Angry Cardinal

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 Angry Cardinal
This pattern is my first in honor of one of the coolest mobile device touch-screen applications ever
conceived... Angry Birds by Rovio Mobile. You can find out more about the game -- including how to
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MATERIALS

• Worsted weight acrylic yarn in red, white, black, and orange

• Fiber fill
• Beads or beans for stuffing
• 9mm black plastic safety eyes (optional)
• Size E (3.5 mm) crochet hook
• Yarn needle
• Stitch marker

STITCHES AND ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS PATTERN:

CH chain stitch
SC single crochet
DECR decrease
ST stitch
STS stitches
MM move marker
FO finish off

For the project shown in the photographs, I used Red Hear Classic Yarn.

Note: When determining whether to use buttons or other small embellishments, keep in mind
the age of the intended recipient. Doll eyes and other decorations may pose a choking hazard for
children under three. A safer alternative for the very young is to sew eyes and any other decorations
using embroidery thread or yarn.

PART 1: EYES (MAKE TWO)

The eyes are made in circular rounds that are joined with a
slip stitch (SL) to make an even transition. Use white yarn.

Round 1: CH 2. 6 SC in second chain from hook. Join with SL

to first SC. CH 1.
Round 2: 2 SC in each ST around. Join with SL to first SC.
FO, leaving a tail for sewing.

Figure 1: Eyes
 PART 2: BELLY PATCH

The belly patch goes back to a traditional amigurumi stitch,

working in spirals to get the desired circle size. You may need a
stitch marker to keep track of your rounds. Use white yarn.

Round 1: CH 2. 6 SC in second chain from hook. Place stitch

marker in the last SC to mark the end of the round.
Round 2: 2 SC in each ST around (12 SC). MM.
Round 3: *2 SC in first SC, 1 SC in next. Repeat from * around
(18 SC). MM.
Round 4: *2 SC in first SC, 1 SC in each of next two STS. Repeat
from * around (24 SC). MM.
Round 5: *2 SC in first SC, 1 SC in each of next three STS. Figure 2: Belly Patch

Repeat from * around (30 SC). MM.

Round 6: *2 SC in first SC, 1 SC in each of next four STS. Repeat from * around (36 SC). FO,
leaving a tail for sewing.

PART 3: BEAK

Again, the beak uses a traditional amigurumi spiral. Use orange

yarn and a stitch marker, if needed.

Round 1: CH 2. 6 SC in second chain from hook. Place stitch

marker in the last SC to mark the end of the round.
Round 2: SC in each ST around (6 SC). MM.
Round 3: *Work 2 SC in first ST, SC in each of the next two
STS. Repeat once from * (8 SC). MM.
Round 4: *Work 2 SC in first ST, SC in each of the next three
STS. Repeat once from * (10 SC). MM.
Rounds 5-6: SC in each ST around (10 SC). MM.
Figure 3: Beak
Round 7: *Work 2 SC in first ST, SC in each of the next four
STS. Repeat once from * (12 SC). FO and leave a tail for sewing.
 PART 4: SMALL FEATHER

The small feather is one of two chunky feathers on the cardinal’s

head. Use red yarn and a stitch marker, if needed.

Round 1: CH 2. 6 SC in second chain from hook. Place stitch

marker in the last SC to mark the end of the round.
Rounds 2-4: SC in each ST around (6 SC). MM.
Round 5: *DECR across first two STS, SC in next. Repeat from *
once more (4 SC). MM.
Round 6: SC in each ST around (4 SC). FO, leaving a tail for
sewing.

Figure 4: Feathers

PART 5: LARGE FEATHER

The large feather is one of two chunky feathers on the cardinal’s head (see Figure 4). Use red yarn
and a stitch marker, if needed.

Round 1: CH 2. 8 SC in second chain from hook. Place stitch marker in the last SC to mark the end
of the round.
Rounds 2-5: SC in each ST around (8 SC). MM.
Round 6: *DECR across first two STS, SC in each of the next two STS. Repeat from * once more (6
SC). MM.
Round 7: SC in each ST around (6 SC). MM.
Round 8: *DECR across first two STS, SC in next. Repeat from * once more (4 SC). FO, leaving a tail
for sewing.

