Free Crochet Pattern: Bird's Nest - Crochet for Children

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The Bird's Nest is made with Shamrock Yarns 100% Cotton 8/4, which is 100% cotton, and stuffed with fibrefill.

Measurements

The bird's nest measures 6cm in diameter and is 3.5cm tall with the baby birds.

Materials

• Crochet hook size 2.00mm
• Crochet hook size 2.50mm
• Crochet hook size 3.50mm
• Darning needle for weaving in ends
• Possibly stitch markers and row counter
• Stuffing

Yarn consumption

Shamrock Yarns 100% Cotton 8/4

• Shamrock yarns 100% cotton – 8/4, colour 01 – Black, 1 gram
• Shamrock yarns 100% cotton – 8/4, colour 07 – Dusty Light Brown, 8 grams
• Shamrock yarns 100% cotton – 8/4, colour 08 – Dark Brown, 12 grams
• Shamrock yarns 100% cotton – 8/4, colour 24 – Dusty Light Orange, 2 grams

Abbreviations

dc - double crochet

ch - chain stitch

sl st - slip stitch

inc - increase (2 stitches in the same stitch)

dec – decrease (crochet 2 stitches together))

Instructions

Baby birds

Brown No. 08 and 2.5 crochet hook – you are making 4 baby birds

Start by crocheting 6 dc in a magic ring

• Inc x 6 (6)

Make 3 rounds of 12 stitches

• Dec x 6 (6)
• Inc x 6 (12)
• 1 dc, inc x 6 (18)

Make 4 rounds of 18 stitches, finish with a sl st and cut the yarn – leaving a long tail.

The bird's nest

Light Dusty Brown No. 07 and Dark Brown No. 08, you crochet with double strand with a 3.5 crochet hook

Start by crocheting 6 dc in a magic ring.

• Inc x 6 (12)
• 1 dc, inc x 6 (18)
• 2 dc, inc x 6 (24)
• 3 dc, inc x 6 (30)
• 4 dc, inc x 6 (36)

Crochet 36 dc in the back loop

• Crochet 36 dc in both loops
• Crochet 36 sl st, cut and weave in the ends.

Now, you sew the baby birds attached to the nest, but first, you stuff the heads with some fibrefill.

You may benefit from turning the bird's nest inside out. That way you have more room for sewing on the baby birds.

Add filling to the baby bird bodies before securing it entirely and weave in the end.

Sew on the 3 remaining baby birds and weave in the ends.

Beak

Light dusty orange no. 24 and a 2.0 crochet hook – you are making 4 beaks

Crochet 4 chain stitches

• 3 dc, crochet 1 ch as a turning chain.
• 3 dc – cut the yarn but leave a long tail for sewing on the beak.

Fold the beak with the yarn ends on each side – this way you can attach it nicely to the baby birds’ head.

Weave in ends.

Eyes

Black no. 01 – you are making 8 eyes

Cut 8 strands of yarn of approx. 20cm, tie a knot around the middle of the yarn, draw the strand through 2 times before tightening the knot.

Sew the eyes on the baby birds and weave in the ends.

Design by: thildethordahl (Thilde Thordahl)