Head

With brown yarn.
1. MC – 6sc (6)
2. 6inc (12)
3. [1sc, 1inc] x 6 (18)
4. [2sc, 1inc] x 6 (24)
5. [3sc, 1inc] x 6 (30)
6. [4sc, 1inc] x 6 (36)
7-12. 36sc
13. [2sc, 1dec] x 9 (27)
14. [1sc, 1dec] x 9 (18)
15. [1sc, 1dec] x 6 (12)
f/o and stuff. Set aside.

Face

With white yarn.
(Make 2)
1. MC – 6sc (6)
2. 6hdc increases (12)
f/o. Attach craft eyes. Attach to head.

Beak:
With yellow yarn.
1. CH2 – 1sc (1)
2. 3sc in same stitch (3)
f/o and attach in between eyes.

Tips

When you stuff your piece, ensure that you don’t overstuff. You don’t want to see the stuffing through your stitches. You also don’t want to under-stuff either! You want it firm enough to hold its shape. It’s a balance that you’ll find in time.

Also! When you finish off a piece, make sure you are leaving enough tail that you can easily attach it to other pieces

TIP

Sometimes, it is easier to stuff as you go. It helps hold the shape and keep you on track. You should always read ahead on the patterns you are doing just so you know the path that you’ll be following. If you’re going to be stuffing it anyway, try stuffing it as you go and see how you like it.

Careful not to overstuff as you go though. If you do you’ll start pulling the stuffing out as you stitch and it can be a pain to clean up.

Body

With brown yarn.
1. MC – 6sc (6)
2. 6inc (12)
3. [1sc, 1inc] x 6 (18)
4. [2sc, 1inc] x 6 (24)
5. [3sc, 1inc] x 6 (30)
6. [4sc, 1inc] x 6 (36)
7. 36sc
8. 12sc, cc to light brown 12sc, cc to brown 12sc (36)
9. 11sc, cc to light brown 14sc, cc to brown 11sc (36)
10. 1dec, 4sc, 1dec, 2sc, cc to light brown (2sc, 1dec, 4sc, 1dec, 4sc, 1dec), cc to brown 4sc, 1dec, 4sc (30)
11. 8sc, cc to light brown 13sc, cc to brown 9sc (30)
12. 3sc, 1dec, 3sc, cc to light brown (1dec, 3sc, 1dec, 3sc, 1dec, 1sc), cc to brown 2sc, 1dec, 3sc, 1dec (24)
13. 7sc, cc to light brown 10sc, cc to brown 7sc (24)
14. 1dec, 2sc, 1dec, 1sc, cc to light brown (1sc, 1dec, 2sc, 1dec, 3sc), cc to brown 1dec, 1sc, 1dec, 2sc (18)
15. 5sc, cc to light brown 8sc, cc to brown 5sc (18)
16. 1sc, 1dec, 2sc, cc to light brown (1dec, 1sc, 1dec, 1sc, 1dec), cc to brown 1sc, 1dec, 2sc (12)
f/o, but leave a long tail for easy attaching. Stuff body. Attach to head. Don’t forget to stuff the neck a little too so it will be sturdy!

Body Details

Wings:
With light brown yarn.
(Make 2)
1. MC – 6sc (6)
2. 6inc (12)
3. 1hdc inc, 1dc inc
f/o. With brown yarn, make an sc border. Make sure for one of your wings you sc border with the back side facing you. Attach to body.

Feet:
With yellow yarn.
(Make 2)
1. CH2 – 3sc in same stitch (3)
2. 3inc (6)
f/o and attach under body.

Head Details

Ear:
With brown yarn.
(Make 2 if you prefer not to use the graduation cap)
1. CH2 – 1sc (1)
2. 3sc in the same stitch (3)
3. 3sc (3)
f/o and attach to head.

Hat:
With black yarn.
1.CH9 – 8sc (8)
2-8. 8sc
f/o and set aside.

With black yarn.
1. CH3 – 2sc (2)
2-17. 2sc
f/o. Attach rows 17 and 1 together. Attach to the bottom of the previous piece.

With yellow yarn.
Set aside a long piece of yellow yarn. Cut 4 smaller pieces of yellow yarn. Loop them over the longer piece. Cut another long piece of yellow and tie the smaller pieces together. Trim pieces to the same length. Take your first long piece and tie it to the top of the hat. Attach hat to body.

Tip

You can attach the ear AFTER attaching the graduation cap, especially if you’re having trouble finding the perfect spot for it.

This picture shows a lighter brown for the ear just to help show you the placement. It’s for clarity only. Use brown like the rest of the body.