`Pigeon and Dove Jack

Pigeon and Dove Jack Category: For beginners

Crochet knitted pigeonsWhen the air is filled with a variety of flavors, fun run on sidewalks thin streams, breaking through the old snow, and in the parks start loudly chirping sparrows and pigeons coo proudly - spring comes. This is the time when you want to change and love. Time, when all the birds are finding a mate and build nests.

But it was the doves are a symbol of marriage. Pair of doves Suite the best gift. After all, it symbolizes a long and happy family life. Therefore, we will knit a pair of these proud and beautiful birds. And for them to build a nest.

For this wonderful couple you will need cotton (for example, I ispolzovalaMadam Trikot Almina), filler (or better sintepon holofayber), little bobbin thread to spout, black beads for the eye, brown "grass" socket, wire or a portion of a plastic bottle (to make a nest stable). And Hooks - № 1,1 (for dove), № 1 (for dove), № 2-2,5 socket. Enjoy knitting!

Dove 1st row: type 2 vp and knit 6 sc in second from hook loop [6]. 2nd row: (gain) x 6 times [12]. Row 3: (1 sc, increase) x 6 times [18]. Row 4: (2 sc, increase) x 6 times [24]. Row 5: (11 sc, increase) x 2 times [26]. Rows 6-10: sc in a circle [26]. Number 11: 7 sc, (1 sc, increase) x 6 times, 7 sc [32]. Number 12: sc in a circle [32]. Number 13: 7 sc, (2 sc, increase) x 6 times, 7 sc [38]. Rows 14-19: sc in a circle [38]. Number 20: 7 sc, (4 sc, sc tog) x 4 times, 7 sc [34]. Rows 21-22: sc in a circle [34]. 23 row: 13 sc, sc tog, 4 sc, sc tog, 13 sc [32].

Number 24: sc in a circle [32]. Number 25: 7 sc, (1 sc, sc tog) x 6 times, 7 sc [26]. Number 26: 7 sc, (2 sc, sc tog) x 3 times, 6 sc, sc tog (grab the first loop of the next row, but she was not taken into account) [22]. 27 row: 1 sc, (3 sc, sc tog) x 4 times, 1 sc [18]. Fill filler to form a trunk. Make sure that the head was well packed. Breast should protrude forward. 28 series: (1 sc, sc tog) x 6 times [12]. Add filler. Rows 29-34: sc in a circle [12]. 35 series: (3 sc, increase) x 3 times [15]. Rows 36-37: sc in a circle [15]. 38 series: (4 sc, increase) x 3 times [18]. Rows 39-41: sc in a circle [18]. Fill a little tail (if desired). Fold the tip twice (as you like) and knit the two halves together using RLS. Thread to consolidate and hide in the middle of a dove with a needle.

Dove fit the same scheme, but crochet 0.1-0.2 smaller than the one that you knitted dove. You can also knit one hook, but the dove - a little tighter.

Wing (2 parts) Dial a chain of 6 sn.

1st row: 4 sc, starting from the second loop from hook, sc in the last five (5 in 1!). Pivoted clockwise knitting and knit the back side of the chain - 4 sc, and 1 sc provyazyvaem not in the loop, and the thread, which is the beginning of knitting to the wing tip was sharp. If you can not find it - then 2 sc in the last loop of the first row. [14]

2nd row: 2 sc, 1 PSN, 2 CCH 3 gain CLO CLO 2, PSN 1, 2 sc. 3rd row: do pattern - 2 sc, 3 vp, 2 sc, 3 and sn ... to end. For the wings I used pico Dove - 2 sc, pico (3 sn and ss in the first loop of the chain), 2 sc, pico, etc. In the last loop series, which is the tip of the wing knit - 1 sc, 1 PSN 2 CLO, 1 vp, 2 CCH, 1 NTC, ss in the first loop of the next row. Secure, hide the thread trimming. You can just tie sc, and on top of the wing sticking white lace. How to knit all kinds of loops, see here . Making a dove: my eyes immediately sew-beads (or beads) somewhere around the fifth row, between the eyes retreat about 4 loops. To sew invisibly black thread eyes white dove, amigurumi.com.ua recommends starting sewing the side - to the point where the wing is. And to finish there. Next embroider beak. Thread should not be thick to beak turned neat. I used a roll of thin thread. Making stitches - one to another. So we get a small convex beak. Sew wings. Dove is ready! Nest Jack can be connected from any thread, but the "grass" - the most suitable option. 1st row: type 2 vp and knit 6 sc in second from hook loop [6]. 2nd row: (gain) x 6 times [12]. Row 3: (gain, 1 sc) x 6 times [18]. Row 4: (increment, 2 sc) x 6 times [24]. Row 5: (gain, 3 sc) x 6 times [30]. 6th row: (gain, 4 sc) x 6 times [36]. 7th row: (gain, 5 sc) x 6 times [42]. Rows 8-12: sc in a circle [42].

13 series: (5 sc, sc tog) x 6 times [36]. Rows 14-16: sc in a circle [36]. 17 series: (4 sc, sc tog) x 6 times [30]. Number 18: sc in a circle [30]. After beginning ubavok all the time try on the edge of the nest in the middle of a (ie, wrap them in.). Maximum edge must be flush against the edges of the middle. 19 series: (3 sc, sc tog) x 6 times [24]. Rows 20-21: sc in a circle [24]. I sewed to the very edge of the nest, but simply wrapped and put in a plastic "tape", which carved from a plastic bottle. You can use a wire and a little filler. In jack can put eggshell from quail eggs, or associate of white cotton. How to fix the pigeons to the nest? You can sew, you can pin or pins fastened with wire.