Easter baby bird free crochet pattern

Looking for a free crochet pattern for Easter? Try this easy and quick crochet pattern to make an adorable Easter baby bird amigurumi. It’s a perfect gift for an Easter basket. The height of finished crochet baby bird is about 10 cm (4″), if you use the same yarn and hook.

Designed and photos by Lyudmila Kuropatova
Instagram: @smila_toys
Translated by Amiguroom Toys

Materials:

• Yarn: Alize Cotton Gold (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 330 m/100 g) or YarnArt Jeans (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 50 g/160 m)
• Hook size: 1.5 mm
• 8 mm half beads for eyes
• A piece of white felt
• White and brown sewing thread
• Sewing needle and scissors
• Fabric glue
• Fiberfill

Abbreviations:
R = row
mc = magic circle
ch = chain
st = stitch
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
F.o. = finish off
BLO = back loop only
FLO = front loop only
(12) = 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 amigurumi baby bird pattern

Head and body (one piece)
Start crocheting from the eggshell in white:
Stuff as you go.
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: 24 sc
R 6: (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
R 7: (4 sc, inc)*6 (36)
R 8: (5 sc, inc)*6 (42)
R 9: 42 sc
R 10: (6 sc, inc)*6 (48)
R 11: (7 sc, inc)*6 (54)
R 12: (8 sc, inc)*6 (60)
R 13: 60 sc
R 14: (9 sc, inc)*6 (66)
R 15: (10 sc, inc)*6 (72)
R 16: 72 sc
Change to yellow yarn:
R 17: BLO 72 sc
R 18-24: 72 sc (7 rows)
Change to white:
R 25: 72 sc
R 26: (10 sc, dec)*6 (66)
R 27: 66 sc
R 28: (9 sc, dec)*6 (60)
R 29: 60 sc
R 30: (8 sc, dec)*6 (54)
R 31: 54 sc
R 32: (7 sc, dec)*6 (48)
R 33: 48 sc
R 34: (6 sc, dec)*6 (42)
R 35: (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
R 36: (4 sc, dec)*6 (30)
R 37: (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
R 38: (2 sc, dec)*6 (18)
R 39: (1 sc, dec)*6 (12)
R 40: (dec)*6 (6)
F.o.

Attach white yarn to the front loop of R 16 of the body and crochet: FLO (sc, hdc, 3 dc in one st, hdc, sc, sl st)*12
Sew the edges of the eggshell on the head using a needle and white thread.

Wings (make 2)
With yellow yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (1 sc, inc)*3 (9)
R 3: (2 sc, inc)*3 (12)
R 4: 12 sc
R 5: (3 sc, inc)*3 (15)
R 6: (4 sc, inc)*3 (18)
R 7: 18 sc
Don’t stuff.
Fold top of wing flat and 9 sc through both sides across.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Sew the wings to the sides of the body between R 22 and R 23.

Feet (make 2)
With brown yarn:
Make 7 ch.
R 1: From the 2nd ch from hook: 4 sl st, 5 ch, from the 2nd ch from hook: 4 sl st, 5 ch, from the 2nd ch from hook: 4 sl st, sl st in 5th st from hook on foundation chain, 2 sl st in 2 last sts.
F.o.

Flowers (make 3)
R 1: 5 sc in mc, sl st
R 2: (in one st: 2 ch, 2 dc, 2 ch, sl st)*5
F.o.

Sew the flowers on the top eggshell.

Sew the feet to the body using a needle and brown thread.
Cut out two circles with a 10 mm diameter out of white felt.
Use fabric glue and attach half beads to the felt circles as shown in the picture. Glue the finished eyes on the face.