Love birds and low-sew crochet projects? These quick and easy amigurumi POCKET PARROTS would fit the bill, as they only take about 30 minutes to make and are beginner-friendly!
Meet the Pocket Parrots — a quick, easy, and low-sew crochet pattern that’s full of personality! You can customize your little birdie into a cockatiel, cockatoo, or any colorful feathered friend you like just by changing up the yarn colors. Embroider some details, and you've got some fancy little birdies!
The head, body, and tail are all crocheted in one piece, so there’s no fussing with extra sewing. Gotta love a low-sew project!
These mini amigurumi birds make adorable keychain accessories, last-minute gifts for bird lovers, cute party favors, class Valentine’s treats, Christmas stocking stuffers, or fun little craft fair products.
Best of all, you can finish one in about 30 minutes. Perfect for a quick creative pick-me-up!
Free Pattern + Printable
The free version of this pattern is viewable below! Simply scroll down to the 'Crochet Instructions' section to begin. If you'd like to make these birdies as adorable Valentine's Day gifts, you can download your free copy of the Vday Gift Tags printable below. There are lots of "tweet" messages to choose from!
Recommended Yarn
This sweet doll is designed with Hobbii's Honey Bunny yarn, which is a plush and velvety super bulky weight 6 yarn. It works up fast and produces generously-sized amigurumis with fewer stitches compared to thinner yarns!
While this pattern is designed with plush yarn for that soft, squishy look, it also works great with cotton or acrylic yarns if that’s what you have on hand. Your parrot will just end up smaller, but they'll be the perfect size for a little keychain, hanging ornament, or bag charm!
PDF Pattern
The PDF pattern is printable, ad-free, easy to read, and helps support Sweet Softies! (If you enjoy my free patterns, you can consider it as a donation to me when you buy one of my pattern PDFs! It allows me to maintain my blog and continue sharing more free patterns.)
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POCKET PARROTS
Free Amigurumi Crochet Pattern
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Pattern Info
Size:
Height: 4.5 inches (11cm)
Level of Difficulty:
★★☆☆☆ Beginner/Easy. Requires familiarity with stitches used (below), changing yarn colors, and embroidering detailsStitches/Terms Used:
- FO = fasten off
- ch = chain
- sl st = slip stitch
- sc = single crochet
- inc = increase (insert 2 sc in same st)
- dec = decrease (sc 2 sts together)
- hdc = half double crochet
- dc = double crochet
- dc-inc = double crochet increase (insert 2 dc in same st)
Materials:
- 1 skein Hobbii Honey Bunny yarn (super bulky weight 6 yarn)
- Thinner yarn or thread for embroidering details
- 5mm crochet hook (I use these)
- 8mm plastic safety eyes, x2 (I use these)
- Yarn needle
- Stuffing
- Scissors
Crochet Instructions
Notes:
- The free version of the pattern comes is written only and does not include photo references. If you'd like an ad-free printable version of the written pattern with photo references, please download the low-cost PDF pattern.
- Construction: The doll is worked from top-down, with the head, body, and tail crocheted in one piece. The wings are crocheted separately and sewn to the body. An optional head feather (for the cockatiel) is crocheted directly on the head using no-sew methods.
- A video tutorial is available. See the "Video Tutorial" section below for it!
Head, Body, Tail
Start with head-colored yarn (yellow in sample).R1: Ch 2. Insert 8 sc in the 2nd ch from hook. (8)
R2: Inc around. (16)
R3-R5: Sc around. (16)
Insert 8mm eyes between R3-R4, 4 sts apart.
Then, switch to body-colored yarn (white in sample).
R6: (Sc 3, inc) x 4. (20)
R7: (Sc 4, inc) x 4. (24)
R8-R9: Sc around. (24)
R10: Mark 8 sts at the front-center of the body (photo references available in the PDF pattern). Note that this will be different for everyone depending on where the eyes were placed. Sc around, but dec 4 across the 8 marked sts at the front-center of the body. (20)
R11: Mark 8 sts at the front-center of the body again. Sc around, but dec 4 across the 8 marked sts at the front-center of the body. (16)
Stuff the body firmly; do not stuff the tail section below.
R12: Dec around. (8)
R13-R15: Sc around. (8)
R16: Dec around. (4)
FO with a tail for sewing the opening closed.
Wings
Ch 7.Starting in the 2nd ch from the hook: sl st, sc, hdc, dc, dc-inc, hdc+sl st.
FO with a long tail for sewing to the body later. Make 2 wings.
Optional Head Feather (for cockatiel)
Insert hook underneath a st to the side of the head in R1. Pull yarn through and ch 4.Sl st in the 2nd ch from the hook. Sc 2.
FO with a long tail and pull it into the head before weaving in the ends.
Finishing
Sew the wings to the sides of the body.Using thin yarn, embroider feet (over R9 of Body) and a beak (over R4 of the head) to the bird.
If desired, embroider additional markings to the head or body to customize your parrot. If you enjoyed my video tutorial, please consider giving a like and comment, as it’d just make my day. Thank you and happy crafting!
Video Tutorial
Want to crochet along with me? My beginner-friendly video tutorial will guide you through every step of the pattern!
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