Flamingo crochet pattern — eight pieces, 118 rounds written out
A flamingo about 21 cm tall standing, the body about 8 cm long, worked on a 3.5 mm hook in five colours over roughly four and a half hours. Two shapes in this bird cannot be crocheted in a spiral — the S of the neck and the backward bend of the ankles — so both are made with wire threaded through pieces that are worked dead straight: sixteen rounds of ten stitches for the neck, eighteen rounds of six for each leg. This flamingo crochet pattern writes out all 118 rounds across the eight pieces, each one carrying the count it ends on.
Maths verified, not yet made. Every one of the 118 rounds was checked against the round before it by machine — the counts, the increases and the decreases all add up. What nobody can promise you yet is how it sits in the hand.How we check
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Why it is rated Medium
Medium: eight pieces, two mirrored pairs that have to match, and three pieces that change colour part way through. The bird stands on two six-stitch legs.
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00What you need before you start
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What you need before you start
Yarn — five colours, all weight 4
1 skein (about 100 g)Worsted acrylic, CYC 4
small amount (about 15 g)Worsted acrylic, CYC 4
scrapsWorsted acrylic, CYC 4
scrapsWorsted acrylic, CYC 4
scrapsWorsted acrylic, CYC 4
Tools
5 you probably own, 3 to buyYou likely have
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Stitch markers
Pins
Measuring tape
You need to buy
Polyester stuffing (about 40 g)
6 mm black safety eyes x2, or black yarn to embroider them for a child under three
Pipe cleaner or floral wire — one 22 cm length for the neck, two 14 cm lengths for the legs
Optional
Row counter
A small bag of plastic pellets for the base of the body, so the bird stands without leaning
A contrast stitch marker for the start of each round
Gauge and finished size
the last check before you cast onTension
Gauge is not critical, but the fabric has to be dense enough that the stuffing does not show between stitches. A looser hand gives you a taller flamingo on the same counts.
Finished size
~21 cm tall standing, the body about 8 cm long
Worsted on a 4 mm hook gives a taller bird on the same counts, but the legs get no thicker — the wire is doing the standing either way.
How to make the flamingo, piece by piece
Switching rewrites every round:US6 sc in mrUK6 dc in mrWork a US sc as a UK single crochet and the fabric comes out looser and taller.
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01The body
A teardrop. The increases are spread out with a straight round…18 RNDS
starts in bubblegumPink· magic ring· Piece 1 of 8
First six rounds[6] [6] [12] [12] [18] [18]
The tail point
RND 1–21[6]
2[6]
Opening out, one straight round between each increase
RND 3–93[12]
4[12]
5[18]
6[18]
7[24]
8[24]
9[30]
Straight sides — the attachment band
RND 10–1410[30]
11[30]
12[30]
13[30]
14[30]
Closing in
RND 15–1815[24]
16[18]
17[12]
18[6]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneStuff it firmly as the last four rounds close in, and press the stuffing towards the wide end so the tail point stays slim.
2
02The head and neck
One piece, worked head first. Three rounds out to 18, four straight…26 RNDS
starts in bubblegumPink· magic ring· Piece 2 of 8
First six rounds[6] [12] [18] [18] [18] [18]
Opening the head
RND 1–31[6]
2[12]
3[18]
The skull — eyes go in here
RND 4–74[18]
5[18]
6[18]
7[18]
Down to the neck
RND 8–108[12]
9[12]
10[10]
The long neck
RND 11–2611[10]
12[10]
13[10]
14[10]
15[10]
16[10]
17[10]
18[10]
19[10]
20[10]
21[10]
22[10]
23[10]
24[10]
25[10]
26[10]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneSixteen rounds of ten stitches is a lot of counting for very little visible progress. That is the neck.
3
03The bill
Worked from the tip back. Two rounds of charcoal, then the rest in…6 RNDS
starts in charcoal· magic ring· Piece 3 of 8
First six rounds[6] [9] [9] [12] [12] [12]
1[6]
2[9]
3[9]
4[12]
5[12]
6[12]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneStuff it firm. A soft bill folds flat against the head and loses the shape entirely.
