Complete Guide to Crochet Bird Tori Amigurumi: Create Your Own Colorful Bird Character

The Crochet Bird Tori Amigurumi is a delightful craft project that combines the art of amigurumi with the whimsy of creating a cute bird character. With its colorful yarn and intricate stitches, this crocheted bird brings joy and creativity to any crafting session. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned crocheter, the Crochet Bird Tori Amigurumi is a fun and rewarding project that will surely put a smile on your face as you bring this charming creature to life stitch by stitch.

Materials

• Cotton yarn (e.g. Scheepjes Catona, Schachenmayr Catania 125m/50g), one ball for the skin color (for example: blue, mint, light red)
• Two more colors in the same color range as your main color (approximately 10g each)
• Cotton yarn in the color cream (approx 25g)
• Cotton yarn in the color of your choice for accessories (approximately 30g)
• Cotton yarn in yellow (approx 10g)
• Safety eyes 10 mm
• White and black cotton for the eyes, pink for the cheeks
• Thin embroidery thread for the details (white/black)
• Hook size 2.5 mm
• Scissors
• Tapestry blunt needle, sharp needle (for deepening the eyes), stitch marker, pins
• Fiber fill

Abbreviations

• MR – magic Ring
• Rnd – round
• R – row
• Sc – single crochet
• Slst – slip stitch
• Ch – chain
• Inc – increase
• Dec – decrease
• FLO – front loop only
• BLO – back loop only
• Tch – turning chain
• Hdc – half double crochet
• Hdc inc – 2 half double crochet in 1 stitch
• Dc – double crochet
• Tr– treble crochet

Neckerchief

Crochet in rows. Turn your work after every row. Start with the color of your choice.

1. Rnd 1: 5sc in MR + 1tch (5)
2. Rnd 2: inc, 1sc, 3sc in 1 stitch, 1sc, inc + 1tch (9)
3. Rnd 3: inc, 3sc, 3sc in 1 stitch, 3sc, inc + 1tch (13)
4. Crochet in BLO
5. Rnd 4: inc, 5sc, 3sc in 1 stitch, 5sc, inc + 1tch (17)
6. Crochet in FLO
7. Rnd 5: inc, 7sc, 3sc in 1 stitch, 7sc, inc + 1tch (21)
8. Crochet again through both loops
9. Rnd 6: inc, 9sc, 3sc in 1 stitch, 9sc, inc (25)
10. Lace to tie ends together: 30ch, 29slst back, sc along the top edge of the neckerchief, 30ch, 29slst back.
11. Pull the yarn through the last loop and secure the yarn.

Head

Start with blue (main color).

1. Rnd 1: 6sc in MR (6)
2. Rnd 2: 6sc (6)
3. Rnd 3: (inc) x3, 3sc (9)
4. Rnd 4-5: 9sc (2 rounds) (9)
5. Rnd 6: (inc) x3, 6sc (12)
6. Rnd 7: 12sc (12)
7. Rnd 8: (1sc, inc) x6 (18)
8. Rnd 9: 1sc, inc, (2sc, inc) x5, 1sc (24)
9. Rnd 10: (3sc, inc) x6 (30)
10. Rnd 11: 30sc (30)
11. Rnd 12: 2sc, inc, (4sc, inc) x5, 2sc (36)
12. Rnd 13-14: 36sc (2 rounds) (36)
13. Rnd 15: (5sc, inc) x6 (42)
14. Rnd 16: 3sc, inc, (6sc, inc) x5, 3sc (48)
15. Rnd 17: 4sc (blue), 5sc (cream), 8sc (blue), 5sc (cream), 26sc (blue) (48)
16. Rnd 18: 3sc (blue), 7sc (cream), 6sc (blue), 7sc (cream), 25sc (blue) (48)
17. Rnd 19: 3sc (blue), 8sc (cream), 4sc (blue), 8sc (cream), 25sc (blue) (48)
18. Rnd 20: 2sc (blue), 9sc (cream), 4sc (blue), 9sc (cream), 24sc (blue) (48)
19. Rnd 21: (inc) x2 (blue), inc, 9sc (cream), 2sc (blue), 9sc, inc (cream), (inc) x2, 22sc (blue) (54)
20. Rnd 22: 3sc (blue), 26sc (cream), 25sc (blue) (54)
21. Rnd 23: 3sc (blue), 26sc (cream), 25sc (blue) (54)
22. If you are using safety eyes (10mm), insert them either between round 20/21 or round 21/22 (whichever you prefer) the distance between the eyes should be 10 visible stitches (3sc distance to the blue stripes in the middle).
23. Rnd 24: 3sc (blue), 4sc, dec, (7sc, dec) x2, 2sc (cream), 5sc, dec, (7sc, dec) x2 (blue) (48)
24. Rnd 25: 3sc (blue), dec, (6sc, dec) x2, 5sc (cream), 1sc, dec, (6sc, dec) x2, 3sc (blue) (42)
25. Rnd 26: 5sc (blue), dec, (5sc, dec) x2, 1sc (cream), 4sc, dec, (5sc, dec) x2 (blue) (36)
26. Rnd 27: 2sc, dec, 3sc (blue), 1sc, dec, 4sc, dec, 1sc (cream), 3sc, dec, (4sc, dec) x2, 2sc (blue) (30)
27. Cut the cream yarn off, now we continue with blue (main color):
28. Rnd 28: (3sc, dec) x6 (24)
29. Start to stuff the head firmly.
30. Rnd 29: (dec) x12 (12)
31. Rnd 30: 12sc in FLO. (12)
32. Continue stuffing the head. It’s a good idea to stuff the cheeks a bit more so that the head looks wider at the bottom. Don’t cut the yarn off; we will continue crocheting the body.

