Hilda Hummingbird crochet

Hummingbird crochet pattern

·        This pattern is written in UK terms

·        dc- double crochet

·        Rnd- round

·        Dcinc- double crochet increase (double crochet twice in the same stitch)

·        Dec- decrease

·        Htrinc- half treble increase (half treble crochet twice in the same stitch)

·        Ch- chain

Head and Body

Rnd1 6dc in magic loop          6

Rnd2 (2dcinc) x6                  12

Rnd3 (dc, 2dcinc) x6             18

Rnd4 (2dc, 2dcinc) x6           24

Rnd5 (3dc, 2dcinc) x6           30

Rnd6 (4dc, 2dcinc) x6           36

Rnd7-Rnd13 dc

Rnd14 (4dc, dec) x6             30

Rnd15 (3dc, dec) x6             24

Rnd16 (2dc, dec) x6             18

Rnd17 dc

Rnd18 (5dc, 2dcinc) x3         21

Rnd19 dc

Rnd20 (6dc, 2dcinc) x3         24

Rnd21-Rnd23 dc

Rnd24 (3dc, 2dcinc) x6         30

Rnd25 (4dc, 2dcinc) x6         36

Rnd26-Rnd28 dc

Rnd29 (4dc, dec) x6             30

Rnd30 (3dc, dec) x6             24

Rnd31 (2dc, dec) x6             18

Rnd32 (dc, dec) x6               12

Rnd33 (dec) x6                      6

Fasten off

Eyebrows
ch5
slipstitch 4
fasten off

Top Beak

Rnd1 4dc in magic loop            4

Rnd2 dc

Rnd3 (dc, 2dcinc) x2                6

Rnd4 (2dc, 2dcinc) x2              8

Rnd5 (3dc, 2dcinc) x2                                     10

Rnd6 (4dc, 2dcinc) x2                                     12

Rnd7 (5dc, 2dcinc) x2                                     14

Rnd8 5dc, 2dcinc, dc, 2dcinc, 4dc, 2dcinc, dc    17

Rnd9 2dcinc, 5dc, 2dcinc, 8dc, 2dcinc               20

Rnd10 (9dc, 2htrinc) x2                                   22

Fasten off

Bottom Beak

Same as top beak until Rnd7

Fasten off

Tummy

Ch6

Row1-4 dc

Row5 dc, inc, dc, inc, dc

Row6-8 dc

Row9 dc, dec, dc, dec, dc

Row10-11 dc

Row12 dec, dc, dec

Slip stitch around edge

Fasten off

Wings x2

Rnd1 4dc in magic loop           4

Rnd2 (dc, 2dcinc) x2               6

Rnd3 (2dc, 2dcinc) x2             8

Rnd4 (3dc, 2dcinc) x2            10

Rnd5 dc

Rnd6 (4dc, 2dcinc) x2            12

Rnd7-Rnd9 dc

Rnd10 dec, 10dc                    11

Rnd11 dec, 9dc                      10

Rnd12 dec, 8dc                        9

Rnd13 dec, 7dc                        8

Rnd14 dc

Fasten off

Feet x2

Ch5, 4dc

Ch6, 5dc

Ch5, 4dc

3dc in the last stitch

Fasten off

Alternative feet x2

Rnd1 5dc in magic loop

Rnd2 dc in first stitch, (dc, ch3, 2dc picot, dc in same stitch) x3 dc

Fasten off

Middle tail feather

Rnd1 6dc in magic loop            6

Rnd2 (2dc, 2dcinc) x2              8

Rnd3 (3dc, 2dcinc) x2             10

Rnd4 (4dc, 2dcinc) x2             12

Rnd5 (5dc, 2dcinc) x2             14

Rnd6-Rnd7 dc

Rnd8 (5dc, dec) x2                 12

Rnd9 dc

Rnd10 (4dc, dec) x2               10

Rnd11 dc

Rnd12 (3dc, dec) x2                 8

Rnd13 dc

Fasten off

Outer tail feathers x2

Rnd1 6dc in magic loop               6

Rnd2 (2dc, 2dcinc) x2                 8

Rnd3 (3dc, 2dcinc) x2                10

Rnd4 (4dc, 2dcinc) x2                12

Rnd5-6 dc

Rnd7 (4dc, dec) x2                    10

Rnd8 dc

Rnd9 (3dc, dec) x2                     8

Rnd10 dc

Rnd11 (2dc, dec) x2                   6

Rnd12dc

Fasten off