Free crochet flamingo applique- personalize your blankets

It has been a while since I have designed appliques, but I am back! Meet the newest addition to the appliques family- Crochet flamingo applique. I still haven’t decided if I should turn it into a crochet applique-themed blanket such as my crochet Jungle blanket, Undersea blanket, or Safari blanket. Maybe I should make a simple blanket to show off the applique better. What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments and help me decide!

Once in a while I have designer blocks and it is very hard to get inspired and create a new design. I have been feeling lost for a few months back but as per this year my inspiration is back and in its full swing. Be prepared to be overloaded with cuteness in the next days and weeks!

Crochet flamingo applique can be used as an embelishment for your crochet baby blankets or maybe on your crochet bag. You can combine this crochet flamingo applique with some of our previous crochet animal appliques and create your own personalized blanket desings! Take a look at our Crochet applique section to find the rest of the crew.

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Crochet flamingo applique pattern:

Materials:

• Sport weight yarn or DK weight yarn in fuchsia, light pink, beige and small amount of white and black for the beak.
• I used Schachenmayr Catania Originals, you can also use Stylecraft Special DK for example.
• Crochet hook size 3mm/US crochet hook size C or D
• 1 safety eye or mini black button.

Special stitches:

Mini picot stitch- ch 2, sl.st in 2^nd ch from hook.

Pattern notes:

1. This pattern is written in US crochet terminology.
2. Final measurements are : 5 inches in width x 7 inches height
3. If you use thicker yarn your applique will turn bigger, consider this when you choose teh weight of your yarn.
4. If you use worsted weight yarn you will need to omit last round of head and body. So crochet the head till rnd 6 and work the body till rnd 4. When you make the wings just make the small feathers. The rest of the pattern is the same as using thinner yarn.

Abbreviation:

Sc-single crochet

Hdc-half double crochet

dc-double crochet

sl.st- slip stitch

Pattern itself:

Flamingo applique’s head :

• With fuchsia color yarn

Rnd 1: Start with magic ring and make 6 sc into it or ch 2, make 6 sc in 2^nd ch from hook. (6)

Rnd 2: make 2 sc in each st around. (12)

Rnd 3: * sc in next st, 2 sc in next st *rep from * to * 5 more times (18)

Rnd 4: * sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st *rep from * to * 5 more times (24)

Rnd 5: * sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st *rep from * to * 5 more times (30)

Rnd 6: sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st, * sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st *rep from * to * 4 more times, sc in next 2 sts (36)

Rnd 7: * sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st *rep from * to * 5 more times. FO. (42)

Nose – made of 2 parts white and black

White part:

Row 1: Ch 7, sc in 2^nd ch from hook, sc in next 5 sts, ch 1, turn (6)

Row 2-3: sc in each st across, ch 2, turn (6)

FO.

Black part:

Ch 8, sc in 2^nd ch from hook, hdc in next ch, dc in each of next 2 chs, 3 dc in next ch, dc in last ch. FO. (8)

Flamingo applique’s Body:

-with fuchsia color yarn

Row 1: ch 11, 2 sc in 2^nd ch from hook, sc in next 8 sts, 3 sc in last st, continue on opposite side, sc in next 9 sts, join with sl.st on top of 1^st st.

Row 2: ch 1, 2 sc in base of initial ch-1, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 8 sts, 2 sc in each of next 3 sts, sc in next 8 sts, 2 sc in last st, join with sl.st on top of 1^st st.

Row 3: ch 1, sc in base of initial ch-1, *2 sc in next st, sc in next st *rep 2 times, sc in next 7 sts, * sc in next st, 2 sc in next st *rep 3 times, sc in next 9 sts,2 sc in last st, join with sl.st on top of 1^st st.

Row 4: ch 1, sc in base of initial ch-1, sc in next st, * 2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts *rep 2 times, sc in next 6 sts, * sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st *rep 3 times, sc in next 10 sts, 2 sc in last st, join with sl.st on top of 1^st st.

Row 5: ch 1, hdc in base of initial ch-1, hdc in each st around, join with sl.st on top of 1^st st.

Feathers/wings- (make 6 – 3 with pink color yarn and 3 with fuchsia )

Rnd 1: Ch 7, sc in 2^nd ch from hook, sc in next st, hdc in next 3 sts, 5 dc in last st, continue on opposite side, hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 2 sts, join with sl.st on top of 1^st st. FO. (15)

Big feather:

-with fuchsia color yarn

Row 1: Start with magic ring, secure with slip knot, ch 2, 5 dc into the ring, ch 3, turn.

Row 2: 1 picot, 1 dc in base of initial ch-3, * 1 picot, 1 dc in next st,1 picot, 1 dc in same st *rep 2 more times, 1 picot, 1 dc in next st, 1 picot, 1 dc in 2^nd ch of turning ch-2.

Flamingo applique’s Neck :

-with fuchsia color yarn

Ch 14, hdc in 3^rd ch from hook, hdc in next 4 sts, dc2tog, hdc in next 5 sts. Fasten off.

Flamingo applique’s Legs:

First leg:

-with beige color

Ch 15, sc in 2^nd ch from hook, sc in next 5 chs, 3 sc in next ch, sc in next 7 chs, continue making the claws, * ch 4, sc in 2^nd ch from hook, sc in rem chs * rep from * to * 1 more times, sl.st around the post of leg’s last sc st.

Second leg:

-with beige color

Ch 14, sc in 2^nd ch from hook, sc in rem chs, continue making the claws, * ch 4, sc in 2^nd ch from hook, sc in rem chs * rep from * to * 1 more times, sl.st around the post of leg’s last sc st.

Assembling all pieces together:

1. Take the head and beak’s parts. Place the white piece on the edge of the head and sew it. Place the black part of the beak under the white part and sew it.
2. Take the body and the feathers. First take the big feather and 3 small pink wings. Place the small pink wings in the middle of the body a little to the back and sew them. Then sew the big feather onto the small wings. Take the remaining 3 fuchsia wings and place them on the back as tail feathers.
3. Take the neck and connect the head and body.
4. Take both legs and place the one which is bent under the straight one and sew them behind the body on the bottom.
5. Take the safety eye and insert it in the 4^th round in 12^th st.

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