Face Modeling

When modeling the face, you can let your imagination go wild. To give it an even cuter look, you can deepen the eyes (there are several tutorials on how to do that). If you want to embroider the eyes, use black and white cotton yarn and a color of your choice. The embroidered eyes are between round 19 and 21 in the brighter part of the face. They go vertical over 3 stitches and are about 10 visible stitches apart. They are made with approximately 4 black threads, bordered on the outside with a colored thread and white thread. The highlight in the eyes is placed in the middle and about 1 stitch long. You can make an additional small white spot in the eye. Make the spot restrained. Add the lashes over 3 stitches. The eyebrows are made with thin black thread, over 1 stitch slightly angled. Their length is about 3 stitches. If you are using safety eyes, you can add the eye white with some white thread and embroider with black the lashes and eyebrows.

Body

Continue crocheting with blue (main color).

1. Rnd 1: (inc) x12 (24)
2. Rnd 2: 24sc (24)
3. Rnd 3: (3sc, inc) x6 (30)
4. Rnd 4-5: 30sc (2 rounds) (30)
5. Rnd 6: 2sc, inc, (4sc, inc) x5, 2sc (36)
6. Rnd 7: 36sc (36)
7. Rnd 8: (5sc, inc) x6 (42)
8. Rnd 9: 3sc, inc, (6sc, inc) x5, 3sc (48)
9. Rnd 10-12: 48sc (3 rounds) (48)
10. The increase of the next round should be at the back of the body; this will be the butt. You might need to move the increase so that it's centered at the back.
11. Rnd 13: 36sc, (1sc, inc) x6 (54)
12. Rnd 14: 54sc (54)
13. Rnd 15: (7sc, dec) x6 (54) (48)
14. Rnd 16: 3sc, dec, (6sc, dec) x5, 3sc (42)

The decrease of the next round should be at the back of the body where the increase was in round 13. You might need to move the decrease so that they are centered at the back.

1. Rnd 17: 24sc, (1sc, dec) x6 (36)
2. Rnd 18: 2sc, dec, (4sc, dec) x5, 2sc (30)
3. Rnd 19: (3sc, dec) x6 (24)
4. Rnd 20: 1sc, dec, (2sc, dec) x5, 1sc (18)
5. Rnd 21: (1sc, dec) x6 (12)
6. Rnd 22: (dec) x6 (6)

Stuff the body firmly with filling; it’s best to start with the stuffing at round 19. Pull the yarn through the FLO of the remaining 6 sc to close the hole and fasten off.

Beanie / Hat

Now we crochet in rows. Use the same color as you used for the neckerchief:

1. Leave a long starting yarn and chain 25 and 1 tch.
2. Now you crochet 25 hdc in the BLO and 1 tch until it fits around Tori’s head. Make sure that the last row doesn’t end on the same side as the starting yarn (if so, make 1 row less or more).
3. Pull the yarn through the last stitch, cut it off generously and sew the ends. You can also crochet the ends together with sc.
4. Next, guide the yarn evenly through the loops of the edge (e.g., 1cm).
5. At the end, both yarns should come together. Pull the yarn together so the hole on the top of the hat closes. Now you tie the yarns together and sew the ends. If you like, you can sew on a pompom, which you can make with a pompom maker or a fork.

Claws

Crochet 4x (yellow).

