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Polly Peacock

Crochetpattern by essiebirdies This pattern is made by me and is for personal use. You may not sell it or use it for commercial purposes. You are not allowed to sell or publish as your own design. Copyright essiebirdies 2017 Materials: Yarn and colors must have cotton, following colors:

• 001 white • 036 lollipop • 045 blossom • 065 turqoise • 074 opaline glass

• 006 must have mini taupe (for the beak)

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• 053 must have mini violet (for the feathers)

black embroidery yarn for the eyelashes 1 pair of safety eyes: grey/blue 14 mm fiberfill a bit acrylic yarn for the hair on the head crochet hooks size 2,5 and 3 needle and scissors brush stitch marker Abbreviations: (US) Sc = single crochet St = stitch Inc = increase Dec = decrease Ss = slip stitch Dc = double crochet Hdc = half double crochet Ch = chain stitch Trc = triple crochet Htrc = half triple crochet Notes: For tighter result use a smaller hook size like 2,5 mm. You can make the neck more firm using a piece of cardboard (roll) or fabric(roll)

Head: Start with opaline glass and hook size 3, make a magic ring Rnd 1: Start 6 sc in a magic ring (=6) Rnd 2: inc in all 6 st (=12) Rnd 3: (sc in the next, inc in next st ) repeat (=18) Rnd 4: (sc in next 2 st, inc in next st) repeat (=24) Rnd 5: (sc in next 3 st, inc in next st) repeat (=30) Rnd 6: (sc in next 4 st, inc in next st) repeat (=36) Rnd 7: (sc in next 5 st, inc in next st) repeat (=42) Rnd 8: (sc in next 6 st, inc in next st) repeat (=48) Rnd 9: (sc in next 7 st, inc in next st) repeat (=54) Rnd 10: (sc in next 8 st, inc in next st) repeat (=60) Note: insert the safety eyes between round 15 and 16 with approx. 6 stitches between them Rnd 11 – 19: (9 rnds) 60 sc (=60) Rnd 20: (sc in next 8 st, dec) repeat (=54)

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Rnd 21: (sc in next 7 st, dec) repeat (=48) Rnd 22: (sc in next 6 st, dec) repeat (=42) Rnd 23: (sc in next 5 st, dec) repeat (=36) Rnd 24: (sc in next 4 st, dec) repeat (=30) Rnd 25: (sc in next 3 st, dec) repeat (=24) Start stuffing the head and continue stuffing as you go Rnd 26: (sc in next 2 st, dec) repeat (=18) Rnd 27: (sc, dec) repeat (=12) Rnd 28: dec 6 times (=6) Fasten off and weave the thread through the stitches and pull to close the head. Cheeks: Use blossom and hook size 2,5 Make a magic ring Start 4 st in a magic ring Inc in all st (=8) Fasten off and sew the cheeks on the head Beak: Use taupe and hook size 2,5 Make a magic ring Rnd 1: Start 4 st in a magic ring (=4) Rnd 2: inc in all st (=6) Rnd 3: (sc in next 2 st, inc in next st) repeat (=8) Rnd 4: (sc in next 3 st, inc in next st) repeat (=10) Rnd 5: (sc in next 4 st, inc in next st) repeat (=12) Fasten off and sew the beak on the head Embroider the eyelashes on the head with black embroidery yarn. ( see photobelow)

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Legs and body: Start with the legs Use lollipop and hook size 3 Make a magic ring Rnd 1: start 8 sc in a magic ring (=8) Rnd 2 – 4: 8 sc (=8) Rnd 5: change color to white, sc in next st, inc in next st (=12) Rnd 6: (sc in next st, inc in next st) repeat (=18) Rnd 7: 18 sc (=18) Rnd 8: change color to turquoise, 1sc, (3sc, inc next st)repeat, 1sc (=22) Rnd 9 - 22: 22 sc (=22) Fasten off, stuff the leg firm and crochet a second leg. Don’t fasten off the second leg. Stuff the second leg, we are now going to connect the legs.

