Materials
Oddments of Double Knitting- brown, red, orange for beak or felt can be used. Safety eyes or black wool, gold thread or similar for hanging (Optional) 3.5mm crochet hook Sewing needle, Polyfil Abbreviations SC Single crochet (Double crochet in UK) INC- 2sc in same st DEC- Crochet 2 together CH-Chain MR- Magic Ring (You can, of course, use your preferred method of starting in a ring)
Instructions for half and half robin
Head & Body With red MR 5. Dont forget to mark first st in each round. 1. Inc around (10) 2.\* Inc,Sc \* repeat (15) 3. \*Inc,2 sc \* repeat (20) 4. \*Inc, 3sc\* repeat (25) 5 &6. Sc in each stitch (25) Change to brown 7&8. SC around If using safety eyes place roughly 3sts apart in this last round 9.\*Dec, 3sc \* repeat (20) STUFF FIRMLY 10. \*Dec, 2sc\* repeat (15) 11. \*Dec 1sc\* repeat (10) Continue stuffing as you work.) 12. \*Dec\* repeat (5) Fasten off leaving a long tail to close hole. Weave in end.
Wings & Tail(make 3)
Ch5 Row 1 Sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across, ch 1 and turn (4) Row 2 Dec, sc across, ch 1 and turn (3) Row 3 Dec, sc across, ch 1 and turn (2) I placed these on row6/7 using a very technical method. My fingers. After placing the eyes, I used a finger space to show where each wing/tail piece was to go. See photo for example. I simply placed a wing, then a finger space, then the tail, another finger space and finally the other wing. It meant that mine all lined up nice and evenly. Embroider eyes if not using safety ones. Thread length of gold for hanging. Beak. Either sew a small felt triangle or make a small loop of orange just between the eyes and oversew this until you're happy (see photo for guidance)
RED BREAST INSTRUCTIONS
NB Working the red breast and colour changes (The easiest way is to lay the other colour on top of your stitches and crochet around it) Instructions are colour coded to make it easier for you. With Brown, MR 6 1.Next Round: Inc around (12) Round 2 : Inc, sc, Inc sc(6), Inc, sc, Inc sc, (6) inc,Sc,inc, sc (6) 18 sts altogether Round 3: Inc, 2sc, Inc, 2sc (8)Inc, 2sc, Inc, 2sc (8) Inc, 2sc, Inc, 2sc (8) 24 sts altogether Rounds 4-6: SC around 8 brown, 8 red, 8 Brown Break off red, with brown only Rounds7 -9 Sc around (24) Add eyes on this last round, if using safety eyes. Round 10: Dec 2sc, repeat (18) Begin stuffing, Round 11: Dec, Sc, repeat (12) continue to stuff as you work. Round 12: Dec around (6) Fasten off using long tail to close hole, weave in ends. Remainder of Robin is as previous instructions. 2. Hennies www.nimbleneedles.org.uk
