Sonia measures approximately 37cm/14½in from the tip of her beak to the end of her body and is around 26cm/10¼in tall when seated. She’s made using just yarn and acrylic toy stuffing so you don’t need any extra materials to create her elegant neck and pointy beak. Sonia’s legs are deliberately left unstuffed so she can’t stand up but she doesn’t mind – she prefers to sit and enjoy the view!

(PLEASE NOTE: Sonia was made using Patons Wool Blend DK in 188 Grey - unfortunately, this shade seems to have been discontinued. As a substitute, you could try any DK yarn made up of lots of different greys, an undyed grey wool, a grey tweed or any silver DK. Alternatively, the original shade is still available in an Aran weight - Patons Wool Blend Aran, 88 grey - which would result in a larger heron. You’d also need to adjust your needle size and use Aran weight white, yellow and black yarn.)

You’ll be pleased to know that this pattern has been reviewed by a professional technical editor to ensure that it’s super-easy to follow!

To make this pattern accessible to newer knitters, all the pieces are knitted flat on straight needles and seamed afterwards, making this a big but manageable project. To avoid being left with a mountain of sewing at the end, it’s a good idea to seam and stuff the pieces as you go along. Alternatively, with the exception of the head feathers, every piece can be knitted in the round.

Materials
100g/3½oz/250m/273yds grey mix DK yarn
50g/1¾oz/125m/137yds white DK yarn
50g/1¾oz/125m/137yds yellow DK yarn
8m/9yds black DK yarn
A pair of 3mm straight needles
Toy stuffing
A tapestry needle and large-headed pins for sewing up

The boring bit…
This pattern is intended for personal use so it’s fine to print it out but please don’t sell it, share it on the internet or make multiple copies. What you can sell (more money for yarn – YAY!) is finished items made from this pattern so long as you’ve made them yourself and it’s not on a commercial basis. Please remember to credit me as the designer!