Welcome to my crochet robin. This is another request. This is what the finished robin applique will look like.

Finished crochet robin pattern 2 ply landscape
Finished crochet robin 4 ply landscape

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Crochet Robin 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 

  • Crochet cotton or wool, I used Scheepjes Maxi Sweet Treat 2 ply crochet cotton colours (254) Moon Rock, (390) Poppy Rose, (105) Bridal White and (162) Black Coffee.
  • A crochet hook, I used a 1mm hook.
  • Scissors.
  • Darning needle to weave in ends.
  • Sewing thread and needle to stitch the robin together.
  • A small black bead for the eye if desired.

Crochet robin 2 ply cotton

Size

Large robin (Using 8 ply yarn & a 3mm hook)

10.5cm x 9cm or 4” x 3.5”

Medium robin (Using 4 ply crochet cotton & a 1.5mm hook)

7cm x 5.5cm or 2.75” x 2.25”

Small robin (Using 2 ply crochet cotton & a 1mm hook)

5cm x 4.5cm or 2” x 1.75”

Head

Using (390) Poppy Rose make a magic loop.

 

Row 1:  1 ch, work 2 dc in circle with poppy rose, join in (254) moon rock and work 1 dc in circle.  Pull circle tight.  Turn.  (3 sts)

Crochet robin 2 ply head first row

Row 2:  Using moon rock work 1 ch, 1 dc in 1st st, change to poppy rose and work 1 dc in next st and 2 htr in last st.  Turn.   (4 sts)

Crochet robin 2 ply head row two

Row 3:  Using poppy rose work 1 ch, 2 dc in 1st st and 1 dc in each of next 2 sts, change to moon rock, work 1 dc in same st as last dc and 1 dc in last st.  Turn.  (6 sts)

Row 4:  Using moon rock work 1 ch, 1 dc in each of 1st 2 sts, change to poppy rose and work 1 dc in each st to last st, 2 dc in last st.  Turn.  (7 sts)

Row 5:  Using poppy rose work 2 ch, 2 htr in 1st st, 1 dc in each of next 3 sts, change to moon rock, 1 dc in each of following 2 sts, 1 htr in last st.  Turn.  (8 sts)

Row 6:  Using moon rock work 2 ch, 1 htr in 1st st, 1 dc in each of next 2 sts, change to poppy rose and work 1 dc in each of next 3 sts, 1 htr in each of last 2 sts.  Turn.  (8 sts)

Row 7:  Using poppy rose work 1 ch, 2 dc in 1st st and 1 dc in each of next 4 sts, change to moon rock and work 1 dc in next st and a joined dc over last 2 sts.  Turn.  (8 sts)

Row 8:  Using moon rock work 1 ch, 2 dc in 1st st and 1 dc in next st, change to poppy rose and work 1 dc in same st as last dc and 1 dc in each st to last st, 2 dc in last st.  Turn. (11 sts)

Crochet robin 2 ply body row eight

Row 9:  Change to (105) Bridal White and crochet over poppy rose.

Crochet robin 2 ply joining for body white

Work 1 ch, work 1 dc in each of 1st 2 sts, change to poppy rose, 1 dc in each of next 5 sts, change to moon rock and work 1 dc in each st to last st, 2 dc in last st.  Turn.  (12 sts)

Row 10:  Using moon rock work 1 ch, 1 dc in each of 1st 3 sts, change to poppy rose, 1 dc in each of next 4 sts, change to bridal white, 1 dc in each st to end.  Turn.  (12 sts)

Row 11:  Using bridal white work 1 ch, a joined dc over 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in each of next 4 sts, change to poppy rose, work 1 dc in each of following 2 sts, change to moon rock, 1 dc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined dc over last 2 sts.  Turn.  (10 sts)

Row 12:  Using moon rock work 1 ch, a joined dc over 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in next st, change to bridal white, 1 dc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined dc over last 2 sts.  Turn.  (8 sts)

Row 13:  Using bridal white work 1 ch, a joined dc over 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in each of next 3 sts, change to moon rock, 1 dc in following st, work a joined dc over last 2 sts.  Turn.  (6 sts)

Row 14:  Using moon rock work 1 ch, a joined dc over 1st 2 sts, change to bridal white, work 1 dc in each of next 2 sts, a joined dc over last 2 sts.  Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 15:  Using bridal white work 1 ch, a joined dc over 1st 2 sts, change to moon rock and work a joined dc over last 2 sts.  Fasten off bridal white.

