Free Crochet Pattern of Guelph's Official Bird Chickadee

Recently I hit 600 followers on my instagram account. I did a poll to see how we should celebrate and most people voted for FREE PATTERN.

Soon after that another business mama reached out to me about a commission of 4 chickadees and a nest. I looked for a pattern but didn't find one I loved. So, I decided to make one!

Fun fact, the chickadee is my city's official bird. You can read about it in this news article.

I hope you enjoy this free crochet pattern and do tag me if you decide to make it. @simplewondersshop on Instagram or Facebook.

You can also find this pattern on Ribblr or Instagram.

Materials

Bulky Yarn/Weight 5

4 mm crochet hook

Small bit of black yarn

Small bit of pink yarn

Embroidery Needle

Scissors

For my chickadee I used Bernat Velvet yarn. Feel free to use any yarn you like just change up your hook.

Credits

This is an original pattern from Simple Wonders. You may not sell or reproduce the pattern in any way.

Please tag and credit @simplewondersshop in any of your makes!

Abbreviations

mr - magic ring

sc - single crochet

dc - double crochet

inc - increase

dec -  decrease

sl st - slip stitch

BLO - back loop only

f/o -- fasten off

bbl - bobble stitch

Body

Starting in black.

R1. 6 sc in mr

R2. (inc) x 6

R3. (1 sc, inc) x6

R4. (2 sc, inc) x6 cc white in last stitch.

R5. 24 sc

R6. 24 sc, cc Grey in last stitch.

R7. 7 sc, cc black, 6 sc, switch to grey, 11 sc

R8. 7 sc, cc yellow, 6 sc, switch to grey, 11 sc

R9. 7 sc, cc yellow, 6 sc, cc grey, 11 sc

R10. 6 sc, cc black, bbl, switch to grey, 6 sc, cc black, bbl, cc grey, 10 sc

R11. BLO (2sc, dec) x 6

R12. In both loops, (1 sc, dec) x 6

R13. (dec x 6) fasten off.

Wing

4 dc in MR

Fasten off.

Sew wings between row 6 and 7. It should line up with the colour change.

Face details

Embroider a beak between row 5 and 6 across 2 stitches.

Embroider eyes between row 4 and 5.

Add blush one stich away from each eye.

You are now done your chickadee. I would love to see what you create! Please tag me on instagram @simplewondersshop