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Bullfinch Amigurumi Pattern

Bullfinch Amigurumi Pattern
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5-7 Hours Time Needed
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Intermediate Level

Ideal for those with basic crochet experience, featuring slightly more advanced stitches and techniques to expand your skills.

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Weekend Treat

Takes 5-7 hours, making it an enjoyable project to finish over a couple of days.

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Charming Critter

Delightful animal designs with sweet details that capture the essence of your favorite woodland and farmyard friends.

About This Bullfinch Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern creates a small, detailed bullfinch amigurumi with a realistic color-blocked body, layered wings, tail feathers, beak, eyes and tiny feet. The instructions include round-by-round directions, photos, and special techniques like an invisible color change. You will make two-part body construction, attach feathers, and sew the finished toy together for a polished result. The finished bird measures approximately 2.8 inches (7 cm) tall.

Bullfinch Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Includes materials list, abbreviations, detailed generic processes, and stepwise assembly instructions for an accurate finish. Photographs illustrate key steps including color changes, joining pieces, and final placement of eyes, beak and feet.

Why You'll Love This Bullfinch Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it captures the compact charm of a bullfinch in a small, satisfying project. I enjoy the clever use of invisible color changes to create crisp color edges without bulky joins. The layered wing and feather details let me add personality and texture with simple stitches. Sewing the two-part body together and finishing with tiny feet and a beak always makes me smile when the bird comes to life.

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Switch Things Up

I love changing colors to personalize each bird; try pastel shades for a soft look or bright reds and blues for a bold style.

You can make the bird larger or smaller by changing yarn weight and hook size; bulky yarn with a larger hook creates a chunky version, thin lace yarn makes a tiny ornament.

I often swap safety eyes for embroidered eyes or French knots if making a toy for very young children.

Try adding tiny crocheted accessories like a scarf, hat, or wreath to make a seasonal set of birds for gifts.

I sometimes embroider additional markings or use surface crochet to add streaks on the breast for more realism.

For a standing display, reinforce the feet by sewing a small disk of felt inside the body where the feet attach for extra stability.

If you want posable wings, insert a short piece of wire down the wing seam before closing and sew securely over it.

Experiment with metallic or sparkly yarn for the white lace details to make festive ornaments that catch the light.

I recommend trying different beak styles — a slightly longer beak in lace yarn gives a different personality than the round beak shown.

Make a family of birds in different sizes and color combinations to create a charming display or garland for the holidays.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping or not using a stitch marker will make it hard to track the start of rounds; always place a marker at the beginning of each round and move it as you work. ✗ Cutting the color thread too early may make joining parts messy; leave the specified thread and place a stitch marker or hook in the loop before changing colors or cutting. ✗ Forgetting to use the invisible color change creates visible joins on wings and tail; follow the invisible color change steps carefully when switching yarns to keep edges neat. ✗ Overstuffing or understuffing the body will distort the shape; stuff gradually, shaping as you go and aim for firm but slightly yielding filling to keep proportions correct.

Bullfinch Amigurumi Pattern

Make a delightful bullfinch amigurumi with clear step-by-step instructions and photos. This pattern guides you through each round and assembly step so you can crochet a charming little bird for gifts or holiday decor. You will learn invisible color changes, feather details, and precise placement for eyes and beak. Perfect if you enjoy small, detailed amigurumi projects.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Bullfinch Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Cotton or acrylic yarn (yarn weight 2 - sport): Black (main head), Red (breast), Grey (body/wing), Brown (feet), White (details)
  • 02
    Lace yarn (for eyes and for beak) (yarn weight 0 - lace): White, Grey
  • 03
    5 mm safety eyes or black beads (one pair)
  • 04
    Fiberfill stuffing

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size 2.5 mm
  • 02
    Crochet hook size 1.5 mm (for lace beak)
  • 03
    5 mm safety eyes (2) or small black beads
  • 04
    Scissors
  • 05
    Yarn needle for sewing
  • 06
    Needle for yarn
  • 07
    Stitch marker (pin can be used)
  • 08
    Pins for assembly (optional)

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— Head :

Info :

The part is worked continuously. You should use a stitch marker. With black yarn create a Magic Ring with 6 SCs.

