Inspired by spring and its colors this lovely colorful rooster amigurumi fits perfectly for any Easter decoration. As the Easter season approaches, it’s time to start thinking about festive decorations that will make your home feel cozy. One decor item that should not be missed is the adorable rooster. This tutorial is dedicated to the creation of this little sweet penguin. It is a lovely gift for someone special and any amigurumi fan! Also, a lovely Easter giveaway for friends and relatives. It´s a very simple design which can be made in any desired colors. The pattern is very detailed. It comes with easy-to-follow written instructions and photo tutorial. Scroll down to see the step-by-step written instructions and supplies you’ll need.
SUPPLIES YOU NEED
Before you begin, make sure you have the following materials:
cotton yarn (e.g. Schachenmayr Catania 125m/50g) in four colors: pink, lavender, yellow, orange and green, crochet hook 2,5 mm, Polyester fiberfill or any stuffing material of your choice, 2 black beads or safety eyes 3-5 mm, scissors, yarn needle for weaving in ends and sewing parts together.
Using different materials and hook size to what is recommended may alter the final appearance of your amigurumi.
SKILL LEVEL
I would classify this free rooster crochet pattern as an advanced beginner. It is necessary to have some experience with amigurumi before creating this project.
SIZE
The ready amigurumi is approx. 15 cm high, from bottom to top, can be made bigger or smaller depending on the yarn and hook you use.
SKILLS YOU NEED
chain, single crochet, double crochet, half double crochet, slip stitch, increase, decrease, front post double crochet
ABBREVIATIONS
Ch =chain
St = stitch
Sc = single crochet
Sl st = slip stitch
dec = decrease stitch (two single crochets together)
inc = increase stitch (two single crochets in the one stitch)
Dc = double crochet
Hdc = half double crochet
Tc = treble crochet
Rnd = Round
* = repeat the instructions for the times indicated
(...) = at the end of every round total amount of stitches is indicated
TIPS
- Do not join rounds, work in a continuous spiral
- Place a stitch marker or a piece of yarn at the beginning stitch of the round and move it up at the start of each additional round
- This pattern doesn´t include any specific stitch tutorials
- All stitches are worked into both loops, unless stated otherwise in the pattern
- The number of stitches for completion is noted in parentheses at the end of each round
- When filling with polyester stuffing, pull apart each large chunk into many smaller chunks. This ensures an even distribution of firmness within the amigurumi
- Amigurumi can be made in any desired colors
- The pattern is written in English using US crochet terminology
- Work the pattern in the order as shown below, because it is joined together as it is made.
Seamless way of changing color when working in the round
Pick up the new color at the end of the round: inset your hook into the stitch, yarn over the new color and pull through the stitch and the loop on your hook to complete the stitch.
To make a magic ring
- Loop the thread twice around your middle finger
- Put the hook under both loops, pull the yarn under the loops and hook the thread again
- Pull the thread through the new loop. The first crochet stitch is ready!
- Repeat the number of times needed.
- Pull the inner threads to tighten the ring.
SHIFT STITCH
Sometimes during the work of the spiral amigurumi, you need to keep the work symmetrically. As work tends to twist to the right you need to adjust position of the marker periodically (beginning of the round).
Shift stitch is an extra stitch you work at the end of a round to make your work look symmetrical. If you notice that marker moves right, you need to work one extra stitch in the end of the round and move marker for one stitch (now second stitch of the round becomes first). This is the shift stitch.
The shift stitch is not included in the round description. To check if it’s time to work shift stitch fold your work in half and check if marker still goes straight or use a yarn that marks a straight line.
You may think this is an increase, but it isn’t. This way you don’t increase or decrease the number of stitches. The stitches count remains the same.
INSTRUCTIONS
The rooster consists of several parts which you crochet separately and then sew them together.
BODY and HEAD
We start crocheting from the head and then continue on the body. Start crocheting with green yarn.
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring (alternative: if preferred, chain 2 stitches and then 6 single crochets in the second chain from hook) (6 stitches)
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Round 2: increase 6 times (12 stitches)
Round 3: *single crochet in next stitch, increase* (18 stitches)
Round 4: *single crochet in each of next 2 stitches, increase* (24 stitches)
Round 5: *single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, increase* (30 stitches)
Round 6: *single crochet in each of next 4 stitches, increase* (36 stitches)
Rounds 7-8: single crochet in each of next 36 stitches
Round 9: *single crochet in each of next 5 stitches, increase* (42 stitches)
Rounds 10-11: single crochet in each of next 42 stitches
Round 12: *single crochet in each of next 6 stitches, increase* (48 stitches)
Rounds 13-14: single crochet in each of next 48 stitches
Change the color of yarn
Round 15 (working into the back loop): single crochet in each of next 48 stitches
Round 16: *single crochet in each of next 7 stitches, increase* (54 stitches)
Round 17: single crochet in each of next 54 stitches
Round 18: *single crochet in each of next 8 stitches, increase* (60 stitches)
Rounds 19-24: single crochet in each of next 60 stitches
Round 25: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 8 stitches* (54 stitches)
Round 26: single crochet in each of next 54 stitches
Round 27: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 7 stitches* (48 stitches)
Round 28: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 6 stitches* (42 stitches)
Round 29: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 5 stitches* (36 stitches)
Round 30: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches* (30 stitches)
Stuff the body firmly with fiberfill
Round 31: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (24 stitches)
Round 32: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (18 stitches)
Round 33: *decrease, single crochet in the next stitch* (12 stitches)
Round 34: *decrease*.
