10+ Crochet Birds Using One Free Crochet Pattern
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We all love a versatile pattern, and my crochet chicken pattern is just that! If you’ve been looking for the perfect crochet bird pattern, you’ve found it! I’ve put together all the details on creating a variety of different crochet birds and crochet chickens using only one free crochet pattern!
You can find the original free crochet pattern for Chandler the Chicken here on my blog. With the ad-free PDF available on both Etsy and Ravelry.
Don’t forget to pin this post on this free crochet bird pattern modifications to Pinterest so that you can find all of these fun crochet birds later on!
Crochet Chickens
Let’s start off with the original chicken crochet pattern! I created Chandler the Chicken in a cream and white yarn, with a red comb and orange beak and feet.
The first modification on the list is for simply a darker version of this crochet chicken. For this one, I would use a dark grey or black in place of the cream colored yarn, and a light grey in place of the white yarn. I would leave the comb, beak, and feet colors the same as the original.
One of my testers, Amber, made her chicken similar to this one, resembled after one of her own chickens! You can see more of Amber’s work on Instagram.
I also did a similar version to this one using a fur yarn and I just love how it turned out!
Another take for this crochet bird pattern is for a very simple brown crochet chicken. For this example, the full body, wings, and tail are all done in only one color, rather than two. This chicken would look so good in a fur or textured yarn as well!
One of my testers, Jessica of Sweet Tiny Knots, also did a solid colored chicken. It is gorgeous in this speckled yarn! You can find more of her work on Instagram @sweettinyknots.
Probably one of my favorites on this list is Chandler as a baby chick! For this crochet bird, you’ll just need to work the body, wings, tail, and comb in a yellow colored yarn, and the feet and beak in an orange colored yarn. This is one that I have actually done myself, using Parfait Chunky. How cute did he turn out?!
Crochet Birds
With a few simple color changes, we can transform this chicken into a variety of crochet birds! The possibilities are endless here, but I’ve put together a sampling of a few of my absolute favorites.
Crochet Blue Jay
I think the blue jay is one of the prettiest birds out there, so I absolutely had to include this modification to create a blue jay crochet pattern on this list. For this crochet bird, you’ll need to replace color A with gray and color B with blue on the body, as well as a blue comb, wings, and tail. Next you’ll make the feet and beak in a black or dark gray.
Crochet Cockatiel
When I was testing Chandler the Chicken, one of my pattern testers, Addison of Murphy Crochets, made a cockatiel! I love how it turned out so I had to include it here with the crochet birds. You can find more of Addison’s work on Instagram @murphyscrochets.
For this free bird crochet pattern modification you’ll need to make a gray and yellow body, yellow comb, and a gray beak, wings, and tail. Add some orange feet and you’ll have this sweet looking bird!
Crochet Sparrow
Next on the list of crochet birds is the sparrow! Create this cutie using a cream colored yarn for color A on the body and wings, and a burnt orange colored yarn for color B on the body, comb, and tail. Pair that with a yellow beak and feet, and this bird crochet pattern is complete!
Crochet Cardinal
Probably one of the most well known of all of the crochet birds on this list is the cardinal. To make one, just use a red yarn for the full body, comb, wings, and tail, along with orange feet and beak!
Crochet Pigeon
The pigeon is the next on the list of crochet birds! For this bird crochet pattern, we’ll leave off the comb piece. Create a white and blue body, paired with gray wings, tail, beak and feet.
Crochet Robin
The American robin is one that I see most where I live, so I had to include it with the rest of the crochet birds! For a crochet robin, create a burnt orange and dark gray/black body, coupled with gray wings and tail, and a yellow beak and feet. Like the pigeon above, we’ll also leave off the comb piece.
What kind of yarn should i use to crochet a bird?
Using worsted weight yarn, your crochet bird will sit in the palm of your hand. However, if you’re looking for a larger project, consider using a fur, chenille, or blanket yarn.
More Amigurumi Crochet Patterns
If you’ve enjoyed using this crochet bird pattern list, you may also enjoy some of my other free crochet patterns, like my free duck crochet pattern and my free flamingo crochet pattern! You can also check out a list of all of my free animal amigurumi patterns.
I hope you enjoyed this list of crochet birds as inspiration for modifying my chicken crochet pattern. What kind of bird will you make?
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Nicole
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HI there
Your patterns are so easy to understand and follow. Love your content and creativity
Regards
Pamela(South Africa)
I’m so glad you’re enjoying them!
Hi Nicole,
Just wanted to let you know when you get to assembly in the instructions, it makes a jump back to the beginning of the pattern.
Love all your other designs, look forward to trying this one too!
Hi Judy, thanks for reaching out! It must have just been a glitch because it all seems fine at this point. Maybe refresh the page and give it another try? Enjoy!