Hi my fellow crafters!
Crocheting is a beautiful and fun way to keep both our mind and hands busy in these difficult and uncertain times.
...and when we are urged to stay home, and travels and vacations seems so far away, why not flying with our imagination?
Today I'll be sharing a super easy pattern to create a cute little PARROT!
Here's the FREE pattern! Enjoy!
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner
YARN: Medium Weight Cotton Yarn (Lace 4) in Green, Yellow, Red and Black
OTHER MATERIALS: Polyester Fiber Filling; Two 12mm Black Plastic Safety Eyes; White Felt
HOOK SIZES: E/3,25 mm
DIMENSIONS: 4” x 4.5”
STITCHES USED and ABBREVIATIONS: magic ring (mr), chain (ch), slip stitch (sl st), single crochet (sc), back loop only (BLO), decrease (dec), increase (inc), fasten off (F/O).
INSTRUCTIONS: work in rounds (join with a sl st and ch1 at the end of each round) unless otherwise instructed.
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BODY (green yarn)
1) 6 sc in a mr (6)
2) sc inc around (12)
3) *1 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (18)
4) *2 sc, 1 sc inc *, repeat ** around (24)
5) *3 sc, 1 sc inc *, repeat ** around (30)
6) sc even (30)
7) *4 sc, 1 sc inc *, repeat ** around (36)
8) sc even (36)
9) *5 sc, 1 sc inc *, repeat ** around (42)
10-25) sc even (42)
Cut two 6/8” rounded pieces of white felt, create a hole in them whit your scissors, insert the plastic safety eyes in the hole and then place them between rounds #8-9, 9 stitches apart. Secure the eyes with the back parts.
26) *5 sc, 1 sc dec *, repeat ** around (36); start stuffing the body
27) sc even (36)
28) working in BLO, *4 sc, 1 sc dec *, repeat ** around (30)
29) working on both loops now, *3 sc, 1 sc dec *, repeat ** around (24)
30) *2 sc, 1 sc dec *, repeat ** around (18)
31) *1 sc, 1 sc dec *, repeat ** around (12); finish stuffing the body
32) sc dec around (6); F/O, close the hole and hide the yarn
BEAK (yellow and red yarn)
1) starting off with yellow yarn, 4 sc in a mr (4)
2) *1 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** twice (6)
3) *1 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (9)
4) 3 sc inc, 2 sc dec, 2 sc inc (12)
5) 2 sc inc, 2 sc, 2 sc dec, 2 sc, 2 sc inc (14)
6) 6 sc, 2 sc inc, 6 sc (16)
7) sc even (16)
8) *1 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (12)
9) sc even (12); stuff the beak
10) switch to red yarn, flatten the beak and crochet through both layers now, 6 sc (6); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn to sew the beak in between the eyes, around rnds #6-7. Using yarn needle and yellow yarn, secure the sides of the beak (rnds #7-9) to the body.
WINGS (green yarn; make two)
1) 6 sc in a mr (6)
2) *2 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** twice (8)
3) sc even (8)
4) *3 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** twice (10)
5) *4 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** twice (12)
6) *5 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** twice (14)
7-13) sc even (14)
14) *5 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** twice (12)
15) flatten the wing and crochet through both layers now, 6 sc (6); F/O and cut the yarn.
Attach the wings to the side of the body between rnds #12-13.
TAIL FEATHERS (green yarn)
Make two:
1) 6 sc in a mr (6)
2) sc even (6)
3) *2 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** twice (8)
4-7) sc even (8)
Do not cut the yarn once you have completed the 2nd feather
Merge the two feathers together:
8) join the yarn with a sl st to the 1st feather, ch1 and sc in the same st, 1 sc, 1 sc dec, 2 sc, 1 sc dec, keep working on the 2nd feather, *2 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** twice (12)
9) *1 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (8); F/O and cut the yarn.
Attach the tail to the back of the body between rnds #25-27.
I can't wait to see your version of my KYLE the PARROT! Feel free to tag me (@elisascrochet) in your photos on Instagram or Facebook if you'd like!
Elisa
This pattern is an original pattern by Elisa Sartori of Elisa's Crochet. Please do not claim this pattern as your own. If you wish to share this pattern, you may link to this pattern but please do not reprint it on your site. You may keep a copy for your own personal use but please DO NOT sell the pattern or distribute it.
You may sell products made from this pattern but please clearly credit the design to me, Elisa Sartori of Elisa's Crochet. Permission is NOT granted for mass production or factory manufacturing of any kind. Thank you!