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.

Finished crochet quail pattern landscape

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Crochet Quail Pattern

Abbreviations

  • st – stitch
  • sts – stitches
  • ch – chain
  • sl st – slip stitch
  • dc – double crochet
  • htr – half treble crochet
  • tr – treble crochet
  • dtr – double 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 htr into circle, pull circle tight and join with a sl st in top of 1st st.  Turn.

Row 2:  1 ch, work 2 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in each of next 4 sts, 1 htr in same st as last dc, 2 tr in next st.  Turn.  (9 sts)

Row 3:  3 ch, work 2 tr in 1st st, 1 htr in next st, 1 dc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined dc over last 2 sts.  Turn.  (9 sts)

Row 4:  3 ch, work a joined tr over 1st 2 sts, 1 htr in each of following 2 sts, 1 dc in each st to last st, 2 dc in last st.  Turn.  (9 sts).

Row 5:  1 ch, work 1 dc in each st to end.  Turn.  (9 sts)

Row 6:  1 ch, work 1 dc in each st to end.  Turn.  (9 sts)

Row 7:  1 ch, work 1 dc in each st to last st, 2 dc in last st.  Turn.  (10 sts)

Row 8:  1 ch, work 2 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in each of next 5 sts.  Turn.  (7 sts)

Row 9:  1 ch, work a joined dc over 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in each st to end.  Turn.  (6 sts)

Row 10:  1 ch, work 2 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in each st to end.  Turn.  (7 sts)

Row 11:  1 ch, work 1 dc in each st to end.  Turn.  (7 sts)

Row 12:  1 ch, work 1 dc in each st to end.  Turn.  (7 sts)

Row 13:  1 ch, work a joined dc over 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in each st to end.  Turn.  (6 sts)

Row 14:  1 ch, work 1 dc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined dc over last 2 sts.  Turn.  (5 sts)

Row 15:  1 ch, work a joined dc over 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in each st to end. Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 16:  1 ch, work 1 dc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined dc over last 2 sts.  Turn.  (3 sts)

Row 17:  1 ch, work a joined dc over 1st 2 sts and 1 dc in last st.  Turn.  (2 sts)

Row 18:  1 ch, work 1 dc in each st.  Turn.  (2 sts)

Row 19:  1 ch, work a joined dc over both sts.  Turn.  (1 st)

Rows 20-27:  1 ch, work 1 dc in st.  Turn.

Row 28:  1 ch, work 1 dc in st.  Work 12 ch.

Crochet quail head back and tail

Neatening Row

Work 1 sl st in each st down ch, then work 1 sl st up the back to head, 1 dc in each st around head and 1 sl st in each st down to tip of tail.  Fasten off.

Crochet quail head back and tail neatened

Tummy

Join light brown cotton 4 sts before corner of head and body as shown.

Crochet quail joining for tummy

Row 1:  1 ch, sl st into next st on side of body.

Row 2:  Sl st into corner st.  Turn.  Work 1 dc in top of ch from previous row.  Turn.

Row 3:  1 ch, work 2 dc in 1st st then 1 dc in each st across to body, sl st into body. Sl st in next st up body.  Turn.  (7 sts)

Crochet quail tummy row four

Row 4:  Work 1 dc in each st to last st, 2 dc in last st. Turn.  (8 sts)

Row 5:  1 ch, work 1 dc 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 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in each of next 5 sts, 1 htr in each st to end.  Turn.  (9 sts)

Row 7:  2 ch, work 1 htr in each of next 6 sts, 1 dc in each st to last st, work 2 dc in last st.  Sl st in next st on body, sl st into next st up body.  Turn.  (10 sts)

Row 8:  Work 1 dc in each of 1st 4 sts, 1 htr in each of next 3 sts, 1 tr in next st, a joined tr over last 2 sts.  Turn.  (9 sts)

Row 9:  3 ch, work 1 tr in each of 1st 3 sts, 1 htr in each of next 3 sts, 1 dc in each st to last st, 2 dc in last st.  Sl st in next st on body, sl st into next st up body.  Turn.  (10 sts)

Row 10:  Work 1 dc in each of 1st 4 sts, 1 htr in each of next 3 sts, 1 tr in next st, a joined tr over last 2 sts.  Turn.  (9 sts)

Row 11:  3 ch, work a joined tr over 1st 2 sts, 1 htr in each of next 3 sts, 1 dc 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 dc in each of 1st 2 sts, 1 htr in each of next 3 sts, 1 tr in next st, a joined tr over last 2 sts.  Turn.  (7 sts)

Row 13:  3 ch, work a joined tr over 1st 2 sts, 1 htr in each of next 2 sts, 1 dc 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 dc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined dc over last 2 sts.  Turn.  (5 sts)

Row 15:  1 ch, work a joined dc and htr over 1st 2 sts and 1 tr in each of following 3 sts.   Sl st in body, sl st into next st up body.  Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 16:  Work 1 dc in each of 1st 2 sts and a joined dc over last 2 sts.  Turn.  (3 sts)

Row 17:  1 ch, work 1 dc in 1st st and a joined dc 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 dc over the 2 sts.  Turn.

