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Florence the Flamingo Amigurumi Pattern

Florence the Flamingo Amigurumi Pattern
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8-10 Hours Time Needed
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Intermediate Level

Ideal for those with basic crochet experience, featuring slightly more advanced stitches and techniques to expand your skills.

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All-Day Adventure

Requires 8-10 hours, ideal for a full day of immersive crocheting.

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Cute Companion

An adorable friend to cherish, handcrafted with love to bring comfort and joy for years to come.

About This Florence the Flamingo Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern creates a delightful flamingo amigurumi named Florence with a sculpted body, long neck and scalloped wings. You will crochet each piece separately and join them with clear pictorial assembly instructions. It includes colour-change notes for the beak and an embroidered eye finish.

Florence the Flamingo Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Worked in continuous rounds using cotton aran weight yarn for neat stitches and structure. The pattern includes all stitch counts and helpful finishing tips for a polished result.

Why You'll Love This Florence the Flamingo Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because the curved neck and sculpted body give Florence such character and personality. I enjoy how the wings fold and create a pretty scalloped edge that looks impressive but is simple to make. The pattern balances shaping with straightforward rounds so I can relax while still being creative. Sewing the pieces together and adding the embroidered eye always feels like bringing the toy to life, and that moment never gets old.

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Switch Things Up

I love how easy it is to personalise Florence by changing yarn colours — try softer blush tones for a nursery-friendly look or bold neon pinks for a modern twist.

Want a smaller keychain version? Use a finer yarn and a smaller hook to create a tiny flamingo perfect for bag charms or zipper pulls.

To make Florence extra poseable I sometimes add a thin wire through the neck before closing so it can hold different curves and positions.

I often experiment with different wing edge stitches — swap the scallop for a picot or simple single crochet edge for a different finish.

Try embroidering a small heart or initial on the wing as a personalised gift detail; it adds a special touch without changing the construction.

If you prefer a softer, cozier toy, choose a sport or DK weight cotton blend and adjust your hook one size to get a plush texture.

I recommend testing one wing first to decide whether you want the right side or wrong side of the edge showing before stitching both wings in place.

You can make matching sets by varying yarn shades for body and legs — a blush body with bright legs looks charming and playful.

For an outdoor-friendly decoration, use a cotton-acrylic blend and secure seams with extra reinforcing stitches to withstand handling.

I sometimes add a tiny crocheted scarf or flower accessory to the neck for seasonal variations — these small extras make the toy feel unique and gift-ready.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping the stitch marker at the start of each round leads to losing track of the join; place a marker at the first stitch and move it every round to maintain accurate stitch counts. ✗ Not stuffing gradually causes lumps or overstuffed sections; add stuffing little by little while shaping so the piece remains smooth and workable. ✗ Changing colour at the wrong stitch can leave visible gaps in the beak or neck; change colours on the last single crochet of the previous round as instructed to get a neat join. ✗ Forgetting to leave long tails when tying off makes assembly difficult; always leave a long yarn tail for sewing pieces together securely and hiding the ends.

Florence the Flamingo Amigurumi Pattern

Make your very own Florence the Flamingo with this charming amigurumi crochet pattern. You will work in continuous rounds to create a sculpted body, curved neck and detailed beak, then assemble wings and legs for a delightful finished toy. The pattern includes clear round-by-round instructions, colour changes and a pictorial guide for sewing and finishing. Perfect as a handmade gift or a lovely display piece to brighten any room.

Intermediate 8-10 Hours

Materials Needed for Florence the Flamingo Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    10 ply cotton yarn (Aran - 4 Medium weight)
  • 02
    Bendigo Woollen Mills cotton 10 ply - 865 Hot Pink (80 grams)
  • 03
    Bendigo Woollen Mills cotton 10 ply - 805 Pink Rose (15 grams)
  • 04
    Bendigo Woollen Mills cotton 10 ply - 801 Snow White (5 grams)
  • 05
    Bendigo Woollen Mills cotton 10 ply - 817 Noir (3 grams)

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size 3.75mm
  • 02
    Toy stuffing (polyester fibrefill)
  • 03
    Tapestry needle for sewing
  • 04
    Scissors
  • 05
    Black embroidery yarn for the eyes
  • 06
    Stitch markers or scrap yarn
  • 07
    Pins for assembly (optional)

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— Crochet Flamingo Body :

Info :

Crochet the flamingo body starting at the chest and working towards the tail. Use colour 865 hot pink.

