This beginner-friendly level crochet project uses basic crochet stitches like single crochet stitches, and some crochet techniques like how to increase / decrease, and how to work in a back loop only.
For materials, you will need 5 different colors of any weight yarn with a suitable crochet hook, here we used a 5 mm crochet hook, also you will need 2 safety eyes, some stuffing, yarn needle to complete your pigeon.
You can play with the color combo you use for this project to make a fun and unique crochet pigeon that is all your own.
The written instructions below include how to make head and body parts, then how to attach wings part while making the body of the pigeon, and the last step you will need is to embroider a peak.
Designer: Krelatie
Materials & Tools
- Yarn in 5 colors: dark gray, light gray, purple, blue, yellow
- 5 mm crochet hook
- Safety eyes
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
- Stuffing
Abbreviations
ch – chain
st – stitch
dec – decrease
FO – fasten off
mr – magic ring
BLO – back loops only
Head
Rnd 1: 6 sc in Mr (6)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 5: (3 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (30)
Rnd 6: 30 sc (30)
Rnd 7: 30 sc (30)
Rnd 8: 30 sc (30) – blue
Rnd 9: 30 sc (30) – purple
Wing x2
1 ch, 2 sc in next FLO, 1 ch, sc in next st
Body
Change color to light gray
Rnd 10: 3 inc, 23 sc, 4 inc
Rnd 11: 10 sc, WING, 11 sc, WING, 12 sc
Rnd 12: 10 sc, 1 BLO (under the wing), 12 sc, 1 BLO (inder the wing), 12 sc (37)
Rnd 13: 36 sc
Rnd 14: 3 dec, 24 sc, 3 dec (30)
Add safety eyes between Rnd 6-7, 6 st apart
Rnd 15: (3 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (24)
Rnd 16: (2 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (18)
Stuff the pigeon.
Rnd 17: 9 dec (9)
Close the hole and fasten off.
Legs x2
Use yellow yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in Mr (6)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Next sew them between Rnd 4-5 next to the end.
Add a beak.
