MATERIALS:
– Worsted-weight yarn (4-ply) in yellow, black, red, orange, and green. (The U.K. equivalent is Aran, and AUS/NZ is 8 ply.) I used Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Yarn in the colors “Yellow,” “Black,” “Red,” “Orange,” and “Jelly Bean.”
– F (3.75 mm) crochet hook
– 7.5 mm black safety eyes
– Fiberfill (or your stuffing of choice) 
– Bent tip tapestry needle
– Scissors 
– Stitch marker 
– Straight pins

ABBREVIATION KEY for Free Rooster Amigurumi Pattern
Abbreviations are in U.S. terms.

ch – chain
sc – single crochet
st/sts – stitch(es)
sl st – slip stitch
dc – double crochet
dec – decrease (join the next 2 stitches together)
inc – increase (2 single crochet in the next stitch)
R1 – round 1
rep – repeat
** – repeat the group of instructions between the asterisks the number of times indicated.

Amigurumi Crochet Rooster Free Pattern:

Head (using yellow yarn)
R1: ch 2, make 6 sc in the 2nd ch from the hook (6 sts)
R2: *inc 1* rep 6 times (12 sts)
R3: *sc 1, inc 1* rep 6 times (18 sts)
R4: *sc 2, inc 1* rep 6 times (24 sts)
R5: *sc 3, inc 1* rep 6 times (30 sts)
R6-11: sc in all 30 sts (6 rounds total at 30 sts each)
R12: *sc 3, dec 1* rep 6 times (24 sts)
Stop and insert your 7.5 mm eyes between R10 and 11 of the head, spaced about 6 sts apart (hint: insert the first eye. Count 6 sts from the hole where you inserted the first eye and insert the second eye).
R13: *sc 2, dec 1* rep 6 times (18 sts)
R14: *sc 1, dec 1* rep 6 times (12 sts)
Stop and begin stuffing the head, continuing to stuff as you crochet.
R15: *dec 1* rep 6 times (6 sts)
Finish off. Finish stuffing the head firmly and use the tail to sew up the hole, then weave in your end.

Beak (using orange yarn)
R1: ch 2, make 4 sc sts in the 2^nd ch from the hook (4 sts)
R2: sc 4 (4 sts)
Finish off leaving a long tail for sewing. Position the beak centered between the eyes and pin it into place with straight pins so that it doesn’t shift around while you are sewing it on. Sew the beak to the head using the whipstitch.

Comb (using red yarn)
Loosely ch 10, starting in the 2^nd ch from the hook, sc 1, *3 dc in next ch, sl st 1* rep 3 times, 3 dc in next ch, sc 1 in last ch

Finish off leaving a long tail for sewing. Pin the comb into place using straight pins. The front of the comb should be sewn onto R5 of the front of the head and stretched back to R5 of the back of the head. Sew the bottom of the comb to the head. When you are finished, make a knot to secure and weave the remaining yarn tails into the head.

Large wattle (using red yarn)
Ch 3, starting in the 2^nd ch from the hook, make 1 sl st in each of the 2 chs (2 sts)
Finish off leaving a long tail for sewing. Set aside until we make the small wattle.

Small wattle (using red yarn)
Ch 2, starting in the 2^nd ch from the hook, sl st 1 (1 st)
Finish off leaving a long tail for sewing.

Sew the large wattle underneath the beak, to the left of the beak (the rooster’s left). Sew the small wattle right next to the large one.

Body (using black yarn)
R1: ch 2, make 5 sc sts in the 2^nd ch from the hook (5 sts)
R2: *inc 1* rep 5 times (10 sts)
R3: *sc 1, inc 1* rep 5 times (15 sts)
R4-6: 1 sc in each sc around (3 rounds total)
Switch to yellow yarn
R7: 1 sc in each sc around (15 sts)
R8: *Sc 1, dec 1* rep 5 times (10 sts)
Finish off leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff firmly and pin the body to the bottom center of the head using straight pins. Sew it to the head using the long tail we left and your tapestry needle.

Wings (make 2 using yellow yarn)
Ch 2, make 6 sc sts in the 2^nd ch from hook (6 sts)
Ch 1 to finish off. Sew the flat edge of the wings to the body. Sew the wings to either side of the body, directly under the head.

Legs (make 2 using orange yarn)
Leave a long starting tail for his right leg; you’ll need this later to sew his leg on.
Ch 4, starting in the 2^nd ch from the hook, make 1 sl st in each of the 3 chs (3 sts)

Finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew the back of the legs over R3 and 4 of the body, then bring your yarn to the top edge of the leg and sew down a couple of the stitches of the leg to R4 of the body. When you are finished, weave both the sewing tail and the starting tail to the back of the body so that both tails come out of the same stitch. Knot the two ends together, then weave the remaining tails into the body to finish.

Tail feathers (using green yarn)
*Ch 5, starting in the 2^nd ch from the hook, make 1 sl st in each of the 4 chs* rep this sequence 4 times. When you’re done, you should have 4 tail feathers.

Finish off leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew the tail feathers to the back of the body on R3.
Congratulations !!!

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