Crochet robin 2 ply body

Neatening Row

Using the moon rock cotton work 1 ch, then 1 dc in each st up the back to the red, join in poppy rose and work 1 dc in each st on red, join in bridal white and work 1 dc in each st to end of row.  Join with a sl st in top of 1st st.  Fasten off.

Crochet robin 2 ply body neatening row 1

Crochet robin 2 ply body neatened

Tail

Join (254) Moon Rock to last cream st at back of bird.

Crochet robin 2 ply joining for tail

8 ch, miss 1st ch and work 1 sl st in each remaining ch, sl st in next st on body, 7 ch, miss 1st ch and work 1 sl st in each remaining ch.  Sl st in next st on body.  Fasten off leaving a long tail to stitch the 2 tail pieces together.

Crochet robin 2 ply body with tail

Wing

Using (254) Moon Rock work 4 ch.

 

Row 1:  Work 1 dc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 tr in next st, 1 dc in last st.  Turn.

Row 2:  1 ch, work 1 dc in each of the 3 sts.

Row 3:  9 ch, miss 1st ch and work 1 sl st in each remaining ch, sl st in 1st st of row 2, 8 ch, miss 1st ch and work 1 sl st in each remaining ch, sl st in next st of row 2, 7 ch, miss 1st ch, work 1 sl st in each remaining ch, sl st in last st of row 2.  Work 1 sl st in each st around the top of the wing to beginning of row 2.  Fasten off leaving a long tail to stitch the end of the wing together.

Crochet robin 2 ply wing

Crochet robin 2 ply wing neatened

Beak

Using (162) Black Coffee work 3 ch.

 

Work 1 sl st in 2nd ch from hook and 1 htr in last st.  Fasten off leaving a long tail to stitch the beak to the bird.

Crochet robin 2 ply beak

Legs

Join (254) Moon Rock to 1st bridal white st as shown for a bird bending down or 4th st of bridal white for the bird standing tall.

Crochet robin 2 ply joining for first leg

7 ch, miss 1 ch, work 1 sl st in each of next 2 ch, 3 ch, miss 1 ch and work 1 sl st in each of next 2 sts, sl st in top of last claw, 2 ch, work 1 sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in each ch to body.  Sl st in body.  Fasten off.

Crochet robin 2 ply body with first leg

Miss 2 sts on body and join (254) Moon Rock to next st and work the 2nd leg the same as the 1st leg.

Crochet robin 2 ply joining for second leg

Crochet robin 2 ply body with legs

To Make Up

Weave in ends, weaving the wing and tail pieces together if desired.

Crochet robin 2 ply wing woven

Crochet robin 2 ply tail woven

Stitch the wing to the robin.

Crochet robin 2 ply body with wing

Sew the beak to the head.

Crochet robin 2 ply body with beak

Attach a bead for the eye or embroider on an eye.

Finished crochet robin 2 ply landscape

Finished crochet robin 4 ply landscape

And there’s the finished robin applique. I’ve also made it in different sizes.

Finished crochet robin 2 ply group landscape

I hope that you have enjoyed the pattern. If you have you might also like some of my other patterns including the crochet blue wren pattern, the crochet pheasant pattern, the crochet quail pattern, crochet cockatoo pattern, the king parrot pattern and the owl pattern.

Finished crochet blue wren 2 ply landscape

Finished crochet quail landscape

Finished crochet cockatoo landscape

Finished crochet king parrot group landscape

Finished crochet owl 2 ply landscape