This little cutie was inspired by a turkey pattern that I was working on, but without the tail feathers and a longer beak, it looks just like a kiwi!! So here we are! Enjoy this cute Kiwi!!
Do not sell, reproduce, or change the pattern itself in any way! You are welcome to sell your completed products, just make sure to refer to me as the designer! Please make sure to tag me
@crochetwizzard#crochetwizzard!
Materials-
- Worsted weight yarn
- Brown and Yellow
- Hook size 3.5mm (E)
- 12mm Safety Eyes, or an alternative form of eyes
- Stitch Marker
- PolyFill
- Poly Pellets
- Old sock or pantyhose
- Tapestry Needle
- Scissors
- Sewing Pins
US Abbreviations-
- Rd(s)- Round(s)
- MR- Magic Ring
- Sc- Single Crochet
- St(s)- Slip Stitch(s)
- Inc- Increase
- Dec- Invisible Decrease
- In front loops only pick up the next two loops, yarn over, and pull through twice.
- FO- Fasten Off
- FLO- Front Loop Only
Notes-
- Magic Ring Alternative- chain 2 and single crochet in the second chain from the hook.
- This will be crocheted in the round.
- If not specified or in () repeat to the end of the round.
- Stuff as you go.
Head-
Brown
Rd 1- sc 6 in MR
Rd 2: inc (12)
Rd 3: sc, inc (18)
Rd 4: sc 2, inc (24)
Rd 5: sc 3, inc (30)
Rds 6-11: sc around (30) (6 rounds)
Rd 12: sc 2, hdc inc x5, sc 10, hdc inc 5, sc 8 (40)
Rd 13: sc 2, (hdc, hdc inc) x5, sc 10, (hdc, hdc inc) x5, sc 8 (50)
Rds 14-18: sc 2, hdc 15, sc 10, hdc 15, sc 8 (50) (5 rounds)
Rd 19: sc 2, (hdc, hdc dec) x5, sc 10, (hdc, hdc dec) x5, sc 8 (40)
Rd 20: sc 2, hdc dec x5, sc 10, hdc dec x5, sc 8 (30)
Rd 21: sc around (30) Insert eyes between rds 12 and 13 about 7 sts apart.
Rd 22: sc 3, dec (24)
Rd 23-24: sc around (24) (2 rounds) Stuff.
Rd 25: sc 3, inc (30)
Rd 26: sc around (30)
Rd 27: sc 4, inc (36)
Rd 28: sc around (36)
Rd 29: sc 5, inc (42)
Rd 30: sc around (42)
Rd 31: FLO sc 6, inc (48)
Rd 32: sc 7, inc (54)
Rd 33: sc 8, inc (60)
Rd 34: sc 9, inc (66)
Rd 35: sc 10, inc (72)
Rds 36-50: sc around (72) (15 rounds)
Rd 51: sc 10, dec (66)
Rd 52: sc around (66)
Rd 53: sc 9, dec (60)
Rd 54: sc around (60)
Rd 55: sc 8, dec (54) Stuff
Rd 56: sc around (54)
Rd 57: sc 7, dec (48)
Rd 58: sc around (48)
Rd 59: BLO sc 6, dec (42)
Rd 60: sc 5, dec (36)
Rd 61: sc 4, dec (30) Stuff part of the way. Put about a cup and a half or more as deemed needed of poly pellets in an old sock or pantyhose and insert it into the body. This will help to ground him. If needed add some more stuffing around the pellets.
Rd 62: sc 3, dec (24)
Rd 63: sc 2, dec (18)
Rd 64: sc, dec (12)
Rd 65: dec (6)
FO and close through the FLO and sew in the ends.
Beak-
Yellow
Rd 1: sc 5 in MR
Rds 2-5: sc around (5) (4 rounds)
Rd 6: inc, sc 4 (6)
Rd 7: sc 2, inc (8)
Rds 8-10: sc around (8)
Rd 11: sc 4, inc, sc 3 (9)
Rd 12: sc around (9)
Rd 13: sc 2, inc (12)
Rd 14: sc around (12)
Rd 15: sc 3, inc (18)
Rd 16: sc around (18) Stuff as you sew to the head.
FO and sew to the face at the top between rds 14 and 15. At the bottom between rds 19 and 20. Sew in the ends.
Feet (make 2)-
Yellow-
Make 3 toes
Rd 1: sc 6 in MR
Rd 2: sc, inc (9)
Rds 3-12: sc around (9) (10 rounds)
FO for the first two toes, on the third toe, continue to the rest of the foot. The toe you just made is the first toe referred to in rd 13.
Rd 13: line up the toes and sc 5 on the second toe, sc 9 around the third, sc 4 on the second, sc 9 around the first (27)
Rds 14-16: sc around (27) (3 rounds)
Rd 17: sc, (dec, sc 2) x6, dec (20)
Rd 18: sc around (20)
Rd 19: sc 6, dec, sc 8, dec, sc 2 (18)
Rd 20: sc, dec (12) Stuff
Rd 21: dec (6)
FO leaving a tail for sewing to the leg.
Leg (make 2)-
Yellow-
Ch 15-
Rd 1: sc in each of the chs to create a ring. Starting in the fifteenth chain from the hook, join the chain to the first chain, creating a ring. (15) (make sure there is no twist in the ch)
Rds 2-11: sc around (15) (10 rounds) stuff as you sew the leg to the body.
FO and sew to the top of the feet with the yarn tail from the foot, lining up with the back of the foot.
Sew to the body with the top between rds 45 and 46 and bottom between rds 51 and 52, sew in the ends.
This is the Kiwi bird one of my testers, @allym5, made! She added a kiwi fruit applique to the bottom of the bird! Super fun, cute, and easy!! Thanks for letting me share your picture!
There are more pictures in the downloadable PDF version purchasable here!
I would love to see your pictures! Please tag me in your pictures,
@crochetwizzard #crochetwizzard #kikikiwibird #crochetkiwi #crochetkiwibird!
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me! You can direct message me on Facebook or Instagram at @crochetwizzard or email me at crochetwizzardd@gmail.com.
