I made this cockatoo using white, yellow and black 8 ply wool and a 4 mm hook. This pattern is written in American crochet notation.
Head
With white 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)
Round 4: sc in the first two stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (24 stitches)
Round 5: sc in the first three stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (30 stitches)
Rounds 6 – 8: sc in each stitch (30 stitches)
Round 9: sc in the first three stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (24 stitches)
Round 10: sc in the first two stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (18 stitches)
Round 11: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (12 stitches)
Neck
Rounds 12 – 13: sc in each stitch (12 stitches)
Stuff
Body
Round 14: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches)
Round 15: sc in the first two stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (24 stitches)
Round 16: sc in each stitch (24 stitches)
Round 17: sc in the first 9 stitches, increase in the next 6 stitches (the back), sc in the next 9 stitches (30)
Round 18: sc in each stitch (30 stitches)
Round 19: sc in the first 12 stitches, increase in the next 6 stitches, sc in the next 12 stitches (36 stitches)
Rounds 20 – 23: sc in each stitch (36 stitches)
Round 24: (decrease two stitches together) x 3, sc in the next 24 stitches, (decrease two stitches together) x 3 (30 stitches)
Rounds 25 – 26: sc in each stitch (30 stitches)
Round 27: (decrease two stitches together) x 3, sc in the next 18 stitches, (decrease two stitches together) x 3 (24 stitches)
Round 28: sc in each stitch (24 stitches)
Round 29: (decrease two stitches together) x 3, sc in the next 12 stitches, (decrease two stitches together) x 3 (18 stitches)
Round 30: (decrease two stitches together) x 3, sc in the next 6 stitches, (decrease two stitches together) x 3 (12 stitches)
Stuff
Round 31: decrease until the hole closes
Fasten off, weave in end.
Tail
With white wool
Round 1: chain 11 (one of which is a turning chain), sc 9 along the chain, increase, then on the other side of the chain sc 8, increase
Rounds 2 – 4: sc in each stitch
Round 5: decrease two stitches together, sc 9, decrease two stitches together, sc 9 (in other words, sc in each stitch except decrease at the ends)
Round 6: sc in each stitch
Round 7: decrease two stitches together, sc 7, decrease two stitches together, sc 8
Rounds 8 – 9: sc in each stitch
Round 10: decrease two stitches together, sc 7, decrease two stitches together, sc 7
Round 11: sc in each stitch
Round 12: decrease two stitches together, sc 5, decrease two stitches together, sc 6
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Wings (make two)
With white 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)
Round 8: increase, sc 7, increase, sc 7 (18 stitches)
Round 9: increase, sc 8, increase, sc 8 (20 stitches)
Round 10: increase, sc 9, increase, sc 9 (22 stitches)
Rounds 11 – 15: sc in each stitch (22 stitches)
Round 16: decrease the first two stitches together, sc 9, decrease the next two stitches together, sc 9 (20 stitches)
Round 17: decrease the first two stitches together, sc 8, decrease the next two stitches together, sc 8 (18 stitches)
Round 18: (decrease two stitches together) x 2, sc 5, (decrease two stitches together) x 2, sc 5 (14 stitches)
Round 19: (decrease two stitches together) x 2, sc 3, (decrease two stitches together) x 2, sc 3 (10 stitches)
Round 20: decrease until the hole closes, don’t stuff, leave a long tail for sewing
Feet (make two)
With black wool
First you will need to make three toes
Round 1: 4sc in a magic ring (4 stitches)
Rounds 2 – 3: sc in each stitch (4 stitches)
We then join the toes to form the foot
Round 4: decrease two stitches together on the first toe, decrease two stitches together on the second toe, (decrease two stitches together) x 2 on the third toe, decrease two stitches together on the second toe, decrease two stitches together on the first toe (6 stitches)
Rounds 5 – 8: sc in each stitch (6 stitches)
Change to white wool
Round 9: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (9 stitches)
Round 10: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (13 stitches)
Round 11: sc in each stitch (13 stitches)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Stuff the white part.
Beak
With black 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)
Round 4: (decrease two stitches together) x 2, increase for the next three stitches (8 stitches)
Round 5: (decrease two stitches together) x 2, increase for the next four stitches (10 stitches)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Stuff.
Crest
With yellow wool
First feather
Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)
Rounds 2 – 6: (decrease two stitches together) x 2, increase for the next two stitches (6 stitches)
Change to white wool
Round 7: (decrease two stitches together) x 2, increase for the next two stitches (6 stitches)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Second feather
Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)
Rounds 2 – 6: (decrease two stitches together) x 2, increase for the next two stitches (6 stitches)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Third feather
Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)
Rounds 2 – 5: (decrease two stitches together) x 2, increase for the next two stitches (6 stitches)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Fourth feather
Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)
Rounds 2 – 4: (decrease two stitches together) x 2, increase for the next two stitches (6 stitches)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Fifth feather
Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)
Rounds 2 – 3: (decrease two stitches together) x 2, increase for the next two stitches (6 stitches)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Sixth feather
Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)
Round 2: (decrease two stitches together) x 2, increase for the next two stitches (6 stitches)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Assembly
Sew the crest feathers, beak and googly eyes to the head. Sew the wings, tail and legs to the body.
Here is a picture of the cockatoo in his native habitat (my garden).
Here is one of my cockatoo’s new friends.
My cockatoo with his friend.
merci pour le partage
Superbe travaille
Je suis en admiration
Bon courage Bizous amicaux
Thank you ever so much for this Cockatoo pattern. I was looking for something to make for my granddaughter for Valentine’s Day. I think I will add a small heart onto the Cockatoo being it is for Valentines. I made her a large Parrot for her 1st birthday. It too was a free pattern that I found at Redheart.com
Por favor podrías poner el patron en español me encanta este lorito y quiero hacerlo