Julian the Doctor Bird 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 Julian the Doctor Bird here

Using TOFT’s luxury British wool, Julian the Doctor Bird 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: 25g of TOFT pure wool DK in a main colour of your choice (shown here in Green), 25g of contrast colour (shown here in Black), 25g of contrast colour two (shown here in Charcoal) and 25g of contrast colour three (shown here in Orange).

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: 28cm when in the sitting position

Techniques used: British double crochet stitch

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