Spring messengers made by yourself: These decorative birds you can crochet yourself. The instructions can be found here with us.
Photo: Deco & Style
All birds are soon here: The cute little birds with their button eyes require a little more experience in crocheting and a bit of tact. But it's worth it, because the pendants bring a touch of spring into the house .
That's what you need:
- Schachenmayr original Catania in orchid (Fb 00222)
- Orange (Fb 00281), apple (Fb 00205), light blue (Fb. 00175) and in Hyazinth (Fb 00240), 50 g each or leftovers
- Each 50 cm Karoband, 6 mm wide in turquoise, orange and May green
- Crochet hook 2.5 mm
- fiberfill
- 2 dark buttons for the eyes
- with 8 mm diameter
That's how it works:
Stitch sample: 3 round chopsticks with crochet hook 2.5 correspond to about 2.5 cm in height
Chopsticks Rounds: In rounds, start each round with 2 Air Meshes, these Air Meshes are not counted! Crochet the 1st stick in the 1st stick of the preliminary round or in the air mesh ring in the beginning round. At the end of the round, close the round with a sliver stitch in the 1st stick and pass over the meshes of the beginning of the lap.
Knittmaschen-Kette: Crochet the indicated number of meshes and crochet this chain of mesh with a back row of warp-knit stitches, making the last loop of the air, then crochet a slit stitch into each bubble. At the end attach the chain stitch chain to the body with a chain stitch.
manual
special abbreviations
Double the stitch = crochet 2 sticks into the same puncture site / crochet stitch
Triple the stitch = crochet 3 sticks into the same puncture site / machine for a preliminary round
Colorful birds, color sequence pink-apple-light blue
Start with the bird's body in the middle, crochet 4 small meshes in pink and close them with a warp stitch, then continue working with chopsticks in rounds, changing the color after each round according to the color sequence, starting with 1 round in pink. For the circle of chopsticks work as follows:
1st round in pink Crochet 12 sticks into the ring
2nd round in apple, doubles 1 stitch, triple 1 stitch, = 30 sticks
3rd round in light blue, double every 2nd stitch, = 45 sticks
4th round in pink, doubling every 2nd stitch, ending with 1 stick = 67 sticks
5th round in apple, doubling every 2nd stitch, ending with 1 stick = 100 sticks
Note: The strong increases do not result in a flat circular shape, but a slightly wavy shape
completion
Cut the thread, pull the thread through the last loop and sew. Sew all remaining threads unless they have been crocheted. Fold the circle in the middle, placing the lap change in the wrap edge. Knit the thread in light blue on a ply edge and crochet both pieces together with one round of warp knit stitches, taking only half of the last loop from both pieces, stuffing the bird body with some filling cotton shortly before the end, then continue to crochet until the end of the circle edge and the body close completely. Crochet at the end of the row for the 3 tail feathers chain stitch chains of 8, 11 and again 8 stitches in the last stitch.
For the beak about 2.5 cm from the breaking edge, sew the thread in pink and crochet 4 loops of air, then crochet 1 tight stitch into the last but one stitch of air, then into the following stitches one after the other 1 half stick and 1 stick. Fix the beak with a chain stitch on the twill while passing about 2 stitches of the border.
Crochet the thread in apple about midway and crochet 2 chains of 20 knit chains. Tie a knot in the end of the necklace.
Crochet 13 small meshes in light blue for the wings, crochet 1 half sticks, 1 stick, 5 double sticks, 2 sticks, 1 half stick and 1 fixed stitch on the loop of mesh in each stitch of the chain. Put the 1st half stick in the 3 Crochet the air mesh counted from the needle, ie pass over the first two stitches. Crochet the sheet completely with one round of stitches, starting the round with an air stitch, work 3 corners in each corner into the same puncture point and close the round with a slit stitch. Cut the thread, pull through the last stitch and sew. 2. Crochet the wings in the same way and then sew one wing on each side of the body, see photo.
For the eyes at the level of the beak sew on a button on both sides of the body. Tie in a hanger about 50 cm in the middle of the circle.
Here are the instructions as pdf for download .
