Like many of us who grew up in the 90’s, when someone says hummingbird I immediately think of Flit from Disney’s Pocahontas. I loved his stubborn personality and how comedic his relationship with the rambunctious Meeko was. Flit is a ruby-throated Hummingbird, which are known to having the broadest migration range of Hummingbirds in the United States. While they may spend their summer breeding months in northern climates, like Virginia with Pocahontas, these hummingbirds must migrate back to Central America for the winter season.
Central America is also home to the Honduran Emerald Hummingbird, the only native bird of Honduras, and is also an endangered species. This stunningly colored bird was once on the Critically Endangered Species list due to it loss of habitat, which was already limited; the habit shrank to 10% of its original land size. In recent years the population has begun to return very gradually thanks to places like the Honduran Emerald Reserve in the Aguan Valley. You can read more about the Honduran Emerald HERE and HERE.
Esmeralda – the Honduran Emerald Hummingbird
Materials:
Yarn:
- Red Heart Unforgettable – Stained Glass
- Aunt Lydia’s Classic Cotton Crochet Thread – Black
Tools:
- 2.00mm Crochet Hook
- 2.50mm Crochet Hook
- Yarn Needle
- Scissors
- Measuring Tape
- Wire Cutter
- Wire Bender
- Sewing Pins
- Craft Wire – I chose green, so that the wire would blend in with my flowers.
- Black Nail Polish
Other:
Polyfil
Stitches Used
U.S. Terminology
Right Handed Instructions
| CH | Chain Stitch |
| ST | Stitch |
| SK | Skip Stitch |
| SL ST | Slip Stitch |
| SC | Single Crochet |
| SCINC | Single Crochet two in Same Stitch (Increase) |
| SC2TOG | Single Crochet two Together(Decrease) |
| HDC | Half Double Crochet |
| DC | Double Crochet |
| BLO | Back Loop Only |
| * | Stitches inside asterisk are repeated |
| , | A comma is used to indicate when to move on to the next step in the round/row. |
Special Techniques Used
For best color results, Begin working in the Blue/Green area of the yarn variegation.
Body
2.50mm Crochet Hook
| Round 1: | Create Magic Circle, 4 sc, no join. | (4 stitches) |
| Round 2: | *1 scinc, 1 sc* repeat * to * once more. | (6 stitches) |
| Round 3: | 1 sc, 3 scinc, 2 sc. | (9 stitches) |
| Round 4: | 1 sc, *1 scinc, 1 sc* repeat * to * 2 more times, 2 sc. | (12 stitches) |
| Round 5: | 1 sc, *2 sc, 1 scinc* repeat * to * 2 more times, 2 sc. | (15 stitches) |
| Round 6: | 1 sc, *1 scinc, 3 sc* repeat * to * 2 more times, 2 sc. | (18 stitches) |
| Round 7: | 18 sc. | (18 stitches) |
| Round 8: | 5 sc, *1 sc2tog, 1 sc* repeat * to * 2 more times, 4 sc. | (15 stitches) |
| Round 9: | *3 sc, 1 sc2tog* repeat * to * 2 more times. | (12 stitches) |
| Round 10: | *1 scinc, 1 sc* repeat * to * 1 more time, 6 sc, 1 scinc, 1 sc. | (15 stitches) |
| Round 11: | *2 sc, 1 scinc, 2 sc* repeat * to * 2 more times. | (18 stitches) |
| Round 12: | *5 sc, 1 scinc* repeat * to * 2 more times. | (21 stitches) |
| Round 13: | *3 sc, 1 scinc, 3 sc* repeat * to * 2 more times. | (24 stitches) |
| Round 14: | 24 sc. | (24 stitches) |
| Round 15: | *3 sc, 1 sc2tog, 3 sc* repeat * to * 2 more times. | (21 stitches) |
| Round 16: | *1 sc2tog, 5 sc* repeat * to * 2 more times. | (18 stitches) |
| Round 17: | *2 sc, 1 sc2tog, 2 sc* repeat * to * 2 more times. | (15 stitches) |
| Round 18: | *1 sc2tog, 3 sc* repeat * to * 2 more times. | (12 stitches) |
Insert Wire through Magic Circle in Round 1, bend end of wire a little so it can not be pulled back out.
