Amigurumi kiwi bird free pattern

To create this cute kiwi bird you will need only basic crochet skills and a little time. The kiwi bird amigurumi is a great gift for the big and small who love birds. The head and the body are crocheted in one piece, the beak and legs are separate pieces. When finished your bird will be approximately 16 cm (6.2″) tall.

Designed and photo by Olga Akbayyr
Instagram: @mauvepony
Translated by Amiguroom Toys

Materials:

• Yarn: YarnArt Jeans (brown #40, beige #87)
• Hook size: 2.0 mm
• 6 mm safety eyes
• Black embroidery floss
• Sewing needle and scissors
• Sewing pins
• Stitch marker
• Chenille stem of 30 cm length for a beak (optional)
• Fiberfill

Abbreviations:
R = row
mc = magic circle
st = stitch
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
FLO = front loop only
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 kiwi bird pattern

You can crochet also some kiwi fruits by @mauvepony >> Crochet kiwi fruit free pattern

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: (4 sc, inc) * 6 (36)
R 7: (5 sc, inc) * 6 (42)
R 8: 42 sc
R 9: (6 sc, inc) * 6 (48)
R 10-21: 48 sc (12 rows)
R 22: (6 sc, dec) * 6 (42)
Insert safety eyes between R 12 and R 13 at the distance of 15 st from each other.
Stuff with fiberfill.
R 23: (2 sc, inc) * 14 (56)
R 24: (6 sc, inc) * 8 (64)
R 25: (7 sc, inc) * 8 (72)
R 26: 72 sc
R 27: (22 sc, 2 inc) * 3 (78)
R 28: 78 sc
R 29: (24 sc, 2 inc) * 3 (84)
R 30: 84 sc
R 31: inc, 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 66 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc (90)
R 32-33: 90 sc (2 rows)
R 34: (14 sc, inc) * 6 (96)
R 35-36: 96 sc (2 rows)
R 37: (15 sc, inc) * 6 (102)
R 38-44: 102 sc (7 rows)
R 45: (15 sc, dec) * 6 (96)
R 46-47: 96 sc (2 rows)
R 48: (14 sc, dec) * 6 (90)
R 49-50: 90 sc (2 rows)
R 51: (13 sc, dec) * 6 (84)
R 52: 84 sc
R 53: (12 sc, dec) * 6 (78)
R 54: (11 sc, dec) * 6 (72)
R 55: (10 sc, dec) * 6 (66)
R 56: (9 sc, dec) * 6 (60)
Stuff with fiberfill.
R 57: (8 sc, dec) * 6 (54)
R 58: (7 sc, dec) * 6 (48)
R 59: (6 sc, dec) * 6 (42)
R 60: (5 sc, dec) * 6 (36)
Stuff with fiberfill.
R 61: (4 sc, dec) * 6 (30)
R 62: (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
R 63: (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18)
Finish stuffing.
R 64: (1 sc, dec) * 6 (12)
R 65: (dec) * 6 (6)
F.o.

Beak
With beige yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2-6: 6 sc (5 rows)
R 7: inc, 5 sc (7)
R 8-10: 7 sc (3 rows)
R 11: inc, 6 sc (8)
R 12-14: 8 sc (3 rows)
R 15: inc, 7 sc (9)
R 16-18: 9 sc (3 rows)
R 19: 9 sc, 1 sl st
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Fold the chenille stem in half, twist it in a spiral. Insert the stem in the beak and in the head between the eyes. Pin the beak with sewing pins and sew it to the head. Shape the beak with your hand.

Legs ( make 2)
With beige yarn:
The leg consists from two parts: 1 — a foot with toes, 2 — a shin.

Part 1
Toes (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
R 3-5: 12 sc (3 rows)
F.o.

Don’t cut the yarn when you’ll finish the second toe!

Join two toes:
R 6: 12 sc on the 1st toe, 12 sc on the 2nd toe (24)
R 7: 24 sc
R 8: (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18)
R 9-10: 18 sc (2 rows)
Stuff with fiberfill.
R 11: (1 sc, dec) * 6 (12)
R 12-14: 12 sc (3 rows)
Finish stuffing.
R 15: (dec) * 6 (6)
F.o.

Embroider claws on the toes with black floss.

Part 2
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: 6 inc, 1 sl st (12)
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Sew the part 2 throught back loops only to the center of the part 1 (a foot).

Attach new yarn to the part 2.
R 3: FLO 12 sc
R 4-5: 12 sc (2 rows)
R 6: 12 sc, 1 sl st
Stuff with fiberfill.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Sew the legs to the body, find the right position for sitting.

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