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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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An adorable friend to cherish, handcrafted with love to bring comfort and joy for years to come.

About This Bullfinch Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern creates a tiny bullfinch amigurumi (about 2.8 inches / 7 cm tall) with layered wings, a two-part tail, beak, and little feet. The design uses sport weight yarn for the body and lace yarn for fine details such as the beak and eye stitches. Clear rounds and photo references are included to help you perform invisible color changes and assemble all parts with confidence.

Bullfinch Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Worked in continuous rounds with optional stitch markers for ease, the pattern guides you through head, body, eyes, wings, tail, beak and feet. The finished bird makes a lovely toy or Christmas tree ornament.

Why You'll Love This Bullfinch Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it transforms simple stitches into a tiny, characterful bird with layered textures. I enjoy the invisible color change technique used here — it gives the wings and body a clean, professional look. The pattern is compact but detailed, so you get a satisfying project in just a few hours. I find the step-by-step photos especially helpful when assembling the feathers and positioning the eyes, and I hope you will enjoy making each small part as much as I did.

Bullfinch Amigurumi Pattern step 1 - construction progress Bullfinch Amigurumi Pattern step 2 - assembly progress Bullfinch Amigurumi Pattern step 3 - details and accessories Bullfinch Amigurumi Pattern step 4 - final assembly and finishing

Switch Things Up

I love how easy it is to customize this bullfinch by simply swapping colors; try blue or gold for a whimsical variation.

You can make the bird larger by using a bulkier yarn and a larger hook — I often use DK or worsted yarn with a 3.5mm or 4mm hook for a chunky version.

For a miniature keychain, use finer yarn and a smaller hook to create a tiny version perfect for bag charms.

I sometimes embroider tiny patterns on the breast for personality, using contrasting thread to add spots or stripes.

Try substituting safety eyes with embroidered eyes for a fully yarn-based, child-safe toy.

To create a seasonal ornament, attach a small hanging loop to the top of the head before closing the final round.

I like to add a small felt scarf or a tiny crocheted hat to make a festive winter bird — it really brings out character.

Change the beak color or use metallic lace yarn for a sparkly detail when making holiday decorations.

Experiment with textured yarns for the body to give a fluffy look — boucle yarn works well for a soft effect.

When sewing on wings and tail, I pin them in place and check symmetry from all angles before stitching to ensure a balanced finish.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping stitch markers at color transitions will make aligning color joins difficult; place a marker in the last loop of the old color or use a pin to mark the join. ✗ Forgetting to stuff as you go causes lumps and uneven shaping; stuff gradually, especially before closing rounds and when directed in the body section. ✗ Using the invisible color change incorrectly can leave loose tails visible; follow the steps to draw new yarn through the loops and pull ends to equalize loop sizes before securing. ✗ Not counting stitches after increases or decreases results in incorrect shaping; count after each marked round and use the given stitch totals to confirm accuracy. ✗ Pulling yarn too tightly when changing colors can distort the edge and make sewing difficult; maintain even tension when drawing the new color through and when tightening loops. ✗ Cutting threads too early can leave you without a tail for sewing or joining; keep the long tail where the pattern requests it for later joining and sewing.

Bullfinch Amigurumi Pattern

Make a charming miniature bullfinch amigurumi with this complete crochet pattern. You will create a small 2.8-inch (7 cm) bird featuring invisible color changes, layered wings and tail feathers, and easy assembly steps. Follow the step-by-step rounds and photo references to stitch, stuff and sew each part for a neat finished toy. Perfect for handmade gifts, ornaments, or a delightful desk friend.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Bullfinch Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

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    Cotton or acrylic yarn (yarn weight 2 - sport): Black (main head/top), Red (breast), Grey (body/wing), Brown (feet), White (small details)
  • 02
    Lace yarn (yarn weight 0 - lace): White (eye stitches), Grey (beak)
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    Small amounts of additional colors for alternate versions (e.g., blue or yellow for variations)

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size 2.5 mm (for sport yarn)
  • 02
    Crochet hook size 1.5 mm (for lace yarn and beak)
  • 03
    5 mm safety eyes or black beads (one pair)
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    Fiberfill stuffing
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    Pins for marking and assembly
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    Stitch marker (or pin) to mark beginning of rounds
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    Scissors
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    Yarn needle for sewing
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    Needle for yarn and a small needle for lace yarn eye stitches

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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.

Info :

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).

Info :

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 :

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). 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 :

Make 1 additional Ch and turn your work. 1 SC in next 19 SCs = total 19.

Row 11 :

Make 1 additional Ch and turn your work. 1 SC in next 19 SCs = total 19.

Row 12 :

Make 1 additional Ch and turn your work. 1 SC in next 19 SCs = total 19.

Row 13 :

Make 1 additional Ch and turn your work. 1 SC in next 19 SCs = total 19.

Row 14 :

Make 1 additional Ch and turn your work. 1 SC in next 19 SCs = total 19.

Row 15 :

Make 1 additional Ch and turn your work. 1 SC in next 19 SCs = total 19.

Row 16 :

Make 1 additional Ch and turn your work. 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. Make 1 additional Ch and turn your work.

Row 18 :

1 SC in next 16 SCs = total 16. Make 1 additional Ch and turn your work.

Row 19 :

(1 SC in next 4 SCs, SC DEC)*2, 1 SC in next 4 SCs = total 14. Make 1 additional Ch and turn your work.

Row 20 :

1 SC in next 6 SCs, SC DEC, 1 SC in next 6 SCs = total 13. We completed the red part of the body. Do not cut the red thread, place a stitch marker in the last loop (Picture 7).

