Snow Bunting - Free Amigurumi Pattern

Snow buntings have got to be one of the cutest birds in North America. When they're in this black and white winter plumage, or their rusty summer coat, they're just so adorable! This stuffed toy perfectly captures what makes them so charming, with the big, shiny eyes and round body. The only sewing you need to do is for the wings and beak, making this a low sew pattern!

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Snow Bunting Free Amigurumi Pattern

Materials

• Yarn (I used Loops & Threads Soft Classic Solid yarn)
  
• Crochet hook (I used a 4.5mm hook)
  
• Safety eyes
• Tapestry needle
• Stuffing
• Stitch marker
• Scissors

Abbreviations (US terms)

• ch - chain
• sc - single crochet
• inc - increase
• dec - decrease
• hdc - half double crochet
• dc - double crochet
• tc - triple crochet
• ss - slip stitch
• FLO - front loops only
• BLO - back loops only
• mc - magic circle
• sc3tog - sc 3 together 
• (...) - repeat the part in parenthesis specified number of time
• (#) - number of stitches after finishing the round

 

Finished Size

Approximately 6 inches long. May be different for everyone based on yarn thickness, hook size, and tension.

 

Pattern Instructions 

Beak

In black
1. 3 sc in mc (3)
2. Inc x3 (6)
Fasten off, leave a tail for sewing

 

Head and body

In white
1. 6 sc in mc (6)
2. Inc x6 (12)
3. (Sc, inc) x6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)
5-6. Sc around (24) (2 rounds total)
7. (3 sc, inc) x3, 12 sc (27)
8. (4 sc, inc) x3, 12 sc (30)
9. (5 sc, inc) x3, 12 sc (33)
10. (6 sc, inc) x3, 12 sc (36)
11. (7 sc, inc) x3, 12 sc (39)
12. (8 sc, inc) x3, 12 sc (42)
Mark the 3rd from last stitch on round 12 to help centre the face later
13-16. Sc around (42) (4 rounds total)
Sew on beak over rounds 9-10, insert eyes 8-9 about 8 stitches apart. Take out the marker on round 12

17. (5 sc, dec) x6 (36)
18. Sc around (36)
19. (4 sc, dec) x6 (30)
Start stuffing
20. (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)
21. (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)
22. (Sc, dec) x6 (12)
23. Dec x6 (6)
Fasten off and close the hole

Wings (make 2)

Start with a long tail for sewing in black
1. Ch 5, skip the first chain from the hook and do 4 sc, ch 1 and turn (4)
2. Inc, 2 sc, inc, ch 1 and turn (6)
3-5. 6 sc, ch 1 and turn (6) (3 rows total)
6. 2 sc, dec, 2 sc, ch 1 and turn (5)
7. Dec, sc, dec, ch 1 and turn (3)
8. 3 sc, ch 1 and turn (3)
9.Sc3tog, ch 1 (1)
Sc around the outside edge of the wing. 9 sc up one side of the wing, 5 sc along the starting chains, 9 sc down the other side of the wing, (ch 2, skip the first chain and sc in the second), ss into the first sc around the outside edge of the wing you made. Fasten off and leave a tail for weaving in

Attaching Parts

All that's left is sewing the wings to the sides of the body! I recommend pinning them in place while you sew so they don't shift, and you can play with the positioning to find what looks best to you. I sewed mine over rounds 8-16, approximately.

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