Welcome to my crochet quail pattern. This was a request from one of my subscribers. The finished quail applique will look like this.
We had a bird aviary when I was young and had canaries, finches and quails.
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Crochet Quail Pattern
Abbreviations
- st – stitch
- sts – stitches
- ch – chain
- sl st – slip stitch
- sc – single crochet
- hdc – half double crochet
- dc – double crochet
- tr – treble crochet
Materials Used
- Grey, black, light brown, dark brown and white crochet cotton or wool, I used 4 ply crochet cotton.
- A crochet hook, I used a 1.5mm hook.
- Scissors.
- Darning needle to weave in ends.
- Sewing needle and thread to stitch the quail together.
- Black and white thread to embroider a dot on the eye, and the markings on the wing and tummy.
Size
Large quail (Using 8 ply wool)
15.5cm x 13cm or 6” x 5”
Medium quail (Using 4 ply crochet cotton)
9cm x 11.5cm or 3.5” x 4.5”
Head
Using grey make a magic loop.
Row 1: 1 ch, work 12 hdc into circle, pull circle tight and join with a sl st in top of 1st st. Turn.
Row 2: 1 ch, work 2 sc in 1st st, 1 sc in each of next 4 sts, 1 hdc in same st as last sc, 2 dc in next st. Turn. (9 sts)
Row 3: 3 ch, work 2 dc in 1st st, 1 hdc in next st, 1 sc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined sc over last 2 sts. Turn. (9 sts)
Row 4: 3 ch, work a joined dc over 1st 2 sts, 1 hdc in each of following 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (9 sts).
Row 5: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (9 sts)
Row 6: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (9 sts)
Row 7: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (10 sts)
Row 8: 1 ch, work 2 sc in 1st st, 1 sc in each of next 5 sts. Turn. (7 sts)
Row 9: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (6 sts)
Row 10: 1 ch, work 2 sc in 1st st, 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (7 sts)
Row 11: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (7 sts)
Row 12: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (7 sts)
Row 13: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (6 sts)
Row 14: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined sc over last 2 sts. Turn. (5 sts)
Row 15: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (4 sts)
Row 16: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined sc over last 2 sts. Turn. (3 sts)
Row 17: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1st 2 sts and 1 sc in last st. Turn. (2 sts)
Row 18: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (2 sts)
Row 19: 1 ch, work a joined sc over both sts. Turn. (1 st)
Rows 20-27: 1 ch, work 1 sc in st. Turn.
Row 28: 1 ch, work 1 sc in st. Work 12 ch.
Neatening Row
Work 1 sl st in each st down ch, then work 1 sl st up the back to head, 1 sc in each st around head and 1 sl st in each st down to tip of tail. Fasten off.
Tummy
Join light brown cotton 4 sts before corner of head and body as shown.
Row 1: 1 ch, sl st into next st on side of body.
Row 2: Sl st into corner st. Turn. Work 1 sc in top of ch from previous row. Turn.
Row 3: 1 ch, work 2 sc in 1st st then 1 sc in each st across to body, sl st into body. Sl st in next st up body. Turn. (7 sts)
Row 4: Work 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (8 sts)
Row 5: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to end of row. Sl st in next st on body, sl st into next st up body. Turn. (8 sts)
Row 6: Work 2 sc in 1st st, 1 sc in each of next 5 sts, 1 hdc in each st to end. Turn. (9 sts)
Row 7: 2 ch, work 1 hdc in each of next 6 sts, 1 sc in each st to last st, work 2 sc in last st. Sl st in next st on body, sl st into next st up body. Turn. (10 sts)
Row 8: Work 1 sc in each of 1st 4 sts, 1 hdc in each of next 3 sts, 1 dc in next st, a joined dc over last 2 sts. Turn. (9 sts)
Row 9: 3 ch, work 1 dc in each of 1st 3 sts, 1 hdc in each of next 3 sts, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Sl st in next st on body, sl st into next st up body. Turn. (10 sts)
Row 10: Work 1 sc in each of 1st 4 sts, 1 hdc in each of next 3 sts, 1 dc in next st, a joined dc over last 2 sts. Turn. (9 sts)
Row 11: 3 ch, work a joined dc over 1st 2 sts, 1 hdc in each of next 3 sts, 1 sc in each st to end. Sl st in next st on body, sl st into next st up body. Turn. (8 sts)
Row 12: Work 1 sc in each of 1st 2 sts, 1 hdc in each of next 3 sts, 1 dc in next st, a joined dc over last 2 sts. Turn. (7 sts)
Row 13: 3 ch, work a joined dc over 1st 2 sts, 1 hdc in each of next 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to end. Sl st in next st on body, sl st into next st up body. Turn. (6 sts)
Row 14: Work 1 sc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined sc over last 2 sts. Turn. (5 sts)
Row 15: 1 ch, work a joined sc and hdc over 1st 2 sts and 1 dc in each of following 3 sts. Sl st in body, sl st into next st up body. Turn. (4 sts)
Row 16: Work 1 sc in each of 1st 2 sts and a joined sc over last 2 sts. Turn. (3 sts)
Row 17: 1 ch, work 1 sc in 1st st and a joined sc over last 2 sts. Sl st in next st on body, sl st into next st up body. Turn. (2 sts)
Row 18: Work a joined sc over the 2 sts. Turn.
