Welcome to my king parrot crochet pattern. Here is what the finished king parrot will look like.

Finished king parrot crochet group portrait

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King Parrot Crochet 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
  • dtr – double treble crochet

Materials Used 

  • I used 7 colours of 4 ply crochet cotton, red, green, blue, black, grey, and pink for the parrot and brown for the branch but you could use other colours or wool if you prefer.
  • A crochet hook, I used a 1.25mm hook.
  • Scissors.
  • Thread and sewing needle to stitch the parrot together.
  • Darning needle to weave in ends.
  • Black sewing or embroidery cotton to embroider on the eye.

Head

5 ch.

Row 1:  Miss 1st ch, work 1 sc in each st to last st, work 2 sc in last st.  Turn. (5 sts)

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

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

Row 4:  1 ch, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st.  Turn.  (9 sts)

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

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

Row 7:   1 ch, 1 sc in each st to last 2 sts, 1 joined sc over last 2 sts.  Turn.  (8 sts)

Row 8:   1 ch, 1 sc in each st to end.  Turn.  (8 sts)

Row 9:   1 ch, 2 sc in 1st st, 1 sc in each st to end.  Turn.  (9 sts)

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

Row 11:   1 ch, 2 sc in 1st st, 1 sc in each st to end.  Turn.  (11 sts)

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

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

Row 14:   1 ch, 2 sc in 1st st, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st.  Turn.  (14 sts)

Row 15:  1 ch, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st.  Turn.  (15 sts)

Row 16:  1 ch, 1 sc in each st to end.  Turn.  (15 sts)

Row 17:   1 ch, 1 joined sc over 1st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to end.  Turn.  (14 sts)

Row 18:   1 ch, 1 sc in each st to end.  Turn.  (14 sts)

Row 19:  1 ch, 1 joined sc over 1st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to end.  Turn.  (13 sts)

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

Row 21:  1 ch, 1 sc in each st to end.  Turn.  (13 sts)

Row 22:  1 ch, 1 sc in each st to last 2 sts, 1 joined sc over last 2 sts.  Turn.  (12 sts)

Row 23:  1 ch, 1 sc in each st to end. Turn.  (12 sts)

Row 24:  1 ch, 1 sc in each st to last 2 sts, 1 joined sc over last 2 sts. Turn.  (11 sts)

Row 25:  1 ch, 1 joined sc over 1st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to end. Turn.  (10 sts)

Row 26:  1 ch, 1 sc in each st to last 2 sts, 1 joined sc over last 2 sts.  Turn.  (9 sts)

Row 27:  1 ch, 1 joined sc over 1st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to end. Turn.  (8 sts)

Row 28:  1 ch, 1 sc in each st to last 2 sts, 1 joined sc over last 2 sts. Turn.  (7 sts)

Row 29:  1 ch, 1 joined sc over 1st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn.  (7 sts)

Row 30:  1 ch, 2 sc in 1st st, 1 sc in each st to last 3 sts, 1 joined sc over last 3 sts. Turn.  (6 sts)

Row 31:  1 ch, 1 joined sc over 1st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to end.  Don’t fasten off.

Crochet king parrot body

Neatening Row

1 ch, work 1 sc in each st around including across bottom of body, sl st in 1st ch.  Fasten off.

Crochet king parrot body neatened

Tail

Join cotton to bottom of body as shown and work across the bottom 7 sts.

Crochet king parrot joining for tail

Row 1:  3 ch, work 1 joined dc over same st as ch and next st, 1 dc in each st to last st, work 2 dc in last st.  Turn. (7 sts)

Row 2:  3 ch, 1 dc in each st to last 2 sts, 1 joined dc over last 2 sts.  Turn.  (6 sts)

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

Row 4:  3 ch, 1 dc in each st to last 2 sts, 1 joined dc over last 2 sts.  Turn.  (5 sts)

Row 5:  3 ch, work 1 joined dc over 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in each st to last st, work 2 dc in last st.  Turn. (5 sts)

Row 6:  3 ch, 1 dc in each st to last 2 sts, 1 joined dc over last 2 sts.  Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 7:   3 ch, work 1 joined dc over 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in each st to last st, work 2 dc in last st.  Turn. (4 sts)

Row 8:   3 ch, 1 dc in each st to last 2 sts, 1 joined dc over last 2 sts.  Turn.  (3 sts)

Row 9:   3 ch, work 1 joined dc over 1st 2 sts, work 2 dc in last st.  Turn. (3 sts)

Row 10:  3 ch, 1 dc in 1st st, 1 joined dc over last 2 sts.  Turn.  (2 sts)

Row 11:   3 ch, work 1 dc in each st.  Fasten off.

Crochet king parrot body with tail

Front Wing

15 ch.

 

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

Row 2:  1 ch, 2 sc in 1st st, 1 sc in each st to end.  Turn.  (15 sts)

Row 3:  1 ch, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (16 sts)

Row 4:  1 ch, 2 sc in 1st st, 1 sc in each st to end.  Turn.  (17 sts)

Row 5:  1 ch, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. (18 sts)

Crochet king parrot front wing top part

Neatening Row

1 ch, work 1 sc in each st across top and down side.  Don’t fasten off.

