Hummingbird Birb Amigurumi

Medium difficulty

Medium

2 hours

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Lefty

In this we’ll be crocheting hummingbird secret agents! This amigurumi crochet pattern is designed to be an easy introduction to the secret agent birbs, with a detailed video tutorial going through every stitch of the crochet pattern.

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What you'll learn

What you'll need

Cotton Yarn

Weight

Colors

Color A (Main Color)
Color B (Secondary Color)
Black (Feet and Beak)
Red (Optional Flourish)
Crochet Hook Size G6 / 4.00mm

Crochet Hook

G6 / 4.00 mm

Pipe Cleaners

Safety Bead (x4)

6 mm

Mini Magnet

Abbreviations used

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

mp

Mini Picot

Useful information

Gauge

5 Rnds and 4 sts per 1”
Finished piece is about 2” tall

Worked

In the Round unless otherwise stated

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Pattern steps

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2:45
Time codes match to the main video

01 Wings

[All in Color A]
Magic loop leaving a long end

Row 1: sc 3 in the magic loop (3)

Row 2: turn, ch 2, hdc 2 (inc) in each st around (6)

Row 3: turn, [ch 3, slst 1] 3 times, slst in last 3 sts (6 slsts)

Ch 1, cut the yarn, and pull through. Use the two tail ends to sew onto the body before you sew closed.

02 Tail

[All in Color A]
Magic loop leaving a long end

Row 1: Working into the magic loop, sc 1, hdc 1, dc 1, tr 1, ch 2, slst 1, ch 3, tr 1, dc 1, hdc 1, sc 1 (8 not including chs and slsts)

Cut the yarn, and pull through. Don’t ch. Use the two ends to sew these onto the butt.

03 Feet

[All in Black]
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.

04 Birb Beak (Optional)

[All in Black]
(only make if you want the removable hummingbird head)

Ch 3, hdc 1 in the 3rd ch from the hook.

Cut the yarn, ch 1 and pull through.

05 Head

[Starting in Color A]
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)

Rnds 4-5: sc in each st (15 x 2)

In the following Rnds, you can do color changes to add a Red neck to your hummingbird. These color changes are completely optional and can be difficult for complete beginners. For beginners, instead continue in Color A for the rest of the head.

To follow the color changes, make any underlined stitches in Red, and the rest in Color A. Follow the video at (44:25) for detailed instructions.

Underlined = Red

Rnd 6: sc 2, sc 4, sc 9 (15)

Rnd 7: sc 2, sc 5, sc 8 (15)

Rnd 8: sc 2, sc 5, sc 8 (15)

Rnd 9: working into the FLO, [ch 1, slst 1] 2 times, [ch 1, slst 1] 6 times, [ch 1, slst 1] 7 times (15 slsts)

To make the head attached to the body instead of a secret Birb underneath, use a new strand of Color B and continue from Rnd 6 on the Body, working in the BLO from Rnd 8 above.

To make the head separate, slst 1, cut the yarn, pull through and hide the end.

06 Hummingbird Beak

To make the beak, cut a black pipe cleaner in half, and then half again. Fold in half and place a needle in the end and spin around leaving 2 small pointed ends to add into the face and a small loop on the end that you can fit your needle through.

Attach to the face by sticking the two pointed ends between the eyes (around stitch 9 in Rnd 5) and twist on the inside to secure. Then, using a strand of Black yarn on a needle, exit the face from one side of the pipe cleaner and begin wrapping up the pipe cleaner to cover it.
When you get to the tip, insert the hook into the loop at the end and wrap around a few times to secure before wrapping back down the beak to the base. Try to wrap so that it is slightly thicker on the base. Insert into the stitch at the base opposite from where you entered and double knot on the inside to secure.

07 Birb Body

[Starting in Color B]
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)

[Change to Color A]

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 together. Start by sewing on the wings onto the side of the body into Rnd 8. Sew the tail onto the back into Rnd 9. Sew on the feet into Rnd 10.

Rnd 11: dec in each st (6)

To make your hummingbird “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!

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