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Amigurumi Ostrich Egg and Chick – FREE Crochet Pattern

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Amigurumi Ostrich Egg and Chick – FREE Crochet Pattern
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Hatch a little bundle of joy with this Amigurumi Ostrich Egg and Chick crochet pattern! 🥚🐣✨ With its adorable transformation from egg to fluffy chick, this design brings a delightful surprise element to your amigurumi collection. Whether you’re crafting for a nature-inspired décor piece, a whimsical gift, or simply love interactive crochet creations, this FREE pattern is a fantastic addition to your projects.

Designed for intermediate crocheters, this pattern allows for customization in egg texture, chick details, and even tiny accessories like a miniature nest or embroidered feathers to enhance its charm. Choose classic soft yellows for a realistic baby ostrich look or experiment with pastel hues for a playful twist! Whether displayed as part of a wildlife setup or gifted to a fellow crochet enthusiast, this amigurumi ostrich egg and chick is sure to bring smiles. Grab your hook, select your favorite yarn, and let’s bring this adorable hatchling to life—one stitch at a time! 🧶✨

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🐣 Amigurumi Ostrich Chick in Egg Crochet Pattern

This adorable ostrich chick looks like it’s just hatched from its egg, with fluffy hair, long yellow toes, and a sweet round beak. Perfect for nurseries, Easter décor, or as a whimsical gift for animal lovers!

✨ Skill Level

Intermediate – involves shaping, color changes, embroidery, and attaching multiple parts.

📏 Finished Size

Approx. 26 cm (10 inches) tall when made with DK/worsted yarn and a 3 mm hook.

🧶 Materials

  • DK or Worsted yarn in:

    • Pink (head, body, wings, egg shell base)

    • Yellow (beak, feet)

    • Lavender (egg shell edge)

  • 12 mm black safety eyes

  • Gray eyelash yarn or embroidery thread for tuft

  • Polyester fiberfill

  • 3.0 mm crochet hook

  • Yarn needle, scissors, stitch marker

✂️ Abbreviations (US Terms)

MR – Magic Ring
sc – Single Crochet
inc – Increase (2 sc in one st)
dec – Decrease (sc2tog)
sl st – Slip Stitch
ch – Chain
FLO – Front Loop Only
BLO – Back Loop Only
FO – Fasten Off

🪺 Egg Shell (Bottom Half)

With pink yarn:

  1. MR, 6 sc (6)

  2. inc x6 (12)

  3. (sc, inc) x6 (18)

  4. (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)

  5. (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)

  6. (4 sc, inc) x6 (36)

  7. (5 sc, inc) x6 (42)
    8–13. sc around (42)

  8. BLO sc around (42)
    15–17. sc around (42)

Switch to lavender yarn:
18. (sc, skip 1, 5 dc in next st, skip 1) repeat around for scalloped edge.

FO, weave in ends.

🐥 Body

With pink yarn:

  1. MR, 6 sc (6)

  2. inc x6 (12)

  3. (sc, inc) x6 (18)

  4. (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)

  5. (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)

  6. (4 sc, inc) x6 (36)

  7. (5 sc, inc) x6 (42)
    8–18. sc around (42)

  8. (5 sc, dec) x6 (36)

  9. (4 sc, dec) x6 (30)

  10. (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)

  11. (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)
    Stuff firmly.

  12. (sc, dec) x6 (12)

  13. dec x6 (6)

FO and close.

🐣 Head

With pink yarn:

  1. MR, 6 sc (6)

  2. inc x6 (12)

  3. (sc, inc) x6 (18)

  4. (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)

  5. (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)

  6. (4 sc, inc) x6 (36)
    7–13. sc around (36)

  7. (4 sc, dec) x6 (30)

  8. (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)
    Place safety eyes between R10–11, about 9–10 sts apart.

  9. (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)

  10. (sc, dec) x6 (12)

  11. dec x6 (6)

Stuff firmly. FO, sew onto body.

💛 Beak (Round Dome Shape)

With yellow yarn:

  1. MR, 6 sc (6)

  2. inc x6 (12)

  3. (sc, inc) x6 (18)
    4–6. sc around (18)

  4. (sc, dec) x6 (12)

Stuff lightly, sew centered between eyes.

👁 Eyes & Eyelashes

  • Insert safety eyes as noted.

  • Embroider 3–4 thick upward lashes with black thread on each eye.

🪽 Wings (Make 2)

With pink yarn:

  1. MR, 6 sc (6)

  2. inc x6 (12)
    3–6. sc around (12)

  3. (sc, dec) x4 (8)

  4. sc around (8)

Flatten, FO, sew to body just below head.

🦶 Feet (Make 2)

With yellow yarn:

  1. Ch 9, sc back (8) → this is Toe 1

  2. Ch 9, sc back (8), join to base → Toe 2

  3. Ch 9, sc back (8), join → Toe 3

Now crochet around all 3 toes to form a flat foot base (approx. 18–20 sts).
2–3. sc around.
Stuff lightly.

FO, sew to bottom of body.

🪶 Hair Tuft

Cut 6–10 strands of gray eyelash yarn or embroidery thread. Attach with lark’s head knot at crown of head. Trim for messy fluff.

🧷 Assembly

  • Sew head to body.

  • Attach wings to upper sides.

  • Sew feet flat to bottom.

  • Place chick inside egg shell (not sewn, removable).

🌟 Final Touch

And there you have it — your fluffy Ostrich Chick in a cracked egg! With its oversized beak, long yellow toes, and silly tuft of hair, this project makes a delightful toy or spring decoration.


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