Jacob the Hoopoe is a beginner crochet amigurumi pattern from Kerry Lord’s Bird’s collection. This pattern - along with 9 others - comes free when you purchase Kerry’s second book: Edward’s Menagerie: Birds directly from TOFT.

You can buy the kit to make Jacob the Hoopoe here

Using TOFT’s luxury British wool, Jacob the Hoopoe is a quick and rewarding make. Only the finest fleeces are selected for this British wool blend, which makes using it a real pleasure.

Yarn: TOFT DK Wool - 50g of main colour (shown here in oatmeal), 25g of contrast colour (shown here in cream), 25g of contrast colour two (shown here in black), and 25g of contrast colour three (shown here in steel)

Hook: 3mm Crochet Hook

Notions: A handful of toy stuffing, tapestry needle, black wool for the eyes, and some scrap yarn to use as a stitch marker.

Gauge: 6 sts x 7 rows in 3cm x 3cm

Finished measurements: 18cm when in the sitting position

Techniques used: British double crochet stitch

For more information and learn-to-crochet videos please visit the TOFT website