It’s time- my first amigurumi patterns are finally finished and ready for all of you to enjoy! I put a lot of love into these toys, in part because the prototypes belong to my own toddler (I am looking forward to showing you how I used them soon!) but mostly because I am excited to share my designs with you all. I hope that you love them and I can’t wait to see your creations!
Here’s how the pattern sales work: Each pattern is available individually, so if you only want the egg and one critter, that’s all you have to buy! However, if you want the whole set you will not only save $3 USD on the total price, you will get the PDF file for the bird hatchling. The bird is available for free below, but the PDF can be downloaded to your favorite device or printed quickly and easily, so it’s extra convenient.
Get the patterns from my Ravelry Store! Then enjoy the bird hatchling, below!
Bird Hatchling
Materials:
A small amount of worsted weight yarn
A small amount of fiberfill stuffing
Crochet hook- size F/3.75mm*
Tapestry needle
Sewing needle
Pair of safety eyes OR black embroidery floss
Small scrap of felt and matching thread
*Gauge is not important for the size of this project, but you will need to achieve a very tight fabric that will not show stuffing between the stitches, so choose your hook size accordingly
Abbreviations:
Ch: Chain
Dec: Decrease; two stitches turn into one stitch
Sc: single crochet
2sc: work two single crochet in the same stitch
Sl st: slip stitch
St: stitch(es)
Pattern Notes:
The body is worked in continuous rounds; the wings and tail are worked flat
Body
Round 1: Using the Magic Ring method, make a starting circle of 6 stitches
Round 2: 2sc around (12 st)
Round 3: (sc, 2sc) 6 times (18 st)
Round 4: (sc 2, 2sc) 6 times (24 st)
Round 5-7: sc around
Round 8: (sc 2, dec) 6 times (18 st)
Round 9 and 10: sc around
Round 11: (sc, dec) 6 times (12 st)
If using safety eyes, attach them now. Begin stuffing the body.
Round 12: sc around
Round 13: dec 6 times (6 st)
Finish stuffing the body; do not break yarn. The tail section begins here, and is worked flat
Row 1: Pinch the tail closed, lining up the stitches on both sides of the body so that you can insert your hook through them at the same time. Sc 3 across to close the body.
Row 2: Ch 1, turn; sc, 2sc, sc (4 st)
Row 3: Ch 1, turn; sc 4
Row 4: Ch 1, turn; sc, 2sc, 2sc, sc (6 st)
Row 5: Turn; (Ch 3, sl st) across to make the picot edging. Break yarn and pull through to finish.
Wing (Make 2)
Row 1: Leave a long tail for sewing the wing to the body. Ch 2; 3sc into second chain from hook (3 st)
Row 2: Ch 1, turn; sc, 2sc, sc (4 st)
Row 3: Ch 1, turn; 4 sc
Row 4: Turn; (Ch 3, sl st) across to make the picot edging. Break yarn and pull through to finish.
Finishing
Stitch wings to the side of the bird using the long tail left at the starting chain, work in tails securely. Weave in all remaining ends. Embroider eyes (if needed). Cut a small triangle from felt and stitch into place for the beak. The example shown uses a wide right triangle and is gently curved to create a 3D effect.
Use the Hatching Egg pattern to complete your set- the bird fits perfectly inside!
This pattern is for personal and small business use only and may not be redistributed. Items created for sale using this pattern must include credit to the designer.
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