Round 1 :

SC INC in next 6 SCs = total 12.

Round 2 :

(1 SC in next SC, SC INC in next SC)*6 = total 18.

Round 3 :

(1 SC in next 2 SCs, SC INC in next SC)*6 = total 24.

Round 4 :

1 SC in next 24 SCs = total 24.

Round 5 :

1 SC in next 24 SCs = total 24.

Round 6 :

1 SC in next 24 SCs = total 24.

Round 7 :

1 SC in next 24 SCs = total 24.

Infos :

Don't cut the black thread, place a stitch marker in the last loop of the black yarn and continue with red yarn from the next loop (Picture 1). Do not use 'An invisible color change' method in this case, we will use this method only for the wings and for the tail.

— Body :

Info :

Continue in rows.

Row 8 :

1 SC in next 3 SCs, SC INC in next 7 SCs, 1 SC in next 2 SCs = total 19 (Pictures 2, 3).

Info :

Make 1 additional Ch (Picture 4) and turn your work (Picture 5).

Row 9 :

1 SC in next 19 SCs = total 19 (Picture 6).

Row 10 :

1 SC in next 19 SCs = total 19.

Row 11 :

1 SC in next 19 SCs = total 19.

Row 12 :

1 SC in next 19 SCs = total 19.

Row 13 :

1 SC in next 19 SCs = total 19.

Row 14 :

1 SC in next 19 SCs = total 19.

Row 15 :

1 SC in next 19 SCs = total 19.

Row 16 :

1 SC in next 19 SCs = total 19.

Row 17 :

1 SC in next 4 SCs, (SC DEC, 1 SC in next 3 SCs)*3 = total 16.

Row 18 :

1 SC in next 16 SCs = total 16.

Row 19 :

(1 SC in next 4 SCs, SC DEC)*2, 1 SC in next 4 SCs = total 14.

Row 20 :

1 SC in next 6 SCs, SC DEC, 1 SC in next 6 SCs = total 13.

Info :

We completed the red part of the body. Do not cut the red thread, place a stitch marker in the last loop (Picture 7).

Infos :

Continue with the black part. Insert your hook into the last black loop instead of a stitch marker (Picture 8). Take grey yarn and make a loop into the same stitch (Picture 9). Cut the black thread and tie the ends (Picture 10). Continue with grey thread. Make 1 additional Ch and turn your work.

Row 8 :

1 SC in next 12 SCs = total 12 (Picture 11).

Row 9 :

(1 SC in next 3 SCs, SC INC in next SC)*3 = total 15.

Row 10 :

1 SC in next 15 SCs = total 15.

Row 11 :

(1 SC in next 2 SCs, SC INC in next SC)*5 = total 20.

Row 12 :

(1 SC in next 3 SCs, SC INC in next SC)*5 = total 25.

Row 13 :

1 SC in next 25 SCs = total 25.

Row 14 :

(1 SC in next 7 SCs, SC DEC)*2, 1 SC in next 7 SCs = total 23.

Row 15 :

1 SC in next 10 SCs, SC DEC, 1 SC in next 11 SCs = total 22.

Row 16 :

1 SC in next 22 SCs = total 22.

Row 17 :

(1 SC in next 6 SCs, SC DEC)*2, 1 SC in next 6 SCs = total 20.

Row 18 :

1 SC in next 20 SCs = total 20.

Row 19 :

1 SC in next 20 SCs = total 20.

Row 20 :

1 SC in next 20 SCs = total 20 (Picture 12). Don't cut the grey thread.

Infos :

Continue making the body. Join the grey and the red parts with 1 SL ST (Pictures 22, 23) and crochet in rounds. Cut red thread and continue with grey yarn (Picture 24). Join the second red edge with the usual SC (Picture 25).

