Welcome to my king parrot crochet pattern. Here is what the finished king parrot will look like.

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King Parrot Crochet Pattern

Abbreviations 

• st – stitch
• sts – stitches
• ch – chain
• sl st – slip stitch
• sc – single crochet
• hdc – half double crochet
• dc – double crochet
• tr – treble crochet
• dtr – double treble crochet

Materials Used 

• I used 7 colours of 4 ply crochet cotton, red, green, blue, black, grey, and pink for the parrot and brown for the branch but you could use other colours or wool if you prefer.
• A crochet hook, I used a 1.25mm hook.
• Scissors.
• Thread and sewing needle to stitch the parrot together.
• Darning needle to weave in ends.
• Black sewing or embroidery cotton to embroider on the eye.

Head

5 ch.

Row 1:  Miss 1^st ch, work 1 sc in each st to last st, work 2 sc in last st.  Turn. (5 sts)

Row 2:  1 ch, 2 sc in 1^st st, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st.  Turn.  (7 sts)

Row 3:  1 ch, 2 sc in 1^st st, 1 sc in each st to end.  Turn.  (8 sts)

Row 4:  1 ch, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st.  Turn.  (9 sts)

Row 5:  1 ch, 1 sc in each st to end.  Turn.  (9 sts)

Row 6:  1 ch, 1 sc in each st to end.  Turn.  (9 sts)

Row 7:   1 ch, 1 sc in each st to last 2 sts, 1 joined sc over last 2 sts.  Turn.  (8 sts)

Row 8:   1 ch, 1 sc in each st to end.  Turn.  (8 sts)

Row 9:   1 ch, 2 sc in 1^st st, 1 sc in each st to end.  Turn.  (9 sts)

Row 10:  1 ch, 2 sc in 1^st st, 1 sc in each st to end.  Turn.  (10 sts)

Row 11:   1 ch, 2 sc in 1^st st, 1 sc in each st to end.  Turn.  (11 sts)

Row 12:   1 ch, 2 sc in 1^st st, 1 sc in each st to end.  Turn.  (12 sts)

Row 13:   1 ch, 1 sc in each st to end.  Turn.  (12 sts)

Row 14:   1 ch, 2 sc in 1^st st, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st.  Turn.  (14 sts)

Row 15:  1 ch, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st.  Turn.  (15 sts)

Row 16:  1 ch, 1 sc in each st to end.  Turn.  (15 sts)

Row 17:   1 ch, 1 joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to end.  Turn.  (14 sts)

Row 18:   1 ch, 1 sc in each st to end.  Turn.  (14 sts)

Row 19:  1 ch, 1 joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to end.  Turn.  (13 sts)

Row 20:  1 ch, 1 sc in each st to end.  Turn.  (13 sts)

Row 21:  1 ch, 1 sc in each st to end.  Turn.  (13 sts)

Row 22:  1 ch, 1 sc in each st to last 2 sts, 1 joined sc over last 2 sts.  Turn.  (12 sts)

Row 23:  1 ch, 1 sc in each st to end. Turn.  (12 sts)

Row 24:  1 ch, 1 sc in each st to last 2 sts, 1 joined sc over last 2 sts. Turn.  (11 sts)

Row 25:  1 ch, 1 joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to end. Turn.  (10 sts)

Row 26:  1 ch, 1 sc in each st to last 2 sts, 1 joined sc over last 2 sts.  Turn.  (9 sts)

Row 27:  1 ch, 1 joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to end. Turn.  (8 sts)

Row 28:  1 ch, 1 sc in each st to last 2 sts, 1 joined sc over last 2 sts. Turn.  (7 sts)

Row 29:  1 ch, 1 joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn.  (7 sts)

Row 30:  1 ch, 2 sc in 1^st st, 1 sc in each st to last 3 sts, 1 joined sc over last 3 sts. Turn.  (6 sts)

Row 31:  1 ch, 1 joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to end.  Don’t fasten off.

Neatening Row

1 ch, work 1 sc in each st around including across bottom of body, sl st in 1^st ch.  Fasten off.

Tail

Join cotton to bottom of body as shown and work across the bottom 7 sts.

Row 1:  3 ch, work 1 joined dc over same st as ch and next st, 1 dc in each st to last st, work 2 dc in last st.  Turn. (7 sts)

Row 2:  3 ch, 1 dc in each st to last 2 sts, 1 joined dc over last 2 sts.  Turn.  (6 sts)

Row 3:  3 ch, work 1 joined dc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 dc in each st to last st, work 2 dc in last st.  Turn. (6 sts)

Row 4:  3 ch, 1 dc in each st to last 2 sts, 1 joined dc over last 2 sts.  Turn.  (5 sts)

Row 5:  3 ch, work 1 joined dc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 dc in each st to last st, work 2 dc in last st.  Turn. (5 sts)

Row 6:  3 ch, 1 dc in each st to last 2 sts, 1 joined dc over last 2 sts.  Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 7:   3 ch, work 1 joined dc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 dc in each st to last st, work 2 dc in last st.  Turn. (4 sts)

Row 8:   3 ch, 1 dc in each st to last 2 sts, 1 joined dc over last 2 sts.  Turn.  (3 sts)

Row 9:   3 ch, work 1 joined dc over 1^st 2 sts, work 2 dc in last st.  Turn. (3 sts)

Row 10:  3 ch, 1 dc in 1^st st, 1 joined dc over last 2 sts.  Turn.  (2 sts)

Row 11:   3 ch, work 1 dc in each st.  Fasten off.

