Chubby cardinal by Bizzy Crochet

CHUBBY CARDINAL

Chubby Cardinal by Elizabeth Mareno Bizzy Crochet Designs are “Imagination on the Move”

Make it for a baby…Make it for a bird lover…Make it for a Sports fan! This pattern is easy and fast, with minimal pieces to sew together. This would be a great for the amigurumi beginner!

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Materials: 1 skein- Red WW yarn (Red Heart Super Saver) 1 oz- Black WW Yarn (RHSS) 1-2oz- Black WW Yarn- (like Wool-Ease- it’s a bit thinner than RHSS) Scrap amt of Orange and Gold H hook Large Eye needle for assembly Polyester fiberfill Gauge: 7sc x 7rows = 2” x 2” Body: R1- ch2, 8sc in 2nd ch from hook (8) R2- 2sc in each (16) R3- (sc in 1sc, 2sc in next) around (24) R4- sc R5- (sc in 2sc, 2sc in next) around (32) R6- (sc in 3sc, 2sc in next) around (40) R7- sc R8- (sc in 4sc, 2sc in next) around (48) R9- (sc in 5sc, 2sc in next) around (56) R10- sc R11- (sc in 6sc, 2sc in next) around (64) R12- (sc in 7sc, 2sc in next) around (72) R13-17- sc R18- (sc in 7sc, inv dec over next 2sc) around (64) R19- (sc in 6sc, inv dec) around (56) R20- sc R21- (sc in 5sc, inv dec) around (48) R22- (sc in 4sc, inv dec) around (40) R23- sc START STUFFING R24- (sc in 3sc, inv dec) around (32) R25- (sc in 2sc, inv dec) around (24) R26- sc R27- (sc in 1sc, inv dec) around (16) Finish stuffing. 2

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R28- inv dec 8x (8) R29- inv dec 4x (4) Cut, weave ends and pull tight. Head: Repeat as for body through Row 8. R9-11- sc in each R12- (sc in 4sc, inv dec) around (40) R13-15 sc. Finish off. Leave a long end for sewing to the top of the body. Stuff. Position it on the body so that it “leans” a little forward, then whipstitch it to the body. (I left the end I “finished” at on top so that my finishing stitches that weren’t as pretty as my beginning stitches would get covered up by the head.) Head Cone: R1- ch2, 5sc in 2nd ch from hook. (5) R2- sc in each. Make sure that you turn the cone right side out before proceeding to Row 3. R3- (sc in 1sc, 2sc in next) 2x, sc in last (7) R4- (sc in 1sc, 2sc in next) 3x, sc in last (10) R5- sc R6- (sc in 1sc, 2sc in next) 5x (15) R7- sc R8- (sc in 2sc, 2sc in next) 5x (20) R9- (sc in 1sc, 2sc in next) 10x (30) R10-12- sc Finish off, leaving a long end for sewing. Cone Feathers: Cut about 6 or 7- 4” pieces of yarn. Attach them to the top of the cone and trim them down to look like “tufts”. Stuff lightly- finish stuffing once you have the majority of the cone sewn to the top of the head. Make sure your tufts are facing forward, and angle it as you see it in the picture. Whipstitch it to the head.

CHUBBY CARDINAL

Face: R1- ch2, 6sc in 2nd ch from hook (6) R2- 2sc (12) R3- (sc in 1sc, 2sc in next) around (18) R4- You will be “breaking” the face into thirds here. So work the next series of stitches 3 times. (sc, hdc, 2dc in 2sc, hdc, sc). (24) R5- (sc in 2, hdc in next, 2dc in 2, hdc in next, sc in 2) 3x (30) R6- (sc in 3, hdc, 3dc in 2, hdc, sc in 3) 2x- leave the remaining stitches unworked and finish off. Leave a long end for sewing. Sew to the face with the last two sections at the top (one for each eye).

Beak: Repeat as for Head Cone through R9. Cut. Sew to face, stuff before closing off. Eyes: Embroider eyes on with gold yarn in small straight stitches.

Wings: Holding a strand of red and a strand of thinner black at the same time. R1- ch2, 5sc in 2nd ch from hook (5) R2- 2sc in each (10) R3- (sc in 1sc, 2sc in next) (15) R4- (sc in 2sc, 2sc in next) (20) R5- sc in 1sc, hdc in next, 2dc in 6sc, hdc in next, sc in 4sc, hdc in next, 2dc in 2sc, hdc in next, sc in last 3sc. (28) R6- (LEFT WING) sc in 3, 2hdc in next, (dc in 1, 2dc in next) 4x, 2hdc in next, sc in 4

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8, (ch4, sl st in 2nd ch and next 2 chs) 3x, sc in the side of the last sc, hdc in next, sc in last 4. Join. R6- (RIGHT WING) sc in 3, 2hdc in next, (dc in 1, 2dc in next) 4x, 2hdc in next, sc in 8, hdc, sc in next, (ch4, sl st in 2nd and next 2 chs) 3x, sc in side of last sc, sc in 5sc. Join. Cut, leaving a long end and stitch to each side positioning the “feathers” to the middle of the backside. You will be crocheting the tail to the body in between the wing feathers.

Tail: R1- Have the butt facing you and attach around the spaces between the sc’s on Row 14 of the body. Sc from the right wing to the left wing around Row 14. Approx 15 sc R2- ch1, turn, sk the 1st sc, sl st in next sc, (ch4, sl st in 2nd ch and next 2 chs, sl st in next sc on R1, ch6, sl st in 2nd ch and next 4 chs, sl st in next ch) Repeat that series of stitches across R1. Sl st to finish and Cut. Weave ends.

All Done! 

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Pattern Terminology: ch- chain sc- single crochet sc dec (or dec)- single crochet decrease inv dec- worked the same as a sc dec, in the front loops only sl st- slip st hdc- half double crochet dc- double crochet rpt- repeat sm sp- same space yo- yarn over

Meet the designer: Hi, I’m Biz! I live in sunny Florida, but I’m originally from the frozen tundra of Wisconsin. Life keeps me busy with teenagers starting to graduate high school, going back to college for my business degree, working a part time job, and trying to get to the beach on the weekends! Designing is my love. Whether it is crochet or knit, it doesn’t matter to me….I love the challenge of taking a piece of string and making it do something practical, or educational, or just plain fun! I get a very “I am crafter, hear me roar” sensation from the process. I hope you enjoy my patterns! Remember, I am only an email away if you have questions: bizzycrochet@hotmail.com

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