Simply Crochet - UK (2020-04)

ForeachBird,use the following colours for
YarnsA toG:
Bird 1 YarnA VividBlue;YarnB HotRed;Yarn
C Tulip;YarnDOldLace;YarnE Lime; Yarn F
ShockingPink;YarnG JetBlack
Bird 2 YarnA Tulip;YarnB Lime;YarnC
ShockingPink;YarnDOldLace;YarnE Hot
Red;YarnF VividBlue;YarnG JetBlack.
Bird 3 YarnA ShockingPink;YarnB Tulip;Yarn
C Lime;YarnDOldLace;YarnE Vivid Blue; Yarn
F HotRed;YarnG JetBlack.
Bird 4 YarnA HotRed;YarnB ShockingPink;
YarnC VividBlue;YarnDOldLace; Yarn E Tulip;
YarnF Lime;YarnG JetBlack.
Bird 5 YarnA Lime;YarnB VividBlue;YarnC
HotRed;YarnDOldLace;YarnE Shocking
Pink;YarnF Tulip;YarnG JetBlack.

BIRDDECORATION
HEAD
UsingYarnA,makea magicloop.
Round1 (RS)Ch1(doesn’tcountasst
throughout),6dcintotheloop.[6sts]
Round 2 2dcineachstaround.[12sts]
Round 3 (2dc in next st, dc in next st) 6 times.
[18sts]
Round 4 (2dcinnext st, dc in next 2 sts) 6
times.[24sts]
Rounds5-12Dcineach st around.
ChangetoYarnB.
Round 13 2dc in first st, dc in each st around.
[25sts]
Round 14 2dcinfirstst,dcinnextst,inYarnC
4-trcl innextst,(inYarnB dcinnext3 sts,in
YarnC 4-trcl in next st) 5 times, dc in next 2 sts.
[26sts]
Round 15 InYarnB,as Round 13. [27 sts]
ChangetoYarnA.
Rounds16-17AsRound 13. [29 sts]
ChangetoYarnB.
Round 18 2dcinfirstst,dcinnext3 sts,change
toYarnD,dcinnext4 sts,changetoYarnE,dc
innext4 sts,changetoYarnF, dcinnext8 sts,
changetoYarnE,dcinnext4 sts,changeto
YarnD,dcinnext4 sts, change to Yarn B, dc in
nextst.[30sts]
nextst.[31sts]
nextst.[32sts]
Fastenoff and weave in ends.

EYE
UsingYarnG,makea magicloop.
Round 1 (RS)Ch1, 6dc into loop, change to

YarnF andsstobegdctojoin.[6sts] Round 2 Ch1,2dc in each st around, ss in beg dc.[12sts] Fastenoff.

BEAK UsingYarnE,makea magicloop. Round1 (RS)Ch1,4dcintotheloop.[4sts] Round 2 (2dc in next st, dc in next st) twice. [6sts] Round 3 (2dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts) twice. [8sts] Round 4 (2dc in next st, dc in next 3 sts) twice. [10sts] Ssinnextstandfastenoff. Sew the Eye and Beak onto the Head.

TAILFEATHERSMAKE 4 UsingYarnC,makea magicloop. Round1 (RS)Ch1,4dcintotheloop.[4sts] Round 2 2dcineachstaround.[8sts] Round 3 Dcineachstaround. Round 4 (Dc2tog)4 times. [4 sts] ChangetoYarnA. Round 5 (2dc in next st, dc in next st) twice. [6sts] Rounds6-8Dcineachstaround. Ssinnextst,fastenofffirst3 Feathersonly. Continue on from final Feather made.

TAIL Thefollowingroundworksintostsatthebase oftheTailFeathersononesidetojoin,then backalongbaseofother side of Feathers to join intotheround: Round 9 (Inserthookintoanystonnext completeTailFeather,dcinnext3 sts)twice, inserthookintoanystonfinalunjoinedTail Feather,dcinnext6 sts,workingbackalong theFeathersintotheunworkedstsfromRound 8,dcin3 remainingstsonthirdTailFeather,dc in3 remainingstsonsecondTailFeather, dc in 6 stsoffirstTailFeather. [24 sts] ChangetoYarnD. Round 10 Dcineachstaround. Round 11 (InYarnD dcinnext 3 sts, in Yarn F 4-trcl innextst)6 times. Round 12 Dcineachst around. ChangetoYarnB. Round 13 InYarnB dcinnext 15 sts,inYarn C dcinnextst,inYarnB dcinnext8 sts. Round 14 InYarnB dcinnext 14 sts,inYarnC dcinnext4 sts,inYarnB dcinnext6 sts. Round 15 InYarnB dcinnext 13 sts,inYarnC dcinnext6 sts,inYarnB dcinnext5 sts. Round 16 InYarnB dcinnext 12 sts,inYarnC dcinnext8 sts,inYarnB dcinnext4 sts. Round 17 InYarnB dcinnext 11 sts,inYarnC dcinnext 10 sts,inYarnB dcinnext3 sts. Round 18 InYarnB dcinnext 10 sts,inYarnC dcinnext 12 sts,inYarnB dcinnext2 sts. InthefollowingroundyouwilljointheTailand the Head by working around the sts of the Tail,

creating2 joiningchandthenworkingaround thestsoftheHeadbeforeworkingbackinto thejoining ch and completing the round of the Tail: Round 19 Dcinnext 11 sts,ch2,inserthook intostatcentrebackofHead,dcineachst aroundHead,dcinthebackloopsofeachof the2 chsts, dc in each st around rest of Tail. [60sts] Round 20 Dcineachstaround. Stuffheadandtail(thereis noneedtostufftail feathers)andcontinue to stuff as you go. ChangetoYarnE. Rounds21-25Dcineachstaround. Round 26 (Dc2tog, dc in next 8 sts) 6 times. [54sts] Round 27 (Dc2tog, dc in next 7 sts) 6 times. [48sts] Round 28 (Dc2tog, dc in next 6 sts) 6 times. [42sts] Rounds29-33Decrease6 stsevenlyeach roundasset.[12stsafterRound33] Round 34 (Dc2tog)6 times.[6sts] Fastenoff. Usea tapestryneedletomake somerunningstsattheendofthelastround and pull to close the hole, weave in end.

TOFINISH UseYarnD tomakerunningstitchesaroundthe body,followingthecurvedlineofthebelly.Use YarnD tomakedashedstitchesaroundeye. Tomakethehangingloop,ch45inYarn D, leavinga longstartingtailend. Fastenoffleavinga longtail.Sewoneendto thetopoftheHead and the other end to the lastTailFeather.

floral bAUBLEs Bringonthehand-craftedcheerwith CatherineVenner’sbrightbaubles QS c h e e p j e sC a t o n a( 1 0 0 %c o t t o n ,5 0 g / 1 2 5 m ) 1 ballofeach:ShockingPink(114),Tulip(222), HotRed(115),Lime(512),Vivid Blue (146), Old Lace(130),JetBlack(110) NoteYarnis enoughtomakeall5 Baubles QA 2.5mm(USB/1orC/2)crochet hook QSmallamount of toy filling

TENSION Tensionis notcriticalforthisproject,butit mayaffecttheyarnquantities required

MEASUREMENTS Eachbaublemeasures13.5x11cm (5x4in) (excludinghangingloop) Hangermeasures 9cm (3in) long

NOTES Fourcoloursofyarnareneededforeach bauble.ThesearecalledYarnA,YarnB,YarnC andYarnD.Choosea differentcombination of four colours for each Bauble.

FESTIVE DECORATION IDEAS

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