Pride Month Swan - Free Pattern
June is pride month! As you may already know, swans have been known to have same sex relationships (about 20-25% of them, in fact!), so let's celebrate by making a crochet one! Same sex swan partners will adopt cygnets from other swans and raise them as their own.
Pride Month Swan
Materials
- Yarn (I used Loops & Threads Soft Classic Solid yarn)
- Crochet hook (I used a 4.5mm hook)
- Safety eyes
- Tapestry needle
- Stuffing
- Stitch marker
- Scissors
Abbreviations (US terms)
- ch - chain
- sc - single crochet
- inc - increase
- dec - decrease
- hdc - half double crochet
- dc - double crochet
- tc - triple crochet
- ss - slip stitch
- FLO - front loops only
- BLO - back loops only
- mc - magic circle
- (...) - repeat the part in parenthesis specified number of time
- (#) - number of stitches after finishing the round
Finished Size
About 4.5 inches tall and 4 inches long. May be different for everyone based on yarn thickness, hook size, and tension.
Pattern Instructions
Head
In white6 mc,
Inc x6 (12),
(Sc, inc) x6 (18),
(2 sc, inc) x6 (24),
Sc around x6 (24),
(2 sc, dec) x6 (18) add eyes, bill, and stuffing,
(Sc, dec) x6 (12)
fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing,
Bill
In black6 mc
(Sc, inc) x3 (9)
Sc around (9)
Fasten off, flatten and sew to head between rounds 7 and 8
Body
In white6 mc,
Inc x6 (12),
(Sc, inc) x6 (18),
(2 sc, inc) x2, sc, triple inc, sc, (2 sc, inc) x2 (25),
9 sc, inc, triple inc, inc, 13 sc (29),
10 sc, inc, triple inc, inc, 16 sc (33),
Sc around x2 (33),
12 sc, 3 dec, 15 sc (30),
10 sc, 3 dec, 14 sc (27),
9 sc, 3 dec, 12 sc (24),
4 sc, skip 12 and sc into the 17th stitch of the round, sc in next 7 stitches (12) stuff then sew back closed with a piece of white yarn. Continue working on neck (where your hook is currently in),
12 - 15. around (12) (do 4 times)
Fasten off, tuck in ends
Wings (make 2)
6 mc (6)Inc around (12)
Sc around for 2 rounds (12)
(4 sc, dec) x2 (10)
(3 sc, dec) x2 (8)
(2 sc, dec) x2 (6)
Fasten off, sew hole closed, bring yarn tail out near the top of the wing for sewing
Pride Scarf
In red: ch 37, skip first chain and do 36 sc down the chain
Change colours as you ch1 and turn, 36 sc. repeat for each colour (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple)
Attaching Parts
First, sew the head to the end of the neck that you made in the body section.
Next, you'll sew the flattened wing parts onto the sides of the body.
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