Fasten off.
Change the color of yarn
Join yarn to the 15th round of the body:
*single crochet in each of next 2 stitches, cluster of 5 dc into the next stitch*, repeat from* till the end of the round.
Fasten off. Hide yarn ends.
WING (2x)
Work with yellow colored yarn.
3 tips:
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring.
Round 2: *increase, single crochet in next stitch* (9 stitches)
Round 3: *increase, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (12 stitches)
Rounds 4-6: single crochet in each of next 12 stitches.
Fasten off. Tip Nr.3 work the same way but do not fasten off!
Round 7: work one round in single crochet´s over all tips (36 stitches)
Continue crocheting in rounds:
Change the color of yarn
Round 8: single crochet in each of next 36 stitches
Change the color of yarn
Round 9: single crochet in each of next 36 stitches
Round 10: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches* (30 stitches)
Round 11: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (24 stitches)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
FOOT (2x)
Work with orange colored yarn.
Finger (3x)
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring.
Rounds 2-4: single crochet in each of next 6 stitches
Fasten off. Finger Nr.3 work the same way but do not fasten off!
Round 5: work one round in single crochet´s over all fingers (18 stitches)
Round 6: *decrease, single crochet in the next stitch* (12 stitches)
Round 7: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (9 stitches)
Round 8: *decrease, single crochet in the next stitch* (6 stitches)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
BEAK
Work with orange colored yarn.
Part 1
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring.
Round 2: *increase, single crochet in next stitch* (9 stitches)
Round 3: *increase, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (12 stitches)
Round 4: single crochet in each of next 12 stitches.
Round 5: *increase, single crochet in next stitch* (18 stitches)
Round 6: single crochet in each of next 18 stitches.
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Part 2
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring.
Round 2: *increase, single crochet in next stitch* (9 stitches)
Round 3: *increase, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (12 stitches)
Round 4: single crochet in each of next 12 stitches.
Round 5: *increase, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (15 stitches)
Round 6: single crochet in each of next 18 stitches.
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
COMB
Work with pink colored yarn.
Part 1
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring.
Round 2: increase 6 times (12 stitches)
Round 3: *single crochet in next stitch, increase* (18 stitches)
Round 4: *single crochet in each of next 2 stitches, increase* (24 stitches)
Round 5: *single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, increase* (30 stitches)
Rounds 6-9: single crochet in each of next 30 stitches
Round 10: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 8 stitches* (27 stitches)
Round 11: single crochet in each of next 27 stitches
Round 12: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 7 stitches* (24 stitches)
Round 13: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (18 stitches)
Round 14: single crochet in each of next 4 stitches, working into the front loop of the next 10 stitches: single crochet in each of next 10 stitches, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches
Rounds 15-18: single crochet in each of next 18 stitches
Round 19: single crochet in each of next 4 stitches; single crochet in each of next 10 stitches (insert hook through both loops of the 14th round and through the back loop of the 19th round); single crochet in each of next 4 stitches
Round 20: *increase, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (12 stitches)
Round 21: single crochet in each of next 12 stitches.
Stuff the comb. Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Part 2
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring.
Round 2: increase 6 times (12 stitches)
Round 3: *single crochet in next stitch, increase* (18 stitches)
Rounds 4-6: single crochet in each of next 18 stitches
Round 7: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches* (15 stitches)
Round 8: single crochet in each of next 15 stitches
Round 9: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (12 stitches)
Round 10: single crochet in each of next 12 stitches
Stuff the comb. Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Part 3
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring.
Round 2: increase 6 times (12 stitches)
Round 3: *increase, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (15 stitches)
Rounds 4-6: single crochet in each of next 15 stitches
Round 7: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (12 stitches)
Round 8: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (9 stitches)
Stuff the comb. Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
WATTLE
Work with pink colored yarn.
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring.
Round 2: *increase every stitch* (12 stitches)
Rounds 3-5: single crochet in each of next 12 stitches
Round 6: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (9 stitches)
Round 7: *decrease, single crochet in the next stitch* (6 stitches)
Stuff slightly. Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
TAIL
Crochet with any color of yarn you wish.
3 parts
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring.
Round 2: single crochet in each of next 6 stitches
Round 3: *increase, single crochet in next stitch* (9 stitches)
Round 4: single crochet in each of next 9 stitches
Round 5: *increase, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (12 stitches)
Round 6-9: single crochet in each of next 12 stitches
Fasten off. Part Nr.3 do not fasten off!
Round 10: work one round in single crochet´s over all stitches (36 stitches).
Continue crocheting in rounds:
Round 11: single crochet in each of next 36 stitches
Round 12: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches* (30 stitches)
Round 13: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (24 stitches)
Round 14: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (18 stitches)
Round 15: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches* (15 stitches)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
ASSEMBLY
Since all the elements of your amigurumi are crocheted, it´s time to sew them together. Use a blunt sewing needle.
Sew the beak to the front of the head of your rooster.
Position eyes and sew them to the head of your rooster. Sew the comb on the top of the head. Attach wattles.
Sew wings to the body. Be sure to step back and take a look to make sure they are even.
Now attach feet to the body of your rooster.
I hope you enjoyed crocheting the snowman and found the pattern helpful. As always, I’d love to see your creation if you’re willing to share! Comment below or tag me on social media. You can share a picture here or on Instagram by tagging me @tansuluucrafthaus.
Happy crocheting! Feel free to contact me with any questions. Thank you for stopping by and have a lovely day!