Front Wing

15 ch.

 

Row 1:  Miss 1^st ch, work 1 sc in each st to end.  Turn. (14 sts)

Row 2:  1 ch, 2 sc in 1^st st, 1 sc in each st to end.  Turn.  (15 sts)

Row 3:  1 ch, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (16 sts)

Row 4:  1 ch, 2 sc in 1^st st, 1 sc in each st to end.  Turn.  (17 sts)

Row 5:  1 ch, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. (18 sts)

Neatening Row

1 ch, work 1 sc in each st across top and down side.  Don’t fasten off.

Bottom Part of Wing

15 ch.

Row 1:  Miss 1^st ch, work 1 sl st in each of next 3 sts, 1 sc in each st to end. Sl st into main part of wing, sl st into next st on main part of wing. Turn.

Row 2:  Work 1 sl st into each st up to 2^nd last st.  Turn.

Row 3:  Sl st in each of 1^st 3 sts, 1 sc in each st to last 4 sts, 1 hdc in each of last 4 sts. Sl st into main part of wing, sl st into next st on main part of wing. Turn.

Row 4:  Work 1 sl st into each st up to 2^nd last st.  Turn.

Row 5:  Sl st in each of 1^st 3 sts, 1 sc in each st to last 4 sts, 1 hdc in each of last 4 sts. Sl st into main part of wing. Fasten off.

Back Wing

Join cotton on wrong side of bird’s body at neck as shown.

Working down side work 1 ch, then 1 sc in each of next 3 sts, 1 tr in next st, 1 or 2 dtr in each of following 10 sts, 1 dc in next st, 1 hdc in following st, 1 sc in next st and sl st in following st.  Fasten off.

Bottom Part of Beak

Join cotton 2 sts up from neck as shown.

3 ch, work a joined dc over next 2 sts.  Fasten off.

Top Part of Beak

4 ch.

Row 1:  Miss 2 ch, 1 hdc in each of next 2 ch.  Turn.

Row 2:  2 ch, work a joined hdc over both sts.  Fasten off.

Branch

6 ch.

Row 1:  Miss 1^st 2 ch, work 1 hdc in each st to end.  Turn. (4 sts)

Row 2:  2 ch, 2 hdc in 1^st st, 1 hdc in next st, joined hdc over last 2 sts. Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 3:  2 ch, 1 joined hdc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 hdc in next st, 2 hdc in last st.  Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 4:  2 ch, 2 hdc in 1^st st, 1 hdc in next st, joined hdc over last 2 sts. Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 5:  2 ch, 1 joined hdc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 hdc in next st, 2 hdc in last st.  Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 6:  2 ch, 2 hdc in 1^st st, 1 hdc in next st, joined hdc over last 2 sts. Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 7:   2 ch, 1 joined hdc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 hdc in next st, 2 hdc in last st.  Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 8:   2 ch, 2 hdc in 1^st st, 1 hdc in next st, joined hdc over last 2 sts. Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 9:   2 ch, 2 hdc in 1^st st, 1 hdc in next st, joined hdc over last 2 sts. Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 10:  2 ch, 1 joined hdc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 hdc in next st, 2 hdc in last st.  Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 11:   2 ch, 2 hdc in 1^st st, 1 hdc in next st, joined hdc over last 2 sts. Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 12:   2 ch, 1 joined hdc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 hdc in next st, 2 hdc in last st.  Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 13:   2 ch, 2 hdc in 1^st st, 1 hdc in next st, joined hdc over last 2 sts. Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 14:   2 ch, 1 joined hdc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 hdc in next st, 2 hdc in last st.  Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 15:  2 ch, 2 hdc in 1^st st, 1 hdc in next st, joined hdc over last 2 sts. Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 16:  2 ch, 1 joined hdc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 hdc in next st, 2 hdc in last st.  Fasten off.

Front Claw

Join cotton 3 stitches up from tail as shown.

7 ch, miss 2 ch and sl st in next 3 ch, 6 ch, miss 2 ch and sl st in next 4 ch and sl st in same place as last sl st from 1^st part of claw, 5 ch, miss 2 ch and sl st in next 3 ch and sl st in same place as last sl st from 1^st part of claw, 1 sc in each st to body.  Sl st in body.  Fasten off.

Back Claw

Join cotton 5 stitches up from front claw.

5 ch, miss 2 ch and sl st in each remaining ch, sl st in same place on body, 6 ch, miss 2 ch and sl st in each remaining ch, sl st in same place on body, 4 ch, miss 2 ch and sl st in each remaining ch, sl st in same place on body.  Fasten off.

To Make Up

Weave in ends.  Bend the back wing to the front and stitch down.

Sew the front wing on slightly over the back wing as shown.

Attach the top part of the beak.

Embroider on an eye.

Stitch the bird to the branch.

I hope that you’ve enjoyed the king parrot crochet pattern, if you have here’s some other patterns you may like.

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