Row 19:  1 ch, work 1 dc in st, sl st into body and fasten off.

Crochet quail tummy neatened

Neatening Row

Join cotton to first st on tummy and work 1 sl st in each st down tummy to tail.  Fasten off.

Crochet quail joining for tummy neatening

Crochet quail tummy

Front Claw

Join dark brown cotton where shown.

Crochet quail joining for front claw

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.

Crochet quail front claw

Back Claw

Join dark brown cotton 4 sts back from front claw.

Crochet quail joining for back 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.

Crochet quail claws

Wing

Using dark brown make a magic loop.

Row 1:  2 ch, into circle work 1 htr, pull circle tight but don’t join.  Turn.  (1 st)

Row 2:  2 ch, work 2 htr into st and 1 htr in top of ch.  Turn.  (3 sts)

Row 3:  2 ch, work 2 htr in 1st st and 1 htr in each st to end.  Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 4:  2 ch, work 2 htr in 1st st and 1 htr in each st to end.  Turn.  (5 sts)

Row 5:  2 ch, work 2 htr in 1st st and 1 htr in each st to end.  Turn.  (6 sts)

Row 6:  2 ch, work 1 htr in each st to end.  Turn.  (6 sts)

Row 7:  2 ch, work a joined htr over 1st 2 sts, 1 htr in each of next 2 sts, a joined htr over last 2 sts. Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 8:  2 ch, work a joined htr over 1st 2 sts and a joined htr over last 2 sts.  Turn.

Row 9:  2 ch, work a joined htr over both sts.  Don’t fasten off.

Crochet quail wing

Neatening Row

Work 1 sl st in each st around the wing.  Fasten off.

Crochet quail wing neatened

Head Marking

Using black make a magic loop.

Row 1:  1 ch, into circle work 5 dc, 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 dc over next 2 sts, 1 htr in following st, 1 tr in next st, 1 dtr in each remaining ch, sl st into circle where dtr meets, 4 ch, work a sl st in 2nd ch from hook then 1 dc in each remaining ch, sl st into circle and fasten off.

Crochet quail head marking first part

Join white cotton to head marking where shown.

Crochet quail joining for first white section

Work 1 sl st in next st and 1 dc in each st up to join.  Fasten off.

Crochet quail head marking first white section

Join white cotton to head marking where shown.

Crochet quail joining for second white section

Work 1 sl st in next st and 1 dc in each st up to corner.  Fasten off.

Crochet quail head marking second white section

Join light brown cotton to head marking where shown.

Crochet quail joining for brown section

Work a tr into 3rd st down the side, a tr into bottom of last tr and a tr into bottom of last tr.  Turn.  2 ch, sl st in top of tr, 2 ch, sl st in top of next tr, 2 ch, sl st in top of last tr.  Fasten off.

Crochet quail brown section first stitch

Crochet quail head marking brown section

Beak

Join grey cotton in bottom of 2nd tr of head marking as shown.

Crochet quail joining for beak

3 ch, work a joined tr, and 2 dtr over same st as ch and next 2 sts.  Fasten off.

Crochet quail beak

Eye

Using white make a magic loop.

1 ch, work 4 dc into circle, pull circle tight and join with a sl st in top of 1st st.  Fasten off.

Crochet quail eye

To Make Up

Weave in ends.  Embroider markings on tummy if desired.

Crochet quail markings on tummy

Embroider a black dot on eye.

Crochet quail eye with dot

Stitch the eye to the head markings where shown.

Crochet quail head with eye

Sew the head marking to the head.

Crochet quail body with head

Embroider markings on the wing if desired.

Crochet quail wing with markings

Stitch the wing to the quail.

Crochet quail body with wing

Crochet on the plume.

Plume

Join black cotton to head 3 sts back from head marking.

Crochet quail joining for plume

11 ch.

Work 1 tr in 3rd ch from hook, 2 dtr in next st, 1 dtr in following st, a joined tr over next 2 sts, 1 htr in following st then 1 sl st in each remaining ch.  Sl st into head and fasten off.

Crochet quail with plume

Embroider small white dots on the quail’s head and neck if desired.

Finished crochet quail landscape

Finished crochet quail group landscape

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.

Finished crochet cockatoo landscape

Finished crochet king parrot landscape

Finished crochet bald eagle landscape