A while ago I received a request to create a pattern for a couple of little chubby and rather cute birds. Play with your own creativity when choosing colours for the birds.

It is not allowed to sell the pattern. However, it is allowed to sell finished crocheted birds, as long as you always refer to www.mrsmom.dk and/or @MrsMom.dk.

Chubby Birds

Abbreviations (English/British)
Ch = Chain
Sc = Single crochet

Yarn
Cotton yarn 8/4 (colour 1 – here I used green)
Cotton yarn 8/4 (colour 2 – here I used white)
Cotton yarn 8/4 (colour 3 – here I used yellow)

Crochet hook
2.50 mm

Other materials
Safety eyes (I used 6 mm)

Big bird (approx. 15 cm tall)

Belly/face
1. White yarn: 27 ch, turn
2. Start in the 2. St from the hook: 26 sc, 1 ch, turn
3. Sc in all (26), 1 ch, turn
4. 2 sc in the same, 24 sc, 2 sc in the same (28), 1 ch, turn
5. 2 sc in the same, 26 sc, 2 sc in the same (30), 1 ch, turn
6. 2 sc in the same, 28 sc, 2 sc in the same (32), 1 ch, turn
7. 2 sc in the same, 30 sc, 2 sc in the same (34), 1 ch, turn
8. Sc in all (34), 1 ch, turn
9. 2 sc together, 30 sc, 2 sc together (32), 1 ch, turn
10. 2 sc together, 28 sc, 2 sc together (30), 1 ch, turn
11. 2 sc together, 26 sc, 2 sc together (28), 1 ch, turn
12. 2 sc together, 24 sc, 2 sc together (26), 1 ch, turn
13. Sc in all (26), 1 ch, turn
14. 2 sc together, 22 sc, 2 sc together (24), 1 ch, turn
15. Sc in all (24), 1 ch, turn
16. 2 sc together, 20 sc, 2 sc together (22), 1 ch, turn
17. 2 sc together, 18 sc, 2 sc together (20), 1 ch, turn
18-24. Sc in all (20), 1 ch, turn
25. 9 sc, 1 ch, turn
26. 9 sc, 1 ch, turn
27. 2 sc together, 5 sc, 2 sc together (7), 1 ch, turn
28. 7 sc, 1 ch, turn
29. 2 sc together, 3 sc, 2 sc together (5), 1 ch, turn
30. 5 sc. Close.
31. Mount the yarn in stitch 11 from row 25: 9 sc, 1 ch, turn
32. 9 sc, 1 ch, turn
33. 2 sc together, 5 sc, 2 sc together (7), 1 ch, turn
34. 7 sc, 1 ch, turn
35. 2 sc together, 3 sc, 2 sc together (5), 1 ch, turn
36. 5 sc. Close.
37. Mount the yarn in the first St from row 1: Sc all the way around. Close.

Body (make 2)
1. Green yarn: 27 ch, turn
2. Start in the 2. St from the hook: 26 sc, 1 ch, turn
3. Sc in all (26), 1 ch, turn
4. 2 sc in the same, 24 sc, 2 sc in the same (28), 1 ch, turn
5. 2 sc in the same, 26 sc, 2 sc in the same (30), 1 ch, turn
6. 2 sc in the same, 28 sc, 2 sc in the same (32), 1 ch, turn
7. 2 sc in the same, 30 sc, 2 sc in the same (34), 1 ch, turn
8. Sc in all (34), 1 ch, turn
9. 2 sc together, 30 sc, 2 sc together (32), 1 ch, turn
10. 2 sc together, 28 sc, 2 sc together (30), 1 ch, turn
11. 2 sc together, 26 sc, 2 sc together (28), 1 ch, turn
12. 2 sc together, 24 sc, 2 sc together (26), 1 ch, turn
13. Sc in all (26), 1 ch, turn
14. 2 sc together, 22 sc, 2 sc together (24), 1 ch, turn
15. Sc in all (24), 1 ch, turn
16. 2 sc together, 20 sc, 2 sc together (22), 1 ch, turn
17-30. Sc in all (22), 1 ch, turn
31. 2 sc together, 18 sc, 2 sc together (20), 1 ch, turn
32. Sc in all (20), 1 ch, turn
33. 2 sc together, 16 sc, 2 sc together (18), 1 ch, turn
34. 2 sc together, 14 sc, 2 sc together (16), 1 ch, turn
35. 2 sc together, 12 sc, 2 sc together (14), 1 ch, turn
36. Sc in all (14). Close
37. Mount the yarn in the first St from row 1: Sc all the way around
38. Sc in all. Close.

