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Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY
"AUNT" LYDIA'S" HEAVY RUG YARN, Article 235
5  skeins Lt. Yellow
1 skein Orange or
"DAWN" KNITTING WORSTED
6  ounces Amber
⅓ ounce Orange or colors of your choice
Aluminum Crochet Hook Size H
Scraps of Pink and Black Felt
1 yd. ½ inch Ribbon
Cotton for filling

BODY: With Lt. Yellow starting at tail, chain (ch) 2, 2 single crochet (sc) in 2nd stitch (st) from hook, ch 1 to turn all rows. 2nd ROW: 1 double loop st in each st (double loop st: insert hook in st, wind yarn twice around index finger, pick up both loops from finger and pull through st, yarn over and complete sc). Note: double loop sts will be referred to as loop sts from now on. 3rd ROW: 2 sc in each st. 4th ROW: 1 loop st in each sc. 5th ROW: 2 sc in 1st st, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sts, 2 sc in last st. 6th ROW: 1 loop st in each sc. 7th ROW: 2 sc in 1st st, 1 sc in each sc to within last sc, 2 sc in last st. 8th ROW: Repeat 7th row. Repeat last row 5 times. 14th ROW: 1 sc in each sc. Repeat last row 3 times. 18th ROW: Repeat 7th row (22 sc). 19th ROW: 1 sc in each sc. 20th ROW: Repeat 7th row. 21st ROW: Repeat 19th row. 22nd and 23rd ROWS: Repeat 7th row (28 sc). Work 4 rows even. 28th ROW: Repeat 7th row (30 sc). Work 12 rows even. 41st ROW: Decrease 1 sc at beginning and end of row (to decrease: insert hook in st, pull loop through, insert hook in next st, pull through, yarn over and work off all loops at one time). Work 2 rows even. 44th ROW: Repeat 41st row. Repeat last row 7 times (12 sc), do not turn. Work a row of sc all around section working 1 sc in each row and 1 sc in each sc, cut yarn. Work another section in same manner.

HEAD: Ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd st from hook, place a marker at beginning of each round and do not join. 2nd ROUND: 2 sc in each sc. 3rd ROUND: 1 sc in each sc. 4th ROUND: Working in sc increase 4 sts evenly spaced. 5th ROUND: 1 sc in each sc (16 sc). 6th ROUND: Repeat 4th round but in­crease 6 sts evenly spaced. 7th ROUND: Repeat 5th round. 8th ROUND: Repeat 6th round. 9th ROUND. Repeat 5th round (28 sc), ch 1, join, turn. 10th ROW: 1 sc in each of the next 14 sc, ch 1 to turn all rows. 11th ROW: Decrease 1 st at beginning and end of row. 12th ROW: 1 sc in each sc. 13th ROW: Repeat 11th row. 14th ROW: Repeat 12th row. 15th and 16th ROWS: Repeat 11th row. 17th and 18th ROWS: Repeat 12th row. 19th ROW: Working in sc increase 2 sts evenly spaced. 20th ROW: 1 sc in each sc increasing 3 sts evenly spaced. 21st ROW: 1 sc in each sc. 22nd ROW: 1 sc in each sc increasing 4 sts evenly spaced. 23rd and 24th ROWS: 1 sc in each sc, cut yarn.

FRONT NECK SECTION: Attach Lt. Yellow at end of last round of head, 1 sc in same space, 1 sc in each of the next 13 sc, ch 1 to turn all rows. 2nd ROW: 1 sc in each sc (14 sc). 3rd ROW: 1 sc in each of the next 4 sc, ch 6 for mouth opening, skip next 6 sc, 1 sc in each of the next 4 sc. 4th ROW: 1 sc in each sc, 1 sc in each st of ch, 1 sc in each of the next 4 sc. 5th ROW: 1 sc in each sc. 6th ROW: Decrease in 1st 2 sc, 1 sc in each of the next 10 sc, decrease in next 2 sc. 7th ROW: 1 sc in each sc. 8th ROW: Decrease in 1st 2 sc, 1 sc in each of the next 8 sc, decrease in next 2 sc. 9th ROW: Repeat last row but having 2 sts less between decreases. 10th and 11th ROWS: Repeat 7th row. 12th ROW: Repeat 9th row. 13th ROW: Repeat 7th row. 14th ROW: 1 sc in each sc increasing 2 sts evenly spaced. 15th ROW: Repeat last row increasing 3 sts evenly spaced. 16th ROW: 1 sc in each sc. 17th ROW: Repeat 14th row but increasing 5 sts evenly spaced. 18th ROW: Repeat last row (21 sc). 19th ROW: 1 sc in each sc, cut yarn.