Info :

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 (alt) :

1 SC in next 12 SCs = total 12 (Picture 11). Make 1 additional Ch and turn your work.

Row 9 (alt) :

(1 SC in next 3 SCs, SC INC in next SC)*3 = total 15. Make 1 additional Ch and turn your work.

Row 10 (alt) :

1 SC in next 15 SCs = total 15. Make 1 additional Ch and turn your work.

Row 11 (alt) :

(1 SC in next 2 SCs, SC INC in next SC)*5 = total 20. Make 1 additional Ch and turn your work.

Row 12 (alt) :

(1 SC in next 3 SCs, SC INC in next SC)*5 = total 25. Make 1 additional Ch and turn your work.

Row 13 (alt) :

1 SC in next 25 SCs = total 25. Make 1 additional Ch and turn your work.

Row 14 (alt) :

(1 SC in next 7 SCs, SC DEC)*2, 1 SC in next 7 SCs = total 23. Make 1 additional Ch and turn your work.

Row 15 (alt) :

1 SC in next 10 SCs, SC DEC, 1 SC in next 11 SCs = total 22. Make 1 additional Ch and turn your work.

Row 16 (alt) :

1 SC in next 22 SCs = total 22. Make 1 additional Ch and turn your work.

Row 17 (alt) :

(1 SC in next 6 SCs, SC DEC)*2, 1 SC in next 6 SCs = total 20. Make 1 additional Ch and turn your work.

Row 18 (alt) :

1 SC in next 20 SCs = total 20. Make 1 additional Ch and turn your work.

Row 19 (alt) :

1 SC in next 20 SCs = total 20. Make 1 additional Ch and turn your work.

Row 20 (alt) :

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

Info :

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). 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. Change to white yarn.

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

— Long Feather :

Info :

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. Change to grey yarn.

Round 5 :

1 SC in next 9 SCs = total 9.

Round 6 :

(1 SC in next SC, SC DEC)*3 = total 6. The long feather is ready (Picture 38).

— Short Feather :

Info :

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. Change to grey yarn.

Round 3 :

1 SC in next 9 SCs = total 9.

Round 4 :

(1 SC in next SC, SC DEC)*3 = total 6. The short feather is ready (Picture 39).

Info :

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.

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. Change to grey yarn.

Round 5 :

1 SC in next 9 SCs = total 9.

Round 6 :

(1 SC in next SC, SC DEC)*3 = total 6. The long feather is ready. Repeat the same steps to make the second feather.

Info :

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. The beak is ready. Leave a long tail for sewing (Picture 51).

Info :

Place the beak between the eyes and sew it with grey thread (Pictures 52-56). Do not stuff the beak.

— Foot (x2) :

Info :

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. Make 4 Chs (Picture 59).

Step :

Insert the hook into the second Ch from the hook and crochet SL ST in next 3 Chs (Picture 60). Two toes are ready. Make 4 Chs (Picture 61).

Step :

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. 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).

— Assembly :

Info :

Join red and grey body parts with slip stitch and crochet in rounds as instructed. Close the hole with grey thread, sew one side of the body, stuff the bird, and sew the remaining opening with the same thread. Attach eyes then make white lace stitches for eye highlights. Sew wings symmetrically with short feathers up, long feathers down. Sew tail feathers to back with grey yarn. Sew beak between eyes and sew feet to bottom of bird in the middle of the foot. Weave in all ends and trim excess threads.

Assembly Instructions

  • Join the grey and red body parts with 1 SL ST, crochet in rounds, cut the red thread and continue with grey yarn; join the second red edge using SC as described, then close the hole and sew one side with grey yarn before stuffing.
  • Stuff the bird firmly but evenly after closing part of the body (Picture 32), then sew the remaining open edges with the same grey thread to finish the body shape.
  • Sew the wings to the body symmetrically with short feathers up and long feathers down, using the long white thread as described and photo references for placement (Pictures 40-47).
  • Place the two tail feathers on the back and sew them with grey yarn (Pictures 48-49), ensuring they are centered and lie flat.
  • Place and secure the 5 mm safety eyes three rounds above the red edge and six stitches apart, then add white lace yarn eye stitches for highlights (Pictures 13-21).
  • Sew the beak between the eyes using the long tail left on the beak piece (Pictures 52-56) and do not stuff the beak.
  • Sew the two feet to the bottom of the bird in the middle of each foot, so the bird stands neatly (Pictures 66-68).

Important Notes

  • 💡Work with a stitch marker to indicate the start of rounds, especially during color changes and shaping sections.
  • 💡Stuff gradually while shaping the body and head to avoid lumps and to achieve the intended silhouette; overstuffing will distort the shape.
  • 💡Keep consistent tension to ensure the finished bird matches the provided stitch counts and fits together correctly during assembly.
  • 💡Follow the invisible color change instructions on pages 4-7 when instructed for neat joins on wings and tail; do not use that method for the head-to-body join as noted.
  • 💡Weave in ends and tie off threads only after confirming placement of parts to make final adjustments easier.

This sweet little Bullfinch is a perfect tiny gift or holiday ornament, full of handmade charm and character. Make a pair in different colorways to create a matching set for your home or tree. Have fun stitching the invisible color changes and watching the tiny feathers come to life. 🧶🦜

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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 hook sizes.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights, but this will affect the final size. If you choose a thicker yarn, use a larger hook and expect a larger bird; adjust stuffing and proportions accordingly.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate, so basic knowledge of single crochet, increases, decreases, magic ring, and 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, though time may vary based on experience level, customization and assembly complexity.

How should I change colors invisibly?

Follow the step-by-step instructions and pictures on pages 4-7 labeled "How to make an invisible color change in Single Crochet Stitch"—they show how to draw the new yarn through loops and equalize loop sizes before continuing.