Materials: Worsted weight acrylic yarn Clothespin Fiberfill stuffing Crochet hook 5mm Yarn needle Optional: embellishments

Abbrevations Sc Ch Dc Sc2tog

Single crochet Chain Double crochet Single crochet 2 together

Basic bird o Rnd 1 Start with a magic loop, 6sc in loop (6) o Rnd 2 2sc in each of next 3 stitches, sc3 (9) o Rnd 3 *sc1, 2sc in next* repeat 2 more times, sc1, 4sc in next, sc1 (15) o Rnd 4 *sc2, 2sc in next* repeat 2 more times, sc2, skip next 3, sc1 (15) o Rnd 5 *sc3, 2sc in next* repeat 2 more times, sc3 (18) o Rnd 6 *sc4, 2sc in next* repeat 2 more times, sc1, sc2tog (20) o Rnd 7 Sc2tog, sc3, 2sc in next, *sc5, 2sc in next* repeat 1 more time, sc2tog (21) o Rnd 8 Sc2tog 3 times, sc5, 3sc in next, sc5, sc2tog twice (18) o Rnd 9 Sc2tog 3 times, sc4, 3sc in next, sc3, sc2tog twice (15) Finish of but leave a long tail to finish the bird later.

Long tailed bird o Rnd 1 –rnd 8 follow rnd 1 – rnd 8 from basic bird o Rnd 9 Sc2tog 3 times, sc4, ch5, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc3, continue in bird, sc1, ch6, dc in 3rd chain from hook, dc3, continue in bird, sc3, sc2tog twice (13) Finish of but leave a long tail to finish the bird later.

Wing Start with a magic loop, 6sc in loop, 2dc in first sc, cut yarn but leave a long tail to sew wing to bird.

Putting it together Put the clothespin inside the bird and stuff around it, take the yarn end from the bird and sew the bottom shut. For a feather tail, take two feathers and tape the bottoms together, then just slide the taped part into your bird. Now embellish any way you like and put your bird on the tree, a gift, your dinner table or another fun place!

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© Design and Pattern by Sascha Blase www.a-la-sascha.tk