Crochet Now - UK (2020-03)

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Yarn used

C, D, I, J, K

Other materials

Stuffing, 2 x 6mm black

beads, black cotton thread,

4 x 13cm lightweight

garden wire, yellow

floral tape

Sizing

9.5cm

Start crocheting

Body

Rnds 1-7: With C, as for

bullfinch. 36 sts

Rnd 8: 1 ch, 15 dc, join I, [2

htr in next st] 6 times in I,

15 dc in C, join. 42 sts

Rnd 9: Keeping colours

correct, 1 ch, 17 dc, 8 htr,

17 dc, join.

Fasten off I.

Rnd 10: Join K, 1 ch, 15 dc,

4 htr in C, join D, 4 htr in D, 4

htr in C, 15 dc in K, join.

Rnd 11: 1 ch, 15 dc in K, 4 htr

in C, 4 htr in D, 4 htr in C, 15

dc in K, join.

Fasten off C.

Rnd 12: 1 ch, 15 dc in K, 1

dc2tog in D, 4 htr2tog, 1

dc2tog, 15 dc in K, join.

36 sts

Rnd 13: 1 ch, 14 dc in K, 1

dc2tog in D, 2 htr2tog, 1

dc2tog, 14 dc in K, join.

32 sts

Fasten off D, cont with K only.

Rnd 14: 1 ch, 12 dc, 4 dc2tog,

12 dc, join. 28 sts

Rnd 15: 1 ch, 10 dc, 4 dc2tog,

10 dc, join. 24 sts

Rnd 16: 1 ch, 8 dc, 4 dc2tog,

8 dc, join. 20 sts

Rnd 17: 1 ch, 6 dc, 4 dc2tog,

6 dc, join. 16 sts

Change to D.

Rnd 18: 1 ch, 6 dc, 2 dc2tog,

6 dc, join. 14 sts

Stuff.

Rnd 19: 1 ch, 5 dc, 2 dc2tog,

5 dc, join. 12 sts

Rnd 20: 1 ch, 6 dc2tog, join.

6 sts

Rnd 21: 1 ch, dc around, join.

Fasten off.

Wings (make 2)

Rnd 1: With K 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

Fasten off K.

Rnd 5: Join J, 1 ch, 6 dc, join

D, 6 dc in D, 6 dc in J, 6 dc

in D, join.

Rnd 6: Keeping colours

correct, 1 ch, [2 dc, 1

dc2tog] 6 times, join. 18 sts

Rnd 7: Keeping colours

correct, 1 ch, [1 dc, 1

dc2tog] 6 times, join. 12 sts

Fasten off J, cont with D only.

Rnd 8: 1 ch, [1 dc2tog, 4 dc]

twice, join. 10 sts

Rnd 9: 1 ch, [1 dc2tog, 3 dc]

twice, join. 8 sts

Rnd 10: 1 ch, 4 dc2tog, join.

4 sts

Fasten off.

Beak

With C, as for bullfinch.

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.

Goldfinch

This golden-winged bird has a splash of red on its face

(making it look as if it’s been dipped into a tin of paint!). It

also has a long, fine beak to tease seeds out from thistles

and teasels. It’s very sociable, breeding in colonies so you

can hear them chatting away with their delightful twittering

song all the way through summer. When winter comes it

heads south, sometimes all the way to Spain!

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