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Florence Flamingo ©
Design by
Alison North
KornflakeStew
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/kornflakestew

This pattern includes step-by-step

instructions in American terminology
Please note this pattern is for PERSONAL
use only. You may make as many items as
you wish for yourself or as gifts. You may sell any items you produce from this
pattern but please link back or give credit to me as the designer. Please do
NOT share, reproduce or sell this pattern in part or as a whole. Please do not
use any pictures. Please respect my rights as a designer.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me by email

alison693@msn.com Or send me a message at my Etsy shop, Thank you :)

Florence Flamingo will be approx. 18 inches tall from head to toe when using
the recommended yarn and hook. Feel free to experiment with different
yarns and hook sizes but please be aware this will change Flo’s size.

Skill Level ***

***PLEASE READ THROUGH THE ENTIRE Double crochet
PATTERN BEFORE YOU BEGIN*** Yarn over, insert your hook under the next
stitch, yarn over and pull through the stitch
Stitches and techniques used.
( 3 loops on your hook) yarn over again
Slip stitch and pull through just 2 loops, yarn over
Insert hook in next st, yo and draw through and pull through the last 2 loops.
all loops.
Single crochet Invisible decrease [ sc- dec]
Single crochet
Please note that when making the invisible
Insert hook in next st and draw up a loop
(2 loops on hook), yo, draw through both decrease you will be working in the front
loops loops only of your two stitches.
on hook.
Insert your hook into the front loop only of
the first stitch. Do not yarn over and pull up
yarn

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as you would in a traditional decrease. ring and draw up loop, YO and draw
Insert your hook into the front loop only of through both loops.) When you're finished,
the next stitch. You will need to turn the tip pull the tail to close the ring.
of your crochet hook downward to do this.
Then swing your crochet hook up, and Special stitches I use in this pattern
under the front loop of the 2nd stitch. You
now have 3 loops on your hook. Yarn over Dc cluster stitch (dc3tog) (used for the
and pull the yarn through the first 2 loops bottom part of the dress)
on your crochet hook, leaving 2 loops on [Yarn over, insert hook into the stitch, yarn
your hook. Then yarn over again and pull over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull
yarn through the last 2 loops through 2 loops] repeat 3 times (4 loops on
on your crochet hook. hook) yarn over and draw through all
loops.
Magic adjustable ring (magic circle)
First make a loop with your yarn leaving 3" Moss Stitch
long tail. Insert hook in centre of loop The moss stitch is basically a repetition of
made, yo and draw up loop. YO, pull *ch,sc*, working into the ch-1 space
through to make your first chain. (Do not formed by the ch-1’s in the previous
count this as your first sc) Continue to row. You are effectively single crocheting
crochet over the loop and the yarn tail BETWEEN single crochets, giving you a
until you have the required number of sc staggered woven look.
for your first round. For example, if the
pattern calls for 6 scs, then sc 6 times into
the ring. (Insert hook into the center of the

ABBREVIATIONS

YOU WILL NEED Sc – single crochet

2.5mm crochet hook Dc- double crochet

4mm crochet hook Inc – increase

Rico essentials cotton d.k Sc-inc – single crochet

increase
1x Pastel pink 22 (main colour)
Sc-dec – single crochet
1x light pink 54 (contrast) invisible decrease
1x blue 59 (dress) Dc3tog – double crochet
1x nature 51 (beak) cluster

9mm toy safety eyes St – stitch

Toy stuffing Ch – chain

Scissors Rep – repeat

Stitch marker (scrap of yarn) Sl st – slip stitch

Tapestry needle BLO – back loops only

Yo – yarn over

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Always move your stitch marker up at the end of each row as you will be working in

continuous rounds. Stitch count is in ( ) at the end of each row.

The head and body are worked as one piece, starting at the top of the head. Use your
2.5mm hook throughout, you will only be using the bigger hook for the dress.

Using main colour

Round 1. 6 sc in the magic circle, tighten the loop and place marker (6)

Round 2. [ sc-inc ] rep (12)

Round 3. [ sc x1, sc-inc ] rep (18)

Round 4. [ sc x 2, sc-inc ] rep (24)

Round 5. [ sc x 3, sc- inc ] rep (30)

Round 6, [ sc x 4, sc-inc ] rep (36)

Round 7. [ sc x 5, sc-inc ] rep (42)

Round 8. [ sc x 6, sc-inc ] rep (48)

Round 9. [ sc x 7, sc-inc ] rep (54)

Rounds 10-19. Sc in each st around (54) neck 1: 1st stitch of round 21

We will now make the neck

Round 20. Sc in each of the next 24 st, join to the

1st st you made with a sc, this will be the first stitch
of round 21 so you will need to place your marker
just before it. (24)

Rounds 21-42. Sc in each st around (24)

Round 43. [ sc x 3, sc-inc ]rep (30)

Rounds 44-46. Sc in each st around (30)

neck 2:round 21 complete
Round 47. [ sc x 4, sc-inc ] rep (36)

Rounds 48-50. Sc in each st around (36)

