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Louis the Peacock Free Pattern


 

Free Crochet Pattern: Louis the Peacock

Materials:

  • Cotton Ricorumi (blue, navy blue, green, beige)
  • Crochet hook: 3 mm
  • Yarn needle
  • Fiberfill for stuffing
  • Safety eyes (5 or 6 mm)
  • Stitch marker
  • Scissors

Abbreviations (US / French)

  • Rnd: round / tour
  • MR: magic ring / cercle magique
  • Ch: chain / chaînette
  • sl st: slip stitch / maille coulée
  • sc: single crochet / maille serrée
  • inc: increase / augmentation
  • dec: decrease / diminution
  • hdc: half double crochet / demi-bride

Body

  1. In blue:
  2. Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc [6]
  3. Rnd 2: 6 inc [12]
  4. Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) * [18]
  5. Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) * [24]
  6. Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) * [30]
  7. Rnd 6: (2 sc, inc, 2 sc) * [36]
  8. Rnd 7: (5 sc, inc) * [42]
  9. Rnd 8-15: 42 sc [42]
  10. Rnd 16: (5 sc, dec) * [36]
  11. Rnd 17: (2 sc, dec, 2 sc) * [30]
  12. Rnd 18: (3 sc, dec) * [24]
  13. Rnd 19: (2 sc, dec) * [18]
  14. Rnd 20-27: 18 sc [18]
  15. Rnd 28: (8 sc, inc) * [20]
  16. Rnd 29: 20 sc [20]
  17. Rnd 30: (9 sc, inc) * [22]
  18. Rnd 31: 22 sc [22]
  19. Rnd 32: 9 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 9 sc [24]
  20. Rnd 33-34: 24 sc [24]
  21. Rnd 35: ch 13 (first sc in 2nd ch from hook, mark this as the new beginning of the round): inc, 11 sc, 1 sc where the foundation chain starts, 24 sc on the body, 11 sc, 3 sc in last stitch [52]

Head & Body

  1. Rnd 36: 3 sc in same stitch, 23 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 23 sc [56]
  2. Rnd 37: 2 inc, 54 sc [58]
  3. Rnd 38-41: 58 sc [58]
  4. Rnd 42: 4 sc, dec, 20 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec, 20 sc, dec [54]
  5. Rnd 43-45: 54 sc [54]
  6. Rnd 46: (7 sc, dec) * [48]
  7. Rnd 47: (3 sc, dec, 3 sc) * [42]
  8. Rnd 48: (5 sc, dec) * [36]
  9. Rnd 49: (2 sc, dec, 2 sc) * [30]
  10. Rnd 50: (dec) * [15]
  11. Rnd 51: (3 sc, dec) * [12]
  12. Rnd 52: (dec) * [6]

Fasten off and close. Embroider the paws with beige yarn.

Tail

In green, make 5 pieces:

  1. Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc [6]
  2. Rnd 2: 6 inc [12]
  3. Rnd 3-5: 12 sc [12]
  4. Fasten off 4 pieces (leaving a tail for closing the holes between the pieces after joining).
  5. Don't cut the last piece; now you will join all of them together.
  6. Rnd 6: join to 2nd piece with 1 sc (first of the round), continue crocheting 5 sc around this piece (6 sc in total on 2nd piece); join to 3rd piece and crochet 6 sc; join to 4th piece and crochet 6 sc; on the last (5th) piece, crochet 12 sc, then 6 sc around 4th piece, 6 sc around 3rd piece, 6 sc around 2nd piece, and 12 sc around first piece [60]
  7. Rnd 7-10: 60 sc [60]
  8. Rnd 11: (4 sc, dec) * [50]
  9. Rnd 12-14: 50 sc [50]
  10. Rnd 15: (3 sc, dec) * [40]
  11. Rnd 16-17: 40 sc [40]
  12. Rnd 18: (2 sc, dec) * [30]
  13. Rnd 19: 30 sc [30]
  14. Rnd 20: (3 sc, dec) * [24]
  15. Rnd 21: 24 sc [24]
  16. Rnd 22: (2 sc, dec) * [18]
  17. Rnd 23-24: 18 sc [18]
  18. Fold and crochet through both sides 9 sc. Sew or glue to the back of the tail.

Tail Feathers (x 5)

  1. Start with navy blue:
  2. Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc [6]
  3. Change color to blue:
  4. Rnd 2: 3 inc, (1 sc, 1 hdc in same stitch), (1 dc, ch 2, 1 sl st in 2nd ch from hook, 1 dc in same stitch), (1 hdc, 1 sc in same stitch), 1 sl st in first sc of Rnd 1.
  5. Fasten off, sew or glue at the top of each piece of the tail.

Beak

  1. In beige:
  2. Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc [6]
  3. Rnd 2: (2 sc, inc) * [8]
  4. Rnd 3: (3 sc, inc) * [10]
  5. Rnd 4: (4 sc, inc) * [12]
  6. Rnd 5-6: 12 sc [12]
  7. Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing to the head.

Eye Patches

  1. Start with navy blue:
  2. Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc [6]
  3. Change color to white:
  4. Rnd 2: 3 inc, (1 sc, 1 hdc in same stitch), (1 dc, ch 2, 1 sl st in 2nd ch from hook, 1 dc in same stitch), (1 hdc, 1 sc in same stitch), 1 sl st in first sc of Rnd 1.
  5. Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing. Insert the safety eyes and sew the patches to the head.

Head Feathers

  1. In blue:
  2. Ch 2, 1 sl st in 2nd ch from hook, (ch 8, 1 sl st in the foundation chain) x 3
  3. Fasten off and sew at the top of the head. Add fringes in the chains with navy yarn.

Back Feathers

In green x 3:

  1. Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc [6]
  2. Rnd 2: (inc) * [12]
  3. Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) * [18]

In blue x 5:

  1. Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc [6]
  2. Rnd 2: (inc) * [12]

Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing to the back of the body.

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