There is great beauty in the little thing...
...sometimes it takes very little to create something beautiful - like this sweet bird.
How lovely would it look hanging from a crib mobile, or in front of a little window in your baby's room?
...and with the right colors, it would also make the perfect Christmas decor!
So let your imagination fly and create your unique little birdie!
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The instructions on how to crochet around the steel ring and how to embroider the wing decor are included in the downloadable PDF pattern listed on my Etsy page - you will find in it more than 50 explanatory step-by-step pictures to guide you through the making process!
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Here's the FREE pattern!
YARN: Light (3) in Pink, Gray, Yellow; Classic Cotton Thread in Black
MATERIALS: C2 - 2.75 mm Hook; Poly Filling; Yarn Needle
DIMENSION: 3” x 2.5” (bird) / 4” diameter (ring)
ABBREVIATIONS: stitch (st), slip stitch (sl st), single crochet (sc), fasten off (F/O)
SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate
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HEAD (pink yarn)
Rnd 1: 8 sc in a mr (8)
Rnd 2: sc inc around (16)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 sc inc) rep around (24)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, 1 sc inc) rep around (32)
Rnds 5 - 8: sc even (32); F/O and cut the yarn
TAIL (pink yarn)
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a mr (6)
Rnd 2: (2 sc, 1 sc inc) rep twice (8)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 sc inc) rep around (12)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, 1 sc inc) rep around (16)
Rnd 5: (3 sc, 1 sc inc) rep around (20)
Rnd 6: (4 sc, 1 sc inc) rep around (24)
Rnd 7: (5 sc, 1 sc inc) rep around (28)
Rnd 8: sc even (28)
Rnd 9: (6 sc, 1 sc inc) rep around (32)
Rnd 10: sc even (32)
Do not cut the yarn once you have completed the tail.
BODY (pink and gray yarn)
Merge the head and the tail together:
Rnd 10: join the yarn with a sl st to the 1st stitch of the last rnd of the head, ch 1 and sc in the same st, then crochet 27 sc around, leaving 4 stitches unworked. You should now go back working on the tail part - insert the hook into st # 28 of the last round of the tail, work 1 sc, then work 27 sc, until you reach the end of the round (56)
Rnd 11: (5 sc, 1 sc dec) rep around (48)
Use a long strand of pink yarn to close the gap between the head and the tail, by sewing together the two sections of unworked stitches.
Rnd 12: 1 sc dec, 20 sc, 2 sc dec, 20 sc, 1 sc dec (44)
Rnd 13: 1 sc dec, 18 sc, 2 sc dec, 18 sc, 1 sc dec (40)
Rnd 14 - 15: sc even (40); start stuffing the body
Rnd 16: (3 sc, 1 sc dec) rep around (32)
Rnd 17: switch to gray yarn, sc even (32)
Rnd 18: (2 sc, 1 sc dec) rep around (24)
Rnd 19: sc even (24)
Rnd 20: (1 sc, 1 sc dec) rep around (16); finish stuffing the body.
Rnd 21: sc dec around (8); F/O, cut the yarn and wave in end.
Sew the WING DECOR to the side of the body (on both sides) with gray yarn.
BEAK (yellow yarn)
Rnd 1: 4 sc in a mr (4)
Rnd 2: (1 sc, 1 sc inc) rep twice (6)
Rnd 3: (2 sc, 1 sc inc) rep around (8)
F/O and leave a long strand of yarn to sew the beak onto the head between rnds # 6-9. Stuff the beak lightly.
I can't wait to see your version of my LITTLE BIRDIE! Feel free to tag me (@elisascrochet) in your photos on Instagram or Facebook if you'd like!
Elisa
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