Bird House Wall Hanging

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Hi,
This is very new show piece I made recently, "A beautiful Bird House Wall Hanging".
You may wonder to hear that inspiration behind this design is my grand-daughter. While video chat with her she showed me the bird house of paper, she made. See fig 3, and it's WOW!!!! At once the idea click in my mind that let us make such crochet show piece. So this is the result.
It is 2 ft long and looks very pretty.
These crochet birds I have already made and I posted it here,

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https://alkaandart.blogspot.com/search?q=crochet+bird
Then for these birds I have also made a tree with round constructionaround it's base.
https://alkaandart.blogspot.com/search?q=birds+on+tree
But now being a rainy season, I think that there should be one house for these birds same as my grand daughter made.
PATTERN: All yarns are Vardhamaan, 4 ply. Colours used Wooden colour, brown, red, green. Needle 3.5 mm
I took an old invitation card and cut it of 10"x5" size, fig 3. With dark brown yarn, make chains having length 10". I have to make 41+1 chs.

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R1: sc 1 in each st starting

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from second ch from hook.
R2: with wooden colour ch1 turn, sc 1 in each st
R3: same as R2.
R4: with dark brown, ch1 turn, sc 1, (sc 1 in the st corresponding to next st but from the lowest brown row, sc 1 in 3 next sts) rep.
After this work only 15 sts.

R5: R6: same as row 2 and 3.
R7: sc 1 in 3 sts, (sc 1 in the st corresponding to next st but from the lowest brown row, (this st should be the middle of previous three brown scs) sc 1 in 3 next sts) rep.
Repeat rows 2 to 7 only for these 15 sts,  till the height becomes 5". As in fig 4.
Now skip the 11 sts in 4th row and join yarn in next st. There are 15 sts to end. Work these 15 sts again in the same manner as right part. Fig 5.
With dark colour make dc 1 in each of the 15 sts then make 11 chs and again sc 1 on each st of other part.
Then with wooden colour make sc 1 in each of the 41 sts. See fig 6.
Make R3 and 4 in all 41 sts

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Cut the card board for making door, stepple it in round. See fig 7.
Wrap the piece we just made around it properly (considering the door gap) and sew it by tapestry needle.
Then make border on all 4 sides of door making round shape at upper corners as shown in fig 8.
Border: ch 2, hdc 1 in each st, at lower corner skip corner st at both ends. At the time of upper corners skip 2 sts on both sides of edge st and make 4 dcs in corner st.Now it will look as in fig 9.

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Then make base by simpleround as in fig 10. With fabric fevicol stik it to a cardboard round of same size.

Now for the roof make a cone with 4" height and covering the house part properly, stepple it.
Now we make a roof cover.
Make chs of length sufficien to cover the lowest part of cone. I made 59 chs and join them by sl st to form a ring as in fig 12.

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Always first dc means ch3. R1: Make more ch 3 and then dc 1 in each st from forth st, cl. (60 sts)
R2: (dc1in 4 sts, 2dctog next) rep, cl (50 sts)
R3: (dc1in 3 sts, 2dctog next) rep, cl (40 sts). Fig 13.
R4: dc 1 in each st, cl (40 sts)
R5: (dc1in 2 sts, 2dctog next) rep, cl (30 sts)
R6: (dc1in 1 st, 2dctog next) rep, cl (20 sts)

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R7: dc 1 in each st (20 sts)
R8: (2dctog) rep, cl (10 sts) as in fig 14.
R9: 10 dctog, BO.
Then make a border of bubble st with red yarn, as I have made it to the baby sweater with 3D leaves yoke, link,
https://alkaandart.blogspot.com/search?q=3D+leaves+yoke

Now take a plastic ring as in fig 16, wrap it by sc with brown colour as in fig 17.

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Now make chains with 3 or 4 threads at a time to tie this wall hanging. Keep it's length as much as you want. See fig 18.
Then make two puff fllowers with red colour as refereds in my post,
https://alkaandart.blogspot.com/search?q=flower+fever
Also the green tree part, I have already explained in my post,
https://alkaandart.blogspot.com/search?q=plate+decor+puff+flower
Lastly make a long, big tessal with red yarn.
Finally assemble it as to make like fig 1.
Wow!!! a beautiful wall hanging is here!!!!
The following video may help you.

Crochet Birds

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Friends,

In my post on 20th Aug,
https://alkaandart.blogspot.com/search?q=bird

I knitted some bird with some modification in the original pattern. But now I design my own crochet bird and made some of them.


For close up see fig 1A and 1B.

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With foundation ch of 24 

R 1: sc on each ch starting from second ch (23 sts). Ch 1 turn,

R2: sc 1 in first st, sc2 in next, sc 1 in next 7sts, 2sctog, sc1 (centre), 2sctog, sc 1 in next 7 sts,, 2 sc in next st, sc 1 in last st. (23 sts)

 See fig 2

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Repeat R 1 and R 2 two more times. Fig 3

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R 7 to R 9: sc 1 in each st. (23 sts).  ch 1 turn. See fig 4

R 10: sc 1 in each of next 9 sts, sc 2 in next, sc1 in each of next 3 sts, sc 2 in next, sc 1 in each of next 9 sts, ch 1 turn. (25 sts). Fig 5.

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R11: sc 1 in each of next 10 sts, sc 2 in next, sc1 in each of next 3 sts, sc 2 in next, sc 1 in each of next 10 sts, ch 1 turn. (27 sts).

