This amigurumi woodpecker is the letter W in my Amigurumi A to Z series! He is about 8 inches tall and has so much character with his bold colors and striped wings and tail! I hope you enjoy making him!
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This pattern is property of The Friendly Red Fox. Please note this pattern is only for PERSONAL USE. Please feel free to make as many items as you wish for yourself, or as gifts. You may sell items made with this pattern but PLEASE LINK BACK OR GIVE CREDIT TO ME AS DESIGNER. In no way can you share, reproduce, or sell this pattern. Please respect my rights as a designer. Read through the entire pattern and the amigurumi tips and tricks before you begin.
You will need:
About 50g I Love this Yarn from Hobby Lobby in White and Graphite.
About 25g I Love this Yarn from Hobby Lobby in Gray Beard and Red
12mm safety eyes
Stuffing
3.5mm hook
Embroidery thread for eyebrows
Needle for sewing
Stitch marker
Abbreviations
SC- single crochet
SC INC- single crochet increase (2 SC in each stitch)
INV DEC- Invisible decrease (put hook through the FRONT LOOP ONLY of two consecutive stitches [two loops on hook] Yarn over pull through both loops. [two loops on hook] Yarn over pull through two loops)
Magic Circle- Make a loop, leaving a long tail to work with. Insert hook in center of loop, yarn over and draw up a loop. Yarn over, pull through to make the first chain (this does not count as a stitch!). Continue to crochet over the loop and tail with the number of stitches called for. (If you need 6 SC, then crochet 6 SC inside the ring.) Pull the tail to close the circle.
For a video on how I change color in amigurumi click here.
Always move your stitch marker to the last stitch in the round. This pattern is worked in continuous rounds.
Beak
Using the grey:
Round 1: In a magic circle, 6 SC.
Round 2: SC in each around.
Round 3: SC in first, SC INC in next. Repeat around.(9)
Round 4-5: SC in each around.
Round 6: SC in first 2, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (12)
Round 7-10: SC in each around.
Body
With dark gray:
Round 1: In a magic circle, 6 SC.
Round 2: SC INC in each around. (12)
Round 3: SC in first, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (18)
Round 4: SC in first 2, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (24)
Round 5: SC in first 3, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (30)
Round 6: SC in first 4, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (36)
Round 7: SC in first 5, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (42)
Rounds 8-13: SC in each around. (42)
Round 14: SC in first 5, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (36)
Rounds 15-16: SC in each around. (36)
Round 17: SC in first 4, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (30)
Rounds 18-19: SC in each around. (30)
Begin stuffing here.
Round 20: SC in first 3, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (24)
Rounds 21-22: SC in each around. (24)
Round 23: SC in first 2, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (18)
Round 24: SC in the first, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (12)
Change to white. From here we are increasing the head.
Round 25: SC in first, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (18)
Round 26: SC in first 2, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (24)
Round 27: SC in first 3, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (30)
Round 28: SC in first 4, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (36)
Round 29: SC in first 5, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (42)
Round 30: SC in first 6, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (48)
Rounds 31-39: SC in each around. (48)
Change to red. Attach the eyes between rows 36-37 about 5 stitches apart. Sew on eyebrows here.
Rounds 40-41: SC in each around. (48)
Round 42: SC in the first 6, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (42)
Round 43: SC in the first 5, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (36)
Round 44: SC in the first 4, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (30)
Round 45: SC in the first 3, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (24)
Round 46: SC in the first 2, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (18)
Round 47: SC in the first, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (12)
Round 48: INV DEC around. (6)
Fasten off and carefully sew the remaining hole closed.
Head Feather
With Red:
Round 1: In a magic circle, 6 SC.
Round 2: SC in each around. (6 SC)
Round 3: SC INC in each around. (12)
Round 4: SC in each around. (12)
Round 5: SC in first, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (18)
Round 6: SC in each around. (18)
Round 7: SC in first 2, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (24)
Round 8: SC in each around. (24 SC)
Round 9: SC in first 3, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (30)
Round 10: SC in each around. (30 SC)
Round 11: SC in first 4, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (36)
Round 12: SC in each around. (36 SC)
Wings
Starting with dark grey and alternating with white every two rows:
Round 1: In a magic circle, 6 SC.
Round 2: SC in each around. (6 SC)
Round 3: SC INC in each around. (12)
Round 4: SC in each around. (12)
Round 5: SC in first, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (18)
Round 6: SC in each around. (18)
Round 7: SC in first 2, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (24)
Round 8: SC in each around. (24 SC)
Round 9: SC in first 3, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (30)
Round 10: SC in each around. (30 SC)
Round 11: SC in first 4, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (36)
Round 12: SC in the first 4, INV DEC in next. Repeat around. (30)
Round 13: SC in the first 3, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (24)
Round 14: SC in the first 2, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (18)
Rounds 15-17: SC in each around. (18)
Tail Feathers
Make 3
Starting with dark grey and alternating with white every two rows:
Round 1: In a magic circle, 6 SC.
Round 2: SC in each around. (6 SC)
Round 3: SC INC in each around. (12)
Rounds 4-5: SC in each around. (12)
Fasten off the first 2, but not the third.
Round 6: Insert your hook into the next stitch on one of the unattached feathers. SC in the next 6 stitches. Insert your hook in the next feather. SC in each around (12 stitches). Then crochet in the next 6 stitches of the middle feather. Crochet in each of the 12 stitches around in the first feather. Insert your stitch marker in this last stitch.
Round 7: SC in the first 4, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (30)
Rounds 8-9: SC in each around. (30)
Round 10: SC in the first 3, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (24)
Rounds 11-13: SC in each around. (24)
Fasten off and leave a long tail. Attach to the tail feather area, around row 10 of the body.
Feet
Toes (make 3)
Using grey:
Round 1: 6 SC in a magic circle`
Rounds 2-5: SC in each around. (6)
Fasten off, until the third one.
Round 6: Attach by placing your hook in a separate toe, in the stitch right after you fastened off. SC in the next three. Attach the next toe by placing your hook in the stitch right after where you fastened off. SC in each around the toe (6 sc) then 3 SC in each stitch of the next toe. SC in each around the last toe (18 stitches). Place the stitch marker in the 18th stitch.
Round 7: SC in the first, INV DEC in the next. (12)
Rounds 8-15: SC in each around.
Fasten off and leave a long tail to attach to the body.
Scarf
FHDC 80
Turn and chain 2. HDC in each across. (8)
Fasten off and weave in ends.
