Easter Baby Bird Free Crochet Pattern

Looking for a free crochet pattern for Easter? Try this easy and quick crochet pattern to make an adorable Easter baby bird amigurumi. It's a perfect gift for an Easter basket. The height of finished crochet baby bird is about 10 cm (4"), if you use the same yarn and hook.

Designed and Photos by: Lyudmila Kuropatova
Instagram: @smila_toys
Translated by: Amiguroom Toys

Materials and Tools

• Yarn: Alize Cotton Gold (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 330 m/100 g) or YarnArt Jeans (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 50 g/160 m)
• Crochet Hook: 1.5 mm
• 8 mm half beads for eyes
• A piece of white felt
• White and brown sewing thread
• Sewing needle and scissors
• Fabric glue
• Fiberfill

Finished Size: Approximately 10 cm (4 inches), using the specified yarn and hook.

Crochet Abbreviations

• R: Row
• mc: Magic circle
• ch: Chain
• st: Stitch
• sl st: Slip stitch
• sc: Single crochet
• dc: Double crochet
• inc: 2 sc in the next stitch
• dec: Single crochet 2 stitches together
• F.o.: Finish off
• BLO: Back loop only
• FLO: Front loop only
• (12): Number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
• ( )*6: Repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated

Free Amigurumi Baby Bird Crochet Pattern

Head and Body (One Piece)

Start crocheting from the eggshell in white.

Stuff as you go.

R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)
R 5: 24 sc
R 6: (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
R 7: (4 sc, inc)*6 (36)
R 8: (5 sc, inc)*6 (42)
R 9: 42 sc
R 10: (6 sc, inc)*6 (48)
R 11: (7 sc, inc)*6 (54)
R 12: (8 sc, inc)*6 (60)
R 13: 60 sc
R 14: (9 sc, inc)*6 (66)
R 15: (10 sc, inc)*6 (72)
R 16: 72 sc

Change to yellow yarn.

R 17: BLO 72 sc
R 18–24: 72 sc (7 rows)

Change to white yarn.

R 25: 72 sc
R 26: (10 sc, dec)*6 (66)
R 27: 66 sc
R 28: (9 sc, dec)*6 (60)
R 29: 60 sc
R 30: (8 sc, dec)*6 (54)
R 31: 54 sc
R 32: (7 sc, dec)*6 (48)
R 33: 48 sc
R 34: (6 sc, dec)*6 (42)
R 35: (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
R 36: (4 sc, dec)*6 (30)
R 37: (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
R 38: (2 sc, dec)*6 (18)
R 39: (1 sc, dec)*6 (12)
R 40: (dec)*6 (6)

F.o.

Decorative Eggshell Edge

Attach white yarn to the front loop of R 16 of the body and crochet:

FLO: (sc, hdc, 3 dc in one st, hdc, sc, sl st)*12

Sew the edges of the eggshell on the head using a needle and white thread.

Wings (Make 2)

Yarn Color: Yellow.

R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (1 sc, inc)*3 (9)
R 3: (2 sc, inc)*3 (12)
R 4: 12 sc
R 5: (3 sc, inc)*3 (15)
R 6: (4 sc, inc)*3 (18)
R 7: 18 sc

Don't stuff.

Fold top of wing flat and 9 sc through both sides across.

F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Wing Placement: Sew the wings to the sides of the body between R 22 and R 23.

Feet (Make 2)

Yarn Color: Brown.

Make 7 ch.

R 1: From the 2nd ch from hook: 4 sl st, 5 ch, from the 2nd ch from hook: 4 sl st, 5 ch, from the 2nd ch from hook: 4 sl st, sl st in 5th st from hook on foundation chain, 2 sl st in 2 last sts.

F.o.

Flowers (Make 3)

R 1: 5 sc in mc, sl st
R 2: (in one st: 2 ch, 2 dc, 2 ch, sl st)*5

F.o.

Sew the flowers on the top eggshell.

Easter Baby Bird Assembly and Finishing

Attach the Feet

Sew the feet to the body using a needle and brown thread.

Prepare and Attach the Eyes

Cut out two circles with a 10 mm diameter out of white felt.

Use fabric glue and attach half beads to the felt circles as shown in the picture.

Glue the finished eyes on the face.

Designer Credits

This Easter baby bird amigurumi crochet pattern was designed by Lyudmila Kuropatova, Instagram: @smila_toys. The original photos are also credited to the designer.

English Translation: Amiguroom Toys.