Round 21 :

1 SC in next 33 SCs = total 33 (Picture 26, 27).

Round 22 :

1 SC in next 23 SCs, (SC DEC)*5 = total 28.

Round 23 :

(1 SC in next 5 SCs, SC DEC)*2, 1 SC in next 4 SCs, (SC DEC)*5 = total 21.

Round 24 :

(SC DEC)*10, 1 SC in next SC = total 11.

Round 25 :

(SC DEC)*5.

Info :

Using a yarn needle and the grey thread close the hole (Pictures 28, 29).

Info :

Sew one side of the body with grey yarn and a yarn needle (Pictures 30, 31). Don't cut the thread. Stuff the bird (Picture 32). Sew the remaining open edges with the same thread (Picture 33). The body is ready (Pictures 34-36).

— Eyes :

Info :

Take one pair of 5 mm safety eyes and place them symmetrically three rounds above the red edge (Picture 13) and above the third red stitch(Picture 14). For reference, the distance between the eyes is 6 stitches (Picture 15).

Info :

With white lace yarn and a yarn needle make a stitch for each eye (Pictures 16-21).

— Wings :

Info :

The part is worked continuously. You should use a stitch marker. With grey yarn create a Magic Ring with 6 SCs.

Round 1 :

SC INC in next 6 SCs = total 12.

Round 2 :

1 SC in next 12 SCs = total 12.

Round 3 :

1 SC in next 12 SCs = total 12.

Info :

Change to white yarn. Changing the color of the yarn follow the instructions "How to make an invisible color change in Single Crochet Stitch" on pages 4-7.

Round 4 :

1 SC in next 12 SCs = total 12.

Info :

Flatten the detail, leave a long tail for sewing and cut the yarn (Picture 37). To complete the wing, we need to make two feathers - long and short.

Item Name (Long Feather) :

The part is worked continuously. You should use a stitch marker. With black yarn create a Magic Ring with 6 SCs.

Round 1 :

(1 SC in next SC, SC INC in next SC)*3 = total 9.

Round 2 :

1 SC in next 9 SCs = total 9.

Round 3 :

1 SC in next 9 SCs = total 9.

Round 4 :

1 SC in next 9 SCs = total 9.

Info :

Change to grey yarn. Changing the color of the yarn follow the instructions "How to make an invisible color change in Single Crochet Stitch" on pages 4-7.

Round 5 :

1 SC in next 9 SCs = total 9.

Round 6 :

(1 SC in next SC, SC DEC)*3 = total 6.

Info :

The long feather is ready (Picture 38).

Item Name (Short Feather) :

The part is worked continuously. You should use a stitch marker. With black yarn create a Magic Ring with 6 SCs.

Round 1 :

(1 SC in next SC, SC INC in next SC)*3 = total 9.

Round 2 :

1 SC in next 9 SCs = total 9.

Info :

Change to grey yarn. Changing the color of the yarn follow the instructions "How to make an invisible color change in Single Crochet Stitch" on pages 4-7.

Round 3 :

1 SC in next 9 SCs = total 9.

Round 4 :

(1 SC in next SC, SC DEC)*3 = total 6.

Info :

The short feather is ready (Picture 39). Using a long white thread, sew two feathers to the main part, the short feather is up and the long feather is down (Pictures 40-42). Make the second wing in the same way (Picture 43). Sew the wings to the body symmetrically, short feathers up, long ones down (Pictures 44-47).

— Tail :

Info :

The tail consists of two long feathers.

Item Name (Long Feather) :

The part is worked continuously. You should use a stitch marker. With black yarn create a Magic Ring with 6 SCs.

Round 1 :

(1 SC in next SC, SC INC in next SC)*3 = total 9.

Round 2 :

1 SC in next 9 SCs = total 9.

Round 3 :

1 SC in next 9 SCs = total 9.

Round 4 :

1 SC in next 9 SCs = total 9.

Info :

Change to grey yarn. Changing the color of the yarn follow the instructions "How to make an invisible color change in Single Crochet Stitch" on pages 4-7.

