Chocobo FF

https://drunkwithcaffeine.blogspot.com/2014/12/amigurumi-pattern-chocobo-from-final.html

Materials
3.00mm crochet hook
Minlon Acrylic yarn (or any sport weight yarn)
# yellow
# orange
# brown
# white
eye washer
pipe cleaner/wire
Embroidery needle

Abbreviation
ch - chain
sk - skip stitch
ss - slip stitch
sc - single crochet
hdc - half double crochet
dc - double crochet
inc - increase
dec - decrease
* or * * - repeat following pattern until row ends
* * xA - repeat instr inside for A times
MR - Magic ring
FLO - front loop only
BLO - Back loop only
F/O - finish off
Some basic explanation for the pattern I have written
"inc" means sc x2 in the next sc
"inc by 3" means sc x3 in the next sc
"2sc" means sc x1 in the next sc, repeat 2x
"2inc" means sc x2 in the next sc, repeat 2x

It is advisable to crochet out all the parts first before you sew them together so
that you can adjust the parts accordingly.

Head
Use yellow yarn
R1: 6sc in MR (6)
R2: *inc (12)
R3: *sc (12)
R4: *sc, inc* (18)
R5: *2sc, inc* (24)
R6-9: *sc (24)
R10: *2sc, dec* (18)
Insert eyes & stuff!
R11: *sc, dec* (12)
R12: *dec (6)
F/O and leave a long tail.

Head feather
Use yellow yarn
Middle
R1: 3sc in MR (3)
R2: sc, inc, sc (4)
R3: sc, 3hdc in next sc, dec (5)
R4: sc, 3hdc in next sc, sc, dec (6)

Sides - make 2
R1: 3sc in MR (3)
R2: sc, inc, sc (4)
R3: sc, 3hdc in next sc, dec (5)

I attached the head feather as how I doodle them. Meaning, I followed the
curve. The curve from the middle will be very obvious, so it's easy. As for the
sides, there might be only a slight curve, but you can look at the stitches to
know which direction it curves to.

And then I placed all three of them in this shape if you look from above (the
beak facing upwards).
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Body
Use yellow yarn
R1: 6sc in MR (6)
R2: *inc (12)
R3: *sc, inc* (18)
R4: *2sc, inc* (24)
R5-9: *sc (24)
R10: *2sc, dec* (20)
R10: *4sc, dec* (20) *corrected version, thanks to GothicSoprano for pointing
this out!*
R11-12: *sc (20)
R13: *8sc, dec* (18)
Stuff!
R14: *sc (18)
R15: *sc, dec* (12)
R16: *dec (6)
F/O

Beak
Use Orange yarn
Part 1
R1: 3sc in MR
R2: *inc (6)
R3: *sc, inc* (9)
R4: 3sc, 2 inc, 3sc, 1ch, turn (10)
R5: inc, 4ss, inc (8)
Ss into next sc and F/O.

Part 2
2ch, 3sc in the first ch (3)
Now we make the thin line of the sides
ch4, sk1, 6ss, ch4,
turn, sk1, 3ss (9)
F/O and leave a long tail.

When you sew the beak parts on the head, make sure Part 1 is at the top.
Align the parts carefully. And on the Part 1 beak, the sides of the beak will
have kind of a protruding part, make sure you sew that part into the side to
have a more realistic beak shape.
Sorry, there isn't any picture tutorials to show you, I did it in a whim and I
forgot to take some pictures. I'll be sure to take some next time when I re-
make it.

**Update 09/12/16**
I tried to re-create the realistic beak look but I failed. I don't remember how I
did it last time, but below is my current version which is different. I still prefer
the old one..... I still have the first chocobo with me, will look for it and figure it
out.
You can sew the lower part of the upper beak to cover away the yellow part if it doesn't
destroy the beak look. Else, just use leftover orange yarn to cover them up.
Tails
Use yellow yarn
Big tail
R1: 3sc in MR (3)
R2: *inc (6)
R3: *sc, inc* (9)
R4: *2sc, inc* (12)
R5: *sc (12)
R6: *2sc, dec* (9)
R7-8: *sc (9)
R9: *sc, dec* (6)

Medium tail - make 2

Small tail - make 2

You can use this picture as a reference on how to arrange the tails or you can
make your own version of it. For me, I overlap some parts of the smaller ones
onto the bigger ones to have a fan effect.

Wings - make 2
Use yellow yarn
R1: 2ch, turn. 3sc in the first ch, ch1, turn (3)
R2: 3sc, turn (3)
R3: [2ch, hdc, ss] in first sc, [2ch, 2dc, ss] in second sc, [2ch, hdc, ss] in last
sc
Sc around the edges but not the rounded parts that we did in R3. Also, make
3sc at the corner stitch.

Front(breast) feather
Use yellow yarn
ch5
hdc & ss into 3rd chain from hook
2ch, 2dc & ss into the next ch
2ch, hdc & ss into the next ch
Sc around the edges but not the rounded parts.

Leg
Use yellow yarn
R1: 4sc in MR (4)
R2: (FLO) *ss, 2ch, ss* into same sc x4
F/O.

Use brown yarn

Nails
This, in my opinion, is the harder part to crochet because of it's tiny details! I
even hurt my fingers a lot because of crocheting this part. Some tips regarding
the nails, make sure the crochet side facing you (right side) will be facing
outwards. To give it a more realistic look, roll the nails around your fingers
(like how you do it with a dough when you want the diameter to be smaller,
make sense?).

Short nails - make 2

Use brown yarn

Use brown yarn

For the leg,

1. Cut a piece of pipe cleaner, make sure it is longer than the leg but
shorter than the chocobo body, as we are going to insert this into the
body.
2. Insert into the leg part at one end and bend a small part at the other to
fit the small nail nicely in it. Measure first before you bend.
3. Cut another piece of pipe cleaner of much smaller length (3rd picture
from left). Insert two long nails onto each of the ends.
4. Put the "V" shape onto the main leg. So that they sit well on it. You don't
need to glue it as we are going to sew the empty parts.
5. Sew around the space to cover up the pipe cleaner.
You can also use a thin wire but I find that with thin wire, I have to bend the
ends to avoid pointy ends coming out. But as you can see in the picture
above, it is still visible. I decided to use pipe cleaner instead since they are
thinner and easier to bend around.