Peacock crochet pattern — 98 rounds, nine parts, fifteen pieces
A peacock about 16 cm tall with the tail fan roughly 25 cm across, worked on a 3.5 mm hook in six colours. The eyespot is the project — rounds 13 to 17 of every feather carry gold, royal blue and black inside a round that is otherwise emerald, worked stitch by stitch rather than sewn on afterwards, and all seven feathers repeat those five rounds identically. All 98 rounds are written out below across nine parts, and each one shows the count it finishes on.
Maths verified, not yet made. Every one of the 98 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 High
High because the fan is seven of the same thing: rounds 13 to 17 of each feather are worked stitch by stitch in as many as four colours, and the eyespots only read as a set if all seven land level.
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00What you need before you start
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What you need before you start
Yarn — six colours, all weight 4
1 skein (~50 g)Worsted acrylic, weight 4
~35 gWorsted acrylic, weight 4
~45 gWorsted acrylic, weight 4
~20 gWorsted acrylic, weight 4
~15 gWorsted acrylic, weight 4
scrapsWorsted acrylic, weight 4
Tools
5 you probably own, 2 to buyYou likely have
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Stitch markers
Pins
Measuring tape
You need to buy
6 mm black safety eyes ×2
Polyester stuffing (~60 g)
Optional
A stiff felt or plastic-canvas circle about 8 cm across, sewn behind the fan base to keep the tail flat
A contrast stitch marker for each feather so seven spirals do not drift
A row counter
Gauge and finished size
the last check before you cast onTension
Tight enough that stuffing does not show between the stitches, and tight enough that the carried colours of the eyespot do not grin through the emerald. A looser hand gives a larger bird and a wider fan; the proportions hold either way.
Finished size
~16 cm / 6 in tall, with the tail fan about 25 cm / 10 in across
Any smooth worsted works. What the pattern needs is six colours that stay apart at arm's length — the eyespot is ten stitches wide at most, so gold against blue against black has to carry it, not the size.
How to make the peacock, 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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01Body and head
One piece from the tail end to the crown. Out to thirty-six for the…35 RNDS
starts in peacockTeal· magic ring· Piece 1 of 9
First six rounds[6] [12] [18] [24] [30] [36]
Opening the body
RND 1–61[6]
2[12]
3[18]
4[24]
5[30]
6[36]
Straight sides
RND 7–147[36]
8[36]
9[36]
10[36]
11[36]
12[36]
13[36]
14[36]
Down to the neck
RND 15–1815[30]
16[24]
17[18]
18[12]
The neck, in royal blue
RND 19–2619[12]
20[12]
21[12]
22[12]
23[12]
24[12]
25[12]
26[12]
Out to the head
RND 27–3227[18]
28[24]
29[24]
30[24]
31[24]
32[24]
Closing the crown
RND 33–3533[18]
34[12]
35[6]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreasest(s)stitch, or stitchesreprepeat
When this piece is doneStuff the body before the neck narrows and the head before the last three rounds — neither is reachable afterwards.
2
02The beak
Four rounds of gold, worked point first. It stays small on purpose.4 RNDS
starts in gold· magic ring· Piece 2 of 9
First four rounds[6] [6] [9] [9]
1[6]
2[6]
3[9]
4[9]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreasest(s)stitch, or stitchesreprepeat
When this piece is doneLeave it hollow and flatten the open end before you close it. At nine stitches across, stuffing rounds the beak off and it stops reading as a point.
3
03The crest
A small teal leaf, out to twelve and back to six. The five gold tips…5 RNDS
starts in peacockTeal· magic ring· Piece 3 of 9
First five rounds[6] [12] [12] [12] [6]
1[6]
2[12]
3[12]
4[12]
5[6]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreasest(s)stitch, or stitchesreprepeat
When this piece is donePress it flat, then work five short gold straight stitches along the top edge, spaced evenly, each about a centimetre long.