1. Rnd 1: 6sc in MR (6)
2. Rnd 2: (1sc, inc) x3 (9)
3. Rnd 3: 9sc (9)
4. Rnd 4: (1sc, dec) x3 (6)
5. Rnd 5: 6sc (6)
6. After the first claw, fasten off and sew the end. Repeat the above for the second claw, but this time don’t fasten off. The claws don’t get stuffed. Chain 1 and connect both claws with a sc, 5sc around the other claw, 1sc in the chain, 6sc in the 1st claw, and 1sc in the chain. (14).
7. The claws don’t get stuffed.
8. Rnd 2: (5sc, dec) x2 (12)
9. Rnd 3: (2sc, dec) x3 (9)
10. Rnd 4: 8sc, ch (9)
11. Rnd 5: 2ch, skip 3sc, 7sc (9)
12. Rnd 6: (dec, 1sc) x3 (6)
13. Pull the yarn through the FLO of the remaining 6sc, close the hole, and sew the end. Repeat the above for the second foot.

Legs

(Yellow)

The legs are crocheted directly on the claws’ “free space”. Attach the thread to a stitch in the free space (no matter where). (This will be your 1st stitch of the leg). In theory, the “free space” only has 6 stitches. To avoid a hole, crochet 1 sc on both sides, left and right.

1. Rnd 1: 3sc, sc on the side, 3sc in the ch, sc in the side (8)
2. Rnd 2-6: 8sc (5 rounds) (8)
3. Colour change to blue (main color).
4. Rnd 7: (1sc, inc) x4 (12)
5. Rnd 8: (1sc, inc) x6 (18)
6. Rnd 9-10: 18sc (2 rounds) (18)
7. End the round with a slst. Leave a long tail to sew the legs later to the body. Repeat the above for the 2nd leg.

Beak

Beak (yellow).

1. Rnd 1: 6sc in MR (6) (6)
2. Rnd 2: (inc) x6 (12) (12)
3. Rnd 3-4: 12sc (2 rounds) (12)
4. In the next round, we will be making the bottom part of the beak.
5. Rnd 5: 1sc in one sc crochet the following: (1sc, 1hdc, 1dc, 1tr, 1dc, 1hdc, 1sc) 1sc. (9)
6. Finish the round with a slst and leave a long tail to sew the beak later to the head.

Wings

Start with blue (main color) and make 2.

1. Rnd 1: 8sc in MR (8)
2. Rnd 2: (inc) x8 (16)
3. Rnd 3: (1sc, inc) x8 (24)
4. Rnd 4: 1sc, inc, (2sc, inc) x7, 1sc (32)
5. Rnd 5: (3sc, inc) x8 (40)
6. Rnd 6: 2sc, inc, (4sc, inc) x7, 2sc (48)
7. Rnd 7: (5hdc, hdc inc) x8 (56)
8. Colour change to middle blue (1st secondary color).
9. Rnd 8: 3hdc, hdc inc (6hdc, hdc inc) x7, 3hdc (64)
10. Colour change to dark blue (2nd secondary color).
11. Fold the wings in half and crochet them together as follows: (7ch, 1sc) x26, in the last 6 stitches (per side), only sc.
12. The wings don’t get stuffed. Pull the thread through the last stitch and finish off.
13. Leave a long tail to sew the wings later to the body.

Tail

Start with dark blue (2nd secondary color).

1. Rnd 1: Starting in the 2nd stitch from the needle: 12sc on one side of the chain, 12sc on the opposite side of the chain (24).
2. Rnd 2-3: 24sc (2 rounds) (24).
3. Colour change to middle blue (1st secondary color).
4. Rnd 4: 24sc (24).
5. Rnd 5: (dec, 10sc) x2 (22).
6. Change color to blue (main color).
7. Rnd 6: 22sc (22).
8. Rnd 7: (dec, 9sc) x2 (20).
9. Rnd 8-9: 20sc (2 rounds) (20).
10. Rnd 10: (dec, 8sc) x2 (18).
11. Rnd 11: (dec, 7sc) x2 (16).
12. Rnd 12: 16sc (16).
13. Rnd 13: (dec, 6sc) x2 (14).
14. Rnd 14: (dec, 5sc) x2 (12).
15. Rnd 15: 12sc (12).
16. The tail doesn’t get stuffed. Fold it together and crochet it with 6sc together.
17. Cut yarn, leaving a long tail, to sew it later to the body.

Finishing

Sew everything together.

Sew the beak between round 20 and 23. It should lie under the top of the dark part of the head, therefore in the brighter part. The beak does not get stuffed. The feet get sewn to the bottom middle of the body, between round 11 and 22. Stuff the upper part of the leg whilst sewing it on, Tori will stand a bit more stable that way. The claws should point to the front. Sew the wings on the left and right side on the single crochet part between rounds 1 and 6, slightly angled to the body so that the wings stay flexible. The top part of the wings should lie in line with the top of the head and legs. Pay attention that the wings lie in the correct direction. The tail gets sewn to round 15 with the one colored part laying in the middle of the body. It should lie in the middle of the legs and wings.