Years ago my friends’ toddler drew a blue bird for me. Circles and triangles and still clearly a bird; I loved its simple shapes and goofy mouth placement. I thought it would be a perfect knitting pattern -- a little birb inspired by a little person. It’s just the right size to fit in the palm of a small hand. Designed with fingering weight yarn, Birby Baby Bird uses the scraps from your socks or sweaters. They’re an easy and addicting stash buster -- you’ll have a whole flock before you know it!

Difficulty
Intermediate

Skills & Techniques

• Working in the round in small circumferences

• I-cord

• Kitchener stitch

Yarn
This pattern is great for stash-busting. Use
whatever scraps you have on hand!

Fingering weight yarn

• MC 28 yards/25.75 meters

• CC 6 yards/5.5 meters

Needles

• 2.75 mm/US 2 needles for working small circumference in the round: DPNs, 1 long circular, or 2 short circulars

• 2.75 mm/US 2 DPNs for working I-cord

Notions

• Two 6 mm safety eyes in black

• Stitch marker

• Tapestry needle

• Pins

• Polyester fiberfill

Finished Measurements
One size

• Body only: 3.25 in/8.4 cm

• Beak to feet: 6.5 in/16.5 cm