ANGRY BIRDS AMIGURUMI TABLET CASE (FREE CROCHET PATTERN)
Size: Approximately 19 x 25 cm Yarn: Lightweight smooth gray, black, and yellow. Crochet hook: Size needed to obtain gauge and a smaller hook for eyes. Other materials: Two black buttons for eyes and a large black snap fastener, diameter 25 mm. Stiches: Crochet sc according to instructions. Gauge: 13 sc with double strand yarn and larger hook = 10 cm. Note: Work case with double strand gray yarn.
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Step 1
With larger hook and double strand gray yarn,chain 48 as starting chain and close ring with slip st. Continue working in a spiral, moving directly to the next row. Sc until work height is 24 cm. Change to double strand black yarn and work flat. Ch 1, turn, and 24 sc (one st in each st of previous row). Continue sc back and forth (flat) for 5 rows. From here on, ch 1 at the end of each row and turn work. Then begin decreasing at both edges. At the beginning of the row decrease 1 by sc2tog first 2 sts and at the end by sc2tog last 2 sts. Continue decreasing each row until 2 sts remain. Fasten off.
Step 2
EYES Work eye with white yarn and smaller hook. Chain 7 as starting chain. row 1: Sc 1 in second st from hook, 5 sc = 6 sc. From here on, ch 1 at the end of each row and turn work. row 2: Sc 2 in first st, 4 sc, and 2 sc in last st = 8 sc. row 3–4: Sc 8. row 5: Immediately at beginning of row sc2tog, 4 sc, and sc2tog = 6 sc. row 6: Immediately at beginning of row sc2tog, 2 sc, and sc2tog = 4 sc. Crochet other eye similarly.
Step 3
BEAK Beak crocheted with yellow yarn and smaller hook.
Crochet 2 chain stitches (ch) for starting chain.
row 1: Sc 3 in 2nd ch from hook 3 = 3 sc. Ch 1 and turn. row 2: Sc 2 in first st, 1 sc, and 2 sc in last st = 5 sc. Ch 1 and turn. row 3–6: Sc 2 in first st and 1 sc in each st = 9 sc. Ch 1 and turn. row 7: 2 sc in first st, 8 sc = 10 sc. Ch 2 and turn. row 8: Sc in 2nd ch from hook (= increase) and 10 sc = 11 sc. Ch 2 and turn. row 9: Sc in 2nd ch from hook (= increase) and 11 sc = 12 sc. Ch 1 and turn. row 10–14: Sc2tog and sc in each st of previous row. Ch 1 and turn. Work now has 7 sts. row 15–16: Sc2tog at beginning and end of row. Ch 1 and turn. Sc3tog and fasten off.
Step 4
FINISHING Steam case lightly. Sew eyes onto flap using white yarn. Sew buttons to eyes. Attach beak to flap with black yarn using backstitches and then sew lines on beak for mouth as pictured. Attach large snap, one part on the bottom edge of the flap and the other lined up on the case.
Excerpted with permission from Angry Birds Amigurumi: and more.
