and crochet the second leg the same way.

Tail. Feathers (3 pieces)

With black yarn:

Chain 10 ch, then starting from the second stitch from the hook crochet 9 sc.

Eyebrows

With black yarn:

Cut 6 strips, each 6 cm long, fold in half, and secure between the eyes.

Beak (2 pieces)

With yellow yarn, upper part:

1. 6 in MR (6)
2. 2 sc, 2 inc (8)
3. 2 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 2 (10)
4. 2 dec, 1 sc, 2 inc, 1 sc (10)
5. 4 sc, 2 inc, 4 sc (12)
6. 5 sc, inc, sc, inc, 4 sc (14)
7-10. 4 rows sc (16)
11. 7 sc, dec, 7 sc (15)
12. 6 sc, dec, 7 sc

Finish crocheting, stuff lightly, cut the yarn.

Lower part

1. 5 in MR (5)
2. 3 sc, 2 inc (7)
3. 4 sc, inc, sc, inc (9)
4. sc, ch, turn the work, crochet 6 sc

Finish crocheting, do not stuff this piece, and leave a tail for sewing. Sew the 2 parts together and sew the beak to the head.

Foot (2 pieces)

Crochet with yellow yarn:

1. 6 in MR (6)
2. (inc) x 6 (2)
3-4. 2 rows sc (12)
5. (dec) x 6 (6)

Leave a tail for sewing, do not stuff this piece. Shape the toes and sew to the leg.

Toes (2 pieces)

With yellow yarn:

1. 5 in MR (5)
2-3. 2 rows sc (5)

Leave a tail for sewing, do not stuff. Sew each toe to the back of the foot. Sew all parts to the body, secure and hide all yarn ends. Congratulations, your crocheted Mighty Eagle is ready!

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