BEAK: With right side of work toward you attach Orange at right side of mouth opening, 1 sc in same space, 1 sc in each of the next 6 sts, 1 sc on side of opening, 1 sc in each sc (14 sc), join, ch 1, turn. 2nd ROW: 1 sc in each of the next 7 sc, ch 1 to turn all rows. 3rd ROW: 1 sc in each sc. 4th ROW: De­crease 1 st in 1st 2 sc, 1 sc in each sc, decrease in last 2 sc. 5th ROW: 1 sc in each sc. 6th ROW: Decrease in 1st 2 sc, 1 sc in next sc, decrease in next 2 sc, cut yarn. Attach Orange at right side of under section of beak and work 1 sc in each of the next 7 sc, ch 1 to turn all rows. Repeat 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th rows of beak once. NEXT ROW: 2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc, work 5 sc on side of beak and complete beak in same manner, join, cut yarn.

LEFT WING: With Lt. Yellow, ch 2, 2 sc in 2nd st from hook, ch 1 to turn all rows. 2nd ROW: 1 loop st in each sc. 3rd ROW: 2 sc in each st. 4th ROW: 1 loop st in each sc. 5th ROW: 2 sc in 1st st, 1 sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in last st. 6th ROW: Repeat 2nd row. 7th ROW: 2 sc in 1st st, 1 sc in each of the next 4 sts, 2 sc in last st. 8th ROW: Repeat 2nd row. 9th ROW: 1 sc in each of the next 6 sts, decrease in last 2 sts. 10th ROW: Repeat 2nd row. 11th ROW: 1 sc in each st. 12th ROW: Repeat 2nd row. 13th ROW: 2 sc in 1st st, 1 sc in each of the next 4 sts, decrease in next 2 sts. 14th ROW: 1 loop st in each st. 15th ROW: 1 sc in each sc. 16th ROW: Repeat 2nd row. 17th ROW: Decrease in 1st 2 sts, 1 sc in each of the next 4 sts, 2 sc in last st. 18th ROW: Repeat 2nd row. 19th ROW: 1 sc in each sc. 20th ROW: Repeat 2nd row. 21st ROW: Decrease in 1st 2 sts, 1 sc in each of the next 3 sts, decrease in next 2 sts. 22nd ROW: Repeat 2nd row. 23rd ROW: Decrease in 1st 2 sts, 1 sc in next sc, decrease in next 2 sc. 24th ROW: Repeat 2nd row, cut yarn.

RIGHT WING: Work 1st 8 rows of Left Wing. 9th ROW: Decrease in 1st 2 sts, 1 sc in each of the next 6 sts. 10th ROW: 1 loop st in each sc. 11th ROW: 1 sc in each st. 12th ROW: Repeat 10th row. 13th ROW: Decrease in 1st 2 sts, 1 sc in each of the next 4 sts, 2 sc in last st. 14th ROW: Repeat 10th row. 15th ROW: Repeat 11th row. 16th ROW: Repeat 10th row. 17th ROW: 2 sc in 1st st, 1 sc in each of the next 4 sts, decrease in next 2 sts. 18th ROW: Repeat 10th row. 19th ROW: 1 sc in each st. 20th ROW: Repeat 10th row. 21st ROW: Decrease in next 2 sts, 1 sc in each of the next 3 sts, decrease in next 2 sts. 22nd ROW: Repeat 10th row. 23rd ROW: Decrease in 1st 2 sts, 1 sc in next st, decrease in next 2 sts. 24th ROW: Repeat 10th row, cut yarn.

TO ASSEMBLE: Sew sides of head and neck sections. Fill head and neck with cotton. Sew the 2 body sections together leaving an opening for filling. Fill with cotton and sew opening closed. Sew head and wings to body as illustrated. Cut eyes and nostrils from felt and sew or paste in place.