Pigeon 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 (x4)
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
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, Head)
Flat (Wings, Tail, Feet)
Useful Tutorials
The Pattern
Use the checkboxes to track your progress
01Wings/Tail
[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. Use the two ends to sew these onto the body and butt.
02Feet
[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.
03Birb Beak (optional)
[All in Yellow]
Ch 3
hdc 1 in the 3rd ch from the hook.
Ch 1, cut the yarn, and pull through.
04Head
[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)
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 here!
Rnd 5: mbo 1 [White], sc 1 [A], sbo 1 [Yellow], sc 1 [A], mbo 1 [White], sc 10 [A] (15)
Rnds 6-10: sc in each st (15 x 5)
Rnd 11: 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 seperate, slst 1, cut the yarn, pull through and hide the end.
See part 6 for how to make Looooong Pigeon and a party hat!
05Birb Body
[All in Grey]
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 the Birb beak on 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.
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!
06Loooong 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!
07Party Hat
[All in Hat Color]
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.
Can I sell these?? I will give credit of couse!
I agree with this question. Would be great to get an answer.
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 🙂
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!
Can you please make a video showing how to make regular eyes? it’s not very clear from the video how to make them.
Under abbreviations, you may want to add mbo for mini bobble stitch. This was a fun one to do!
Great input! Thank you! Added!
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!
Your Welcome!!
Your time code for adding the face on the Birb is incorrect. I think ?
Great catch! Fixed it. Thank you!!