Chicken Birb Amigurumi
Louie's Loops
Medium
What you'll create
What you'll learn
What you'll need
Cotton Yarn
Weight
Colors
Crochet Hook
G6 / 4.00 mm
Safety Bead (x2)
6 mm
Stuffing
Darning Needle
Small Magnet
Abbreviations
ch
Chain Stitch
st
Stitch
slst
Slip Stitch
sc
Single Crochet
inc
Increase
dec
Decrease (Sharp)
invdec
Invisible Decrease
FLO/BLO
Front / Back Loops Only
dc
Double Crochet
hdc
Half-Double Crochet
tr
Tripple (Trebble) Crochet
mbo
Mini Bobble Stitch
sbo
Spiky Bobble Stitch
Other Useful Info
Gauge
5 Rnds and 4 sts per 1”
Finished piece is about 3” tall
Worked
In the round: Body and head
Flat: Wings, tail, and feet
Useful Tutorials
The Pattern
Use the checkboxes to track your progress
01Wings
[All in Grey]
Magic loop leaving a long end
Row 1: Working into the magic loop, sc 1, hdc1, dc 1, ch 1, slst 1, ch 2, dc 1, ch 1, slst 1, ch 2, dc 1, hdc 1, sc 1 (7 not including chs and slsts)
Cut the yarn, and pull through. Don’t ch. Use the two ends to sew these onto the body and butt.
02Tail
[All in White]
Magic loop leaving a long end
Row 1: Working into the magic loop, sc 1, hdc1, dc 1, tr 1, ch 2, slst 1, ch 3, tr 1, ch 2, slst 1, ch 3, tr 1, dc 1, hdc 1, sc 1 (9 not including chs and slsts)
Cut the yarn, and pull through. Don’t ch. Use the two ends to sew these onto the butt.
03Waddle
[All in Red]
Magic loop
Row 1: Working into the magic loop, sc 1, slst 1, ch 1, sc 1 (2 not including chs or slsts)
Cut the yarn, ch 1 and pull through. Sew under the beak.
04Comb
[All in Red]
Ch 3
Try to work into the BLO of the chs.
Row 1: skip 2 chs, hdc 1, ch 3, skip 2 chs, hdc 1, ch 3, skip 2 chs, hdc 1 (3)
Cut the yarn, and pull through. Don’t ch. Use the two ends to sew these onto the top of the head.
05Feet
[All in Yellow]
Ch 3
Step 1: Skip 2 chs, pull tight to make a point, slst in 3rd ch
Step 2: Ch 2, pull tight to make a point, slst in same ch as step 1.
Step 3: Ch 2, pull tight to make a point, slst in same ch as step 1.
Ch 1, cut the yarn, and pull through. Use the two tail ends to sew onto the body after Rnd 10.
06Birb Beak (Optional)
[All in Yellow]
Ch 3
Hdc 1 in the 3rd ch from the hook.
Ch 1, cut the yarn, and pull through.
07Head
[Starting in Beige]
Magic loop
Rnd 1: sc 6 into the magic loop (6)
Rnd 2: inc in each st (12)
Rnd 3: [sc 3, inc 1] 3 times (15)
Rnd 4: sc in each st (15)
For the next Rnd, I’ll be adding bobble stitches in White to make eyes. These can make things a little difficult and are optional. For additional help on these and other ways to customize your eyes, check out the tutorial at ClubCrochet.com/EYES
Spiked Bobble Stitch (sbo)
Step 1: Work 2 double crochet into one stitch, leaving the last loop of each on the hook.
Step 2: With the loops still on the hook, work a mini picot (ch 2, sl.st into the 2nd ch from the hook)
Step 3: Work 1 more double crochet into one stitch, leaving the last loop of each on the hook.
Step 4: Yarn over and draw through all the loops on the hook.
Rnd 5: mbo 1 [White], sc 1 [Beige], sbo 1 [Yellow], sc 1 [Beige], mbo 1 [White], sc 10 [Beige] (15)
Rnds 6-8: sc in each st (15 x 3)
Rnd 9: Working into the FLO, [ch 1, slst 1] in each st (15 slsts)
Add eyes into Rnd 5 into sts 1 and 5.
Sew a bump on over the beak in White or Black.
To make the head attached to the body instead of a Birb underneath (secret agent bird), change to Grey and continue from Rnd 6 on the Body, working in the BLO from Rnd 10.
To make the head separate, slst 1, cut the yarn, pull through and hide the end. Continue on with the body.
08Birb Body
[All in White]
Magic loop
Rnd 1: sc 6 into the magic loop (6)
Rnd 2: inc in each st (12)
Rnds 3-4: sc in each st (12 x 2)
Rnd 5: [sc 3, inc 1] 3 times (15)
Rnd 6: [sc 4, inc 1] 3 times (18)
Rnd 7: sc 11, inc, sc 2, inc, sc 2, inc (21)
Rnd 8: sc in each st (21)
*Skip the following if you made the head attached.
Sew on the Birb beak in Rnd 4 using the tail ends into st 3 and 5.
Add the eyes 1 st away from the beak, into sts 2 and 6.
Using the tail end pull through the very center of the head and cut close to create a little tuft of hair at the top.
Rnd 9: sc 11, invdec, sc 2, invdec, sc 2, invdec (18)
Rnd 10: [sc 1, invdec] 6 times (12)
Sew the wings onto the side of the body into Rnd 8.
Sew the tail onto the back into Rnd 9.
Sew the feet into Rnd 10.
To make your chicken lay eggs use the finger puppet method before Rnd 11! Find the tutorial at ClubCrochet.com/PUPPET
Rnd 11: dec in each st (6)
Stuff fully, add in a magnet before stuffing closed so that your pigeon can attach to anything metal!
To make your Pigeon “pooping“ use a long strand of white yarn with knots on both ends pulled through the Birbs body, through the head, and hidden under the fake head. Pull the end coming from the butt to make him poop!
Made six of these and hid them around the house, love this
Bless your cotton socks, it’s a WATTLE, not a waddle ;D
I love these, thank you
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Absolutely obsessed with this pattern!! I’ve already made three chickens today, and they’re so cute! I made one each for my brother and my girlfriend, and they both love them as much as I do! (The third one is for me. Lol!) I’d highly suggest swapping the colors for different browns and neutral colors, as it can make really fun and unique individual chickens! Thanks for the pattern, Louie!
Thank you so much for this pattern. I am a chicken girl for sure! Making it right now!!! thank you
I got the chicken in the monthy kit ( I am a pro member and proud of it:)) and I absolutely loved it! Just the right amount of challenge for me, but wasn’t overwhelming. The video was very useful! Super cute, and now my chicken birb is spying on my family members