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PATTERN Kingfi sher toy


Stuff the beak lightly and position it at the front of the head with the white patch facing down. Position the beak so that the top is one round below the top of the orange patch on the face and the white patch at the base of the beak meets the white area at the front of the head. Using a tapestry needle and the long yarn ends from the beak, sew the open end of the beak to the head, sewing the white area with the white yarn and the grey area with the grey yarn. As the beak and head are diff erent colours, keep your stitches underneath the beak so they won’t be visible.


Flatten the wings with the decreases at each edge, and position them with the open end just behind the join where the head and body meet, so they lie along the length of the body and have a small gap between them at the back ‒ the exact positioning isn’t critical, but make sure you position the two wings symmetrically. Using a tapestry needle and the long yarn end from each wing, stitch the top end of each wing to the body. You can either leave the rest of the wings loose so they can fl ap, or tack the inside of each wing to the body near the tip of each wing, so it’ll stay tucked close to the body.


Flatten the feet and lay them side by side, with both open ends facing the same way. The closed ends will form the toes, and the open ends will be the back of the feet. Using a tapestry needle and the long yarn end


from one foot, stitch the feet


together along the line where they touch, leaving the fi rst couple of rounds unattached so the stitches don’t show at the front.


Flatten the leg piece with the open ends at the top and bottom, and position it halfway back along the joined feet so it lies across both feet. The pieces should form an upside-down ‘T’ shape when viewed from the side. Using a tapestry needle and the long yarn end at the bottom of the leg piece, sew the leg piece to the tops of the feet, stitching all around the open end of the leg piece.


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We used safety eyes, but you could use beads, buttons or felt circles.


Hold the kingfi sher at an angle above the joined feet and legs, with the closed ends of the feet


facing the front. Adjust the angle


of the body, moving it forward over the legs so that the top of the tail touches the ground and the legs are as far back as possible on the body without squashing the leg piece forwards.


The backs of the feet should just (or just about!) touch the underside of the body in this position. Look to see where the back edges of the feet are closest to the body. Using a tapestry needle and the long yarn end from the feet, stitch the bottom of the open ends of both feet to the body at this position.


Now adjust the angle of the feet so the top of the legs touches the body again, making sure the upside-down T shape hasn’t become too distorted. Using a tapestry needle and the long yarn end from the top of the legs, stitch the top of the legs to the body.


Your fi nished kingfi sher should balance nicely on the length of his feet plus the tip of his tail, without tipping forward!


Note: If your kingfi sher is having stability problems, adjust the body angle when you pose him, to make the head higher and the tail lower. This will bend the tail up slightly so that more of the tail lies along the ground, which will help to stabilise your bird.


Pattern ENDS


This kingfi sher toy makes the perfect gift for someone special ‒ young or old!


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