Materials:
- Yarn, (acrylic or cotton) of your choice. Required colors: white, yellow and gray.
I used Alize Cotton Gold yarn, 330 m/100 g. My seagull is 10.5 cm tall + 10 cm for legs.
- A crochet hook, I have 1,5 mm crochet hook;
- Hollow fibre for stuffing;
- For eyes: 2 beads, I used beads with a diameter of 4 mm;
- A piece of thick cardboard;
- A sewing needle.
Abbreviations:
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in 1 st)
2 inc, 3 inc – 2, 3 increases in sequence
dec – decrease (single crochet two stitches together)
(...) * N times – repeat instructions in brackets N times
Body-head
Work with white colour yarn. Stuff as you go.
1. 6 sc in a Magic Ring
2. 6 inc = 12
3. 1 sc, 3 sc in 1 loop, 4 sc, 3 sc in 1 loop, 1 sc, 3 sc in 1 loop, 3 sc = 18
4. 2 sc, 3 sc in 1 loop, 6 sc, 3 sc in 1 loop, 3 sc, 3 sc in 1 loop, 4 sc = 24
5. 3 sc, 3 sc in 1 loop, 8 sc, 3 sc in 1 loop, 2 sc, 1 sl st, 2 sc, 3 sc in 1 loop, 5 sc = 30
6. 4 sc, 3 sc in 1 loop, 10 sc, 3 sc in 1 loop, 2 sc, 3 sl st, 2 sc, 3 sc in 1 loop, 6 sc = 36
7. 5 sc, 3 sc in 1 loop, 12 sc, 3 sc in 1 loop, 2 sc, 5 sl st, 2 sc, 3 sc in 1 loop, 7 sc = 42
8. 6 sc, 3 sc in 1 loop, 14 sc, 3 sc in 1 loop, 2 sc, 7 sl st, 2 sc, 3 sc in 1 loop, 8 sc = 48
Cut a cardboard or thin plastic part of the same size.
9. 48 sc
10. 4 sc, dec, 3 sc together, dec – it's a tail, 37 sc = 44
11. 5 sc, dec, 18 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 11 sc = 41
12. 5 sc, dec, 34 sc = 40
Put the cardboard part inside.
13. 5 sc, dec, 33 sc = 39
14. 5 sc, dec, 32 sc = 38
15. 19 sc, dec, 8 sc, dec, 7 sc = 36
16. 36 sc
17. 19 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec, 7 sc = 34
18-19. 34 sc
20. 6 sc, dec, 26 sc = 33
21-22. 33 sc
23. 6 sc, dec, 14 sc, dec, 9 sc = 31
24. 31 sc
25. 29 sc, dec = 30
26. 30 sc
27. 2 sc, dec, 8 sc, dec, 8 sc, dec, 6 sc = 27
28-29. 27 sc
30 (7sc, dec)*3 = 24
31. 24 sc
32. (3 sc, dec, 3 sc)*3 = 21
33-39. 21 sc
40. (5 sc, dec)*3 = 18
41. (2 sc, dec, 2 sc)*3 = 15
42. (3 sc, dec)*3 = 12
43. 6 dec = 6
Pull off the loops. Cut the thread, hide the end.
Wings (make 2)
Work with grey colour yarn.
1. 6 ch, starting from 2nd ch from hook: inc, 3 sc, 3 sc in the last stitch, continue along the other side of chain: 3 sc, 3 sc in 1 loop = 14.
2. 6 sc, inc, 7 sc = 15
3. 7 sc, inc, 7 sc = 16
4. 8 sc, inc, 7 sc = 17
5. 17 sc
6. dec, 15 sc = 16
7. 14 sc, dec = 15
8. 13 sc, dec = 14
9. 14 sc
Add some hollow fiber (optional).
10. 7 sc, 3 sc together, 4 sc = 12
11. 6 sc, 3 sc together, 3 sc = 10
12. 5 sc, 3 sc together, 2 sc = 8
13. 3 sc, 2 dec, 1 sc = 6.
Pull off the loops. Cut the thread, hide the end.
Legs (make 2)
Work with yellow colour yarn
Turning rows: turn the work in the end of each row.
1. 12 ch, starting from 2nd ch from hook: 11 sc, ch, turn = 11
2. 4 sc, 3 sc together, 4 sc, ch, turn = 9
3. 9 sc, ch, turn = 9
4. 3 sc, 3 sc together, 3 sc, ch, turn = 7
5. 7 sc, ch, turn = 7
6. 2 sc, 3 sc together, 2 sc, ch, turn = 5
7. 5 sc, ch, turn = 5
8. 1 sc, 3 sc together, 1 sc, ch, turn = 3
9. 3 sc together. Do not cut the thread.
Crocheted leg around as follows: 9 sc, 3 sc into point А, 5 sc, 3 sc в into point В, 4 sc, 3 sc into point С, 10 sc. Do not cut the thread.
Work 35 ch. Fasten off, cut off.
Tie a knot in the middle of the chain – this is the knee. Attach and sew on the legs. Sew the wings on.
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Beak
Work with yellow colour yarn
Crochet with the wrong side out.
1. 2 ch, from 2nd ch from hook: 6 sc, work 8 ch = 14
2. starting from 2nd ch from hook: 7 sc, 6 sc around, continue along the other side of chain: 7 sc = 20 (see the pictures for guidance)
3. 20 sc
Cut off yarn, leave a tail for further operation.
Connect the sides and sew from point A to B. Pull the thread inside the beak back to point A. Attach the beak with dressmaking pins. Sew it on.
Sew beady eyes.
The sea gull is completed!
