In honor of Save the Eagles Day, this week's free pattern is a baby eagle plush toy.
While sitting in my back yard last summer, an eagle landed in an oak tree. Since then, I have been obsessed with eagles and could not get this design out of my mind. Finally it happened! Now you can make your own baby eagle stuffed animal. Crochet a couple for a patriotic wreath, make some for the children in your family, or change the color of yarn to craft a different breed of baby bird. When working with fuzzy yarn or eyelash yarn, use the back side of the stitches as the right side of the work.
Skill level: Easy
Finished eagle measures approximately: 7" tall.
Materials needed:
- Yarn Bee Cloud 9 (or Bernat Pipsqueak) yarn ½ oz. gray or white
- Yellow or tan sport yarn 2 yards
- Crochet hook size G (4.00 mm)
- Yarn needle
- Polyfil
- 2 black safety eyes 8 mm
- Stitch markers are highly recommended for this type of yarn.
Directions:
HEAD AND BODY:
Rnd 1: With gray or white yarn and G hook, ch 2 (or magic circle), 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Do not join. Work in continuous rnds throughout.
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around (12 sc).
Rnd 3: *Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc,* repeat around (18 sc).
Rnd 4: *Sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc,* repeat around (24 sc).
Rnds 5-8: Sc in each st. Insert safety eyes at Rnd 5. If making for a baby, use double strand of black to make French knots for the eyes.
Rnd 9: *Dec, sc in next 6 sts,* repeat twice (21 sc).
Rnd 10: Sc in each st.
Rnd 11: *Dec, sc in next 5 sts,* repeat twice (18 sc).
Rnds 12-15: Sc in each st. Stuff head and neck firmly.
Rnd 15: *Sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st,* repeat twice (21 sc).
Rnd 16: *Sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st,* repeat twice (24 sc).
Rnd 17: Sc in each st.
Rnd 18: *Sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (30 sc).
Rnd 19: Sc in each st.
Rnd 20: *Sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (36 sc).
Rnd 21: *Sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (42 sc).
Rnds 22-31: Sc in each st.
Rnd 32: *Dec, sc in next 5 sts,* repeat around (36 sc).
Rnd 33: *Dec, sc in next 4 sts,* repeat around (30 sc).
Rnd 34: *Dec, sc in next 3 sts,* repeat around (24 sc).
Rnd 35: *Dec, sc in next 2 sts,* repeat around (18 sc). Stuff firmly.
Rnd 36: *Dec, sc in next st,* repeat around (12 sc).
Rnd 37: Dec around (6 sc). Join with sl st. Fasten off leaving 6” length. Sew opening closed.
BEAK:
Rnd 1: With tan or yellow sport yarn, ch 2 (or magic circle), 3 sc in 2nd ch. Do not join. Work in continuous rounds throughout.
Rnd 2: 2 sc in first st, sc in next 2 sts (4 sc).
Rnd 3: 2 sc in first st, sc in next 3 sts (5 sc).
Rnd 4: 2 sc in first st, sc in next 4 sts (6 sc).
Rnd 5: *2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts,* repeat once (8 sc).
Rnd 6: Sc in each st. Join with sl st. Fasten off leaving 9” length. Lay beak flat and sew closed. Sew to face below eyes.
WINGS: (Make 2)
Row 1: With gray (or white) yarn, ch 8, hdc in 2nd ch and in next 6 chs. (7 hdc).
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, 2 hdc in first st, hdc in remaining sts (8 hdc).
Row 3: Ch 1, turn, hdc in each st with 2 hdc in last st (9 hdc). Fasten off leaving 12” length. Sew to sides at Rnd 21 with longer edge toward the front. Weave in all ends.
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