Beak
1. Yellow yarn: 4 sc in magic ring (4)
2. 2 Sc in all (8)
3. Sc in all (8)
4. 2 sc in the same, 3 sc, 2 sc in the same, 3 sc (10)
5. 2 sc in the same, 3 sc, ” 2 sc in the same” x2, 3 sc, 2 sc in the same (14)
6. ” 2 sc in the same” x2, 4 sc, ” 2 sc in the same” x3, 4 sc, 2 sc in the same (20). Close

Toes (make 3 per foot)
1. Yellow yarn: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
2. 1 sc, 2 sc in the same (9)
3. 2 sc, 2 sc in the same (12)
4. Sc in all (12)
5. 2 sc, 2 sc together (9). Close

Foot (make 2)
1. Yellow yarn: Place 3 toes next to each other and pin/stitch them together in 2 stitches each
2. Mount the yarn 4 stitches from one of the stitches you just pined/stitched the toes together in. Crochet the 3 toes with 27 sc all the way around (27)
3. Sc in all (27)
4. 3 sc, ”2 sc together” x2, 10 sc, ”2 sc together” x2, 6 sc (23)
– The decreases has to be done at the middle toe.
5. Sc in all (23)
6. 3 sc, ”2 sc together” x2, 7 sc, ”2 sc together” x2, 5 sc (19)
7. 3 sc, ”2 sc together” x2, 5 sc, ”2 sc together” x2, 3 sc (15)
8. 1 sc, ”2 sc together” x2, 4 sc, ”2 sc together” x2, 2 sc (11). Fill the foot
9. ”2 sc together” x5, 1 sc (6). Close.

Legs (make 2)
1. Yellow yarn: 15 ch. Gather in a ring with 1 sc in the first ch (14)
2. Sc in all ch (14)
3. Sc in all (14). Close

Wings (make 4 / 2 in each colour)
1. White/Green yarn: 5 ch, turn
2. start in the 2. St from the hook: 4 sc, 1 ch, turn
3. Sc in all (4), 1 ch, turn
4. 3 sc, 2 sc in the same (5), 1 ch, turn
5. 4 sc, 2 sc in the same (6), 1 ch, turn
6. 5 sc, 2 sc in the same (7), 1 ch, turn
7. 6 sc, 2 sc in the same (8), 1 ch, turn
8. 7 sc, 2 sc in the same (9), 1 ch, turn
9. Sc in all (9), 1 ch, turn
10. 8 sc, 2 sc in the same (10), 1 ch, turn
11-12. Sc in all (10), 1 ch, turn
13. 2 sc together, 8 sc (9), 1 ch, turn
14. 7 sc, 2 sc together (8), 1 ch, turn
15. 2 sc together, 6 sc (7), 1 ch, turn
16. 2 sc together, 3 sc, 2 sc together (5), 1 ch, turn
17. 3 sc, 2 sc together (4), 1 ch, turn
18. 2 sc, 2 sc together (3). Close.
19. Mount the yarn in the first St from row 1: Sc all the way around. Close.
NB! Remember to turn the wings in opposite direction when you crochet around the hem (see picture)

Tale (make 2)
1. Green yarn: 11 ch, turn
2. start in the 2. St from the hook: 10 sc, 1 ch, turn
3. 2 sc in the same, 8 sc, 2 sc in the same (12), 1 ch, turn
4. 2 sc together, 8 sc, 2 sc together (10), 1 ch, turn
5. 2 sc together, 6 sc, 2 sc together (8), 1 ch, turn
6. 2 sc together, 4 sc, 2 sc together (6), 1 ch, turn
7. Sc in all (6), 1 ch, turn
8. 2 sc together, 2 sc, 2 sc together (4). Close.
9. Mount the yarn in the first St from row 1: Sc all the way around. Close.
Crochet 1 round of stitches on one the pieces and 2 rounds of stitches on the other.

Mounting
1. Sew the white belly/face on one the green bodies
2. Sew the beak on the belly/face and mount eyes
3. Sew the legs on to the feet
4. Sew the wings together. Use white yarn. Sew only in the inner stitches. REMEMBER to turn the wings in opposite direction (so it fits each side of the body)
5. Sew the 2 tales together. Sew only in the inner stitches. Fill before you close
6. Sew the 2 bodies together. Sew only in the inner stitches. Fill before you close.
7. Sew the tale, the feet and the wings to the body.

The chubby birds has a girlfriend. The pattern can be found here.