Chubby cardinal

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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



R7- sc



R10- sc



R13-17- sc

R18- (sc in 7sc, inv dec over next 2sc) around (64)

R19- (sc in 6sc, inv dec) around (56)

R20- sc



R23- sc START STUFFING



R26- sc

R27- (sc in 1sc, inv dec) around (16) Finish stuffing.


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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


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



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.


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Face:


R2- 2sc (12)


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.


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


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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: [email protected]

**You may not sell any item that you make from this pattern online. Feel free to sell at

local markets and boutiques. Please make sure to credit Bizzy Crochet for the design

when selling the items made from this pattern. Bizzy Crochet will not be held

responsible for the outcome of your individual products. You may not use this pattern

for commercial mass production for profit. You may not sell this pattern or claim it as

your own. You may not copy or distribute this pattern without the express permission of

the designer.**

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