This is an intermediate level 1 crochet pattern. My patterns can be of the following difficulties: Beginner level 1, Beginner level 2, Intermediate level 1, Intermediate level 2. Level 1’s are easier than level 2’s. It is written in US terminology and uses metric measurements. This pattern is only available in English.

This pattern was designed with Paintbox Yarn Cotton Aran yarn in the following colors:
Toco Toucan
Granite Grey 607 - 2 skeins
Blood Orange 620 - 1 skein
Buttercup Yellow 623 - 1 skein
Paper White 601 - 1 skein
Red Wine 616 - 1 skein
Dolphin Blue 637 - 1 skein
Sailor Blue 640 - 1 skein
Pure Black 602 - 1 skein

Keel-Billed Toucan
Granite Grey 607 - 2 skein
Buttercup Yellow 623 - 1 skein
Lime Green 629 - 1 skein
Red Wine 616 - 1 skein
Marine Blue 634 - 1 skein
Blood Orange 620 - 1 skein
Dolphin Blue 637 - 1 skein
Paper White 601 - 1 skein
Pure Black 602 - 1 skein
Exact amounts are provided in the pattern.
A 3.75mm (F/5) crochet hook, 180-200g of fiberfill or other doll stuffing, a yarn needle, sewing pins, scissors and stitch markers are necessary to make this doll.
The average size of the dolls when made with Paintbox Cotton Aran Yarn and a 3.75mm crochet hook:
Height (from the top of the head to the bottom of the body): 18cm
Width (from one side to the other across the chest): 14cm
Length (from the tip of the beak to the furthest part of the longest tail feather): 30cm

Although this is an intermediate pattern, I have provided many detailed pictures and instructions to help guide you throughout the pattern. Note: You may have to zoom in on some pictures.

You should be familiar with the following stitches and skills for this pattern: Basic stitches: chain stitches, single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet, slip knots, slip stitch, single crochet increase, single crochet decrease, half double crochet increase, fasting off
Making a magic ring
Working in the round (spiral)
Making a chain
Working into a foundation chain
Able to keep track of your stitches
Able to keep track of your rows
Counting rows
Invisible single crochet decrease
Use of a whip stitch for sewing pieces together
Able to identify between the front and back loops of a single crochet stitch
Working into back and front loops only
Able to identify right and wrong sides of pieces
Working into stitches and loops on the wrong side of a piece
How to perform a color change
The tie and cut color changing method
Attaching yarn at a designated stitch
Using stitch markers to identify stitches

You may have noticed that the left and right sides of the beak are not perfectly mirrored versions of one another. This is because they are crochet and worked in the round. Neither of these allow for perfectly mirrored color work. However, I made the left and right sides of the beak as similar as possible to one another.

You may sell dolls made from this pattern as long as they are made by you and not mass-produced. Mass production of this pattern is not allowed. When selling your dolls, please credit me as the creator of this pattern. Adding a link to any of my social medias or this Etsy listing would be greatly appreciated!

Gauge is not terribly important in amigurumi. However, if you wish to make a similarly sized Bean as mine, or if you want to ensure that different types of yarn are of the same thickness, make a gauge swatch to match mine or to test that the different yarns have a similar swatch size. Use the following pattern for your gauge swatch.
R1: 6sc into a mr 6
R2: (sc-inc)x6 12
R3: (sc, sc-inc)x6 18
R4: (2sc, sc-inc)x6 24
R5: (3sc, sc-inc)x6 30
My swatch measured 5cm in diameter. If your swatch measures the same as mine (or to each other if you are testing two different types of yarns), our tensions match. Frog the swatch and continue with the pattern. If yours is bigger, repeat R1-R5 with a smaller hook (go down half or one hook size) than the one specified in the pattern, make another swatch, and compare the sizes again. If yours is smaller, make another swatch using a larger hook (go up half or one hook size) than the one specified in the pattern, and compare the sizes again.

This is an original TonkiCrafts Pattern. This pattern, and all parts derived from it, are protected by copyright laws. You may not use or claim any of the pictures in this pattern as your own. Copying, altering, redistribution or resale of this pattern (or any of its parts) are not allowed. This pattern is intended for personal use only.