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Crochet Toucan Pattern

Abbreviations 

• st – stitch
• sts – stitches
• ch – chain
• sl st – slip stitch
• sc – single crochet
• hdc – half double crochet
• dc – double crochet

Materials Used

• Any thickness crochet cotton or yarn, I used Scheepjes Maxi Sweet Treat 2 ply crochet cotton colors (110) Black, (281) Tangerine, (106) Snow White, (254) Moon Rock and (242) Metal Gray.
• A crochet hook, I used a 1mm hook.
• A darning needle to weave in ends.
• Scissors.
• Sewing thread and a needle to stitch the toucan together.
• A small black bead for the eye if desired.

Size

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

17cm wide x 17cm high or 6.5” wide x 6.5” high

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

11cm wide x 13.5cm high or 4.25” wide x 5.25” high

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

9cm wide x 10.5cm high or 3.5” wide x 4” high

Head & Body

Using (110) Black work 4 ch.

 

Row 1: Miss 1^st ch, work 1 sc in each of next 2 ch, 1 hdc in the last ch. Turn. (3 sts)

Row 2: 2 ch, work 2 hdc and 1 sc in 1^st st, 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (5 sts)

Row 3: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (6 sts)

Row 4: 1 ch, work 2 sc in 1^st st, 1 sc in each st to end. 4 ch (7 sts + 4 ch)

Row 5: Sl st in 2^nd ch from hook, 1 sc in next ch, 1 hdc in the last ch, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (11 sts)

Row 6: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each of 1^st 7 sts. Turn. (7 sts)

Rows 7-10: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (7 sts)

Row 11: 1 ch, work 2 sc in 1^st st, 1 sc in each st to end. 3 ch. (8 sts + 3 ch)

Row 12: Miss 1^st ch, work 1 sc in each remaining ch, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (11 sts)

Row 13: 1 ch, work 2 sc in 1^st st, 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (12 sts)

Row 14: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 hdc in last st. Turn. (12 sts)

Row 15: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (12 sts)

Row 16: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 hdc in last st. Turn. (12 sts)

Row 17: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (12 sts)

Row 18: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 hdc in last st. Turn. (13 sts)

Row 19: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each of 1^st 8 sts, 1 hdc in each st to end. Turn. (13 sts)

Row 20: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (13 sts)

Row 21: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined sc over last 2 sts. Turn. (12 sts)

Row 22: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (12 sts)

Row 23: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined sc over last 2 sts. Turn. (11 sts)

Row 24: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (11 sts)

Row 25: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined sc over last 2 sts. Turn. (9 sts)

Row 26: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (8 sts)

Rows 27-28: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (8 sts)

Row 29: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in each of next 4 sts, a joined sc over last 2 sts. Turn. (6 sts)

Row 30: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (7 sts)

Row 31: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined sc over last 2 sts. Turn. (6 sts)

Row 32: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Don’t turn or fasten off.

Neatening Row

Work 1 sl st in each st to bottom of the chain from row 4. Fasten off.

Beak

Join (281) Tangerine to 1^st st in the side of the chain from row 4 where shown.

Row 1: Work 1 sc in each of 1^st 5 sts along the side of the head. Turn. (5 sts)

Row 2: 2 ch, work 1 hdc in 1^st st, 1 sc in each of next 3 sts, 2 sc in join, sl st in next st in the side of ch, sl st in point of ch. Turn. (6 sts) I work the sl sts from right side.

Row 3: Work 2 sc in join, 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (8 sts)

Row 4: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (8 sts)

Row 5: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (7 sts)

Row 6: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (7 sts)

Row 7: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each of 1^st 5 sts, a joined sc over last 2 sts. Turn. (6 sts)

Row 8: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (6 sts)

Row 9: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each of 1^st 4 sts, a joined sc over last 2 sts. Turn. (5 sts)

Rows 10-12: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (5 sts)

Row 13: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each of 1^st 3 sts, a joined hdc over last 2 sts. Turn. (4 sts)

Row 14: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (4 sts)

Row 15: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each of 1^st 2 sts, a joined hdc over last 2 sts. Turn. (3 sts)

Row 16: 3 ch, work a joined dc, hdc and sc over the 3 sts. Fasten off.

