Crochet Robin Amigurumi: Small Free Ornament Pattern

Size: about 9 cm (3.5 in) tall in DK yarn (approximate; it depends on your tension)

Yarn: DK weight (CYC 3). A (cinnamon) about 45 yd (41 m), B (cherry red) about 5 yd (5 m); C (black) small amount

Hook: 3.0-3.5 mm (smaller than the yarn label, for a tight fabric with no stuffing showing)

Notions: a little yarn for the embroidered details, fiberfill stuffing, stitch marker, yarn needle

ABBREVIATIONS (US terms): MR magic ring, sc single crochet, inc 2 sc in one stitch, dec single crochet 2 together (invisible decrease recommended), st(s) stitch(es), sl st slip stitch, FO fasten off, Rnd(s) round(s)

Notes: Worked in continuous spiral rounds; move your stitch marker up each round. The number in brackets is the stitch count at the end of the round.

Body (make 1, colour A), about 7.3 cm (2.9 in) across at its widest

• Rnd 1 6 sc in MR 6
• Rnd 2 inc in each st around 12
• Rnd 3 (sc, inc) x 6 18
• Rnd 4 (sc 2, inc) x 6 24
• Rnd 5 sc, inc, (sc 3, inc) x 5, sc 2 30
• Rnd 6 (sc 4, inc) x 6 36
• Rnd 7 sc 2, inc, (sc 5, inc) x 5, sc 3 42
• Rnd 8 (sc 6, inc) x 6 48
• Rnds 9-18 sc in each st around 48
• Rnd 19 (sc 6, dec) x 6 42
• Rnd 20 sc 2, dec, (sc 5, dec) x 5, sc 3 36
• Rnd 21 (sc 4, dec) x 6 30
• Rnd 22 sc, dec, (sc 3, dec) x 5, sc 2 24

Stuff firmly, and keep stuffing as you close.

• Rnd 23 (sc 2, dec) x 6 18
• Rnd 24 (sc, dec) x 6 12
• Rnd 25 dec in each st around 6

FO, weave the tail through the front loops of the last 6 stitches and pull closed.

Breast (make 1, colour B), about 4.5 cm (1.8 in) across at its widest

• Rnd 1 6 sc in MR 6
• Rnd 2 inc in each st around 12
• Rnd 3 (sc, inc) x 6 18
• Rnd 4 (sc 2, inc) x 6 24
• Rnd 5 sc, inc, (sc 3, inc) x 5, sc 2 30

Sl st in the next st to finish. FO, leaving a long tail.

Wing (make 2, colour A), about 2.7 cm (1.1 in) across at its widest

• Rnd 1 6 sc in MR 6
• Rnd 2 inc in each st around 12
• Rnd 3 (sc, inc) x 6 18

Sl st in the next st to finish. FO, leaving a long tail.

Assembly

1. Stuff the Body firmly before closing it, and leave a long tail of colour A. The magic ring end (Rnd 1) is the top of the robin.
2. Embroider the two small eyes on the body at Rnd 10 with colour C. About 7 stitches apart on the front; each eye is 2 straight stitches side by side over 1 round, a small upright oval.
3. Embroider the beak on the body around Rnds 11-12 with colour C. Centred between and just below the eyes: a solid triangle, point down, 3 stitches wide at the top; go over it 3 times so it stands up a little.
4. Sew the breast to the body between Rnds 13 and 21. Flat and centred on the front, its top edge just below the beak; it covers the lower front almost to the bottom.
5. Sew the wings to the body between Rnds 12 and 18. One on each side, folded in half into a half-circle; the fold upright, towards the front, the round edge towards the back.
6. Thread a length of colour A, about 40 cm (16 in), under two stitches at the top of the body, twist the two halves together tightly and tie the ends into a hanging loop about 5 cm (2 in) tall.
7. Weave in all ends.