Winter Bird Amigurumi Free Crochet Pattern

Designer: Kasatka Dolls
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Difficulty Level: Intermediate

A cozy winter-inspired amigurumi project to bring woodland charm to your crochet time.
This free Bullfinch Amigurumi pattern is designed by Oksana Lifenko (YouTube) and captures the bold red chest and delicate contrast of this beloved winter bird. With its compact, palm-sized shape and realistic coloring, this design makes a beautiful choice for seasonal decor, handmade gift ideas, or woodland-themed collections. Character bird projects like the mini owl amigurumi show how small nature-inspired toys can become customer favorites. We sincerely thank Oksana Lifenko for sharing this charming bullfinch design with the crochet community.

This is an intermediate amigurumi pattern intended for crocheters comfortable with shaping and assembly. The toy is made using smooth acrylic, cotton, or semi-cotton yarn, and the beak can be crafted from polymer clay or replaced with a ready-made toy beak. It is crocheted in parts and assembled, making it more detailed than beginner designs. If you enjoy realistic animal projects, you may also love the small hippo amigurumi featured on our blog.

The final size depends on yarn thickness and hook size, typically about half the size of a palm. You will need red or bright orange, black, and gray yarn, a suitable crochet hook, safety or bead eyes, stuffing, glue, and basic tools. At the end of the pattern, you will also find related amigurumi ideas shared for extra inspiration.

Materials and Tools

• Yarn: red or bright orange, black, gray
• Crochet hook
• Safety eyes or bead eyes
• Beak
• Toy stuffing
• Glue
• Yarn needle
• Scissors

Abbreviations

MR – magic ring
st – stitch
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
hdc2tog – half double crochet 2 together
inc – increase
dec – decrease
(…) x n – repeat the instructions in parentheses n times

HANDMADE WINTER BIRD AMIGURUMI FREE CROCHET DESIGN

Body and Head

Start with black yarn.
R1: 6 sc in MR
R2: inc x 6 (12)
R3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
R4: (6 sc, 3 inc) x 2 (24)
R5–R6: 24 sc (2 rounds)
R7: 7 sc, hdc, 2 dc inc, hdc, 8 sc, hdc inc, 2 dc inc, hdc inc, sc, sl st, fasten off (30)

R8: Attach bright orange yarn in the second-to-last dc of the previous round, sc in that stitch, 2 sc, hdc, 8 dc, hdc, 4 sc, hdc, 8 dc, hdc, 3 sc (30)
R9: inc, 11 sc, 6 inc, 11 sc, inc (38)
R10: 38 sc + 1 offset stitch
R11: inc, 7 sc, dec, 7 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 7 sc, dec, 7 sc, inc (40)
R12: 40 sc
R13: inc, 13 sc, dec, 8 sc, dec, 13 sc, inc (40)
R14: 40 sc + 1 offset stitch
R15: inc, 10 sc, (dec, 1 sc) x 2, dec, 2 sc, (dec, 1 sc) x 2, dec, 10 sc, inc (36)
R16: inc, 8 sc, (dec, 1 sc) x 2, dec, 2 sc, (dec, 1 sc) x 2, dec, 8 sc, inc (32)
R17: 32 sc + 1 offset stitch
R18: inc, 6 sc, (dec, 1 sc) x 2, dec, 2 sc, (dec, 1 sc) x 2, dec, 6 sc, inc (28)
R19: inc, 4 sc, (dec, 1 sc) x 2, dec, 2 sc, (dec, 1 sc) x 2, dec, 4 sc, inc. On the last stitch, change to white yarn. Fasten off orange. (24)

Next round uses deep single crochet (insert hook 1 or 2 rows below instead of the top loops).
R20 (white): (sc, deep sc 1 row below, sc, deep sc 1 row below, deep sc 2 rows below, deep sc 1 row below) x 4 (24)
R21: inc, 2 sc, (dec, sc) x 2, 3 dec, (sc in next st, dec) x 2, 2 sc, inc (19)
R22: sc, 9 dec, sl st (10)

Fasten off, leaving a 30 cm tail. Stuff the body. Thread the yarn through the remaining stitches and close the opening. Do not cut the white yarn yet.

Sew bead eyes between the 2nd and 3rd dc stitches. Bring the white yarn near the first eye, embroider the lower eyelid, then move to the second eye, embroider, bring the needle down into the body, secure and hide the yarn.

Wings

R1 (gray): ch 6, sc in 2nd chain from hook, sc, 3 sc in next stitch, 2 sc, ch 1, turn (7)
R2 (BLO for this and all following rows): 3 sc, 3 sc in next stitch, 3 sc, ch 1, turn (9)
R3–R4: dec, 2 sc, 3 sc in next stitch, 2 sc, dec, ch 1, turn (9)
R5: dec, 2 sc, 3 sc in next stitch, 2 sc, dec, change to white on turning chain, fasten off gray leaving a 25 cm tail (9)
R6 (white): 4 sc, 3 sc in next stitch, 4 sc, ch 1, turn (11)
R7: dec, 3 sc, 3 sc in next stitch, 3 sc, dec, fasten off without turning (11)

Make a second wing.

Feathers

Work all sl st through the back loops.
Attach black yarn in first stitch.

• ch 5, sc in 2nd ch from hook, 3 sc, 2 sl st
• ch 6, sc in 2nd ch from hook, 4 sc, 2 sl st
• repeat above step 3 more times
• ch 5, sc in 2nd ch from hook, 3 sc, sl st
Total 6 feathers.

Tail

R1: ch 9 (black), sc in 2nd ch from hook, 7 sc, ch 1, turn (8)
R2 (BLO and all following rows): 8 sc, ch 4, turn
R3: sc in 2nd ch from hook, 10 sc, ch 1, turn (11)
R4: 11 sc, ch 4, turn
R5: sc in 2nd ch from hook, 13 sc, ch 1, turn (14)
R6–R7: 11 sc, ch 1, turn (11)
R8: 8 sc, ch 1, turn (8)
R9: 8 sc, 1 ch, crochet 5 sc evenly along top edge, fasten off

Back

Work all rows through the back loop.

R1: Attach gray yarn to first of the 5 sc, sc in same stitch, 4 sc, ch 1, turn (5)
R2: 5 sc, ch 1, turn
R3: inc, 3 sc cluster (3 sc with shared top), inc, ch 1, turn (5)
R4: inc, 3 sc, inc, ch 1, turn (7)
R5: inc, sc, 3 sc cluster, sc, inc, ch 1, turn (7)
R6: 7 sc, ch 1, turn

R7: inc, 5 sc, inc, ch 1, turn (9)
R8: 9 sc, ch 1, turn
R9: inc, 2 sc, 3 sc cluster, 2 sc, inc, ch 1, turn (9)
R10: 9 sc, ch 1, turn
R11: inc, 7 sc, inc, ch 1, turn (11)
R12: 11 sc, ch 1, turn
R13: inc, 9 sc, inc, fasten off leaving 30 cm tail (13)

Legs

Ch 5, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc, ch 3, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc, hdc in base of first toe, ch 3, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc, hdc in base of first toe, 2 sc, ch 7, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc, ch 3, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc, hdc in base of first toe, ch 3, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc, hdc in base of first toe, 2 sc, ch 1, crochet 4 sc along base of both legs.

Your bullfinch is finished.

Copyright & Credits

This pattern is designed by Oksana Lifenko.
The pattern itself may not be copied, redistributed, translated, republished, or shared in any format, including PDF, without the designer’s explicit permission.
You may sell finished toys made from this pattern, provided the designer is clearly credited when sharing your work.

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