Pidgey
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Materials
G/6 Crochet Hook (4.25mm)
Brown Yarn
Cream Yarn
Black Yarn
White Yarn
Yellow-ish Yarn
Stuffing
Yarn Needle
Abbreviations
ch: chain
sc: single crochet
inc: increase (two single crochet per stitch)
dec: decrease (sc across two stitches)
mr: magic ring (ex: mr 4, 4sc inside of a magic ring)
sl st: slip stitch
f/o: fasten of
Pattern Style
Examples: Explanations:
2sc: 2 single crochets
(sc, dec) around: sc followed by a dec is repeated. (sc, dec, sc, dec, sc, dec...)
(sc, inc)x3: sc and an inc is repeated 3 times. (sc, inc, sc, inc, sc, inc)
sc to beginning: You will finish of the round with single crochets.
(2sc, 2dec)x2: Will look like-- sc, sc, dec, dec, sc, sc, dec, dec
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Body
In brown.
Round 1: mr 6 (6)
Round 2: inc around (12)
Round 3: (sc, inc) around (18)
Round 4-7: sc around (4 rounds) (18)
Round 8: (sc, inc)x3, 6inc, (sc, inc)x3 (30)
Round 9-13: sc around (5 rounds) (30)
Round 14: (sc, dec)x3, 12sc, (sc, dec)x3 (24)
Round 15: (sc, dec) around (16)
Round 16: dec around (8)
Round 17: sc around (8)
f/o leave a tail for sewing closed.
Wings
Make 2
ch 1, turn after every row.
Begin with cream.
Row 1: ch 2
Row 2: 2nd chain from hook inc (2)
Row 3: inc across (4)
Row 4: sc across (4)
Row 5: inc, 2sc, inc (6)
Row 6: inc, 4sc, inc (8)
Switch to brown.
Row 7: sc across (8)
Row 8: dec, 4sc, dec (6)
Row 9: sc across (6)
Row 10: dec, 2sc, dec (4)
Row 11: dec across (2)
Row 12: sc across (2)
f/o leave a long tail for attaching to body.
Black Eye
Make 2
Row 1: ch 7
Row 2: 2nd ch from hook begin sc back 4
f/o leave a tail for attaching to body.
Beak
Round 1: mr 4 (4)
Round 2: sc around (4)
Round 3: (sc, inc) (6)
f/o leave a tail for attaching to body.
Chest
ch 1, turn at the end of every row (except row 3 and 4)
Row 1: ch10
Row 2: 2nd ch from hook begin, sc 9 (9)
Row 2: sc across (9)
Row 3: dec, 5sc, dec, ch 3 turn (7)
Row 4: 2sc in chain, sc across 7, ch 3 turn (9)
Row 5: 2sc in chain, sc across 9 (11)
Row 6-10: sc across (5 rows) (11)
Row 11: dec, 7sc, dec (9)
Row 12: dec, 5sc, dec (7)
Row 13: sc across (7)
Row 14: dec, 3sc, dec (5)
Row 15: sc across (5)
Row 16: dec, sc, dec (3)
f/o leave a very long tail for sewing onto body.
Head Feathers
ch 8, make 2 in cream and 3 in brown.
f/o leave a tail for sewing onto head.
Feet
Make 2
ch 4, 2nd ch from hook sc back 3
ch 4, 2nd ch from hook sc back 3
sl st top of first ch 4
ch 4, 2nd ch from hook sc back 3, sl st
f/o leave a tail for sewing into body.
Tail
ch 1, turn after row 2 and 3.
Make 2
Short tail feathers:
Row 1: ch 9
Row 2-3: sc across (2 rounds) (8)
f/o leave a tail for sewing onto body.
Make 1
Long tail feather:
Row 1: ch 11
Row 2-3: sc across (2 rounds) (10)
f/o leave a tail for sewing onto body.
Assembly
1. Place belly piece under where eyes would be, making sure it tucks well under the
body and sew into place.
2. Attach black eye portion on the front of the face meeting in the middle and going
straight across the top of the belly piece. Attach the “tails” of the eyes down the
sides of the belly piece.
3. Attach wings to either side of the belly piece.
4. Sew one short tail piece to either side of the long piece on top and attach to the back
of the bird.
5. Attach the feet towards the front of the bottom of the belly piece.
6. Attach each head feather one at a time. Cream above each eye with the three brown
in the middle. Weave your end tails through the chain and tuck them inside of the
head.
7. Embroider a few stitches of white for the eye.
8. Attach the beak between the eyes on top of the belly piece.
