Bluebird Fridge Magnet Crochet Pattern
Got a refrigerator or magnet board? Put a bird on it! The Bluebird Fridge Magnet is a quick and easy way to bring a touch of spring indoors. They make great gifts too, so make a few!
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2021 Fridgies CAL
This bunny fridge magnet is the March pattern in the 2021 Fridiges CAL! Crochet along through 12 magnet patterns. At the end of the year, you’ll have an adorable set of fridgies for yourself or for a gift! You may want to make 2 sets, so you don’t have to decide.
Enter the Giveaway
There will be several giveaways throughout the Fridgies CAL. This quarter, you could win this gift set of fiber wash products from Unicorn Clean. It even includes an adorable plush!
Learn all about the Fridgies Crochet Along here, including how to enter the giveaways!
Lion Brand DIY Yarn
Lion Brand provided all the yarn for this crochet along. Their DIY yarn comes in small balls, which is just perfect for the small amounts needed for each magnet. For the bluebird fridge magnet, you will need 2 shades of blue, with small amounts of white, organge and black for the facial features.
If you’re not able to get this yarn or the colors you need, Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice or Basic Stitch are also good options.
Xyron Glue Gun
The easiest way to attach your magnet to your crochet is with hot glue. For my magnets, I’m using this mini hot glue gun that Xyron gave me to try out.
I used it on this bluebird fridge magnet and on the previous magnets as well. I’ve been very happy with it. It heats up quickly and produced a nice steady bead of glue. Watch it in action in the tutorial video below!
Materials
- Yarn: Lion Brand DIY Yarn (100% acrylic, worsted weight, 65 yds / 30g per ball)
- 30 yds royal blue (royal)
- 10 yds sky blue (sky)
- 3 yds each, orange and white
- 1/2 yd black OR black embroidery thread
- Hook: Size H / 5 mm crochet hook or size needed to match gauge.
- Notions:
- Yarn Needle
- Strong, flat magnet that will fit inside the bluebird (sample shown is 1 inch diameter)
- Xyron hot glue gun and glue stick
- Stitch marker
Project Level
Easy: Worked in the round with some sewing and embroidery required. Some color changes.
Size
About 2.5 inches in diameter, not counting tuft on top.
Gauge
12 sc x 13 rounds = 4 inches
Use pattern as gauge swatch – After rnd 4, back circle should measure about 2.25 inches in diameter. Exact gauge is not critical. Your fabric should be tight enough that the magnet won’t show through.
Abbreviations used
(Pattern is written in US terms)
ch = chain
inc = increase (see Special Stitches)
sc = single crochet
sc2tog = single crochet 2 together
sk = skip
sl st = slip stitch
st(s) = stitch(es)
RS = right side
WS = wrong side
Special Stitches
Increase (inc): Sc in back loop only of indicated st, then sc in both loops of same st. This counts as two stitches in the end of round stitch counts.
See this tutorial for a more detailed look.
Instructions
Join rounds where indicated with a slip stitch in the first stitch of the round. Slip stitches are not included in stitch counts unless otherwise specified. Mark first stitch of rounds if desired. Do not turn your work unless indicated.
Back
With royal, ch 2.
Rnd 1 (RS): 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook, join. (6 sts)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, inc in each st around, join. (12 sts)
Rnd 3: Ch 1, inc in first st, sc in next st, (inc in next st, sc in next st) around, join. (18 sts)
Rnd 4: Ch 1, inc in first st, sc in next 2 sts, (inc in next st, sc in next 2 sts) around, join with sl st in flo of first st. Fasten off. (24 sts)
Weave in tails.
Work should now measure about 2.25 to 2.5 inches in diameter.
Magnet
Using hot glue gun, glue magnet to center of back circle, on the WS of work.
Set back piece aside.
Front
This is the same pattern of increases as the back, but done with 2 colors. For a clean color change, start using the new color in the last “pull through” step of the last stitch in the previous color. See this tutorial for a more detailed look.
Do not work over the unused color. Instead, allow it to “float”, creating loose strands on the back of the work. Pick it up and work with it where you need it, making sure it stays loose at the back and doesn’t pull too tightly.
With sky, ch 2.
Rnd 1 (RS): 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook, join. (6 sts)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, inc in each of first 4 sts, sc in back loop only of next st changing to royal. With royal, sc in both loops of same st, inc in next st changing to sky, join with sky. (9 sky sts, 3 royal sts)
For the rest of the front, you will always be working royal stitches into royal stitches, and sky stitches into sky stitches.
Rnd 3: Ch 1, inc in first st, (sc in next st, inc in next st) 4 times, changing to royal. With royal, sc in next st, inc in next st, sc in next st changing to sky, join with sky. (14 sky sts, 4 royal sts)
Rnd 4: Ch 1, inc in first st, (sc in next 2 sts, inc in next st) 4 times, sc in next st, changing to royal. With royal, sc in next st, inc in next st, sc in last 2 sts, join. (19 sky sts, 5 royal sts)
Remove royal working loop from hook and place it onto a stitch marker to secure it. Fasten off sky only. Weave in all 3 tails.
Eyes (Make 2)
With white, ch 2
Rnd 1: (2 sc, sl st, 2 sc, sl st) in 2nd ch from hook, join. (4 sc)
Optional: For a neater join, try this sewn, invisible join technique!
Fasten off, leaving a 12 inch tail for sewing on one eye, and just a normal tail on the other.
Beak
With orange, ch 2
Row 1: 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook. (2 sc)
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, inc in each st across. (4 sc)
Row 3: Turn, sl st in first st, sc2tog, sl st in last st. (1 st)
Fasten off, leaving a 12 inch tail for sewing.
Assembly
Face
Place front circle with right side up and royal section centered at top. Using picture as a guide, place beak onto center of front circle, with point (row 1) at the bottom. The top of the beak should just overlap the bottom of the first royal stitches. Sew into place using the tail from the beak. Weave in end.
Place eyes on either side of the beak so that they just slightly overlap the beak at its widest point. The eyes are oval shaped. Orient them with the narrow slip stitches on the sides, and the wider sc stitches at the top and bottom. Use the one long tail from the first eye to sew both eyes into place. Weave in end.
Cut a piece of black yarn about 18 inches long, and weave it in at the back of the work to secure it. With this yarn, make a French knot at the center of each eye. Make two small stitches along the top edge of top edge of each eye to create shadows.
Split the remaining black yarn into its component plies – the DIY yarn has 4 plies, so can be split into 2 strands of 2 plies each. Using one of these 2 strands (2 plies), sew tiny stitches at the base of the nose for nostrils, and sew a line along the bottom edge of the nose for a shadow. Weave in all remaining ends.
Join front and back
Put royal working loop from front onto your hook and remove the stitch marker. Place the front and back together so that wrong sides are together and magnet is hidden between them. With front facing and working through both layers, (ch 1, sl st) in each st around. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Tuft
Cut a 4 inch length of each of the 2 blue yarns. Holding them together, fold in half to form a loop. With front facing you, insert hook from front to back through top of head, just below the edging. Place the loop on your hook and pull loop through, leaving 4 ends at the back.
Insert your hook into the loop and pull the ends through the loop.
Pull ends to tighten, then trim ends to about 1/2 inch. With your yarn needle, fray the ends so that each strand separates into its individual plies.
Bluebird Fridge Magnet Video Tutorial
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One Comment
Irene Gardener
Good One! Thanks for sharing this.