Materials

Crochet needle (2,5 mm)

Light pink yarn (for instance Durable Coral - 232)
Dark pink yarn (for instance Phil Coton 3 - Oeillet 34)
Light blue yarn (for instance Cotone - 35)
Dark blue yarn (for instance Durable Coral - 342)
Yellow yarn (for instance Phil Coton 3 - Soleil 45)
White yarn (for instance Phil Coton 3 - Blanc 10)
Light brown yarn (for instance Durable Coral - 2218)
Dark brown yarn (for instance Phil Coton 3 - Ebene 47)
Light green yarn (for instance Katia Capri - 149)
Dark green yarn (for instance Phil Coton 3 - Golf 44)
Fiber fill
Black and white felt

US Abbreviations
RND = round
sc = single crochet
sl.st = slipstitch
ch = chain
tch = turning chain
hdc = half double crochet
dc = double crochet
dec = decrease

Head (1x for the male and 1x for the female)

(Use dark blue yarn for the male and dark pink yarn for the female)
RND 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
RND 2: 2 sc in each sc (12)
RND 3: 2 sc in each 2nd sc (18)
RND 4: 2 sc in each 3rd sc (24)
RND 5: 2 sc in each 4th sc (30)
RND 6: 2 sc in each 5th sc (36)
RND 7: 2 sc in each 6th sc (42)
RND 8: 2 sc in each 7th sc (48)
RND 9-16: 48 sc (48)
RND 17: dec over each 7th and 8th sc (42)
RND 18: dec over each 6th and 7th sc (36)
RND 19: dec over each 5th and 6th sc (30)
RND 20: dec over each 4th and 5th sc (24)
RND 21: dec over each 3rd and 4th sc (18)
Fill the head. Tie-off with a sl.st and put the remaining yarn into the head.
Body (1x for the male and 1x for the female)
(Use light blue yarn for the male and light pink yarn for the female)
RND 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
RND 2: 2 sc in each sc (12)
RND 3: 2 sc in each 2nd sc (18)
RND 4: 2 sc in each 3rd sc (24)
RND 5: 2 sc in each 4th sc (30)
RND 6: 2 sc in each 5th sc (36)
RND 7-12: 36 sc (36)
RND 13: dec over each 5th and 6th sc (30)
RND 14: dec over each 4th and 5th sc (24)
Fill the body. Tie-off with a sl.st and leave enough yarn to sew the body to the head.

Wings (2x for the male and 2x for the female)

(Use dark blue yarn for the male and dark pink yarn for the female)
RND 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
RND 2: 6 sc (6)
RND 3: 2 sc in each sc (12)
RND 4: 12 sc (12)
RND 5: 2 sc in each 2nd sc (18)
RND 6-8: 18 sc (18)
RND 9: dec over each 2nd and 3rd sc (12)
RND 10: dec over each 2 sc (6)
Tie-off with a sl.st, close the hole and leave enough yarn to sew the wings to the body.

Tail middle (1x for the male and 1x for the female)
(Use dark blue yarn for the male and dark pink yarn for the female)
RND 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
RND 2: 6 sc (6)
RND 3: 2 sc in each 2nd sc (9)
Tie-off with a sl.st and leave some yarn.

Tail left (1x for the male and 1x for the female)
(Use dark blue yarn for the male and dark pink yarn for the female)
RND 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
RND 2: 6 sc (6)
Tie-off with a sl.st and leave some yarn.

Tail right (1x for the male and 1x for the female)
(Use dark blue yarn for the male and dark pink yarn for the female)
RND 1-2: The same as tail left, don’t tie-off
RND 3: Crochet around tail middle, tail left and tail right (21)
Close the holes between the parts of the tail by sewing together from the inside with the remaining
yarn from tail left and tail middle.
RND 4: 21 sc (21)
RND 5: dec over each 6th and 7th sc (18)
RND 6: 18 sc (18)
RND 7: dec over each 2nd and 3rd sc (12)
Tie-off with a sl.st and leave enough yarn to sew the tail to the body.
Beak (1x for the male and 1x for the female)
(Use yellow yarn)
RND 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
RND 2: 6 sc (6)
RND 3: 2 in each 2nd sc (9)
RND 4: 2 sc in each 3rd sc (12)
Tie-off with a sl.st and leave enough yarn to sew the beak to the head.

Big eyes (2x for the male and 2x for the female)
(Use white yarn)
RND 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
RND 2: 2 sc in each sc (12)
RND 3: 2 sc in each 2nd sc (18)
RND 4: 2 sc in each 3rd sc (24)
Tie-off with a sl.st and leave enough yarn to sew the eyes to the head.

Feet (4x for the male and 4x for the female)

(Use yellow yarn)
Row 1: 3 ch (3)
Tie-off and leave enough yarn to sew the feet to the branch.

Heart
(Use light brown yarn)
RND 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
RND 2: 2 sc in each 2nd sc (9)
RND 3-175: 9 sc (9) Fill up regularly. Put also regularly iron wire in it.
RND 176: dec over each 2nd and 3rd sc (6)
Tie-off with a sl.st and sew the end to the beginning. Bend it into a heart shape.

Branch
(Use dark brown yarn)
RND 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
RND 2: 2 sc in each 2nd sc (9)
RND 3-50: 9 sc (9) Fill up regularly.
RND 51: dec over each 2nd and 3rd (6)
Put iron wire in it that is as long as the branch. Tie-off with a sl.st and leave enough yarn to sew the
branch to the heart.
Leafs (8x)
(Use for 4 leafs dark green yarn and for 4 leafs light green yarn)
Row 1: 8 ch + 1 tch
Row 2: 1 sc in the 1st ch, 1 hdc in the 2nd ch, 1 dc in the 3rd ch, 2 dc in the 4th and 5th ch, 1 dc in the
6th ch, 1 hdc in the 7th ch, 1 sc in the 8th ch
Row 3: 2 ch and continue on the other side of the row
Row 4: 1 sc in the 1st ch, 1 hdc in the 2nd ch, 1 dc in the 3rd ch, 2 dc in the 4th and 5th ch, 1 dc in the
6th ch, 1 hdc in the 7th ch, 1 sc in the 8th ch
Tie-off with a sl.st and leave enough yarn to sew the leafs to the heart and the branch.

Hanger
(Use dark green yarn)
Row 1: 75 ch (75)
Tie-off and leave enough yarn to sew the hanger to the heart.

Putting all the parts together

Sew the head to the body.

Sew the wings to the body.

Sew the tail to the back of the body, somewhere at round 5 (counted from the bottom).

Sew the beak to the head, somewhere at round 15.

Sew the big eyes to the head, somewhere at round 9 with 2 stitches between the eyes.
Sew the branch to the heart.

Sew the feet to the branch. Put the birds on the spot where you want them to determine where the
feet should be.

Sew or paste the birds on top of the feet. For more firmness you can sew or paste the tails of the
birds to the heart.

Sew the leafs to the branch and the heart. Sew 2 leafs to the branch below the birds. Sew 2 other
leafs to the end of the branch. Sew the other leafs per 2 to the convex sides of the heart.

Sew the hanger to the back of the heart behind the leafs.

Eyes
Cut 2 circles out of black felt and 2 smaller circles out of white felt. Paste the white circles onto the
black circles. Then paste the black circles to the big eyes.