Free Pattern Tuesday – Blue Angry Bird

I’m slightly addicted to Angry Birds. That’s putting it mildly. I like to sit in court and play while I wait my turn, which can take hours. Being a lawyer is boring.

You have a red bird and a pig, now toss a blue one into mix.

Have fun!

Copyright 2012: Drunken Aunt Wendy Designs
Materials
Crochet hook size E
Large eye needle
Poly fiberfill
Yarn
Vanna’s Choice Baby in Aqua
I Love This Yarn in Black, White, Sungold, Firered
Abbreviations
Ch – Chain
SC – Single Crochet
INC – 2 Single Crochet in same stitch
DEC – Single Crochet 2 stitches together

Instructions
Body

In Aqua, Ch 2
6 SC in 2nd chain from hook
INC in each stitch (12)
(SC, INC) 6 times (18)
(SC, INC, SC) 6 times (24)
(3 SC, INC) 6 times (30)
(2 SC, INC, 2 SC) 6 times (36)
(5 SC, INC) 6 times (42)
8-17. 10 rows SC
18. (5 SC, DEC) 6 times (36)
19. (4 SC, DEC) 6 times (30)
20. (3 SC, DEC) 6 times (24)
22. (2 SC, DEC) 6 times (18)
Start stuffing
23. (SC, DEC) 6 times (12)
24 . DEC 6 times (6)
Fasten off. Leave a long tail. Thread the tail through the last six stitches and pull up tight to close hole.
Head Feather (big)

In Aqua, Ch 2
4 SC, in 2nd Ch from hook
INC in each stitch (8)
3-6. 4 rows SC
7. (DEC, 2 SC) 2 times (6)
SC opening closed.
Fasten off
Head Feather (small)

In Aqua, Ch 2
4 SC, in 2nd Ch from hook
INC in each stitch (8)
3. SC row
4. (DEC, 2 SC) 2 times (6)
SC opening closed
Fasten off. Sew to big feather and sew to top of head.
Tail Feathers

Note: tail is made by making 3 black feathers and then crocheting them together.
In Black, Ch 2
4 SC in 2nd Ch from hook
(INC, SC) 2 times (6)
(INC, 2 SC) 2 times (8)
SC row
Fasten off first two tail feather, don’t fasten off last tail feather, the rest is worked back in forth.
5. SC both sides together, match up the other pieces and SC the openings together. (12)
6. Change colors to White, Ch 1, SC across
7. Change colors to Blue, Ch 1, DEC, 8 SC, DEC (8)
8. Ch 1, SC row
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Sew to back of bird.
Eyes make 2

In Black, Ch 2
4 SC in 2nd chain from hook, change color to white in last stitch.
INC in each stitch (8)
(INC, SC) 12, change color to Firered
INC, SC, INC this is not a complete row
Fasten off sew to the front above the beak
Beak

In Sungold, Ch 2
4 SC in 2nd Chain from hook
3 SC in each stitch (12)
SC row
SC, 3 SC in next stitch (2 SC, 3 SC in next stitch) 3 times, SC (20)
2 SC, 3 SC in next stitch (4 SC, 3 SC in next stitch) 3 times, 2 SC (28)
Fasten off. Fold in half a making a triangle. Fold again and leave partly open and sew to the front of bird.