For this project you will need yarn (about 8 ply weight), knitting needles (size 11, 3mm or any other size for the gouge required), 2X buttons for eyes, Needle and tread.
Abbreviations used: k (knit), p (purl), sl (slip stitch), m (make stitch/increase), knit2tog (knit two together/decrease), p2tog (purl two together/decrease), bo (bind off), inCC (in contrasting colour)
Gauge/Tension: 5 sts = 2cm, 6rows = 2cm
BODY (side 1)
With brown, cast on 2 sts
row 1: sl1 k1 (2 sts)
row 2: sl1 p1 (2sts)
row 3: sl1 m1 k1 (3sts)
row 4: sl1 m1 p1 m1 p1 (5sts)
row 5: sl1 m1 k3 m1 k1 (7sts)
row 6: sl1 m1 p5 m1 p1 (9 sts)
row 7: sl1 m1 k1 m1 k6 m1 k1 (12 sts)
row 8: sl1 p9 m1 p1 m1 p1 (14sts)
row 9: sl1 m1 k1 m1 k11 m1 k1 (17sts)
row 10: sl1 p15 m1 p1 (18sts)
row 11: sl1 m1 k17 (19sts)
row 12: sl1 p17 m1 p1 (20sts)
row 13: sl1 m1 k17 k2tog (20sts)
row 14: sl1 p19 (20sts)
row 15: sl1 m1 k17 k2tog (20sts)
row 16: p2tog p18 (19sts)
row 17: sl1 m1 k16 k2tog (19sts)
row 18: p2tog p17 (18sts)
row 19: sl1 k15 k2tog (17sts)
row 20: p2tog p15 (16sts)
row 21: sl1 k13 k2tog (15sts)
row 22: p2tog p13 (14sts)
rows 23-27: [sl1 k13] 1 row, [sl p13] 1 row (14sts each row)
row 28: sl1 p11 p2tog (13sts)
row 29: sl1 k11 m1 k1 (14sts)
row 30: sl1 p11 p2tog (13sts)
row 31: k2tog k10 m1 k1 (13sts)
row 32: sl1 m1 p10 p2tog(13sts)
row 33: k2tog k11 (12sts)
row 34: sl1 m1 p9 p2tog (12sts)
row 35: k2tog k9 m1 k1 (12sts)
row 36: sl1 p9 p2tog (11sts)
row 37: k2tog k8 m1 k1 (11sts)
row 38: sl1 p7 bo2(9sts)
row 39: bo2 k5 m1 k1 (8sts)
row 40: sl1 p3 bo3 (5sts)
row 41: bo2 k2 (3sts)
Bind off completely
BODY (side 2)
follow the instructions as it is on BODY (side 1) except purl instead of knit
WING (1)
With blue, cast on 4 sts
row 1: sl1 k3 (4sts)
row 2: sl1 m1 p2 m1 p1 (6sts)
row 3: sl1 m1 k4 m1 k1 (8sts)
row 4: sl1 m1 p7 (9sts)
row 5: sl1 k7 m1 k1 (10sts)
row 6: sl1 m1 p9 (11sts)
row 7: sl1 k9 m1 k1 (12sts)
row 8: sl1 m1 p11 (13sts)
row 9: sl1 k1 k1inCC k3 k1inCC k3 k1CC k1 m1 k1 (14sts)
row 10: sl1 m1 p13 (15sts)
row 11: sl1 k13 m1 k1 (16sts)
row 12: sl1 m1 p1 p1inCC p2 p1inCC p2 p1inCC p2 p1inCC p2 p1inCC p1 (17sts)
row 13: k2tog k15(16sts)
row 14: sl1 p1 p1inCC p1 p1inCC p1 p1inCC p1 p1inCC p1 p1inCC p1 p1inCC p1 p1inCC p1 (16sts)
row 15: k2tog k1inCC k1 k2inCC k1 k2inCC k1 k1inCC k1 k2inCC k1 k1CC (15sts)
row 16: sl1 p1inCC p1 p3inCC p1 p3CC bo4 (11sts)
row 17: k2toginCC k7inCC k2toginCC (9sts)
row 18: p2toginCC p2inCC bo4inCC (4sts)
bind off completely
WING (2)
follow the instructions as it is on WING (1) except purl instead of knit
PUTTING EVERYTHING TOGETHER
Start by stitching two body parts together by using a basic stitch. Leave a gap so the bird decoration can be stuffed. Close the gap by using a basic stitch again.
Stitch the wing pieces on the both sides of the body.
Attach to buttons on the body for eyes.
To make the decoration hang, crochet a chain at the middle top body to form a loop.
The end!
Rasa :)