4
04The wings
Two the same. Out to eighteen, four straight rounds, then a bronze…10 RNDS
starts in royalBlue· magic ring· Piece 4 of 9
First six rounds[6] [12] [18] [18] [18] [18]
1[6]
2[12]
3[18]
4[18]
5[18]
6[18]
7[18]
8[15]
9[12]
10[9]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreasest(s)stitch, or stitchesreprepeat
When this piece is doneLeave both open and unstuffed and press each one flat before pinning it. The three bronze rounds are the wing tip and stay loose — only the royal blue end is sewn down.
5
05Right wing
— the same 10 rounds again, worked from piece 0410 RNDS
starts in royalBlue· magic ring· Piece 5 of 9· 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[18]
8[15]
9[12]
10[9]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreasest(s)stitch, or stitchesreprepeat
6
06The fan base
A flat disc, eight rounds of pure increase, emerald turning teal…8 RNDS
starts in emerald· magic ring· Piece 6 of 9
First six rounds[6] [12] [18] [24] [30] [36]
1[6]
2[12]
3[18]
4[24]
5[30]
6[36]
7[42]
8[48]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreasest(s)stitch, or stitchesreprepeat
When this piece is doneIt should lie flat on the table. If it cups, your tension is tight — a half-size larger hook for this piece fixes it.
7
07The tail feathers
Seven of these, and the whole tail rests on them matching. Ten…18 RNDS
starts in peacockTeal· magic ring· Piece 7 of 9· make 7
First six rounds[6] [12] [12] [12] [12] [12]
Out to twelve
RND 1–21[6]
2[12]
The emerald shaft
RND 3–123[12]
4[12]
5[12]
6[12]
7[12]
8[12]
9[12]
10[12]
11[12]
12[12]
The eyespot — gold outside, then blue, then black
RND 13–1713[18]
14[18]
15[18]
16[18]
17[12]
Closed
RND 18–1818[6]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreasest(s)stitch, or stitchesreprepeat
When this piece is doneLay them side by side before you sew anything. The eyespots should sit at the same distance from the base on all seven.
8
08The feet
Two small bronze pads, four rounds each: six stitches out to nine…4 RNDS
starts in bronze· magic ring· Piece 8 of 9
First four rounds[6] [9] [9] [6]
1[6]
2[9]
3[9]
4[6]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreasest(s)stitch, or stitchesreprepeat
When this piece is doneFlatten each one and close the last six stitches. They take no stuffing: at nine stitches across a filled foot rolls under the bird instead of sitting flat.
9
09Right foot
— the same 4 rounds again, worked from piece 084 RNDS
starts in bronze· magic ring· Piece 9 of 9· mirrors the feet
First four rounds[6] [9] [9] [6]
1[6]
2[9]
3[9]
4[6]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreasest(s)stitch, or stitchesreprepeat
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Fifteen pieces from seven lists. Two lists — the wings and the feet — are written once and worked twice, identical round for round; the grey bars are piece length, all drawn to the same scale.98 ROUNDS IN ALL
Nine notes on the peacock
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01An original Crochet Genie design.
02Everything is worked in a continuous spiral. Mark the first stitch of each round and move the marker as you go.
03Body and head are one piece: teal from round 1, royal blue from round 19 where the neck starts. Stuff the body firmly through rounds 15 to 18 while the opening is still wide, and stuff the head during rounds 33 to 35.
04Safety eyes go in between rounds 29 and 30, about seven stitches apart, before the head closes.
05Round 30 of the body and round 4 of each wing sit better worked in back loops only. That does not change the stitch count — the round is still worked one stitch into one stitch, and it stays 24 sc and 18 sc respectively.
06The eyespot on each feather is per-stitch colourwork: carry the colour you are not using along the back of the round and keep the tension even. All seven feathers repeat rounds 13 to 17 identically, so the fan reads as one set.
07Feathers, wings and crest are left unstuffed and pressed flat before sewing.
08Simulation note: the crest is a flat teal leaf with five gold tips embroidered along its top edge, standing in for the five wire-thin plumes a real peacock carries. The feet are small bronze pads with three toe lines embroidered on each.
09Sew the seven feathers evenly around the back of the fan base, tips pointing outward, then sew the whole fan behind the body at rounds 8 to 12.
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