Fiona the Flamingo adds a tropical touch to your Christmas tree! But she doesn’t only spread Christmas cheer; she likes to hang out all year round: In your nursery, living room, or house plant.

You can make her as an ornament filled with a Christmas bauble, an ornament filled with fiberfill, or just an adorable cuddly flamingo!

If using the recommended yarn weight and hook size your flamingo will be about 18cm / 7.1” tall.

Language: English (US)

This downloadable pdf pattern has detailed step-by-step instructions that are accompanied with high quality photos of the process.
The pattern includes photo tutorials on how to make a magic ring, an invisible finish, invisible decreases in single crochet, and color changes in single crochet.

Required materials and tools:

• 3.5mm / Size E crochet hook
• 8cm / 3.15” shatterproof Christmas bauble (optional)
• approx. 50g / 1.8oz cotton or cotton blend yarn in DK/light worsted weight in coral or pink (I used Knitcraft Cotton Blend Plain in coral {50% cotton, 50% acrylic})
• small amount of DK/light worsted weight yarn in black and natural white for the beak and eyes (I used Knitcraft Cotton Blend Plain in black and natural white)
• small amount of black embroidery thread
• Toy stuffing
• 1 blunt tapestry needle (I recommend one with a bent tip)
• large eyed sewing needle
• 1 stitch marker
• 15 cm / 6” long ribbon (optional)

Required skills:

US terminology:

• starting with a magic ring/magic circle (explained in pattern)
• slip stitches (sl st)
• single crochet (sc)
• sc increases (inc)
• double crochet (dc)
• dc increases (dc inc)
• half double crochet (hdc)
• invisible decrease (dec) (explained in pattern)

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