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 R12: sc 1 in each of next 11 sts, sc 2 in next, sc1 in each of next 3 sts, sc 2 in next, sc 1 in each of next 11 sts, ch 1 turn. (29 sts).

R 13: Sc 1, (sc 1, 2sc tog) 3 times, sc2 in next st, sc 1 in each of next 3 sts, sc 2 in next st, (2sc tog, sc 1) 3 times, sc1 in last st.( 25 sts)

R 14: sc 1 in each of next 10 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc 1 in each of next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc 1 in each of next 10 sts (27 sts)

R 15: Sc 1, (sc 1, 2sc tog) 3 times, sc 1 in each of next 7 sts, (2sc tog, sc 1) 3 times, sc 1 in last st. (21 sts)

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R 16: Slip st in next 4 sts, ch 1, sc 1 in each of next 17 sts. (17 sts)

R 17: Sl St 4, ch 1, sc 1 in each of next 13 sts. ( 13 sts) Fig 6.

R 18: Sc 1 in each st

R 19: sc 1, 2sc tog 6 times. (7 sts)

Thread all 7 sts and pull the yarn. Fig 7

Sew the bottom part as shown in fig 8 and 9.

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Fill nylon fibre as in fig 10. Now sew the remaining portion also, the bird will look as in fig 11.

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Wing: Start with ch 4,
R 1: sc 1 on each st from second (3 sts), ch 1 turn AFTER EVERY ROW
R 2: 2 sc in first st, sc 1 in remaining (4 sts)
R 3:  sc 1 on each st from second (4 sts)
R 4: 2 sc in first st, sc 1 in remaining (5 sts)


R 5:  sc 1 on each st from second (5 sts), R 6: 2 sc in first st, sc 1 in remaining (6 sts)
R 7: sc 1 on each st from second (6 sts),  R8: 2sc tog, sc 1 on remaining 4 sts (5 sts)
R 9: sc 1 on each st from second (5 sts),  R10: 2sc tog, sc 1 on remaining 3 sts (4 sts)
R11:  sc 1 on each st from second (4 sts),  R12: 2sc tog, sc 1 on remaining 2 sts (3 sts)
R 13: sc 1 on each of 3 sts, R 14: 2sc tog, sc 1
R 15: 2sc tog. BO.
Make one more wing in the same manner.
Sew the wings as in fig 12

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 Add beads as the eyes as shown in fig 13 and then work it's beak by wrapping the yarn around the needle 14 times. Then for lower part wrap 11 times. Fig 14

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So the bird is ready to fly.....
(Fig 15)
Happy crocheting....

Crochet Bird Applique, Patchwork Piece 1

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Hello friends,
Here I made a very special item first time in my art life, APPLIQUE. We generally call it patchwork. Actually patch work is an art of forming design by joining the pieces of fabrics different in colors, different in designs. See my following post,
https://alkaandart.blogspot.com/search?q=mom+creation
In India it is very usual to make applique worked baby blankets for new born. Today this art has special name Quilting.
The word APPLIQUE is from French Latin words which means to join or to apply which we do in applique or in patchwork.

I always like to make kid's favorite pictures on their sweater, jacket etc. I made them with embroidery on knitted work. See fig 2, 3. On knitted sweaters it's OK to make hand embroidery but on crochet sweater (?) there is no possibility to hand embroidery. In that case sewing APPLIQUE is the only way to decorate it or to make it kid's favorite. Hence I made this bird applique. Before that I made simple fish applique and car applique but they are actually very simple.

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PATTERN: 

Face: In a magic loop make ch 3, dc 11, close by sl st in third ch. Bind off. Fig 4.

Body: R1: In a magic loop make semi circle by making ch 1, sc 4, close loosely to form semi circle.

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R2: ch 1 turn, sc 2 in each st, (8 sts). Fig 4.

R3: ch 3, dc 1 in first st, dc 2 in each st (16 sts)

R4: ch 3, dc 1 in same st, dc 1 in next st, (dc 2 in next, dc 1 in next) repeat till 2 sts remain to end, tr 2 in next, tr 1 in last st. Continue for tail, fig 6.

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Tail: ch 10, fig 7, from second ch, 2 sl st, 2 sc, 2 hdc, 3 dc, then dc 4 on tr, hdc 1 in next 2 sts, bind off.

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Wing: Ch 14+1, sc 1 in next 5 sts, hdc 3, dc 2, hdc 2, sc 1, sc 4 in last corner st, fig 9, then on other side, sc 2 in each of the first 2 sts, hdc 1 in next 2 sts, dc 2 in next st, tr 2 in next st, dc 1 in next 4 sts, hdc 2, sc 2,  bind off. Fig 10.

Assemble these parts by sewing with tapestry needle as shown in fig 11. 

Make ch 3, dc 2 at under neck st, join third ch and last dc to the body of the bird.

Leg: Ch 5, sl st in second and third ch from hook, ch 3, sl st on second and third ch from hook, sl st in the remaining 2 sts of leg (out of initial 5 sts)

Skip 2 sts of the body, join the red yarn and make one more leg similarly. Fig 12.

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 Beak: Join yellow yarn, ch 2, incomplete dc 1 in same st, incomplete dc 1 in next st, YO and pass through all the three sts. Bind off. Fig 13.

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Sew one black bead as an eye. As black bead is not with me teperarily I put black bindi but I will replace it by bead soon. 

Finally the bird will look as in fig 14.





















The following video may hellp you to make this applique.

ETC: Enjoy the Creativity