Materials
• Cotton ricorumi (blue, navy blue, green, beige)
• Crochet hook size: 3 mm
• Yarn needle
• Fiberfill for stuffing
• Safety eyes (5 or 6 mm)
• Stitch marker
• Scissors
Abbreviations
Rnd: Round
MR: Magic ring
Ch: Chain
Sl st: Slip stitch
Sc: Single crochet
Inc: Increase
Dec: Decrease
Hdc: Half double crochet
()*: Repeat till the end of round
[]: Total number of stitches in the round
Head and Body
In blue.
Rnd 1. MR, 6 sc [6]
Rnd 2. 6 inc [12]
Rnd 3. (1sc,inc)* [18]
Rnd 4. (2sc,inc)* [24]
Rnd 5. (3sc,inc)* [30]
Rnd 6. (2sc,inc,2sc)* [36]
Rnd 7. (5sc,inc)* [42]
Rnd 8-15. 42 sc [42]
Rnd 16. (5sc,dec)* [36]
Rnd 17. (2sc,dec,2sc)* [30]
Rnd 18. (3sc,dec)* [24]
Rnd 19. (2sc,dec)* [18]
Rnd 20-27. 18 sc [18]
Rnd 28. (8sc,inc)* [20]
Rnd 29. 20 sc [20]
Rnd 30. (9sc,inc)* [22]
Rnd 31. 22 sc [22]
Rnd 32. 9 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 9 sc [24]
Rnd 33-34. 24 sc [24]
Rnd 35. ch 13 (first sc in 2nd ch from hook, mark this sc as the new beginning of the round): inc, 11sc, 1sc where the foundation chain starts, 24 sc on the body, 11sc, 3sc in last stitch [52]
Rnd 36. 3 sc in same stitch , 23sc, inc, 3sc, inc, 23sc [56]
Rnd 37. 2 inc, 54sc [58]
Rnd 38-41. 58 sc [58]
Rnd 42. 4 sc, dec, 20 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec, 20 sc, dec [54]
Rnd 43-45. 54 sc [54]
Rnd 46. (7sc,dec)* [48]
Rnd 47. (3sc,dec,3sc)* [42]
Rnd 48. (5sc,dec)* [36]
Rnd 49. (2sc,dec,2sc)* [30]
Rnd 50. (dec)* [15]
Rnd 51. (3sc,dec)* [12]
Rnd 52. (dec)* [6]
Fasten off and close.
Embroider the paws with beige yarn.
Beak
In beige.
Rnd 1. MR, 6 sc [6]
Rnd 2. (2sc,inc)* [8]
Rnd 3. (3sc,inc)* [10]
Rnd 4. (4sc,inc)* [12]
Rnd 5-6. 12 sc [12]
Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing to the head.
Eye Patches
Start with navy blue.
Rnd 1. MR, 6 sc [6]
Change color to white.
Rnd 2. 3 inc, (1sc,1hdc in same stitch), (1dc,ch2,1slst in 2nd ch from hook, 1dc in same stitch), (1hdc, 1sc in same stitch), 1 slst in first sc of rnd 1.
Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.
Insert the security eyes and sew the patches to the head.
Head Feathers
In blue.
Ch 2, 1 slst in 2nd ch from hook, (ch 8, 1slst in the foundation chain)*3
Fasten off and sew at the top of the head.
Add fringes in the chains with navy yarn.
Back Feathers
In green (Make 3)
Rnd 1. MR, 6 sc [6]
Rnd 2. (inc)* [12]
Rnd 3. (1sc,inc)* [18]
In blue (Make 5)
Rnd 1. MR, 6 sc [6]
Rnd 2. (inc)* [12]
Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing to the back of the body.
Tail
In green, make 5 pieces:
Rnd 1. MR, 6 sc [6]
Rnd 2. 6 inc [12]
Rnd 3-5. 12 sc [12]
Fasten off 4 pieces (leaving a tail for closing the holes between the pieces after joining).
Don’t cut the last piece, now you will join all of them together.
Rnd 6. join to 2nd piece with 1 sc (first of the round), continue crocheting 5 sc around this piece (6sc in total on 2nd piece): join to 3rd piece and crochet 6sc: join to 4th piece and crochet 6sc: on the last (5th) piece, crochet 12sc, then 6sc around 4th piece, 6 sc around 3rd piece, 6sc around 2nd piece, and 12 sc around first piece [60]
Rnd 7-10. 60 sc [60]
Rnd 11. (4sc,dec)* [50]
Rnd 12-14. 50 sc [50]
Rnd 15. (3sc,dec)* [40]
Rnd 16-17. 40 sc [40]
Rnd 18. (2sc,dec)* [30]
Rnd 19. 30 sc [30]
Rnd 20. (3sc,dec)* [24]
Rnd 21. 24 sc [24]
Rnd 22. (2sc,dec)* [18]
Rnd 23-24. 18 sc [18]
Fold and crochet through both sides 9 sc.
Sew or glue to the back of the tail.
Tail Feathers (Make 3)
Start with navy blue.
Rnd 1. MR, 6 sc [6]
Change color to blue.
Rnd 2. 3 inc, (1 sc, 1hdc, in same stitch), (1dc, ch2, 1 slst in 2nd ch from hook, 1dc, in same stitch), (1 hdc, 1sc, in same stitch), 1 slst in first sc of rnd 1.
Fasten off, sew or glue at the top of each piece of the tail.