Row 19: 1 ch, work 1 sc in st, sl st into body and fasten off.
Neatening Row
Join cotton to first st on tummy and work 1 sl st in each st down tummy to tail. Fasten off.
Front Claw
Join dark brown cotton where shown.
10 ch.
Miss 1 ch, work a sl st in each of next 4 sts, 2 ch, miss 1 ch and work a sl st in next ch and then a sl st in next 2 original ch, 2 ch, miss 1 ch and work 1 sl st in next ch and in each ch to body. Sl st in body and fasten off.
Back Claw
Join dark brown cotton 4 sts back from front claw.
10 ch.
Miss 1 ch, work a sl st in each of next 4 sts, 2 ch, miss 1 ch and work 1 sl st in next ch, 4 ch, miss 1 ch and work 1 sl st in each remaining ch, then next 2 of original ch, 2 ch, miss 1 ch then work 1 sl st in each ch to body. Sl st in body and fasten off.
Wing
Using dark brown make a magic loop.
Row 1: 2 ch, into circle work 1 hdc, pull circle tight but don’t join. Turn. (1 st)
Row 2: 2 ch, work 2 hdc into st and 1 hdc in top of ch. Turn. (3 sts)
Row 3: 2 ch, work 2 hdc in 1st st and 1 hdc in each st to end. Turn. (4 sts)
Row 4: 2 ch, work 2 hdc in 1st st and 1 hdc in each st to end. Turn. (5 sts)
Row 5: 2 ch, work 2 hdc in 1st st and 1 hdc in each st to end. Turn. (6 sts)
Row 6: 2 ch, work 1 hdc in each st to end. Turn. (6 sts)
Row 7: 2 ch, work a joined hdc over 1st 2 sts, 1 hdc in each of next 2 sts, a joined hdc over last 2 sts. Turn. (4 sts)
Row 8: 2 ch, work a joined hdc over 1st 2 sts and a joined hdc over last 2 sts. Turn.
Row 9: 2 ch, work a joined hdc over both sts. Don’t fasten off.
Neatening Row
Work 1 sl st in each st around the wing. Fasten off.
Head Marking
Using black make a magic loop.
Row 1: 1 ch, into circle work 5 sc, pull circle tight and join with a sl st in top of 1st st. 8 ch.
Row 2: Work 1 sl st in 2nd ch from hook, a joined sc over next 2 sts, 1 hdc in following st, 1 dc in next st, 1 tr in each remaining ch, sl st into circle where tr meets, 4 ch, work a sl st in 2nd ch from hook then 1 sc in each remaining ch, sl st into circle and fasten off.
Join white cotton to head marking where shown.
Work 1 sl st in next st and 1 sc in each st up to join. Fasten off.
Join white cotton to head marking where shown.
Work 1 sl st in next st and 1 sc in each st up to corner. Fasten off.
Join light brown cotton to head marking where shown.
Work a dc into 3rd st down the side, a dc into bottom of last dc and a dc into bottom of last dc. Turn. 2 ch, sl st in top of dc, 2 ch, sl st in top of next dc, 2 ch, sl st in top of last dc. Fasten off.
Beak
Join grey cotton in bottom of 2nd dc on last part of head marking as shown.
3 ch, work a joined dc, and 2 tr over same st as ch and next 2 sts. Fasten off.
Eye
Using white make a magic loop.
1 ch, work 4 sc into circle, pull circle tight and join with a sl st in top of 1st st. Fasten off.
To Make Up
Weave in ends. Embroider markings on tummy if desired.
Embroider a black dot on eye.
Stitch the eye to the head markings where shown.
Sew the head marking to the head.
Embroider markings on the wing if desired.
Stitch the wing to the quail.
Crochet on the plume.
Plume
Join black cotton to head 3 sts back from head marking.
11 ch.
Work 1 dc in 3rd ch from hook, 2 tr in next st, 1 tr in following st, a joined dc over next 2 sts, 1 hdc in following st then 1 sl st in each remaining ch. Sl st into head and fasten off.
Embroider small white dots on the quail’s head and neck if desired.
And there’s the finished crochet quail. I hope that you’ve enjoyed the pattern. If you have you might want to look at some of my other patterns including a cockatoo, a king parrot and a bald eagle.
