Using the wing colour, start with a crochet magic loop.

Round 1 ch1 (does not count as st), 5dc in ring, pull ring tight [5sts]

Round 2 inc in each st around [10sts]

Round 3 (inc, 1dc) 5 times [15sts]

Rounds 4-6 1dc in each st around [15sts]

Flatten the piece and start working in rows. On the next row, you will work across the open top of the piece, working each st through both layers to close the top

Row 1 take out the hook from the loop, insert the hook into the next st (pic 2), grab the open loop with the hook (pic 3) and draw the loop through the sts (pic 4), ch1 (doesn’t count as first st), 1dc through both layers in each of 7 sts, turn [7sts]

crochet bird steps 1-6
Row 2 (first layer of feathers) ch5, ss in 2nd ch from hook, 1dc in each of next 3 ch, ss in FLO of next st of Row 1, ch6, ss in 2nd ch from hook, 1dc in each of next 4 ch, ss in FLO of next st of Row 1, ch7, ss in 2nd ch from hook, 1dc in each of next 5 ch, ss in FLO of next st of Row 1, ch8, ss in 2nd ch from hook, 1dc in each of next 6 ch, ss in FLO of next st of Row 1, ch9, ss in 2nd ch from hook, 1dc in each of next 7 ch, ss in FLO of next st of Row 1, ch10, ss in 2nd ch from hook, 1dc in each of next 8 ch, ss in FLO of next st of Row 1 Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing. Turn the work, start the second part of the wings changing to the second layer colour and working in the unused loops of Row 1.

crochet bird steps wings

Row 3-5 ch1, 1dc in each of next sts, turn [7sts]

Row 6 (second layer of feathers) ch5, ss in 2nd ch from hook, 1dc in each of next 3 ch, ss in next st of Row 5, ch6, ss in 2nd ch from hook, 1dc in each of next 4 ch, ss in next st of Row 5, ch7, ss in 2nd ch from hook, 1dc in each of next 5 ch, ss in next st of Row 5, ch8, ss in 2nd ch from hook, 1dc in each of next 6 ch, ss in next st of Row 5, ch9, ss in 2nd ch from hook, 1dc in each of next 7 ch, ss in next st of Row 5, ch10, ss in 2nd ch from hook, 1dc in each of next 8 ch, ss in next st of Row 5 Fasten off and weave in ends.

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bird steps wings finished

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