Free Pattern Friday: Mini Cockatiel Amigurumi

Welcome to another Free Pattern Friday! This week's pattern is a 2.5" tall cockatiel amigurumi. The pattern is available on Ravelry or you can find it written below. If you have any questions, feel free to email me at icrochetthings@gmail.com.

Just a fun little thing I did a few nights ago. I also modified it a little bit to make a parakeet:

Materials:

▪  Worsted weight yarn in yellow, grey, pink
▪  Felt in red

▪  E hook (3.50 mm)
▪  Stuffing
▪  6 mm safety eyes

▪  Scissors

▪  Tapestry needle
▪  Felting needle

Difficulty: Easy

You should know how to work in the round, increase, decrease, and change colors.

Pattern:

This is an icrochetthings original pattern © 2014-2016. Do not claim as your own. Do not copy, sell, or distribute this pattern. Do not sell any products made from this pattern.

Body

Starting with yellow

1.  ch 2, 6 sc in 2st ch  (6)
2.  [inc] around  (12)
3.  [sc, inc] around  (18)
4.  [2 sc, inc] around  (24)
5.  [3 sc, inc] around  (30)
6 – 10.  [sc] around  (30) – Break off yellow
11 – 15.  Attach grey – [sc] around  (30)
16.  [3 sc, dec] around  (24)
17.  [2 sc, dec] around  (18)
Stuff and attach safety eyes (I placed mine between rounds 7 and 8 at about 6 sts apart)
18.  [sc, dec] around  (12)
19.  [dec] around  (6)

F/O, sew shut

2 Wings

Starting with grey

1.  ch 2, 6 sc in 1^st ch  (6)
2.  [inc] around  (12)
3.  ch 3, [sc] across chs, ss in original st, sc in next st, ch 2, sc in ch, ss in original st, sc in next st  (7)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

Long Feather

Starting with yellow

1.  ch 8, [sc] across  (7)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

Short Feather

Starting with yellow

1.  ch 6, [sc] across  (5)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

Assembly

See pictures above if you need help with placement

▪  Sew the wings on either side of the body

▪  Sew the short feather on top of the head
▪  Sew the long feather over the short feather
▪  Use red felt to cut out 2 cheeks
▪  Use the felting needle to secure the cheeks onto the body
▪  Use pink yarn to embroider a beak and feet onto the body