Materials & tools:
Scheepjes Maxi Sweet Treat (280) Lemon
Scheepjes Maxi Sweet Treat (281) Tangerine
Scheepjes Maxi Sweet Treat (310) Black
Scheepjes Maxi Sweet Treat (106) Snow White
Crochet hook size 1.25
Fiber filling
Embroidery needle
Chuck is made of 6 parts, the body, hair, eyes, eyebrow, belly and beak. The parts are worked in rows and rounds. After each row ch 1 and turn. It measures approximately 5cm. For all parts except for the body finish off with a long end for sewing.
Head/body
With light yellow ch 17
R1-R2: From 2nd ch from hook, sc across (16sc)
R3: sc2tog, sc in next 12st, sc2tog (14sc)
R4: sc across (14sc)
R5: sc2tog, sc in next 10st, sc2tog (12sc)
R6: sc across (12sc)
R7: sc2tog, sc in next 8st, sc2tog (10sc)
R8: sc across (10sc)
R9: sc2tog, sc in next 6st, sc2tog (8sc)
R10: sc across (8sc)
R11: sc2tog, sc in next 4st, sc2tog (6sc)
R12: sc across (6sc)
R13: sc2tog, sc in next 2st, sc2tog (4sc)
R14: sc across (4sc)
R15: sc2tog twice (2sc)
R16: sc across (2sc)
R17: Sc around, 1 on each corner and 16 on the sides (51sc)
From this point you will continue with sc in rounds and on every corner you sc2tog until you have left 3 sc. If you think the bird will not get tall enough you can repeat a row without a sc2tog in a round. Finish off.
Belly
With white make a magic ring or ch 3 and sl st to first ch.
R1: 6 sc in mr
R2: sc inc around (12sc)
R3: [sc in next st, sc inc in next st] x6 (18sc)
R4: [sc in next 2 st, sc inc in next st] x6 (24sc)
R5: [sc in next 3st, sc inc in next st] x6 (30sc)
Eyes
With white make a magic ring or ch 3 and sl st to first ch.
R1: 6 sc in ring (6sc)
R2: In back loop only sc inc around (12sc), finish off
With black, stitch pupil in the white part
Beak
With yellow ch 2
R1: From 2nd ch from hook, sc (1sc), ch1, turn
R2: sc inc (2sc), ch1, turn
R3: sc inc (2sc), ch1, turn
R4-R8: sc across (2sc)
R9: sc2tog (1sc)
R10: sc
Sl st around, fold in half and stitch together. finish off.
Brow
With black ch 6
R1: From 2nd st from hook, sc across (5sc), finish off.
Hair
With black ch 6
R1: sc across (5sc), do not finish off but ch 8
R2: sc across (7sc), do not finish off but ch 5
R3: sc across (4sc), finish off.
Place all parts on the right location and sew together.