Rooster on a Stick
Free Rooster on a Stick crochet tutorial by @marisha_crochet.
With this pattern, you can crochet a rooster lollipop on a stick. Any yarn and a matching hook will work for this amigurumi project. The author recommends yarn with a yardage of 160-220 meters per 50 g skein. Small beads can be used for the eyes. Any wooden stick will work, for example a food skewer about 5 mm thick.
Finished toy size is about 7 cm tall and 6 cm wide.
Materials and Tools
- Yarn 50 g / 160-220 m
- 2-2.5 mm crochet hook
- 3 mm safety eyes
- Toy stuffing
- Stitch markers
- Pins
- 5 mm wooden stick
- Needle for sewing parts
- Scissors
Abbreviations
- MR — magic ring
- ch — chain stitch
- sl st — slip stitch
- sc — single crochet
- inc — increase
- dec — decrease
- (...) x n — repeat n times
Rooster on a Stick Amigurumi Crochet Pattern
Beak / Wattle
Leave a 6 cm yarn tail.
In MR - 3 ch, sl st under the ring, 10 ch, sl st, 10 ch, sl st, tighten the ring, cut the yarn, leaving 6 cm for attaching;
Tail
Leave a 6 cm yarn tail.
In MR - (23 ch, sl st under the ring) x 6, tighten the ring, cut the yarn, leaving 6 cm for attaching;
Wings
Leave a 6 cm yarn tail.
In MR - 14 ch, sl st under the ring, tighten, cut the yarn, leaving 6 cm for attaching; crochet the second one the same way;
Body
Leave a 50 cm yarn tail for crocheting the comb and sewing on the eyes.
1. in MR - 6 sc, tighten the ring;
2. 6 inc (12);
3. (inc, 1 sc) x 6 (18);
4. (1 sc, inc, 1 sc) x 6 (24), 3 sc (shift stitches);
5-9. 24 sc, at the end 1 sc (shift stitch), sl st, cut the yarn;
Also crochet the second part, at the end 1 sc (shift stitch), do not cut the yarn, leave the loop open.
10. Join: connect the parts starting from the first part's sl st - 3 sc, turn the work to the right, crochet into the remaining 21 stitches of one part, then into 21 stitches of the second part (42);
Bring the yarn tail left from the MR on the wrong side to the place "along the back," two rounds above the join; with this tail, make the first chain,
11-13. 42 sc;
Using the yarn tails left at the level of round 6 from the MR, attach the beak with wattle, tie 2 knots on the wrong side; in the MR of the other part, use the left yarn tails to attach the tail, tie the tails on the wrong side with 2 knots;
14. (dec, 5 sc) x 6 (36);
15. 36 sc;
16. (2 sc, dec, 2 sc) x 6 (30);
17. 30 sc;
With the left yarn tail, make the first chain, (6 ch, sl st through one row of stitches) x 5, pull the yarn out of the loop and use it to sew on the beads, then hide the tail inside; using the left side tails, attach the wings;
18. (dec, 3 sc) x 6 (24);
19. 24 sc;
20. (1 sc, dec, 1 sc) x 6 (18), add stuffing inside;
21. 18 sc;
22. (dec, 1 sc) x 6 (12);
23. 12 sc, add more stuffing;
24. 6 dec (6);
25. edging: sl st, (6 ch, sl st) x 6, cut the yarn, hide;
Carefully insert the stick inside, with a new 20 cm yarn tie above the edging, tighten, and tie a bow;
Your crocheted rooster is ready! Please tag the author on social media - @marisha_crochet.