Round 51. [ sc x 5, sc-inc ] rep (42)

Rounds 52-54. Sc in each st around (42)

Round 55. [ sc x 6, sc-inc ] rep (48)

Rounds 56-58. sc in each st around (48)

Round 59. [ sc x 7, sc-inc ] rep (54)

neck 3: end of neck rounds
Rounds 60-62. Sc in each st around (54)

Round 63. [ sc x 8, sc-inc ] rep (60)

Rounds 64-75. Sc in each st around (60)

Round 76. [ sc x 8, sc-dec ] rep (54)

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Round 77. [ sc x 7, sc-dec ] rep (48)

Round 78. [ sc x 6, sc-dec ] rep (42)

Round 79. [ Sc x 5, sc-dec ] rep (36)

Begin to add stuffing now, start by adding stuffing

to the neck through the head. make sure the neck
is firmly stuffed but keep the shape of the neck and
don’t overstretch. Then add the stuffing from the
bottom up and keep adding more as you continue
to decrease to close the body.

Round 80. [ sc x 4, sc-dec ] rep (30)

Round 81. [ sc x 3, sc-dec ] rep (24)

Round 82. [ sc x 2, sc-dec ] rep (18)

Round 83. [ sc x 1, sc-dec ] rep (12)

Round 84. [ sc-dec ] rep (6)

Weave through the last 6 stitches with your needle

going into the front loops of the stitches pull tight on
the thread to neatly close the hole. Make a double
knot and hide your tail inside the body.

BEAK

Starting with the same colour you used for the body.

Turn your flamingo upside down, so you will be

working at the head end with the body to the right-
hand side. Join in your yarn at the first unworked
stitch after the neck.

Round 1. Ch 1, sc into the same st as the ch 1, sc in

each st around (you will just ignore the ch 1 on the
next round) (30)

Round 2. Sc in each st around. (the 1st sc will be

joining to the 1st st of round 1) (30)

beak 1:1st st of beak rounds goes here

beak 2: joining to the first round of the beak with a sc

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Change to Beak colour but leave a long tail of the main colour as you will be needing this.

Round 3. Sc in each st around (30)

Round 4. [ sc-dec, sc x 12, sc-inc x 2, sc x 12, sc-dec ] (30)

Go back to the tail of main colour you left and thread it on to your needle. Sew the little gap
between the beak and the neck neatly closed. **Keep the yarn attached.

Add the safety eyes now between rounds 17-18 of the head, approx. 16 stitches apart. A little
tip here is to use a length of yarn and hold it from the centre top of the head down to the
beak to find the middle of the face, then place a pin. Place the eyes 8 stitches either side of
the pin. I also like to stuff the head a little to get an idea of the shape and just to make sure
the eyes are in the correct position before I attach the washer to the back.

Once the eyes are in place pick up that pink tail again and make the eye lids. Make 3
stitches on an angle just covering the top of each eye.

neck 4: Sew gap between beak and neck eyes 1: finding the middle of the head

eyes 2: attach safety eyes Eyes 3: use remaining tail to sew eyelids

Round 5. Sc in each st around (30)

Round 6. [ sc-dec, sc x 12, sc-inc x 2, sc x 12, sc-dec ] (30)

Rounds 7-14. Sc in each st around (30)

Round 15. [ sc x 3, sc-dec, sc x 25 ] (29)

Round 16. Sc in each st (29)

Round 17. [ sc x 3, sc-dec, sc x 24 ] (28)

Round 18. [ sc x 2, sc-dec, sc x 24 ] (27)

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Round 19. [ sc x 1, sc-dec x 2, sc x 22 ] (25)

Round 20. [ sc x 3, sc-dec ] rep (20)

Stuff the beak

Round 21. [ sc x 2, sc-dec ] rep (15)

Round 22. [ sc x 1, sc-dec ] rep (10)

Round 23. [ sc-dec ] rep (5)

Weave through the front loops of the last 5 st and pull tight to close the hole neatly. Make a
double knot and hide the remainder of the tail inside the head.

WINGS X2

Using your contrasting pink

Round 1. 6 sc in the magic circle, tighten the

loop and place marker (6)

Round 2. [ sc-inc ] rep (12)

Rounds 3-6. Sc in each st around (12)

Round 7. [ sc x 1, sc-inc ] rep (18)

Rounds 8-22. Sc in each st around (18)

For the next 8 rounds decrease once at the wings 1: sc through both sets of stitches to close
start of each round and sc in each st for the
rest of the round.

Round 23.- 30. [ sc-dec, sc around ]

You will have 10 stitches left at the end of

round 30. Sc in the next st, flatten the top of
the wing and sc through both sets of stitches
to close. Leave a long tail.

Sew the wings to the sides of the body at

approx. round 43 of the body.

wings 2: sew the wings to the body

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LEGS X2

Round 1. 6 sc in the magic circle, tighten the loop and place marker (6)

Round 2. [ sc-inc ] rep (12)

Round 3. [ sc x 1, sc-inc ] rep (18)

Round 4. [ sc x 2, sc-inc ] rep (24)

Rounds 5-10. Sc in each st around (24)

Round 11. [ sc x 2, sc-dec ] rep (18)

Rounds 12-14. Sc in each st around (18)

Round 15. [ sc x 1, sc-dec ] rep (12)

Stuff the foot now

Rounds 16-45. Sc in each st around (12)

Flatten the top of the leg and sc through both sets of stitches to close.

