This pattern uses a 2.5 mm hook and light pink, dark pink and grey 8 ply wool. You also need grey 4 ply (I didn’t have any 4 ply so I just separated some 8 ply out, the point is it should be a bit thinner than 8 ply). The finished galah is about 10 cm tall, including the tail. You can add a wool hanger to make it into a Christmas decoration. The pattern is written in American crochet notation.

Head

With light pink wool

Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)

Round 2: increase in every stitch (12 stitches)

Round 3: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches)

Switch to dark pink wool

Round 4: sc in each stitch (18 stitches)

Round 5: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (12 stitches)

Round 6: decrease around (6 stitches)

 

Body

Round 7: increase in each stitch (12 stitches)

Round 8: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches) (6 dark pink, 6 grey, 6 dark pink – the grey is the back)

Round 9: sc in the first two stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (24 stitches) (8 dark pink, 8 grey, 8 dark pink)

Round 10: sc in the first 9 stitches, increase in the next 6 stitches, sc in the final 9 stitches (30 stitches) (8 dark pink, 14 grey, 8 dark pink)

Round 11: sc in each stitch (30 stitches) (8 dark pink, 14 grey, 8 dark pink)

Round 12: sc in each stitch (30 stitches) (8 dark pink, 14 grey, 8 dark pink)

Round 13: sc in each stitch (30 stitches) (8 dark pink, 14 grey, 8 dark pink)

Round 14: (decrease two stitches together) x 3, sc in the next 18 stitches, (decrease two stitches together) x 3 (24 stitches) (5 dark pink, 14 grey, 5 dark pink)

Round 15: (decrease two stitches together) x 3, sc in the next 12 stitches, (decrease two stitches together) x 3 (18 stitches) (2 dark pink, 14 grey, 2 dark pink)

Switch to grey

Round 16: (decrease two stitches together) x 3, sc in the next 6 stitches, (decrease two stitches together) x 3 (12 stitches)

Stuff

Round 17: decrease until the hole closes.

Fasten off, weave in the end.

 

Wings (make two)

With grey 8 ply wool

Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)

Round 2: sc in each stitch (6 stitches)

Round 3: increase, sc 2, increase, sc 2 (8 stitches)

Round 4: increase, sc 3, increase, sc 3 (10 stitches)

Round 5: increase, sc 4, increase, sc 4 (12 stitches)

Round 6: increase, sc 5, increase, sc 5 (14 stitches)

Round 7: increase, sc 6, increase, sc 6 (16 stitches)

Rounds 8 – 9: sc in each stitch (16 stitches)

Round 10: decrease the first two stitches together, sc 4, (decrease two stitches together) x 2, sc 4, decrease the last two stitches together (12 stitches)

Round 11: decrease the first two stitches together, sc 2, (decrease two stitches together) x 2, sc 2, decrease the last two stitches together (8 stitches)

Round 20: decrease until the hole closes, don’t stuff, leave a long tail for sewing

 

Tail

With grey 8 ply wool

Round 1: chain 7 (one of which is a turning chain), sc 5 along the chain, increase, then on the other side of the chain sc 4, increase

Rounds 2 – 4: sc in each stitch

Round 5: decrease the first two stitches together, sc 4, decrease the next two stitches together, sc 4

Round 6: sc in each stitch

Round 7: decrease the first two stitches together, sc 3, decrease the next two stitches together, sc 3

Round 8: sc in each stitch

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

 

Beak

 

With grey 4 ply wool

Round 1: 4sc in a magic ring (4 stitches)

Round 2: decrease the first two stitches together, increase for the next two stitches (5 stitches)

Round 3: decrease the first two stitches together, increase for the next three stitches (7 stitches)

 

Assembly

Sew the wings and tail onto the body. Sew some googly eyes and beak onto the head. Sew a loop of wool for hanging onto the back.