Thursday 30 May 2013

Crochet Bird

Last week when my girls were playing in the pool, I sat on the deck watching them while sipping a glass of iced tea and crocheting. It was really lovely to sit outside and crochet - gosh how I have missed that, I must make a point of doing this regularly over the summer months ahead, it is really quite soothing and relaxing. What was I working on you ask? Well this little guy.
The pattern is from Bunny Mummy, the same place where I got the pattern for my crochet owl. I made a few changes to her pattern - I crocheted the wings and beak rather than using felt, simply because I did not have the right colors of felt on hand and did not want to trek all the way to the store - but otherwise I followed her beautifully photographed tutorial.

The yarn is from my stash of course - Bernat Handicrafter Cotton.

He's cute isn't he? And so simple to make. I got all the pieces crocheted in that one afternoon on the deck, and then assembled him after dinner. I love little projects like these, such a sense of satisfaction from starting and finishing something rather quickly.

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  1. He is so cute, I love birds in decor. I have about a million bird Christmas ornaments. He would look cute on my tree :)


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    1. Leslie, great idea to use this bird as a Christmas ornament. Something to think about for next Christmas for sure. Thanks for stopping by.

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  2. What a cute bird .. I love all the colors you used!

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  3. Love the bird. I just finished decorating my mother's bathroom using a bird theme. I think I will try to recreate a bird like this using a doilee. :) for what it's worth

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    1. Thank you Jeannie. Creating a bird with a doilee is a great idea. Thanks for reading.

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  4. So cute! I really like the color combination!

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    1. Thank you. I am trying to use up some of the cotton that I have and am having a lot of fun combining different colors together. Thanks for stopping by.

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