Leave a long tail and sew the legs to the bottom of the body approx. 1 row either side of the
middle.

DRESS

To make the dress you will need your 4mm crochet hook.

The top part of the dress is made using the moss stitch and the bottom part using a dc-cluster
stitch. We will be working in rows here not rounds. (see techniques section for info on these
stitches)

Using blue yarn

Row 1. Ch 34. Sc into the 4th ch from the hook, ch 1, skip 1,

[ sc, ch 1, skip 1 ] rep to end of row, ch 2, turn (16sc)

Row 2. Sc into the first ch space [ ch 1, skip next sc, sc into

the next ch space ] rep to end of row. Ch 2 turn (The last
sc will be in the space between the turning ch and the sc
from the previous row) (16sc)

In the next few rows we will be increasing at the edges to

shape the dress. To make an increase simply sc, ch1, sc,

dress 1: row 2 of dress

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ch 1 into the same space and remember that you will need to use the ch 1 space in the next
row.

Row 3. Increase into the first ch space, sc, ch 1 in each space along, increase into the last
space. Ch 2, turn (18)

Row 4. Sc, ch 1, in each space along, ch 2, turn (18)

Row 5. Repeat row 3 (20)

Row 6. Repeat row 4 (20)

Row 7. Repeat row 3 (22)

Row 8. Repeat row 4 (22)

Row 9. Repeat row 3 (24)

Row 10. Repeat row 4 , ch 3, turn (24)

We will now switch from moss stitch to dc-cluster.

Row 11. Dc-cluster (dc3tog). Ch 1 in each ch space along, ch 3, turn (24 clusters) *Make
sure to put the last cluster in the space before the turning chain*.

Row 12-16. Repeat row 11 (24 clusters)

At the end of row 16 ch 1, sc up the side of the dress approx. 18 stitches (this doesn’t have to
be exact its just to neaten the edges) then sc along the top of the dress putting 2 sc in each
of the ch spaces, now sc down the other side of the dress. Leave a long tail. Fold the dress so
it meets up at the back and then sew the back together using the outer loops of the stitches.
Only sew up to where the moss stitch rows start. Finish off and weave in all ends. Sew a small
button at the top.

Dress 2:increases to the moss stitch rows Dress 3:dc-cluster stitches

dress 4: Last cluster just before the turning ch on each row Dress 5: sc into the chains along the edges

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dress 7: fold dress and sew the back together

Dress 8: add button

Put the dress on the flamingo before we make the sleeves.

SLEEVES X2

Using the same colour you used for the dress (in the pictures I went for a different trim and
sleeve colour)

Row 1. Ch 11, dc in the 3rd ch from the hook and in each ch along, ch 2 turn (9)

Row 2. Dc x 2 in each st along (18)

Finish off and leave a long tail. Use the needle to take the tail up through the turning chains
to the foundation row as in the picture below.

With the dress in place on the flamingo (button at centre back and top of dress under wings)
take your little cap sleeve and use your needle and the tail from the sleeve to sew the first
two stitches along (on the sleeve) to the top of the dress, 2 stitches along from the wing.
(making sure not to sew it to the flamingo) once sewn in place take the tail of yarn through
the foundation row stitches to the other end of the sleeve so we leave the gap for the wings,
sew the other side of the sleeve to the top of the dress.( see pictures below)

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sleeve 2: Take the tail up to foundation row sleeve 1: sew 2 stitches of the sleeve to the dress

sleeve 3: Take tail through foundation row to other side of sleeve

sleeve 4: Sew sleeve to other side of dress

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HAT

Using 4mm hook

Round 1. 6 sc in the magic circle, tighten the loop

and place marker (6)

Round 2. [ sc-inc ] rep (12)

Round 3. [ sc x1, sc-inc ] rep (18)

Round 4. [ sc x 2, sc-inc ] rep (24)

Round 5. [ sc x 3, sc- inc ] rep (30)

Round 6, [ sc x 4, sc-inc ] rep (36)

Rounds 7-10. Sc in each st around (36)

Round 11. Ch 2, BLO [ dc3tog, ch 1, skip 1 ] rep to end, join to top of ch 2 with a sl st (18
clusters)

Round 12. Ch 3, [ dc3tog in 1st ch 1 space, dc3tog, ch 1, dc3tog, ch 1 in the next ch 1 space]
rep to end, join to top of ch 3 with a sl st.

Weave in ends.

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Please note this pattern is for PERSONAL use only. You may make as many items as you wish
for yourself or as gifts. You may sell any items you produce from this pattern (on a small scale)
but please link back or give credit to me as the designer. Please do NOT share, reproduce or
sell this pattern in part or as a whole. Please respect my rights as a designer.

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