Friday, October 28, 2011

Angry Birds Coffee Cozy Crochet Pattern - Red Bird, Green Mustache Pig

Sometimes the work week is just too daunting to face alone. Coffee will help, but you need someone or something to have your back. For my first free crochet pattern, I present to you the Red Angry Bird Coffee Cozy.
He just makes me happy :)  I debuted by design for the Angry Red Bird Coffee Cozy as part of a giveaway on my Facebook page, and he was so popular I wanted to make him available on a wider scale. While I suppose I could try to get away with selling them, I would prefer not to sell something that is licensed or copyrighted. I'm offering this pattern for free, but am linking my blog to my paypal account in case you feel like giving a donation.

Materials needed:

Small amounts of red, black and white yarn
Small pieces of orange/yellow, black and white felt
Size G crochet hook 
Either fabric glue, or embroidery thread in black, white and orange/yellow (to match felt pieces)
Yarn needle

Cozy - make 1 in red

1. ch 40, sl st to form ring  (be careful not to twist)
2. ch 2, hdc in each st around, sl st to join (40)
3. ch 2, hdc in each st around, sl st to join (40)
4. Repeat round 3 five times
5. ch 1, sc in each st around, sl st to join.
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Eyebrows - make 2 in black

1. ch 6, turn
2. dc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next 2, sc in 1, sl st in last (5)
Fasten off. Leave tail for attaching eyebrows to cozy.

Belly - make 1 in white

1. ch 15, turn
2. dec2tog, sc in next 10, dec2tog, turn (12)
3. dec2tog, sc in next 8, dec2tog (10)
4. dec2tog, dec2tog, sc in 2, dec2tog, dec2tog (6)
5. sl st around shape (I did 2 sc in the corners to smooth it out)
Fasted off. Leave tail for attaching belly to cozy.

Feathers - make 2 in red

1. 4 sc in ring
2. *1 sc in 1, 2sc in next* twice (6)
3-4. sc in each stitch around (6)
Fasten off. Leave tail for attaching feathers to cozy.

Assembly - use picture above to help in placement of pieces

Stitch white belly to center front of red cozy. Cut triangle from orange/yellow felt for beak, and white and black pieces for the eyes. Stitch or fabric glue beak and eyes to cozy. Place eyebrows above eyes and stitch into place. Place feathers at top of the red cozy, center above the eyebrows, and stitch into place.

There you go!

No game is complete without a good villain. My favorite Angry Birds villain is the Green Mustache Pig.



Materials Needed:
Small amounts of green, black, white and rust orange yarn
Small amounts of felt in white, black, and denim blue
Size G crochet hook
Either fabric glue, or embroidery thread in black, white, and blue (to match felt pieces)
Yarn needle

Cozy - make 1 in green

1. ch 40, sl st to form ring  (be careful not to twist)
2. ch 2, hdc in each st around, sl st to join (40)
3. ch 2, hdc in each st around, sl st to join (40)
4. Repeat round 3 five times
5. ch 1, sc in each st around, sl st to join.
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Nose - make 1 in green

1. 6sc in ring (6)
2. 2sc in next 2, sc in 2, 2 sc in last 2, sl st to join, turn (10)
3. sc in each around (10)
Fasten often, leaving tail for attaching nose to cozy.

Mustache - make 1 in rust orange

1. ch 5, turn
2. sc in 2nd from hook and in each across, turn (4)
3. 3sc in 1, sc in 2, 3sc in last, turn (8)
4. 2hdc in 1, hdc in next 2, sl st in 2, hdc in 2, 2 hdc in last (8)
Fasten off. Leave tail for attaching mustache to cozy.

Ears/Head - make 1 in green

1. ch 13, turn
2. sc in 2nd from hook and in each across, turn (12)
3. dec2tog, dec2tog, sc in 4, dec2tog, dec2tog, turn (8)
For first ear:
4. sc in 3, turn (3)
5. sc in 3, turn (3)
6. sc in 3, turn (3)
7. dec3tog
Fasten off.
8. join in last st of round 3, sc in 3, turn (3)
9. sc in 3, turn (3)
10. sc in 3, turn (3)
11. dec3tog
Fasten off.

Assembly - use above picture to guide your placement of pieces

Cut felt pieces for ears, eyes, and nostrils. Stitch nostrils to nose and black circles to ears. Position nose near center front of the cozy, and position mustache under nose. Stitch nose and mustache into place. Using fabric glue or embroidery thread, attach eyes to face, with bottom of the dark circles under his eyes nearly even with the bottom of the nose. Using a small amount of white yarn, stitch eyebrows over eyes. If desired, slip stitch with black yarn around both the top and bottom of the cozy to give the pig an outline.

*This is my first attempt at sharing patterns. Should you find any mistakes, let me know and I will correct them as soon as I can.

**As a courtesy for my work in creating the pattern, and because Angry Birds characters are licensed, please do not sell the work you create from these patterns. Also, do not sell the pattern or claim it as your own work. Thanks!