CROCHET BIRD FLOWER APPLIQUE SET

Crochet Bird Flower Applique Set – Free Crochet Pattern

This crochet bird flower applique set is so cute it can be applied to anything!
Pretty up a bag, t- shirt or use on an afghan block!

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Easy
Basic stitches, no shaping and finishing.

Materials:

• Double knitting light worsted yarn in yellow, green, cream, light brown and light blue (approx 15 – 25 gr for each color)
• Double knitting light worsted yarn in dark pink (approx 50 gr)
• Small amount of pink, white and black yarn
• Crochet hook 3,5 mm
• Yarn Needle

Abbreviations:

I use US Crochet stitch terminology

sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
tr – treble crochet
sl st – slip stitch

 Gauge: Tension is not necessary for this project to be perfect!

Finished Size: Afghan Block – approx 23 cm x 23 cm with border

Notes: I whipped stitched my appliques to the afghan blocks – I only stitched the center part of the two flowers and not the petals.

NOTE: This pattern was originally released as a contributor post of The Stitchin Mommy in September 2015

INSTRUCTIONS:

The Appliqués

All the appliqués are worked with a 3,50 mm hook

 

The Bird:

With yellow double knitting light worsted yarn

Make a magic ring

Row 1: CH3 (counts as 1 DC), work 7 DC into ring (8 Dc), turn

Row 2: CH3 (counts as 1 DC), work 1 DC into same ST, work 2 DC into each ST until end, (16 DC), turn

Row 3: CH3 (counts as 1 DC), work 1 DC into same ST, work 1 DC into next ST. *Work 2 DC into next ST, work 1 DC into next ST. Rep from * until end (24 DC) – DO NOT TURN

Work 3 TR into the side of the row, work 3 TR into the next row (row 2), work 1 DC and 1 HDC into the next row (row 1), work a SL ST into the ring.

Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing

The Flower: (make two)

With blue double knitting light worsted yarn

Make a magic ring

Rnd 1: CH3 (counts as 1 DC) work 11 DC into ring (12 DC), SL ST into top of 3 CH

Rnd 2: *CH5, work a SL ST into 2nd CH from hook, work 1 SC into each ST (4 SC), skip 1 ST, SL ST into next.

Repeat from * 5 more times

Rnd 3: SL ST into the first ST of the first 5CH, CH1, work 1 SC into same ST, work 1 HDC into the next ST, work 1 DC into the next ST, work 2 DC into the last ST – continue working down the other side – work 2 DC opposite the 2 DC,

work 1 DC opposite the 1 DC, work 1 HDC opposite the 1 HDC, work 1 SC opposite the 1 SC.

*SL ST into the first ST of the next 5CH, CH1, work 1 SC into same ST, work 1 HDC into the next ST, work 1 DC into the next ST, work 2 DC into the last ST – continue working down the other side – work 2 DC opposite the 2 DC,

work 1 DC opposite the 1 DC, work 1 HDC opposite the 1 HDC, work 1 SC opposite the 1 SC.

Repeat from * 4 more times – 6 petals made

Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing

The Tree Branch:

With light brown double knitting light worsted yarn

CH 41

Work 1 SC into 2nd CH from hook, work 1 SC into the next 19 STS, work 1 HDC into the next 10 STS, work 1 DC into the next 5 STS, work 1 TR into the last 5 STS (40 STS). Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing

Small Branches:

The Top Finger – Attach yarn into the 15th ST from the front end with a SL ST. CH 11, work 1 SC into 2nd CH from hook, work 1 SC into next 4 STS, work 1 HDC into next 2 STS, work 1 DC into next 2 STS, work 1 TR into last ST, skip 2 STS from the original branch and SL ST into the 3rd ST. Fasten off and weave in ends.

The Bottom Finger – Attach yarn into the 10th ST on the bottom part of the branch. Repeat instructions for the top finger.

The Leaves: (make three)

With green double knitting light worsted yarn

CH 7

Work 1 SC into 2nd CH from hook, work 1 SC into next ST, work 1 HDC into next 2 STS, work 1 DC into next ST, work 6 DC into last ST – continue working on the opposite side of chain, work 1 DC  opposite 1 DC, work 1 HDC opposite each of the 2 HDC, work 1 SC opposite 1 SC, work a SL ST opposite the last SC. Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.

The Afghan Block:

With dark pink double knitting light worsted yarn and 3.50 mm Hook

CH41

Row 1: Work 1 SC into 2nd CH from hook, work 1 SC into each ST until end, turn ((40 SC)

Row 2 – 50:  CH1, work 1 SC into each ST until end (40 SC)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

With the 3,50 mm Hook join the  cream double knitting light worsted yarn with a 3CH into the first SC of the top row

Border: Work 2 DC into the same ST as 3CH (counts as 1 DC).  *SKIP 2 STS, SL ST into next ST, work 3 DC into same ST. Repeat from * all around block.

Note when working down/up the sides of the row – SKIP 2 ROWS for the SKIP 2 STS

Whip Stitch appliqués into position.

Bird Details:

The Eye:

With white double knitting light worsted yarn and 3.50 mm Hook

Make a magic ring

Work 6 SC into ring, SL ST into first SC, fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.

Embroider some black for the pupil into the center of the eye.

The Beak:

Embroider the beak with the pink yarn – I made small straight stitches in a triangle.

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