Kiwi Crochet Pattern

I agreed to crochet a kiwi (bird) for the college magazine, as kiwi is the magazine's mascot. I had to write out the pattern, so I thought that I would post it here as well. The head+body of my kiwi measures approximately 7in, but gauge is not particularly important.

Notions:

30g of brown yarn (I used Wendy Mode DK)

5g of golden yarn (I used Jarol Heritage DK)

4mm crochet hook

2 black beads for eyes, and a little bit of sewing thread to sew them on

Tapestry needle

Stuffing (polyester fuzz)

Skills required:
Single crochet, single crochet 2 together, crochet in the round, magic ring, slip stitch, sewing

Uses US crochet terms – ch=chain, sl=slip stitch, sc=single crochet, sc2tog= single crochet two stitches together, st=stitch. One stitch is placed in each stitch around unless indicated (such as by 2sc in nxt st).

Body:

Ch6, magic ring.

Increase Round 1: 2sc in each st 6 times round (12 sts total)

Rd 2: *1sc, 2sc in nxt st*, repeat *to* 5 times (18 sts)

Rd 3: *2sc, 2sc in nxt st*, repeat *to* 5 times (24 sts)

Rd 4: *3sc, 2sc in nxt st*, repeat *to* 5 times (30 sts)

Rd 5: *4sc, 2sc in nxt st*, repeat *to* 5 times (36 sts)

Sc around until body is 3 inches long.

Decrease Rd 1: *4sc, sc2tog*, repeat *to* 5 times (30 sts)

Rd 2: *3sc, sc2tog*, repeat *to* 5 times (24 sts)

Rd 3: 6sc *sc2tog, 2sc*, repeat *to* 3 times (18 sts)

Rd 4: sc2tog, 4sc, *sc2tog, 1sc* repeat *to* twice, sc2tog (12 sts)

Bind off

Head:

Ch4, magic ring

Inc Rd 1: 2sc in each st 4 times round (8 sts)

Rd 2: *1sc, 2sc in nxt st*, repeat *to* 3 times (12 sts)

Rd 3: *2sc, 2sc in nxt st*, repeat *to* 3 times (16 sts)

Rd 4: *3sc, 2sc in nxt st*, repeat *to* 3 times (20 sts)

Sc around even for 4 rounds

Decreases: repeat *3sc, sc2tog* until 12 sts remain

Bind off. Stuff head and body. Sew head to body.

Leg:

Ch3, join in 1^st ch

Sc round for 2.5 in. Bind off.

Claw: Repeat as above, but sc round for 1in. Attach to leg 1in up with sl sts. Bind off.

Repeat for second leg. Sew to body.

Beak:

Ch5, sc around for 3 in. Then 2sc in every other st until have 13 sts. Bind off. Sew to head.

Sew on eyes. Marvel at creation.