Crochet king parrot front wing top part neatened

Bottom Part of Wing

15 ch.

Crochet king parrot chain for bottom part of front wing

Row 1:  Miss 1st ch, work 1 sl st in each of next 3 sts, 1 sc in each st to end. Sl st into main part of wing, sl st into next st on main part of wing. Turn.

Row 2:  Work 1 sl st into each st up to 2nd last st.  Turn.

Row 3:  Sl st in each of 1st 3 sts, 1 sc in each st to last 4 sts, 1 hdc in each of last 4 sts. Sl st into main part of wing, sl st into next st on main part of wing. Turn.

Row 4:  Work 1 sl st into each st up to 2nd last st.  Turn.

Row 5:  Sl st in each of 1st 3 sts, 1 sc in each st to last 4 sts, 1 hdc in each of last 4 sts. Sl st into main part of wing. Fasten off.

Crochet king parrot front wing finished

Back Wing

Join cotton on wrong side of bird’s body at neck as shown.

Crochet king parrot joining for back wing

Working down side work 1 ch, then 1 sc in each of next 3 sts, 1 tr in next st, 1 or 2 dtr in each of following 10 sts, 1 dc in next st, 1 hdc in following st, 1 sc in next st and sl st in following st.  Fasten off.

Crochet king parrot back wing finished

Bottom Part of Beak

Join cotton 2 sts up from neck as shown.

Crochet king parrot joining for bottom beak part

3 ch, work a joined dc over next 2 sts.  Fasten off.

Crochet king parrot bottom beak

Top Part of Beak

4 ch.

Row 1:  Miss 2 ch, 1 hdc in each of next 2 ch.  Turn.

Row 2:  2 ch, work a joined hdc over both sts.  Fasten off.

Crochet king parrot beak

Branch

6 ch.

Row 1:  Miss 1st 2 ch, work 1 hdc in each st to end.  Turn. (4 sts)

Row 2:  2 ch, 2 hdc in 1st st, 1 hdc in next st, joined hdc over last 2 sts. Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 3:  2 ch, 1 joined hdc over 1st 2 sts, 1 hdc in next st, 2 hdc in last st.  Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 4:  2 ch, 2 hdc in 1st st, 1 hdc in next st, joined hdc over last 2 sts. Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 5:  2 ch, 1 joined hdc over 1st 2 sts, 1 hdc in next st, 2 hdc in last st.  Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 6:  2 ch, 2 hdc in 1st st, 1 hdc in next st, joined hdc over last 2 sts. Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 7:   2 ch, 1 joined hdc over 1st 2 sts, 1 hdc in next st, 2 hdc in last st.  Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 8:   2 ch, 2 hdc in 1st st, 1 hdc in next st, joined hdc over last 2 sts. Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 9:   2 ch, 2 hdc in 1st st, 1 hdc in next st, joined hdc over last 2 sts. Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 10:  2 ch, 1 joined hdc over 1st 2 sts, 1 hdc in next st, 2 hdc in last st.  Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 11:   2 ch, 2 hdc in 1st st, 1 hdc in next st, joined hdc over last 2 sts. Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 12:   2 ch, 1 joined hdc over 1st 2 sts, 1 hdc in next st, 2 hdc in last st.  Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 13:   2 ch, 2 hdc in 1st st, 1 hdc in next st, joined hdc over last 2 sts. Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 14:   2 ch, 1 joined hdc over 1st 2 sts, 1 hdc in next st, 2 hdc in last st.  Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 15:  2 ch, 2 hdc in 1st st, 1 hdc in next st, joined hdc over last 2 sts. Turn.  (4 sts)

Row 16:  2 ch, 1 joined hdc over 1st 2 sts, 1 hdc in next st, 2 hdc in last st.  Fasten off.

Crochet king parrot branch

Front Claw

Join cotton 3 stitches up from tail as shown.

Crochet king parrot joining for bottom claw

7 ch, miss 2 ch and sl st in next 3 ch, 6 ch, miss 2 ch and sl st in next 4 ch and sl st in same place as last sl st from 1st part of claw, 5 ch, miss 2 ch and sl st in next 3 ch and sl st in same place as last sl st from 1st part of claw, 1 sc in each st to body.  Sl st in body.  Fasten off.

Back Claw

Join cotton 5 stitches up from front claw.

5 ch, miss 2 ch and sl st in each remaining ch, sl st in same place on body, 6 ch, miss 2 ch and sl st in each remaining ch, sl st in same place on body, 4 ch, miss 2 ch and sl st in each remaining ch, sl st in same place on body.  Fasten off.

Crochet king parrot claws

To Make Up

Weave in ends.  Bend the back wing to the front and stitch down.

Crochet king parrot back wing stitched down

Sew the front wing on slightly over the back wing as shown.

Crochet king parrot body with front wing

Attach the top part of the beak.

Crochet king parrot body with top beak

Embroider on an eye.

Crochet king parrot body with eye

Stitch the bird to the branch.

Finished crochet king parrot portrait

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