AUTHOR: MARI-LIIS LILLE THIS IS AN ORIGINAL DESIGN BY LILLELIIS. YOU ARE ALLOWED TO SELL THE FINISHED PRODUCT HANDMADE BY YOU IF THE ITEM DESCRIPTION STATES IT`S BASED ON LILLELIIS PATTERN (PATTERN BY MARI-LIIS LILLE, WWW.LILLELIIS.COM). -------------------------YOU MAY NOT SELL THE PATTERN. IT IS ALSO PROHIBITED TO ALTER THE INSTRUCTIONS, MAKE TRANSLATIONS AND DISTRIBUTE IT ON PAPER OR ELECTRONICALLY. Finished size - about 13 cm (5 inches) if measured with the wooden ring Skill level: intermediate
Supplies 1. Yarn – the example is crocheted using DK / 8 ply weight Babytoly 100% organic cotton (50 g / 105 m) Color A – blue Color B – white Color C – yellow Color D – brown 2. Crochet hook 2.5 mm (or according to the yarn you use) 3. Stitch marker 4. Polyester fiberfill 5. Safety eyes (Ø 6 mm) 6. Wooden ring (Ø 70 mm) 7. Plastic rattle inside (Ø 2-3 cm) 8. Darning needle Abbreviations sl st - slip stitch hdc - half double crochet rep - repeat
ch - chain dc - double crochet
sc - single crochet st(s) - stitch(es)
Stitch explanation Decrease (sc2tog) - Insert hook into st and draw up a loop. Insert hook into next st and draw up a loop. Yarn over, draw through all 3 loops on hook. 3 double crochet cluster – (Yarn over and insert your hook into the stitch. Yarn over and draw up a loop, yarn over and pull through first two loops on hook) rep 3 times. Yarn over and pull through all 4 loops on hook.
PATTERN BODY Crocheted from top to bottom. 1: Color A. Start 6 sc in a magic ring [6] 2: Work 2 sc in each st around [12] 3: (Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [18] 4: (Sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [24] 5-8: Sc in each st around 9: (Sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [30] 10: (Sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [36] Insert the safety eyes between rounds 6 and 7. Insert the first eye, then count 4 holes to the left and insert the second eye in the next hole. Close the safety eyes with washers on the inside of the work.
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11-15: Sc in each st around 16: (Sc in next 4 sts, sc2tog) rep 6 times [30] 17: (Sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog) rep 6 times [24] 18: (Sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog) rep 6 times [18] Stuff the piece with fiberfill. Insert the plastic rattle inside. Add some stuffing to the sides if needed.
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19: (Sc in next st, sc2tog) rep 6 times [12] Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
LONG TAIL 1: Color B. Start 6 sc in a magic ring [6] 2: Work 2 sc in each st around [12] 3-6: Sc in each st around 7: (Sc in next st, sc2tog) rep 4 times [8] Copyright © Mari-Liis Lille 2019
8-9: Sc in each st around Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Flatten the top and sew closed with a couple of stitches.
SHORT TAIL 1: Color C. Start 6 sc in a magic ring [6] 2: Work 2 sc in each st around [12] 3-4: Sc in each st around 5: (Sc in next st, sc2tog) rep 4 times [8] 6-7: Sc in each st around Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Flatten the top and sew closed with a couple of stitches. Attach the longer tail at the back between rounds 16 and 17, and the shorter tail between rounds 15 and 16.
BEAK 1: Start a magic ring with color C, ch 2. Work 3 double crochet cluster into the ring.
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Ch 2, sl st into the ring. Pull the ring tightly together. Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
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Attach the beak at rounds 7 and 8.
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WING (make 2) 1: Color A. Start 6 sc in a magic ring [6] 2: Work 2 sc in each st around [12] 3-4: Sc in each st around 5: (Sc in next st, sc2tog) rep 4 times [8] 6: Flatten the piece so that the yarn tail remains in the right corner. Crochet through two layers. Sc in each st [4] Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew the wings between rounds 9 and 10. Attach them with a couple of stitches to the sides of the body as well.
Instead of weaving in the yarn tails of the wings pull them out at the top of the head to make a crest. Cut the yarn ends shorter and split the thread ends with a darning needle.
Stitch small horizontal lines on the bird`s belly with color B.
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RING COVER Work in rows instead of continuous rounds. 1: Color D. Ch 25.
Starting in the second ch from hook, sc in next 24 sts [24]
7 2-8: Turn, ch 1. Starting in the same st, sc in each st [24]
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew the cover around the wooden ring. TIP! You may need to adjust the number of rows according to your work and the ring measurement. It`s important the cover not to fit the ring too loosely. It`s better if the seam pulls it tightly around the ring.
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Sew the bird onto the ring cover.
FLOWER 1: Color C. Start 5 sc in a magic ring, sl st in the first st [5]. Leave a long tail of color C for attaching the flower later on.
2: Color B. (Ch 1. Work 2 hdc in the same st, sl st in next st) rep 5 times.
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Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew the flower to the ring cover.
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