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‘Brendan Bluebird’

By Eleonora Tully

Materials

Cotton yarns work best for this bird to give it a crisp finish. For the bird photographed I

used ‘Yarn and Colors, Must - Have’ 4 ply (100% mercerized cotton) in Yarn A Opaline

Glass (074), Yarn B Lettuce (081) and Yarn C Peach (042),

3.50mm hook or appropriate hook to suit your chosen yarn,

A small amount of toy stuffing,

2 small beads for eyes,

Stitch marker, yarn needle and scissors.

Tension

Tension is not critical for this project although the stitches should be tight enough for the bird to feel

firm.

Abbreviations (UK Crochet Terminology is used)

ch: chain, dc: double crochet (US single crochet) , dc2tog: double crochet 2 stitches together

(see pattern notes below), mm: millimetres, ss: slip stitch, st(s): stitch(es)

Pattern Notes

Dc2tog: double crochet 2 together: Insert hook into next stitch, yarn over hook and pull through

(you will now have 2 loops on the hook), insert hook into next st, yarn over hook and pull through

(you will now have 3 loops on the hook), yarn over hook and pull through all three loops on the

hook.

To Work

Body (make 2)

Using Yarn A make 8ch

Row 1 1dc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch to end, turn [7 sts]

Row 2 1ch (does not count as a st here and throughout), 2dc in first st, 1dc in next 5 sts, 2dc in

final st, turn [9 sts]

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Row 3 1ch, 2dc in first st, 1dc in each st up to

final st, 2dc in final st, turn [11 sts]

Rows 4 – 11 Repeat Row 3 [27 sts]

To create tail

Row 12 8ch, 1dc in 2nd ch from hook and next 6

ch, ss to first st of Row 12, 10ch, 1dc in 2nd ch

from hook and next 8 ch, ss to first st of Row 12,

8ch, 1dc in 2nd ch from hook and next 6 ch, ss to

first st of Row 12, now continue with 1dc in each

of next 26 sts to end of row, turn

Row 13 1ch, 1dc in first st, 1dc in next 22 sts,

dc2tog, turn [24 sts]

Row 14 1ch, miss first st (the st at base of the

ch), 1dc in next st and each st to end, turn [23

sts]

Row 15 1ch, 1dc in first st, 1dc in next 19 sts, dc2tog, turn [21 sts]

Row 16 Repeat Row 14 [20 sts]







Rows 23 – 28 1ch, 1dc in first and each st to end, turn [11 sts]

Row 29 1ch, miss first st (the st at base of the ch), 1dc in next 8 sts, dc2tog, turn [9 sts]



Row 32 1ch, miss first st (the st at base of the ch), 1dc in next 2 sts, dc2tog, fasten off [3 sts]

Wings (make 2)

Using Yarn B make a magic circle, 1ch (does not count as

st), 3dc into the ring, 1ch (counts as first st of next round

here and throughout - you may want to put a stitch marker

in this chain to help identify it as a stitch in subsequent

rounds), turn [3 sts]

Round 1 1dc into st at base of chain (increase made), 2dc

in each of next 2 sts, 1ch, turn [6 sts]


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Round 2 1dc into st at base of chain, 1dc in next st, (2dc in next st, 1dc in next st) two times, 1ch,

turn [9 sts]

Round 3 1dc into st at base of chain, 1dc in next 2 sts, (2dc in next st, 1dc in next 2 sts) two

times, 1ch, turn [12 sts]






times, fasten off

To Make Up

Using photo as a guide sew the wings into place on the

body pieces across the top edge only. Make sure you are

sewing the wings onto the opposite sides.

Sew the beads into place for the eyes, using photo as a

guide.

Place body pieces on top of each other and starting by

the tail end, join them together by working 1dc evenly

around ensuring hook is going through both layers. When

there is still a small hole remaining, gently fill the bird with

a small amount of toy stuffing. Continue with 1dc around

back to tail and fasten off.

Beak

Join Yarn C to outer edge using photo as a guide

Row 1 1ch (does not count as stitch), 1dc in same place as

ch, continue with 1dc in next 4 sts, turn [5 sts]

Row 2 1ch, miss first st (the st at base of the ch), 1dc in next

4 sts, turn [4 sts]


3 sts, turn [3 sts]


2 sts, turn [2 sts]


st, fasten off


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Feet (make 2)

Join Yarn C to lower edge using photo as a guide

Make 8 ch, 1dc in 2nd ch from hook and next ch, ss to next

ch, * 3ch, 1dc in 2nd ch from hook and next ch, ss to same

ch as previously, repeat from * one more time, 1dc in

remaining 4 ch going back to base of bird, ss to base of

bird fasten off

Hanging Loop

A hanging loop can be made if you want the bird to be able to hang. Attach Yarn A to top of bird

and make 30ch, ss to same place at top of bird, fasten off

Enjoy!


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