Round 5 :

1 SC in next 9 SCs = total 9.

Round 6 :

(1 SC in next SC, SC DEC)*3 = total 6.

Infos :

The long feather is ready. Repeat the same steps to make the second feather. Place the two feathers on the back of the bird (Picture 48) and sew them with grey yarn (Picture 49).

— Beak :

Info :

The part is worked continuously. You should use a stitch marker. With grey lace yarn and a 1.5 mm crochet hook create a Magic Ring with 10 SCs (Picture 50).

Round 1 :

1 SC in next 10 SCs = total 10.

Round 2 :

1 SC in next 10 SCs = total 10.

Round 3 :

1 SC in next 10 SCs = total 10.

Info :

The beak is ready. Leave a long tail for sewing (Picture 51). Place the beak between the eyes and sew it with grey thread (Pictures 52-56). Do not stuff the beak.

— Foot :

Info :

FOOT (x2): Take brown yarn and crochet 4 Chs (Picture 57).

Step :

Insert the hook into the second Ch from the hook (don't count a Ch with a hook in it) and crochet SL ST in next 3 Chs (Picture 58). One toe is ready.

Step :

Make 4 Chs (Picture 59). Insert the hook into the second Ch from the hook and crochet SL ST in next 3 Chs (Picture 60). Two toes are ready.

Step :

Make 4 Chs (Picture 61). Insert the hook into the second Ch from the hook and crochet SL ST in next 3 Chs. Crochet 1 SL ST into the starting Ch to create a foot (Pictures 62, 63). Three toes are ready.

Step :

Make 4 Chs (Picture 64). Insert the hook into the second Ch from the hook and crochet SL ST in next 3 Chs (Picture 65). Cut the yarn and tie the ends. One foot is ready.

Info :

Repeat the same steps for the second foot and sew them to the bottom of the bird only in the middle of the foot (Pictures 66-68).

— Final Notes :

Info :

Our bullfinch is ready. You can use this cute bird as a toy, decoration or Christmas tree ornament.

Assembly Instructions

  • Place the eyes three rounds above the red edge and above the third red stitch, securing 5 mm safety eyes or beads and embroider a white stitch around each eye with lace yarn.
  • Sew the beak between the eyes with the long tail left from the lace beak; do not stuff the beak and secure tightly with grey thread.
  • Sew the two body halves together: join grey and red parts with slip stitch, continue crocheting rounds, then close the hole with a yarn needle and grey thread before stuffing.
  • Sew the wing pieces to the sides of the body symmetrically with short feathers pointing up and long feathers down, using long white thread to secure feathers to the wing base first.
  • Place and sew the two tail feathers to the back of the bird with grey yarn, aligning them as shown in the photos (Picture 48) and securing thoroughly.
  • Sew the feet to the bottom of the bird only in the middle of each foot so the bird stands, and weave in all ends neatly.

Important Notes

  • 💡Use a stitch marker to indicate the beginning of every round, especially when working continuous rounds and when changing colors.
  • 💡Work in continuous rounds; do not join or turn unless the pattern explicitly instructs to work in rows.
  • 💡Follow the 'invisible color change' method for wings and tail as demonstrated on pages 4-7 for clean color joins.
  • 💡Leave long tails when instructed for sewing pieces together so you have enough yarn to join parts securely.

This sweet Bullfinch amigurumi is perfect as a tiny holiday ornament or a pocket-sized friend. It uses neat color changes and layered feather details for a realistic look. Make one in festive colors for gifts or a flock for seasonal decor. 🐥🧶

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished amigurumi measures approximately 2.8 inches (7 cm) tall when using the recommended sport weight yarn and 2.5 mm hook.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights, but this will affect the final size and stitch counts; adjust hook size accordingly and expect a different finished measurement.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate; basic experience with single crochet, increases, decreases, and working in continuous rounds is recommended for best results.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete this project in 5-7 hours, depending on experience and how much time you spend on assembly and finishing details.