Crochet Now - UK (2020-03)

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Yarn used

C, D, E, G, J, M

Other materials

Stuffing, 2 x 5mm black

beads, black cotton thread,

4 x 10cm lightweight

garden wire, white

floral tape

Sizing

5cm

Start crocheting

Body

Rnd 1: With E and working

into a magic ring, 6 dc,

join. 6 sts

Rnd 2: 1 ch, [2 dc in next st]

6 times, join. 12 sts

Rnd 3: 1 ch, [1 dc, 2 dc in

next st] 6 times, join. 18 sts

Rnd 4: 1 ch, [2 dc, 2 dc in

next st] 6 times, join.

24 sts

Rnd 5: 1 ch, 9 dc, join M, [2

htr in next st] twice in M,

[join D, 1 htr in D, join J, 1

htr in J] both in the next st,

[1 htr in J, 1 htr in D] both

in next st, [2 htr in next st]

twice in M, 9 dc in E, join.

30 sts

Rnd 6: 1 ch, 9 dc, 2 dc in M,

2 htr in M, 1 htr in D, 2 htr

in J, 1 htr in D, 2 htr in M, 2

dc in M, 9 dc in E, join.

Rnds 7-8: Keeping the

colours correct, 1 ch,

dc around, join.

Fasten off E.

Rnd 9: 1 ch, 13 dc in M, 1 dc

in D, 2 dc in J, 1 dc in D, 13

dc in M, join.

Fasten off D & J, cont with

M only.

Rnd 10: 1 ch, 9 dc, 6 htr2tog,

9 dc, join. 24 sts

Rnd 11: 1 ch, 8 dc, 4 htr2tog,

8 dc, join. 20 sts

Rnd 12: 1 ch, 6 dc, 4 dc2tog, 6

dc, join. 16 sts

Rnd 13: 1 ch, 4 dc, 4 dc2tog,

4 dc, join. 12 sts

Stuff.

Rnd 14: 1 ch, 6 dc2tog, join.

6 sts

Rnd 15: 1 ch, dc around, join.

Rnd 16: 1 ch, 3 dc2tog, join.

3 sts

Fasten off.

Wings (make 2)

Rnd 1: With M and working

into a magic ring, 6 dc, join.

6 sts

Rnd 2: 1 ch, [2 dc in next st] 6

times, join. 12 sts

Rnd 3: 1 ch, dc around, join.

Rnd 4: Join C, 1 ch in C, dc

around, join.

Fasten off C.

Rnd 5: Join D, 1 ch in D, 1

dc2tog, 8 dc, 1 dc2tog, join.

10 sts

Fasten off D.

Rnd 6: With M, 1 ch, 1 dc2tog,

6 dc, 1 dc2tog, join. 8 sts

Rnd 7: 1 ch, 1 dc2tog, 4 dc, 1

dc2tog, join. 6 sts

Fasten off.

Beak

With G, as for wren.

Making up

Weave yarn tails through

last sts to close body and

wings. Flatten wings and sew

to body. Sew beak and eye

beads to face. Attach feet.

Goldcrest

This gold-crowned

firecracker is one of the

two smallest birds in

the UK, weighing only

six grams – about as

much as a single piece

of paper! The black and

yellow stripes on its

head are reminiscent of

a race car, while its pale

belly and green back

bring it back down to

earth. They eat other tiny

things such as spiders,

moth eggs, and insects.

Look out for them in

areas with large,

mature trees.

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