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We are already to Day 5 of the Little Amazon Mini Amigururmi Crochet Along. Only one more day and we will be halfway through. On Day 1 we started off high up in the canopies of the rainforest with the Macaw and I was going to say that we are heading back up the the treetops again with today's animal, but then I stopped to think of the animals we have done so far and the only one that doesn't live high up in the trees is the Capybara. But like day 1, today we have another bird of the rainforest, this time a Tiny Toucan.
There are so many cool birds that live in the Amazon, so I knew when I decided on the theme that there would be a few different bird in the series. This is the second bird in the Little Amazon, but it won't be the last one.
The toucan isn't quite as bright and colorful as the Scarlet Macaw from day 1, but it is still a pretty colorful bird, specifically in the beak. As I looked at reference photos there are a few different colors of Toucan's so you can switch up the colors to get the look you want. Also, The colors are not as striped as I made them, especially on the beak. The colors are more patchy or blended, but I am working with a 4" tall crocheted bird so I used stripes of colors on the beak and the throat patch to give the effect of the different colors the best that I could.
I used the coloring of the Toco Toucan as the inspiration for my Tiny Toucan. It has a white patch on its throat with orange around the eyes. The beak has some black spots on it with yellow and orange. There are other Toucans like the Keel Billed Toucan with yellow throat patches and more colors on their beaks, like red, and lime green. Another thing I learned about Toucans is that they have blue feet. I didn't know that until I started making this bird.
For this bird I used mostly Red Heart Super Saver. I used it in Black, White, Pumpkin, and Bright Yellow. The only color I used a different brand for was the blue for the feet. For those I used Loops and Threads Soft Classic in Cornflower.
Come back tomorrow for the halfway point and to see what the Day 6 animal in the Little Amazon will be!
How to Crochet a Tiny Toucan
Finished Size: about 4" tall sitting
You will need:
- medium weight yarn in black, white, yellow, orange, and blue, or desired colors (sample made in Red Hear Super Saver in Black, White, Black, Pumpkin, and Bright Yellow, and Loops and Threads Soft Classic in Cornflower)
- G crochet hook (4/4.25 mm)
- 2- 6 mm safety eyes
- Polyfil fiberfill
- yarn needle
- stitch markers
- scissors
Instructions:
The body and head are made in one piece, the other pieces are made separately and sew on. Most pieces are made beginning with a magic ring (mr), the beginning of each piece will indicate if it starts with a magic ring or a chain.
Body
Make 1 with black, beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (18 sc)
Rounds 4-8: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)
Begin stuffing and continue stuffing as you work
Round 9: sc2tog around (9 sc)
Round 10: 2 sc in each st (18 sc)
Round 11: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (24 sc)
Round 12-15: 1 sc in each st (24 sc)
Round 16: [sc2tog, sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (18 sc)
Round 17: [sc2tog, sc in next st] repeat around (12 sc)
Round 18: sc2tog around (6 sc)
Finish off, weave in ends
Throat Patch
Make 1 starting with white yarn, beginning with a chain
ch 3 (leave a long tail before starting so you can use the white tail to sew later)
Row 1: turn, sc in second ch from hook and next ch (2 sc)
Row 2: ch 1, turn, 2 sc in each st (4 sc)
Row 3: ch 1, turn, 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in last st (6 sc)
Rows 4-6: ch 1 turn, 1 sc in each st (6 sc)
switch to orange yarn
Rows 7-8: ch 1, turn, 1 sc in each st (6 sc)
Row 9: ch 1, turn, sc2tog, 1 sl st in next 2 sts, sc2tog (2 sc, 2 sl st)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing
Place safety eyes between rows 8 and 9 close to the edge
Sew the throat patch to the face/neck so that the eyes are about halfway up the head, use the orange tail to sew around the orange part of the face, and the beginning white tail to sew on the white portion
Sew the throat patch to the face/neck so that the eyes are about halfway up the head, use the orange tail to sew around the orange part of the face, and the beginning white tail to sew on the white portion
Beak
Make 1 starting with black yarn, beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 4 sc (4 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in first 2 sts, 1 sc in next 2 sts (6 sc)
switch to orange yarn
Round 3: 1 sc in each st (6 sc)
Round 4: 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in last st (8 sc)
switch to yellow yarn
Rounds 5-7: 1 sc in each st (8 sc)
Round 8: 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in last st (10 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing
Stuff the beak and sew to the head between the eyes with the increases on the underside of the beak and the top edge lined up with the top of the eye patch
Wings
Make 2 with black yarn, beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (9 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (12 sc)
Round 4: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (9 sc)
Round 5: 1 sc in each st (9 sc)
Round 6: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (6 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing
Sew the 2 wings to the side of the body just below the head
Tail
Make 1 with black yarn, beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (9 sc)
Rounds 3-6: 1 sc in each st (9 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing
Sew the tail to the back of the body
Feet
Make 2, with blue yarn, beginning with a chain
*the feet are made by crocheting a chain and slip stitching in some of the chains to make each of the "toes" similar to a picot, at the end you will single crochet into the first chains that you made to make the "leg" portion
ch 5
turn, sk the first 2 ch from the hook, sl st in the next ch, [ch 3, sl st in the first of the 3 ch you just made] 2 times, 1 sc in each of the last 2 ch from the starting ch
Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing
Sew the feet to the bottom of the body
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