This is actually a project that I finished faster than I expected. I love bird Pokemon like Pidgeotto and Pidove, but all I had to make one with was this darker gray, so I made a Starly. It had never been my favorite before, but now I love her (well, mine is a her anyway). I hope you have as much fun making it as I did.
Materials
Yarn in black, gray, small amounts white and orange
Black and white felt or fabric paint
Stuffing
Body (Make 2)
With gray, ch 21
Row 1: sc in each ch sp across (20 sc)
Row 2: sc in each sc across, sc dec in last 2 sc (19 sc)
Row 3: sc dec in next 2 sc, sc in each sc across (18 sc)
Row 4: repeat row 2 (17 sc)
Row 5: 2 sc in first sc, sc across (18 sc)
Row 6: sc across, 2 sc in last sc (19 sc)
Row 7: repeat Row 5 ( 20 sc)
Row 8-12: sc in each sc across
Row 13: sc dec in first 2 and last 2 sc, sc across (18 sc)
Row 14-5: repeat Row 13 (12 sc at end of Row 16)
Fasten off.
Sew both sides of body together, leaving the Row 16 sc unsewn, turn inside out and stuff. There should be a little "tail" on the end.
Head
Rnd 1: Join black in any sc on unsewn part of body, sc around (24 sc)
Rnd 2-6: sc in each sc around
Rnd 7: sc in next 2 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc around (18 sc)
Rnd 8: sc in next 1 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc around (12 sc)
Rnd 9: sc dec around (6 sc)
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Head feather
Ch 3 with black
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and each sc across (2 sc)
Row 2-4: sc in each sc across
Row 5: sc in next sc, in first and next sc, sc dec (2 sc)
Row 6: sc dec in first 2 sc, sc again in last sc (2 sc)
Row 7: sc dec (1 sc)
Row 8: sc across
Row 9: sl st
Wings (Make 2 of each piece)
With gray, ch 6
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch sp across (4 sc)
Row 2-5: sc in each sc across
Row 6: ch 2, sc in 2nd ch from hook and sl to next sc, repeat across to end of row, sc along side and around back to the beginning and sl st to first sc of row
Fasten off.
With black, ch 5
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch sp across (4 sc)
Row 2-10: sc in each sc across
Turn on side, make 5 sc evenly across (5 sc)
Row 2-4: sc in each sc across
Row 5: sl st, ch 2, sc in 2nd ch from hook and sl to next sc, repeat across to end of row, sl st to side
Fasten off.
Sew both parts together, folding up black part as in the picture and tack together. Sew to body.
Belly
With white, ch 2
Rnd 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 sc)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around (12 sc)
Rnd 3: sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc around (18 sc)
Face
Ch 9
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch sp across (8 sc)
Row 2-3: sc in each sc across
Row 4: sl st across 3 sc, sc in next 2 sc, turn, leaving remaining sc unworked (2 sc)
Row 5-6: sc in each sc across
Fasten off.
Sc around sides of Rows 4-6 and across Row 6, increasing in corner spaces.
Fasten off.
Sew to head.
Beak
With black, ch 2
Row 1: 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook (2 sc)
Row 2-3: sc in each ch sp across, change to orange at end of Row 3
Row 4: 2 sc in each sc across (4 sc)
Row 5: 2 sc in first and last sc and sc across (6 sc)
Row 6: repeat Row 5 (8 sc)
Fasten off.
Sew sides of Row 5-6 to each other forming a circle.
Sew to face.
Feet
With orange, ch 2
Rnd 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 sc)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around (12 sc)
Rnd 3-7: sc in each sc around
Rnd 8: sc dec around (6 sc)
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Tail
In body tail, join with black
Row 1: sc across 4x (4 sc)
Row 2: 2 sc in first sc, sc across, 2 sc in last sc (6 sc)
Row 3-4: repeat Row 2 (10 sc at end of ROw 4)
Row 5-10: sc in each sc across
Fasten off.
Middle Tail Feather (Make 2)
With gray, ch 2
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook (1 sc)
Row 2: 2 sc in sc (2 sc)
Row 3: 2 sc in each sc across (4 sc)
Row 4-8: sc in each ch across
Fasten off. Sew two pieces onto main tail on either side.
Finishing
Embroider toes on feet with black yarn and sew to body. Glue (or paint--I think it would probably look better with black felt eyes and a white fabric paint center) eyes.
*Starly and Pokemon belong to Nintendo. Please do not sell this pattern or post it to your website. You may link to this page, but please credit me.
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How do you get the "ruffle" around the neck? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteOh no, I must have forgotten to add that part. These aren't the exact directions, but you have to sl st, ch 2, sc in 2nd ch from hook and then sl st in next st all around (I think working in the gray part, but I'm not precisely sure--I'll have to examine it and see what I did; I'll try to correct it ASAP).
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