Little Chubby Bird

A round little plush bird with three difficulty options included in the pattern: - Two piece sew-together (beginner) - Two piece no-sew (advanced beginner) - Seamless, one piece (intermediate) Pattern also includes a colour change chart to create a European Robin using 5 colours (may be challenging!) This pattern makes a 2.5-3 inch bird which is good for using up scraps of yarn, giving as a gift or random act of kindness, or as a Christmas decoration. **You’ll need:** - 3.5mm crochet hook - DK yarn in colour(s) of your choice - A small amount of scrap yarn in a contrasting colour for the beak and feet - Toy stuffing (a good way to use up scraps of yarn!) - Needle, scissors, a few pins, stitch markers - For the eyes: Black (or contrasting) and white embroidery thread, or alternatively 4-5mm safety eyes or beads **Pattern uses US terms:** sc = single crochet hdc = half double crochet dc = double crochet pc = popcorn stitch inc = increase (2 sc in same stitch) dec = decrease (sc2 together) shift stitch= at the end of the current round, move stitch marker forward (if right handed) or back (if left handed) one stitch. Count the stitch after the marker as stitch 1 of the new round.