Stuff body firmly but do not overstuff, keep the form created by the stitching.
| Round 19: | *1 sc, 1 sc2tog, 1 sc* repeat * to * 2 more times. | (9 stitches) |
| Round 20: | *1 sc, 1 sc2tog* repeat * to * 2 more times. | (6 stitches) |
Use the Amigurumi Close Method to close hole.
Wings
2.00mm Crochet Hook
Make x2
Cut a piece of Craft Wire to be about 4-5 inches long.(10-13 cm)
| Row 1: | Ch 25, Crocheting around the wire work 1 sc into the 2nd ch from hook, 17 sc, 6 dc. | (24 stitches) |
| Row 2: | Turn, sk st, 3 sl st, *Ch 2, 1 dc in same, 5 dc, sk 2 st, sl st, ch 1, turn, sk st, 4sl st, turn* repeat * to * 4 more times. |
Tie off leaving a tail for sewing.
Bend the exposed end of the wire, and insert into the body between rounds 10-11, sew wing into place.
Tail Feather
2.00mm Crochet Hook
Do NOT count “Ch 1” as a stitch.
| Row 1: | Ch 8, 1 sl st, 2 sc, 2 hdc, 1 sc, 1 sl st. | (7 stitches) |
| Row 2: | Ch 1, turn, 4 sl st, ch 7, turn. | (11 stitches) |
| Row 3: | 1 sl st blo in 2nd ch from hook, 2 sc blo, 2 hdc blo, 2 dc blo, 1 hdc blo, 1 sc blo, 1 sl st. | (10 stitches) |
| Row 4: | Ch 1, turn, 6 sl st, ch 7, turn. | (13 stitches) |
| Row 5: | 1 sl st blo in 2nd ch from hook, 2 sc blo, 3 hdc blo, 3 dc blo, 1 hdc blo, 1 sc blo, 1 sl st. | (12 stitches) |
| Row 6: | Ch 1, turn, 8 sl st, ch 7, turn. | (15 stitches) |
| Row 7: | 1 sl st blo in 2nd ch from hook, 3 sc blo, 3 hdc blo, 4 dc blo, 1 hdc blo, 1 sc blo, 1 sl st. | (14 stitches) |
| Row 8: | Ch 1, turn, 8 sl st, ch 5, turn. | (13 stitches) |
| Row 9: | 1 sl st blo in 2nd ch from hook, 2 sc blo, 3 hdc blo, 3 dc blo, 1 hdc blo, 1 sc blo, 1 sl st. | (12 stitches) |
| Row 10: | Ch 1, turn, 4 sl st, ch 9, turn. | (13 stitches) |
| Row 11: | 1 sl st blo in 2nd ch from hook, 2 sc blo, 3 hdc blo, 3 dc blo, 1 hdc blo, 1 sc blo, 1 sl st. | (12 stitches) |
| Row 12: | Ch 1, turn, 8 sl st, ch 7, turn. | (15 stitches) |
| Row 13: | 1 sl st blo in 2nd ch from hook, 3 sc blo, 3 hdc blo, 4 dc blo, 1 hdc blo, 1 sc blo, 1 sl st. | (14 stitches) |
| Row 14: | Ch 1, turn, 8 sl st, ch 5, turn. | (13 stitches) |
| Row 15: | 1 sl st blo in 2nd ch from hook, 2 sc blo, 3 hdc blo, 3 dc blo, 1 hdc blo, 1 sc blo, 1 sl st. | (12 stitches) |
| Row 16: | Ch 1, turn, 6 sl st, ch 5, turn. | (11 stitches) |
| Row 17: | 1 sl st blo in 2nd ch from hook, 2 sc blo, 2 hdc blo, 2 dc blo, 1 hdc blo, 1 sc blo, 1 sl st. | (10 stitches) |
| Row 18: | Ch 1, turn, 4 sl st, ch 5, turn. | (9 stitches) |
| Row 19: | 1 sl st blo in 2nd ch from hook, 2 sc blo, 2 hdc blo, 1 sc blo, 1 sl st. | (7 stitches) |
Attach to body so that the center of tailfeather is sewn to the last round of the body aligned with the center of the back; then sew the tail feathers slanting downward slightly to the sides of the body.
Details
Use the black cotton crochet thread and create 1 French Knot on each side of the head to create the eyes.
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