Liberty the Crochet Eagle

This darling little crochet eagle is flying in to steal your heart! Cute, squishy and so fun to crochet.

Meet darling Liberty: my latest crochet bird pattern!

So far, you’ve met Toby the Turkey and my cutie pie Carl the Cardinal. The latest to my little flock of amigurumi birds is this sweet little eagle that I’ve named Liberty!

Isn’t she just the cutest?.

I have a confession.  Over the past several weeks I’ve fallen in love with a sweet Eagle family in Big Bear Lake, California.

The story of Jackie (eagle mom), Shadow (dad) and their eaglets has captured my heart and the hearts of millions all over the world. I discovered them in time to watch their little eaglets hatch and I’ve been amazed at the genuine love and affection they show toward one another.

In some small way, watching the eagles and their babies reminds me that sometimes life gets so complicated that we can forget the most important things: Taking care of family.  Loving others.  Working together.  

We can learn a lot from eagles, I think.  

And crocheting this little cutie pie crochet eagle makes me all kinds of happy!

Once again, I’m using Premier Parfait Chunky yarn which is a chenille style #6 super bulky weight yarn. Pop over to Herrschner’s for the best pricing or Amazon. If you can’t locate a color, this Etsy shop seems to stock them all and has pretty fast shipping.

The head and body is worked in 1 piece, starting with cream color yarn at the top of the head and then changing color for the brown body. The tummy has a few extra stitches for that adorable squishy vibe.

Like my other bird patterns, the details make all the difference when working with a bulky weight yarn. You’ll find the beak, feet, feathers have very few stitches, but very intentional placement. It’s so fun and quick to crochet these little elements.

Let’s crochet!

Crochet Eagle

Materials

• Super Bulky Weight #6 yarn (try Herrschners, Amazon or Etsy)
  • Brown: 429 yards, sample used Premier Parfait Chunky in Teddy Bear
  • Cream: 20 yards, sample used Premier Parfait Chunky in Cream
  • Gold: 3.5 yards, sample used Premier Parfait Chunky in Mustard
• US H8/5.00 mm crochet hook these are my absolute favorite hooks I recommend to everyone!)
• 10 mm safety eyes.  NOTE: if making for a baby or young child, embroider eyes instead
• Stitch markers to keep track of rows
• Fiberfill
• Tapestry needle and scissors

Resources and tutorials you may find helpful in following this pattern: Crochet Abbreviations, US to UK Crochet Conversion Chart.  Find links to stitches on the “Tutorial” menu: Getting Started will show basic stitches used in many patterns and Crochet Stitch Dictionary shows our growing collection of crochet stitch tutorials.

Gauge:

My gauge is 6 sc to 2 inches.  However, gauge is not important in this pattern.  You may use other weights of yarn.  Adjust hook size to fit your needs.  

Resources and crochet tutorials you may find helpful in following this pattern: Crochet Abbreviations, US to UK Crochet Conversion Chart.  Find links to stitches and basic crochet skills on the “Tutorial” menu: Getting Started will show basic stitches such as the slip stitch, single crochet, double crochet stitch and chain stitch used in many patterns and Crochet Stitch Dictionary shows our growing collection of crochet stitch tutorials.

Crochet Abbreviations:

• ch = chain
• sc = single crochet
• sl st = slip stitch
• st = stitch(es)

Finished Crochet Eagle Size

The crochet eagle is approximately 6” tall x 4.5” wide.  

How to Crochet a Bird

The head and body of the crochet eagle are worked in one piece, starting at the top of the head, decreasing at the neck and then changing color and increasing to work the body. Then we crochet the beak, wings, feet and top and tail feathers.

Eagle Head and Body

Using cream yarn, make a magic ring.

R1: 6 sc into ring (6 sts).  Work in rounds

R2:  2 sc in ea st (12 st)

R3: *sc in next st, 2 sc in next.  Repeat from * around.  (18 st)

R4: *sc in next 2 st, 2 sc in next.  Repeat from * around.  (24 st)

R5-8:  sc around. (24 st)

R9: *sc in next 2 st, sc next 2 st together.  Repeat from * around (18 st)

R10: *sc in next st, sc next 2 st together.  Repeat from * around, changing to brown in last stitch (12 st) 

Insert safety eyes between rows 6 & 7, leaving 4 stitches in between them.  Stuff head and continue to stuff body as you work.

R11: *sc in next st, 2 sc in next.  Repeat from * around.  (18 st)

R12: *sc in next 2 st, 2 sc in next.  Repeat from * around.  (24 st)

R13: sc around (24 st)

R14: *sc in next 5 st, 2 sc in next.  Repeat from * around.  (28 st)

R15-18:  sc around. (28 st)

R19:  *sc in next 5 st, sc next 2 st together.  Repeat from * around (24 st) 

R20: *sc in next st, sc next 2 st together.  Repeat from * around (16 st)  Firmly stuff body the rest of the way.

R21: *sc next 2 st together.  Repeat from * around (8 st)  Fasten off, weave end through last stitches and pull tight

Beak

With Gold yarn, make a magic ring.

R1: 4 sc into ring (4 sts).  Work in rounds

R2:  (sc in next st, 2sc in next st) twice (6 st).  Fasten off, using an invisible join if you prefer.  

Sew beak between and below eyes.  Beak covers all of row 8 and parts of rows 7 & 9 (or as desired).

Top Feathers (Hair)

With cream yarn, *ch 3, sl st in next 2 st, repeat from * 2 more times.  Fasten off and sew to top of head.

Wings (Make 2)

With brown yarn, make a magic ring.

R1: 4 sc into ring (4 sts).  Work in rounds

R2: (sc in next st, 2sc in next st) twice (6 st).

R3: (sc in next 2 st, 2sc in next st) twice (8 st)

R4:  sc around (8 st)

R5:  Fold piece in half, then carefully sc across the double thickness (4 st)

R6:  ch 1, (sc next 2 st together) twice. (2 st) Fasten off leaving a long strand for joining.

Sew a wing on either side of the body near neck.

Tail Feathers

With brown yarn, *ch 7, sl st in next 1 st, repeat from * 2 more times (3 loops).  Fasten off and sew to the lower back of bird.

Feet (Make 2)

With gold yarn, ch 3

R1: sl st in 2^nd ch from hook (1^st toe made), *ch 2, sl st in 2^nd ch from hook.  Repeat from * once (3 toes made).  Then, sl st to very 1^st chain in round to connect the toes back to the start.  Fasten off leaving a long strand for joining.

Sew feet between rows 19 and 20 of body, or as desired.

Weave in any loose ends.

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