Amigurumi bird free pattern

This free amigurumi pattern let you create your own sweet crochet bird. To crochet the bird you will need 2.5 mm crochet hook and YarnArt Jeans yarn. Finished size depends on yarn and hook combination.

Designed and photos by @cute.toys.handmade
Translated by Amiguroom Toys

Materials:

• Yarn: YarnArt Jeans (55% cotton, 45% acrylic)
• Hook size: 2.5 mm
• Black embroidery floss or yarn for eyes
• Sewing needle and scissors
• Fiberfill

Abbreviations:
R = row
mc = magic circle
ch = chain
st = stitch
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
F.o. = finish off
( ) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
( ) *6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated

Free crochet bird pattern

Wings (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) *6 (12)
R 3: (2 sc, inc) *4 (16)
R 4-6: 16 sc (3 rows)
R 7: 2 sc, 2 dec, 4 sc, 2 dec, 2 sc (12)
R 8: 2 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 2 sc (10)
R 9: 10 sc
Stuff gently with fiberfill.
R 10: 1 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 2 sc (8)
R 11: (dec) *4 (4)
F.o.

Tail
Make 7 ch.
Make an oval starting from the 2nd ch from hook, work on both sides of the chain.
R 1: 5 sc, 3 sc in one st, turn and crochet on the opposite side of the chain: 4 sc, inc (14)
R 2: 6 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc (16)
R 3: 7 sc, inc, 7 sc, inc (18)
R 4-5: 18 sc (2 rows)
R 6: dec, 7 sc, dec, 7 sc (16)
R 7: 16 sc
R 8: 6 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec (14)
R 9: 5 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec (12)
R 10: 4 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec (10)
Stuff gently with fiberfill. Fold top of tail flat and 5 sc through both sides across.
F.o.

Head and body
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) *6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) *6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc) *6 (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc) *6 (30)
R 6: (2 sc, inc, 2 sc) *6 (36)
R 7: 36 sc
R 8: (5 sc, inc) *6 (42)
R 9-10: 42 sc (2 rows)
R 11: 5 sc, join a tail: 5 sc together with sc of the tail, 32 sc (42)
R 12-14: 42 sc (3 rows)
R 15: (1 sc, dec) *5, 27 sc (37)
Change color:
R 16: (1 sc, dec) *4, 23 sc, dec (32)
R 17: (6 sc, dec) *4 (28)
R 18: (5 sc, dec) *4 (24)
R 19: (3 sc, inc) *6 (30)
R 20-22: 30 sc (3 rows)
R 23: (3 sc, dec) *6 (24)
R 24: (2 sc, dec) *6 (18)
R 25: (1 sc, dec) *6 (12)
R 26: (dec) *6 (6)
F.o.

Beak
R 1: 3 sc in mc (3)
R 2: (inc) *3 (6)
R 3: 6 sc, sl st.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Embroider eyes with black yarn on the level of R 18-19.
Sew a beak and wings to the body.