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Crow with a Shiny Thing crochet pattern

  • Mathematically BalancedChecked by script: in all 91 rounds the increases and decreases add up to the stitch count.

by the pattern engineAnimals

Difficulty
3/3
Time
~3 h
Size
12 cm
Weirdness
1/5
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A4 PDF: materials, every round with a tick box, assembly and face

Free crochet crow pattern: a Crow with a Shiny Thing amigurumi, about 12 cm tall in DK yarn with a 2.5 mm hook. A plump black crow with dark blue wings, a strong charcoal beak and silver eyes proudly holds a shiny gold coin at the tip of its beak. You need about 95 m of yarn: 50 m black, 20 m dark blue, 10 m dark grey, 5 m charcoal grey, 5 m gold and 5 m dusty pink. Plan on roughly 3 hours. It suits a bookshelf, a gift for bird lovers or a fan of clever crows. Spin the 3D model to see the coin from every side and follow the round-by-round pattern.

How to crochet the Crow with a Shiny Thing

Advanced · 12 cm tall · about 3 h · DK yarn · 2.5 mm hook

  1. Crochet the 13 pieces in rounds: Gull body, Head and neck, Folded wing ×2, Tail, Beak, Leg ×2, Foot ×2, Cheek ×2, Gold coin (95 rounds in all).
  2. Stuff and put it together in 9 steps; each one lights up where it goes on the 3D model.
  3. Add the face: safety eyes by round and stitch, or embroider them for a child under 3.

Every round with its stitch count is in the Pattern tab below, and in the free printable PDF.

What you'll need

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Worked in

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  1. Size before assembly: about 6.7 cm at the widest, 6.3 cm long; 24 rounds.
  2. → Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
  3. Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

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  2. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Insert the safety nose/eyes now, while the piece is open (positions: see “Face”). Stuff firmly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

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  2. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

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Safety eyes and noses go in before the piece is stuffed and closed (see the pieces above); embroidery is easier before the piece is sewn on.

  • Safety eyes with a printed glint 13 mm (on the head and neck): in round 10, 10 st apart (count along round 10: about 4.9 st each side of the centre front line). Iris silver #cfd3de.
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Gull body · R1–R5

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    Abbreviations

    MR
    magic ring
    sc
    single crochet
    inc
    2 sc in the same stitch
    dec
    single crochet two stitches together (invisible decrease recommended)
    BLO
    work the round in back loops only
    FLO
    work the round in front loops only
    ch
    chain
    sl st
    slip stitch
    st
    stitch
    R5
    round 5; R7–14 = rounds 7 to 14 are the same
    (…) ×6
    repeat 6 times
    (24)
    stitches in the round when it is done