Step-by-Step Instructions for the Amigurumi Flamingo Crochet Patterns

Creating beautiful Amigurumi Flamingo Crochet Patterns is a delightful and rewarding experience. With clear, easy-to-follow steps, you can bring this charming bird to life using the detailed instructions from Ekaterina Arefieva’s free crochet pattern. This pattern guides you through the process from start to finish, ensuring that even beginners can craft a stunning flamingo.

To make this plush flamingo, you will need 1.5 skeins of plush yarn in your chosen body color, some black yarn for the beak, eye embroidery, and feathers, and half a skein of light plush yarn for the beak and legs. Using a crochet hook suitable for plush yarn, Ekaterina’s pattern provides clear steps involving single crochets, half-double crochets, and various other stitches. By following these instructions, you will create individual parts, such as the body, neck, head, beak, legs, tail feathers, and wings, which are then assembled. Each part is crocheted in rotary rows, and you can adjust the size and details as you like. Enjoy the process of creating your adorable amigurumi flamingo!

Amigurumi Pink Plush Flamingo Free Pattern

Materials Needed:

• Yarn:
  • 1.5 skeins of plush yarn (100g/100-120m) in body color (e.g., Dolche YarnArt, Dolphin Baby Himalaya, Velor from Kamteks)
  • Some black plush yarn for part of the beak, wing feathers, and eye embroidery
  • 0.5 skeins of light plush yarn for part of the beak and legs
• Tools:
  • Crochet hook appropriate for plush yarn (e.g., 5.5 mm)
  • Filler (e.g., sintepuh)

Note: Using the recommended materials, the flamingo’s height will be about 60cm. The toy is crocheted in rotary rows, and parts are stuffed during assembly.

Abbreviations Amigurumi Flamingo Crochet Patterns:

• MR: Magic Ring
• sc: Single Crochet
• hsc: Half Single Crochet
• inc: Increase
• dec: Decrease
• tr: Triple/Treble Crochet
• st: Stitch
• dc: Double Crochet
• hdc: Half Double Crochet
• sl-st or Slst: Slip Stitch
• ch: Chain
• tch: Turning Chain Crochet
• FLO: Front Loops Only
• BLO: Back Loops Only

Pattern Instructions

Body / Neck / Head (Make 2 Parts):

1. Ch 31, starting from the second loop from the hook crochet 30 sc (30)
2. Rows 2-20: 30 sc
3. Begin neck: crochet a shortened row:
   • Rows 21-34: 8 sc
4. Starting the head with chain:
   • Ch 5, crochet from the second loop from the hook.
5. Rows 35-43: 12 sc

Beak (Make 2 Parts):

Peach Color:

1. Ch 2, in the second loop from the hook 1 sc (1)
2. inc (2)
3. sc, inc (3)
4. inc, 2 sc (4)
5. Rows 5-7: 4 sc

Switch to Black:

1. Rows 8-11: 4 sc
2. dec, 2 sc (3)
3. 3 sc
4. dec, sc (2)
5. 2 sc
6. dec

Legs (Make 4 Parts) Amigurumi Flamingo Crochet Patterns:

1. Ch 6, in second loop from the hook 5 sc (5)
2. Rows 2-28: 5 sc
3. Make foot: Ch 6, crochet from the second loop from the hook.
4. Rows 29-31: 10 sc

Tail Feathers:

Pink Yarn:

Center Feather (1 piece):

1. Ch 15, start crocheting in the third loop from the hook:
   • 3 dc, 3 hdc, 4 sc, 2 hsc, 3 hsc in last loop, turn and crochet:
   • 3 hsc, 4 sc, 4 hdc, 1 hsc.
2. Fasten and cut thread, leaving a long end for sewing.

Long Feathers (2 parts):

1. Ch 14, start in second loop from the hook:
   • 4 hsc, 3 sc, 3 hdc, 3 dc.
2. Fasten and cut thread, leaving long end for sewing.

Short Feathers (2 parts):

1. Ch 10, start in second loop from the hook:
   • 3 hsc, 3 sc, 3 hdc.
2. Fasten and cut thread, leaving long end for sewing.

Wings (Make 2 Pieces with Pink Yarn):

1. Ch 2, in second loop from the hook 6 sc (6)
2. (inc, sc) x3 (9)
3. (inc, 2 sc) x3 (12)
4. 2 sc, inc, inc, 8 sc (14)
5. 3 sc, inc, inc, 9 sc (16)
6. 4 sc, inc, inc, 10 sc (18)
7. 18 sc
8. 4 sc, dec, dec, 10 sc (16)
9. 3 sc, dec, dec, 9 sc (14)
10. 2 sc, dec, dec, 8 sc (12)
11. sc, dec, dec, 7 sc (10)
12. Further: dec, dec, 5 sc, dec, dec, 3 sc, dec, dec, 1 hsc.
13. Fasten and cut thread.

Flatten the detail.

Wing Plumage:

1. For the right wing:
   • Through the double fabric on the side where the paired wing reductions were, from pointed edge to rounded one, crochet 10 sc (base), turn.
   • Skip 1 sc, crochet 1 sc.

Feathers:

1. Ch 2, 1 hsc in second loop from the hook, 1 hsc in next loop of the base.
2. Ch 3, 1 hsc in second loop from the hook, 1 hsc, 1 hsc in next loop of the base.
3. Ch 4, 1 hsc in second loop from the hook, 2 hsc, 1 hsc in next loop of the base.
4. Ch 5, 1 hsc in second loop from the hook, 3 hsc, 1 hsc in next loop of the base.
   5-8. Ch 6, 1 hsc in second loop from hook, 4 hsc, 1 hsc in next loop of base.

Fasten and cut thread. Hide the yarn.

Left-wing crochet mirror:

Assembly:

1. Embroider eyes.
2. Connect all parts and stuff in the process of crocheting.
3. Sew legs, tail, and beak first, and tuck slightly inside the body. Then crochet slip stitches on top for a tidy finish.

Your Pink Flamingo is ready!

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Feel free to adjust and customize to your liking! Enjoy your crafting!