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Since I had some neon green yarn, why not make a Natu? Hope you guys enjoy the pattern, I certainly had fun trying to figure out how to make the various components look as bird like as possible yet retaining the design from the 2D pokemon drawings.
Legend:
SC - Single Crochet
MSC - Modified Single Crochet
DC - Double Crochet
FPDC - Front Post Double Crochet
FPTC - Front Post Treble Crochet
MR - Magic Ring
sl - Slip Stitch
Body: Green
R1: 6 SC in MR (6)
R2: 2 SC in each stitch (12)
R3: *SC, 2 SC, repeat from * to end (18)
R4: *SC, SC, 2 SC, repeat from * to end (24)
R5: *SC, SC, SC, 2SC, repeat from * to end (30)
R6: *SC, SC, SC, SC, 2SC, repeat from * to end (36)
R7: *SC, SC, SC, SC, SC, 2SC, repeat from * to end (42)
R8: *SC, SC, SC, SC, SC, SC, 2SC, repeat from * to end (48)
R8-16: SC in each stitch. (48)
R17: *SC, SC, SC, SC, SC, SC, SC2tog, repeat from * to end (42)
R18: *SC, SC, SC, SC, SC, SC2tog, repeat from * to end (36)
R19: *SC, SC, SC, SC, SC2tog, repeat from * to end (30)
R20: *SC, SC, SC, SC2tog, repeat from * to end (24)
R21: *SC, SC, SC2tog, repeat from * to end (18)
R22: *SC, SC2tog, repeat from * to end. (12) Stuff well.
R23: *SC2tog, repeat from * to end (6)
R24: Weave in 6 stitches.
Wing: Yellow, Black, Red (Make 2)
R1: [Yellow] 6 SC in MR (6)
R2: [Yellow] 2 SC in each stitch (12)
R3: [Yellow] *SC, 2 SC, repeat from * to end (18)
R4: [Yellow] *SC, SC, 2 SC, repeat from * to end (24)
R5-9: [Yellow] SC in each stitch (24)
R10-11: [Black] SC in each stitch (24)
R12 - 14: *[Red] SC, SC, SC, [Black] SC, repeat from * to end (24)
Fold into half and crochet into next stitch, and the opposite side stitch together.
R15: *[Red] SC, SC, SC, [Black] SC, repeat from * to end (12)
To make the small puffs on top of each red block (3x),
Row 1: [Red] Ch 1, SC2tog, sl
Beak: Yellow
R1: Ch 16, join to first ch to work in a round (16)
R2-3: SC in each stitch (16)
R4: *SC, SC, SC2tog, repeat from * to end (12)
R5: *SC, SC2tog, repeat from * to end (8)
R6: *SC2tog, repeat from * to end (4)
R7: Weave in 4 stitches.
Feather on Head:
Row 1: ch 3 (3)
Row 2: ch 3 (1st DC), turn, FPDC, DC (3)
Row 3: ch 3, turn, FPTC (in chain row), DC (3)
Row 4: ch 3, turn, 2DC in same st, FPTC, 3DC (7)
Row 5-7: ch 3, turn, 2DC in same st, 3DCtog, FPTC, 3DCtog, 3DC (7)
Row 8: ch 3, turn, (DC, DC, DC, FPTC, DC, DC, DC) tog, fasten off
Feathers at Tail: Red (Make 3)
Row 1: ch 3 (3)
Row 2: ch 3 (1st DC), turn, 2DC in same st, FPDC, 3DC (7)
Row 3: ch 3, turn, 2DC in same st, FPTC (in chain row), 3DC (7)
Row 4: ch 3, turn, 2DC in same st, DC3tog, FPTC, 3DC (7)
Row 5: ch 1, turn, SC, SC, FPTC, SC, SC, SC, fasten off
Front claws: Red (Make 4)
R1: 5 stitches in MR (5)
R2-5: SC in each stitch, sl (5)
Back claw: Red (Make 2)
R1: 6 stitches in MR (6)
R2-4: SC in each stitch, sl (6)
Pupil: Black (Make 2)
R1: 6 SC in MR (6)
R2: 2SC in each st, sl (12)
Whites of the Eyes: White, Green (Make 2)
R1: [White] 6SC in MR (6)
R2: [White] 2SC in each st, sl (12)
Work in rows for the following pointed sides at each side of the circle starting on st 1 to 4 of R2 and st 6 to 8 of R2.
Row 1: [White] *SC, repeat from * 4 times
Row 2: [White] ch 1, DC2tog, SC
Row 3: [White] ch 1, (DC, SC) tog, fasten off
Border: [Green] SC in each st in a round
Assembly:
1. Sew pupil to centre of whites of the eyes
2. Sew 2 front claws to 1 back claw
3. Embroider white nails onto the tip of each claw
4. Stack 1 feather of tail on top of two feathers like a pyramid with base of 2 feathers and 1 on top. Sew together.
5. Sew group of 3 feathers at the back of the body (R16 of body)
6. Sew feather on head on top of body (at MR of body)
7. Sew wings on both sides (located R10-17 of body)
8. Sew beak centred between two wings (R11-14 of body)
9. Sew eyes on both sides of beak (R8-12 of body)
10: Sew assembled claws at bottom, taking the R24 of body to be the centre (R22 of body)
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