Pigeon Birb AmigurumiLogin to save pattern
Overview
In this lesson we’ll be crocheting a Pigeon birb! I call these guys ‘Birbs’ because they’re secret agents disguised as different kind of birds! We’ll be learning how to make all the pieces of the pigoen, including how to make it magnetic, and pooping! We’ll also be learning how to customize your turkey to make it into a Birb version, or just as a classic normal turkey.
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Louie's Loops
Difficulty
Medium
Time
~ 2 hour
What you'll create
What you'll learn
What you'll need
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Other Useful Info
Gauge:
5 Rnds and 4 sts per 1”
Finished piece is about 3” tall
Worked in the Round
Useful Tutorials:
The Lesson
Note:
These boxes are checkboxes
- (07:45)
These time codes correlate to the video for this lesson
01
Wings and Tail (make 3)
- (04:30)
[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.
02
The Feet (make 2)
- (10:33)
[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.
03
The Birb Beak
- (13:28)
[All in Yellow] Ch 3,
hdc 1 in the 3rd ch from the hook.
Ch 1, cut the yarn, and pull through.
04
The Head
- (14:58)
[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)
Rnd 4
sc in each st (15)
*Note: 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
Rnd 5
mbo 1 [White], sc 1 [A], sbo 1 [Yellow], sc 1 [A], mbo 1 [White], sc 10 [A] (15)
Rnd 6 – 10
sc in each st (15 x 5)
Rnd 11
working into the FLO, [ch 1, slst 1] in each st (15 slsts)
(37:28) Add eyes into Rnd 5 into sts 1 and 5.
Sew on a bump over the beak in White or Black.
(44:38) 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 seperate, slst 1, cut the yarn, pull through and hide the end.
05
The Body
- (46:49)
[All in Grey] Magic loop
Rnd 1
sc 6 into the magic loop (6)
Rnd 2
inc in each st (12)
Rnd 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.
(55:16) 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)
(1:03:00) Sew on the wings onto the side of the body into Rnd 8.
Sew on the tail onto the back into Rnd 9.
Sew on the feet into Rnd 10.
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!
(1:18:00) 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!
06
Loooong Pigeon and Party Hat
Looooong Pigeon!
To make your pigeon extra loooong simply repeat Rnds 6 – 10 seven more times, making 12 rounds of ‘sc in each st (15)’ total.
This should make your pigeon long enough to fit a party hat under it!
Party Hat Pattern
[Starting in Red] Magic loop
Rnd 1
sc 4 into the magic loop (4)
Rnd 2
[sc 1, inc 1] 2 times (6)
Rnd 3
sc in each st (6)
Rnd 4
[sc 2, inc 1] 2 times (8)
Rnd 5
sc in each st (8)
Rnd 6
[sc 3, inc 1] 2 times (10)
Slst 1, cut the yarn and pull through leaving a long enough end to sew onto the birb head.
Add a mini ball of yarn (or pom-pom) sewn onto the tip.
Add a stripe around by wrapping around with
the same color as the ball, and then sewing it on in various locations up the hat. See video for additional details.
To make your party hat even bigger. Repeat Rnds 5 and 6 making one additional sc in Rnd 6
between increases to make it slowly increase in size.
Your time code for adding the face on the Birb is incorrect. I think ?
Great catch! Fixed it. Thank you!!
Your Welcome!!
sooo cute! my yarn will be coming soon, and it has all the colors needed 4 this pattern! will definitely make this soon! thanks sooo much, louie!
Under abbreviations, you may want to add mbo for mini bobble stitch. This was a fun one to do!
Great input! Thank you! Added!
Can you please make a video showing how to make regular eyes? it’s not very clear from the video how to make them.
Did you add multiple magnets in the body? The materials say 1-3, but the instructions imply one. Does adding multiple make it stronger? Thank you for these awesome tutorials, I already made the chicken bird and a bunch of your other patterns. One of my favorites was Florence the flamingo!
Yes! I like to add 3 mini magnets, but it depends on how strong of magnets you have. Make sure to test it out before sewing closed!
Louie i really like this pattern!!! i made it 4 my grandma and she really liked it!!! i made the looooong one and the party hat lol SO cute you should make ostrich 🙂
Can I sell these?? I will give credit of couse!
Can I use 8ply instead of 10