PART 6: EYE BROWS

The eye brows are made from afew simple rows of single crochet
stitches. The trick to making them look nice is weaving in your
ends neatly!

Row 1: CH 8. SC in second ST from hook and in each across (7

SC). CH 1 and turn.
Row 2: SC in each ST across (7 SC). CH 1 and turn.
Row 3: SC in each of the first four STS. FO, leaving a tail for
sewing.
Note: Using the tail you left for sewing, weave the yarn
in and out of the stitches toward the point (the end of
row 1). See Figure 5. Figure 6: Belly patch, eyes and beak attached
 PART 7: BODY

The cardinal’s body is a little flatter on the bottom to allow it to sit better. It is made in a spiral with
red yarn.

Round 1: CH 2. 6 SC in second chain from hook. Place stitch marker in the last SC to mark the end
of the round.
Round 2: 2 SC in each ST around (12 SC). MM.
Round 3: *2 SC in first SC, 1 SC in next. Repeat from * around (18 SC). MM.
Round 4: *2 SC in first SC, 1 SC in each of next two STS. Repeat from * around (24 SC). MM.
Round 5: *2 SC in first SC, 1 SC in each of next three STS. Repeat from * around (30 SC). MM.
Round 6: *2 SC in first SC, 1 SC in each of next four STS. Repeat from * around (36 SC). MM.
Round 7: *2 SC in first SC, 1 SC in each of next five STS. Repeat from * around (42 SC). MM.
Round 8: *2 SC in first SC, 1 SC in each of next six STS. Repeat from * around (48 SC). MM.
Rounds 9-16: SC in each ST around (48 SC). MM.
Round 17: *DECR across first two STS. SC in each of the next six STS. Repeat from * around (42
SC). MM.
Rounds 18-19: SC in each ST around (42 SC). MM.
Note: Stop at this point to work on preliminary assembly. You do not have to finish off or
cut the yarn, but be careful while sewing so as not to sew your working yarn to the inside of
the cardinal. That might make him mad... and we wouldn’t want that now, would we?

PART 8: PRELIMINARY ASSEMBLY

1. Turn the body upside down and identify the center. Using
the tail left over from finishing off the belly patch, begin
stitching the white belly to the cardinal. See Figure 6 for
reference.
2. Use the beak to help measure the distance between the
belly patch and the eyes. Just hold the beak above the
center of the belly patch — where the top of the beack
falls is also where you will put the bottom of the eye
white.
3. Attach the eyes. If using plastic safety eyes, push the
shaft through both the white crocheted piece and the
red portion of the body. Sew around the outside of the
eyes witht he tail left over from crocheting. Figure 6: Belly placement
 4. Attach the beak using the tail left over from crocheting.
Your partially-finished not-so-angry-bird should look like
the bird in Figure 7.
5. Continue with Part 9.

Figure 7: Belly patch, eyes and beak attached

PART 9: FINISHING THE BODY

Round 20: *DECR across first two STS. SC in each of the next
five STS. Repeat from * around (36 SC). MM.
Round 21: SC in each ST around (36 SC). MM.
Round 22: *DECR across first two STS. SC in each of the next
four STS. Repeat from * around (30 SC). MM.
Note: Stop here and sew the eye brows on. See Figure
8 for placement.

Note: You can also stuff your bird now (LOL... get it?
Stuff? ... the bird? I crack me up!)

I used surplus beads to give my bird a little heft (see Figure 8: Eyebrow placement
Figure 9) but you could use beans or just plain fluff if
you want a softer bird.

Round 23: *DECR across first two STS. SC in each of the next
three STS. Repeat from * around (24 SC). MM.
Round 24: *DECR across first two STS. SC in each of the next
two STS. Repeat from * around (18 SC). MM.
Round 25: *DECR across first two STS. SC in next ST. Repeat
from * around (12 SC). MM.
Round 26: DECR around (6 SC). FO, leaving tail to gather
remaining STS.

Figure 9: Stuffing with surplus beads

PART 10: FINAL TOUCHES

1. Using the tail left over from round 26, gather the
remaining stitches and close up the hole in your bird’s
head.
2. Attach your two feathers as shown in Figure 10 and...

Figure 10: Feather placement

Prepare
for
Battle!