Kookaburra

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  Step 1

  To begin, find a picture of what you wish to make.

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  Step 2

  Now draw your project. I can't draw for nuts, but it helped me realise what components I will need to make my kookaburra.

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  Step 3

  Knowing what parts I needed to be making, I made a selection of textures and colours from my yarn stash. I've used a 5.00mm hook and changed to a 4.00mm hook for the facial features. The yarns vary from an 8 ply to a 12 ply.

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  Step 4

  I first made the body in simple single crochet rounds with out joining the rounds and increasing, working straight, then decreasing. The body began with 8 sc and increased to 40 sc, then reversed with the decrease to 8 sc.

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  Step 5

  The head was made the same beginning with 6 sc, increasing to 24 sc and ending with 12 sc.

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  Step 6

  Any stuffing will do. If you use snap on eye's this is the best time to do it.

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  Step 7

  Then sew head to body.

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  Step 8

  I made the beak next. The yarns were a different thickness, so I used the thinner one for the top of the beak.

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  Step 9

  I then weaved thin wire into the sides of the beak, so as I could shape them better.

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  Step 10

  I deliberately used a lighter shade of yarn to sew the beak parts together, to define the top and bottom parts of the beak.

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  Step 11

  Now with the embroidery of the face, I sc the sides of the eye's across the beak and across the other eye over the top of the face (not made seperate). I then hand sewed a contrasting yarn into the gaps. I'm not an embroiderer at all, but it just passes. The eye's are small buttons.

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  Step 12

  This is the beginning of the wings.

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  Step 13

  Trying the wings for size as I go.

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  Step 14

  And the finished wings.

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  Step 15

  The Kookaburra also has a feather tail which I made last and also sewed wire into for shaping.

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Grace C. 29th October 2011

Nice! I'd probably add feet so it could stand. Do you think that could be done with pipe cleaners?

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Triceratops · Richmond, Virginia, US · 15 projects 22nd February 2011

Too bad I can't crochet...

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Becsta! · Clarkefield, Victoria, AU · 3 projects 22nd May 2010

wow.... AMAZING FANTASTIC

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naruto uzumaki · 5 projects 27th February 2010

so you wher like omg i like this bird then you drew it then you made your own pattern for it thats so cool you have a gift =3 i wish i cald do that

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mamachka 30th August 2008

"Kookaburra lives in the old gum tree." It's really well done!

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Cat Morley · London, GB · 1432 projects 12th August 2008

Wow this is fantastic

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princesse X. · Kuwait City, Al Asimah, KW · 12 projects 9th August 2008

lovely!

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Ponder · San Diego, California, US · 6 projects 8th August 2008

super cute! i love it!

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