Neatening Row

Join (281) Tangerine to 1^st st of the beak.

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

Body Neatening

Join (110) Black to stitch after the top of the beak.

Work 1 sl st in each st to the last st of the side of the body. Don’t turn or fasten off.

Tail

10 ch, miss 2 ch, work 1 hdc in each remaining ch, sl st in 1^st st along the bottom of the body, (12 ch, miss 2 ch, work 1 hdc in each remaining ch, sl st in next st) 2 times, (13 ch, miss 2 ch, work 1 hdc in each remaining ch, sl st in next st) 2 times, 13 ch, miss 2 ch, work 1 hdc in each remaining ch, sl st in last st of body. Fasten off leaving a long tail to weave the tail feathers together.

Breast

Using (106) Snow White work 5 ch.

 

Row 1: Work 2 sc in 2^nd ch from hook, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. (6 sts)

Row 2: 1 ch, work 2 sc in 1^st st, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (8 sts)

Row 3: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (8 sts)

Row 4: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (7 sts)

Row 5: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (6 sts)

Row 6: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (6 sts)

Row 7: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (5 sts)

Row 8: Sl st in 2^nd st, 1 ch, work 1 sc in same st as ch, 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (4 sc)

Row 9: 2 ch, work a joined hdc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in each of last 2 sts. Turn. (3 sts)

Row 10: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Don’t turn or fasten off.

Neatening Row

1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to the beginning of the last row. Fasten off.

Eye Area

Join (281) Tangerine to 1^st st at the top of the breast.

Row 1: 1 ch, work 1 sc in same st as ch, 1 sc in each of last 2 sts. Turn. (3 sts)

Row 2: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1^st 2 sts and a joined sc over same st as last part of joined sc and last st. Turn. (2 sts)

Row 3: 1 ch, work a joined sc over the 2 sts. Fasten off.

Beak Marking

Using (110) Black make a magic loop.

 

Row 1: 1 ch, work 2 sc in circle. Pull the circle tight but don’t join. Turn. (2 sts)

Rows 2-3: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (2 sts)

Row 4: 1 ch, work a joined sc over the 2 sts. 3 ch. (1 st + 3 ch)

Row 5: Work 1 sl st in 2^nd ch from hook, 1 sc in last ch, sl st in row 4. Don’t turn or fasten off.

Neatening Row

Work 1 sl st in each st to the ch. Fasten off.

Branch

Using (254) Moon Rock work 40 ch.

 

Miss 2 ch, work 1 dc in each of next 11 ch, 2 dc in each of following 2 ch, 2 hdc in next ch, 1 hdc in each of following 18 ch, 1 sc in each ch to end. Fasten off.

Claws (Make 2)

Using (242) Metal Gray work 6 ch.

 

Miss 1^st ch, work 1 sl st in each of next 3 ch, 4 ch, miss 1^st ch, work 1 sl st in each of next 3 ch, 3 ch, miss 1^st ch, work 1 sl st in each of next 2 ch and in last sl st of 1^st claw, 1 sc in each remaining ch. Fasten off.

To Make Up

Weave in ends. Stitch the beak marking to the end of the beak.

Weave the tail feathers together, leaving the last few stitches unwoven.

Sew the bead in the middle of the eye area.

Attach the breast to the bird.

Sew the branch across the bird.

Stitch the claws over the branch where shown.

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

I hope that you’ve enjoyed the pattern. If you liked it, have a look at some of my other patterns, including the crochet peacock, the galah, the crochet cockatoo, king parrot applique, the robin pattern, the blue wren, the crochet pheasant and the crochet quail pattern.