4
04The wings
Two the same, and this is where the colours change: bubblegum out to…13 RNDS
starts in bubblegumPink· magic ring· Piece 4 of 8
First six rounds[6] [12] [18] [18] [18] [18]
The wing root
RND 1–31[6]
2[12]
3[18]
The broad middle
RND 4–64[18]
5[18]
6[18]
Hot pink feathers
RND 7–107[16]
8[16]
9[14]
10[14]
Black tips
RND 11–1311[12]
12[10]
13[8]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneLeave them unstuffed and press each one flat. The taper decreases two stitches a round, which is gentle enough to keep the point soft rather than pinched.
5
05Right wing
— the same 13 rounds again, worked from piece 0413 RNDS
starts in bubblegumPink· magic ring· Piece 5 of 8· mirrors the wings
First six rounds[6] [12] [18] [18] [18] [18]
1[6]
2[12]
3[18]
4[18]
5[18]
6[18]
7[16]
8[16]
9[14]
10[14]
11[12]
12[10]
13[8]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
6
06The tail
Six rounds of hot pink, out to twelve and back down to six. Small…6 RNDS
starts in hotPink· magic ring· Piece 6 of 8
First six rounds[6] [12] [12] [9] [9] [6]
1[6]
2[12]
3[12]
4[9]
5[9]
6[6]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneDo not stuff it. Flattened, it sits against the narrow end of the body and reads as feathers.
7
07The legs
Two six-stitch tubes, eighteen rounds each. Two rounds of charcoal…18 RNDS
starts in charcoal· magic ring· Piece 7 of 8
First six rounds[6] [6] [6] [6] [6] [6]
1[6]
2[6]
3[6]
4[6]
5[6]
6[6]
7[6]
8[6]
9[6]
10[6]
11[6]
12[6]
13[6]
14[6]
15[6]
16[6]
17[6]
18[6]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneSix stitches is fiddly and the tube twists in your fingers. Keep the marker in and count every round.
8
08Right leg
— the same 18 rounds again, worked from piece 0718 RNDS
starts in charcoal· magic ring· Piece 8 of 8· mirrors the legs
First six rounds[6] [6] [6] [6] [6] [6]
1[6]
2[6]
3[6]
4[6]
5[6]
6[6]
7[6]
8[6]
9[6]
10[6]
11[6]
12[6]
13[6]
14[6]
15[6]
16[6]
17[6]
18[6]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
You are here
Eight pieces from six lists. Two lists — the wings and the legs — are written once and worked twice, identical round for round; the grey bars are piece length, all drawn to the same scale.118 ROUNDS IN ALL
Eight notes on the flamingo
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01An original Crochet Genie design.
02Everything is worked in a continuous spiral. Nothing is joined and nothing is turned, so mark the first stitch of every round and move the marker up as you go.
03Round 3 of each leg is worked in back loops only. That single ridge is what makes the charcoal foot read as a foot instead of a dark stripe.
04The head and neck are one piece. Work the head first, then the long 10-stitch tube — stuff the head firmly before the neck narrows, because you cannot reach back into it afterwards.
05A flamingo's neck curves in an S and its ankles bend backwards. Neither of those can be crocheted in continuous rounds, so the shapes are made with wire: thread a 22 cm pipe cleaner up the neck before you close it, and a 14 cm length into each leg.
06The bill is a straight cone here. Stuff it firmly and sew it on tilted downwards — the angle at the seam is what gives you the famous kink.
07Legs sew to the underside of the body across rounds 10 to 14, where the sides run straight. Wings sit on the sides over rounds 9 to 13, black tips pointing back towards the tail. The tail goes on the narrow point at round 2, and the neck joins the wide closed end.
08The bird is top-heavy on two 6-stitch legs. Weight the base of the body with pellets, or let it lean against something — a flamingo standing on one leg is a pose, not a promise.
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