lil’ kiwi for a lil’ kiwi
This lil’ kiwi bird was made for the birth of a lil’ Kiwi. My friend’s sister in New Zealand is expecting the birth of her first child, and I wanted to make something special for the kid. However, she opted to not determine the sex of the baby (which is totally frustrating when looking / making gifts)! I was then inspired to make that lil’ Kiwi something unique to his/her homeland – a lil’ kiwi bird. I couldn’t find any patterns online, so I figured I would make one of my own. Enjoy!
MATERIALS
Lion’s Brand Cotton Ease, Stone, 1 skein
Lion Brand Cotton Ease, Sand, 1 skein
US G-6 Hook
Tapestry Needle
Polyester Fiber Fill
Black Beads for Eyes
GAUGE
Not important for this project
BODY
Row 1: magic ring 6 sc OR chain 2 sts, slip stitch into 1st st, 6sc in 1st st – 6 sts
Row 2: {2 sc in each st} 6x– 12 sts
Row 3: {2 sc in next st, sc in next 1 st) 6x – 18 sts
Rows 4-10: sc in each st
Attach black beads as eyes (tightly and securely)
Row 11: sc 3, 2 sc in next st (PM, 5 sts), {2 sc in next st, sc in next 1 st} 5x (PM, 15 sts), 2 sc in next st, sc 3 (5 sts) – 25 sts
Rows 12-13: sc in each st
Row 14: sc 4, 2 sc in next st (6 sts), {2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 st} 5x (20 sts), 2 sc in next st, sc 4 (6 sts) – 32 sts
Rows 15-16: sc in each st
Row 17: sc 5, 2 sc in next st (7 sts), {2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 st} 5x (25 sts), 2 sc in next st, sc 5 (7 sts) – 39 sts
Rows 18-19: sc in each st
Row 20: sc 6, 2 sc in next st (8 sts), {2 sc in next st, sc in next 4 st} 5x (30 sts), 2 sc in next st,, sc 6 (8 sts) – 46 sts
Rows 21-25: sc in each st
Row 26: {sc2tog, sc in next 7 sts} 4x, sc2tog, sc in next 6 sts, sc2tog – 40 sts
Row 27: {sc2tog, sc in next 6 sts} 5x – 35 sts
Row 28: {sc2tog, sc in next 5 sts} 5x – 30 sts
Row 29: {sc2tog, sc in next 4 sts} 5x – 25 sts
Row 30: {sc2tog, sc in next 3 sts} 5x – 20 sts
Row 31: {sc2tog, sc in next 2 sts} 5x – 15 sts
Stuff piece
Row 32: {sc2tog, sc in next st} 5x – 10 sts
Row 33: {sc2tog} 5x – 5 sts
Fasten off
BEAk
Row 1: magic ring 4 sc – 4 sts
Row 2: {2 sc in next st, sc in next 1 st) 2x – 6 sts
Sc around until beak is a desired length (~3-4 in long)
Fasten off
FEET
Row 1: magic ring 6 sc – 6 sts
Row 2: {2 sc in each st} 6x– 12 sts
Rows 3-6: sc in each st
Fasten off
FINISHING
Stuff feet and attach to body as in photo (attached to the front, flat side of the body (without the increases). Attach beak to body as in photo. If you did not already, attach black beads as eyes (tightly and securely) as in photo. Weave in ends.
