...let's find beauty in the little things!
Hi my fellow crafter! I'm back today with a lovely new version of the Little Birdie.
I was so glad to see how you all loved the original design, and I've been enjoining spotting your cute makes on Instagram and Facebook!
For this reason I decided to give the design a little twist and add a more realistic look - putting together a bit of brown, orange and white yarn, here it comes a super cute Red Robin!
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Find the downloadable PDF pattern listed on my Etsy page - you will find in it more than 40 explanatory step-by-step pictures, tips and tricks to guide you through the making process!
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Here's the FREE pattern!
YARN: Light (3) in Brown, Orange and White; Classic Cotton Thread in Black
MATERIALS: C2 - 2.75 mm Hook; 1.75 mm hook; Poly Filling; Two 6mm Black Plastic Safety Eyes; Yarn Needle
DIMENSION: 3” x 2.5”
ABBREVIATIONS: magic ring (mr), chain (ch), stitch (st), slip stitch (sl st), single crochet (sc), half double crochet (hdc), fasten off (F/O)
SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate
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HEAD (brown and orange yarn; 2.75mm hook)
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)
Rnd 5: 12 sc, switch to orange yarn, 8 sc, switch back to brown yarn, 12 sc (32)
Rnd 6: keep working with brown yarn, 11 sc, switch to orange yarn, 10 sc, switch back to brown yarn, 11 sc (32)
Rnd 7: keep working with brown yarn, 10 sc, switch to orange yarn, 12 sc, switch back to brown yarn, 10 sc (32)
Rnd 8: keep working with brown yarn, 9 sc, switch to orange yarn, 14 sc, switch back to brown yarn, 9 sc (32); F/O and cut the yarn.
TAIL (brown yarn; 2.75mm hook)
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 (brown, orange and white yarn; 2.75mm hook)
Merge the head and the tail together:
Rnd 11: join the brown yarn with a sl st to stitch #30 of the last rnd of the head, ch 1 and sc in the same st, then crochet 5 sc, switch to orange yarn, work 16 sc, switch back to brown yarn, work 6 sc; 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 12: keep working with brown yarn, 4 sc, 1 sc dec, switch to orange yarn, 6 sc, 1 sc dec, 5 sc, 1 sc dec, 1 sc, switch back to brown yarn, 4 sc, 1 sc dec, [(5 sc, 1 sc dec) rep 4 times] (48)
Rnd 13: keep working with brown yarn, 1 sc dec, 3 sc, switch to orange yarn, 14 sc, switch back to brown yarn, 3 sc, 2 sc dec, 20 sc, 1 sc dec (44)
Rnd 14: keep working with brown yarn, 1 sc dec, 2 sc, switch to orange yarn, 14 sc, switch back to brown yarn, 2 sc, 2 sc dec, 18 sc, 1 sc dec (40); F/O orange yarn
Rnd 15: keep working with brown yarn, 3 sc, switch to white yarn, 14 sc, switch back to brown yarn, 23 sc (40)
Rnd 16: keep working with brown yarn, 3 sc, switch to white yarn, 14 sc, switch back to brown yarn, 23 sc (40)
Rnd 17: keep working with brown yarn, 3 sc, switch to white yarn, 1 sc dec, 3 sc, 1 sc dec, 3 sc, 1 sc dec, 2 sc, switch back to brown yarn, 1 sc, [(3 sc, 1 sc dec) rep 4 times], 1 sc dec (32)
Rnd 18: keep working with brown yarn, 3 sc, switch to white yarn, 11 sc, switch back to brown yarn,18 sc (32)
Rnd 19: keep working with brown yarn, 1 sc dec, switch to white yarn, [(2 sc, 1 sc dec) rep 3 times], switch back to brown yarn, 2 sc, [(1 sc dec, 2 sc) rep 4 times] (24); start stuffing the body
Rnd 20: keep working with brown yarn, 1 sc, switch to white yarn, 9 sc, switch back to brown yarn, 14 sc (24)
Rnd 21: keep working with brown yarn, 1 sc, switch to white yarn, [(1 sc dec, 1 sc) rep 3 times], switch back to brown yarn, 1 sc dec, [(1 sc, 1 sc dec) rep 4 times] (16); finish stuffing the body
Rnd 22: working with brown yarn only, sc dec around (8); F/O, cut the yarn and wave in end.
BEAK ( black thread; 1.75mm hook)
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)
Rnd 3: sc even (8); F/O and leave a long strand of thread to sew the beak onto the head between rnds # 6-9.
WINGS ( brown yarn; make two; 2.75mm hook)
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a mr (6)
Rnd 2: 2 sc inc, 2 hdc inc, 2 sc inc (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 sc inc) rep twice, 1 hdc, 2 hdc inc, 1 hdc, (1 sc inc, 1 sc) rep twice (18)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, 1 sc inc) rep twice, 2 hdc, 3 hdc in the next st, 1 ch, 3 hdc in the next st, 2 hdc, (1 sc inc, 2 sc) rep twice (26); F/O and leave a long strand of brown yarn.
Sew only the first and last 2 sts of the wing to the side of the bird’s body.
I can't wait to see your version of my RED ROBIN! Feel free to tag me (@elisascrochet) in your photos on Instagram or Facebook if you'd like!
Elisa
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