Designer: by Lorenna Alves (@atelie.loalves)
List of Materials:
- 2.00 mm crochet hook or compatible with the chosen yarn
- Safety eyes size 15
- Tapestry needle
- Stuffing fiber
- Scissors
- Pins
- Craft glue
- Slicker brush
- Black and white embroidery threads
Difficulty Level: Basic/Intermediate
Final size with these materials and stitch X: 12 cm
Abbreviations:
- AM – Magic Ring
- corr – Chains
- pbx – Slip stitch
- pb – Single crochet
- dim – Decrease
- aum – Increase
- ( ) – Number of sc in the row
Yarns used:
- Amigurumi Yarn 7220 (Tamarind)
- Amigurumi Yarn 7650 (Almond)
- Amigurumi Yarn 7030 (Mustard)
Feel free to use the color and yarn you prefer.
Eyes
Tip: If your stitches are too tight, I suggest using a larger hook size for this part (2.5 or 3.0 mm).
With the color Almond (7650)
- 8 sc in a Magic Ring (do not tighten the ring as we will insert the eyes in the center of it).
- 8 inc (16)
- sc in each sc (16)
Finish off, insert the eyes but do not attach the safety backs yet. We will attach them when securing them to the head.
Body
With the color Tamarind (7220)
- 8 sc in MR (8)
- 8 inc (16)
- 1sc, 1 inc (24)
- 2sc, 1 inc (32)
- 3sc, 1 inc (40)
- 4sc, 1 inc (48)
7 to 9. sc in each sc (48)
We will start the color changes, and to ensure the work does not become stiff or deformed, I recommend not working with the yarn carried along. Follow the color change as indicated by the color of the letters.
Bold: Tamarind
Underlined: Almond
Head
We will continue using only the color Tamarind (7220)
- inc in every stitch around (48)
- 7sc, 1 inc (54)
- 8sc, 1 inc (60)
25 to 35. sc in each sc (60)
Place the eyes between rows 30 and 31 with 9 sc apart, attach the safety backs.
Continue
36. 3sc, 1 dec (48)
37. sc in each sc (48)
38. 6sc, 1 dec (42)
39. 5sc, 1 dec (36)
40. 4sc, 1 dec (30)
41. 3sc, 1 dec (24)
42. 2sc, 1 dec (18)
43. 1sc, 1 dec (12)
44. dec all around (6)
Finish off with an inverted magic ring.
Body
- 17 sc; 14 sc; 17 sc (48)
11 to 16. 16 sc; 16 sc; 16 sc (48) - (4sc, 1 dec) x2, 4sc; 1 dec (4sc, 1 dec) x2, 2sc; 2sc, 1 dec (4sc, 1 dec) x2 (40)
- 14 sc; 13 sc; 13 sc (40)
- (8sc, 1 dec) x1, 4sc; 4sc, 1 dec, 7sc; 1sc, 1 dec (8sc, 1 dec) x1 (36)
- (4sc, 1 dec) x2, 1sc; 3sc, 1 dec (4sc, 1 dec) x1, 1sc; 3sc, 1 dec (4sc, 1 dec) x1 (30)
- (3sc, 1 dec) x2, 1sc; 2sc, 1 dec (3sc, 1 dec) x1, 1sc; 2sc, 1 dec (3sc, 1 dec) x1 (24)
Details
Eyes
Apply glue around the crocheted part of the eyes and pin them to keep them stretched.
Tip: Before removing the pins, make sure they are completely dry and take this time to embroider the white and black parts of the eyes, then remove the pins.
Beak
Embroider the beak with the Mustard color between rows 26 and 29 using a tapestry needle.
Ears
Make 2
- 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- inc in every stitch (12)
- sc in each sc (12)
- 1sc, 1 inc (18)
5 to 6. sc in each sc (18)
Finish off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Details
Cut threads of approximately 10cm, 2 of each color.
Tie a knot and shape them as shown in the photo. Insert the needle into the center of the magic ring and pull the threads through it. Cut them and use a slicker brush to fluff and trim them. Sew between rows 35 and 41.
Wings
Make 2
We will work with rows back and forth and in BLO (only on the back loops).
Make 12 chains.
- Go back making 11 sc; 1 ch, turn (11)
- 11 sc; 1 ch, turn (11)
- 11 sc; 1 ch, turn (11)
- 11 sc; 5 ch; 4 sc in the ch; 11 sc; 1 ch, turn (15)
- 15 sc; 1 ch, turn (15)
- 15 sc; 1 ch, turn (15)
- 11 sc; 1 ch, turn (11)
- 11 sc; 1 ch, turn (11)
- 11 sc (11)
Make sc around the entire wing, leave a long tail for sewing. Sew on row 21.
Feet
Make 2
- Magic Ring with 6 sc
2 to 4. sc in each sc (6)
Close the two parts with 2 sc, leave a long tail for sewing. Sew between rows 3 and 6.
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