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Rnd 23: Chain 2 and crochet around the second leg (place stitch marker) when you went around the second leg, chain 2 and go around the first leg. (=48) Rnd 24 - 26: 48 sc (=48) Rnd 27: inc, 46 sc, inc (=50) * Start stuffing and continue stuffing as you go. Close the small gap between the legs with a few stiches. Rnd 28 - 35: 50 sc (=50) Rnd 36: change to white (=50) Rnd 37: change to blossom (=50) Rnd 38: change to white (=50) Rnd 39: change to blossom (=50) Rnd 40: change to white (=50) Rnd 41: change to blossom (=50) Rnd 42: change to white (=50) Rnd 43: change to blossom, (6sc, dec) repeat and 2sc (=44) Rnd 44: change to white, dec, 42sc (=43) Rnd 45: change to blossom, 43sc (=43) Rnd 46: change to white, 1 sc (5sc, dec) repeat () (=37) Rnd 47: change to blossom, 37sc (=37) Rnd 48: change to white, 37sc (=37) Rnd 49: change to opaline glass, 37sc (=37) Rnd 50: dec, 35 sc (=36) Rnd 51: (4 sc, dec) repeat (=30) Rnd 52: 30 sc (=30) Rnd 53: (3 sc, dec) repeat (=24) Rnd 54: 24 sc (=24) Rnd 55: dec, 22 sc (=23) Stuff firmly as you go: this is the neck and needs to be strong to support the head Rnd 56: 23 sc (=23) Rnd 57: dec, 21 sc (=22) Rnd 58: 22 sc (=22) Rnd 59: 10 sc, dec, 10 sc (=21) Rnd 60 and 61: 21 sc (=21) Rnd 62: 15 sc, dec, 4 sc (=20) Fasten off and stuff last part firmly. Place the head on the body. You can use a piece of fabric (and roll it) to put in the neck, to consolidate.

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Arms and sleeves (2x) Sleeve: Use opaline glass and hook size 3 Make a magic ring Rnd 1: start 6 sc in the magic ring (=6) Rnd 2: inc in all 6 st (=12) Rnd 3: (sc, inc in next st) repeat (=18) Rnd 4: (sc in next 2 st, inc in next st) repeat (=24) Rnd 5: (sc in next 3 st, inc in next st) repeat (=30) Rnd 6: change to white, 30 sc (=30) Rnd 7: change to pink, 30 sc (=30) Rnd 8: change to white, 30 sc (=30) Fasten off and fold the sleeve (see photo) Arm: Use lollipop and hook size 3 Make a magic ring Rnd 1: start 4 sc in a magic ring (=4) Rnd 2: inc in all 4 st (=8) Rnd 3 - 4: 8 sc (=8) Rnd 5: change to opaline glass, 8 sc (=8) Rnd 6: (sc, inc in next st) repeat (=12) Rnd 7 - 22: 12 sc (=12) Rnd: 23: fold the arm and crochet the 6 opposite stitches together (=6) the arm is closed now and easier to attach like this. Stuff the arm as you go, the underarm firmer than the top. First sew the sleeve, then place the arm between the sleeve (photo) Collar: Use white and hook size 3 Chain 18 *3 dc in 3e ch from hook ss in the nexts ch * ** repeat till the end, fasten off and sew on top of the sweater part (see photo) Ponytail: Cut about 14 pieces of acrylic blue yarn (20 cm). Sew the threads in the middle of the head (or use your hook to attach the threads (photo) Comb the hair with a brush (for example a brush you use for a cat or dog) till it gets fluffy.

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Bow: Chain 13, use lollipop and hook size 2,5 *12 hcd on ch stitches, 1 ch and turn* ** repeat 4 times. Fasten off and make a not in the middle to form a bow(photo) Sew the bow on the head in front of the ponytail. Feathers: Use hooksize 2,5 Chain 11 Ss into the 3rd from hook, 1ss in each of next 2 ch’s, 2 dc in next ch, 1 htrc, 1 trc in each of next 3 ch’s, 10 trc in next ch – now work on other side of ch: 1 trc in each of next 3 ch’s, 1 htrc, 1 dc, 1 ss in the next ch, fasten off Make 21 feathers White: 5 Turqoise: 4 Lollipop: 4 Violet: 4 Blossom: 4

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Sew the feathers at the back side of the peacock (see photo’s). Layer after layer

Edge on front and back: (see photos below) Front: chain 32 use white and hook size 3 *3 hdc in de 3rd ch from hook ss in next ch* ** repeat, fasten off and sew on the front, edge of the pants. (see photo) Back: chain 24 use white and hook size 3 *3 hdc in de 3rd ch from hook, ss in next ch * ** repeat, fasten off and sew on the back, above the feathers. (see photo)

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