Round 1 :

sc 8 into a mr [8]

Round 2 :

inc x 8 [16]

Round 3 :

(sc 3, inc) x 4 [20]

Round 4 :

(sc 4, inc) x 4 [24]

Round 5 :

(sc 5, inc) x 4 [28]

Round 6 :

(sc 6, inc) x 4 [32]

Round 7 :

(sc 7, inc) x 4 [36]

Info :

We will now make a hole for the flamingo neck and continue to crochet the flamingo body.

Round 8 :

chain 3, skip 12 stitches then sc 24 stitches to form the body. (The body stitch count is now 27 which includes the 24 stitches plus the chain 3). [27]

Round 9 :

inc, inc, inc (these are worked into the BLO chain stitches from the previous round). Then sc 24 [30]

Round 10 :

sc [30]

Round 11 :

(sc 4, inc) x 6 [36]

Round 12 :

(sc 5, inc) x 6 [42]

Round 13 :

sc [42]

Round 14 :

(sc 2, inc) x 3 then sc 33 [45]

Round 15 :

(sc 3, inc) x 3 then sc 33 [48]

Round 16 :

sc [48]

Round 17 :

(sc 4, inc) x 3 then sc 33 [51]

Round 18 :

sc [51]

Round 19 :

(sc 5, inc) x 3 then sc 33 [54]

Round 20-21 :

sc [54] (2 rounds = a total of 108 stitches)

Round 22 :

(sc 5, dec) x 3 then sc 33 [51]

Round 23-24 :

sc [51] (2 rounds = a total of 102 stitches)

Round 25 :

(sc 4, dec) x 3 then sc 33 [48]

Round 26 :

sc [48]

Round 27 :

(sc 3, dec) x 3 then sc 33 [45]

Round 28-29 :

sc [45] (2 rounds = a total of 90 stitches)

Round 30 :

(sc 2, dec) x 3 then sc 33 [42]

Round 31 :

sc [42]

Round 32 :

(sc 5, dec) x 6 [36]

Round 33 :

(sc 4, dec) x 6 [30]

Round 34 :

(sc 1, dec) x 3 then sc 21 [27]

Round 35 :

sc [27]

Info :

Stuff the body of the Flamingo before continuing to decrease and close the tail.

Round 36 :

(dec x 4) then sc 19 [23]

Round 37 :

sc [23]

Round 38 :

(dec x 3) then sc 17 [20]

Round 39 :

(dec x 2) then sc 16 [18]

Info :

Tie off and leave a long tail of yarn for sewing closed. Finish stuffing the body. Fold the edges towards each other in half and line up the stitches. Take a tapestry needle and work a mattress stitch to close the tail.

— Crochet Flamingo Neck :

Info :

Crochet the flamingo neck starting at the back of the head. Crochet the head and then chain stitch to crochet two holes, continue to crochet down the neck of the flamingo. The other hole will be used later to crochet the beak and face. Use colour 865 hot pink.

Round 1 :

sc 8 into a mr [8]

Round 2 :

inc x 8 [16]

Round 3 :

(sc 3, inc) x 4 [20]

Round 4 :

(sc 4, inc) x 4 [24]

Round 5 :

(sc 5, inc) x 4 [28]

Round 6 :

(sc 6, inc) x 4 [32]

Round 7 :

sc [32]

Round 8 :

(sc 7, inc) x 4 [36]

Info :

We will now make a hole for the flamingo head and continue to crochet the flamingo neck.

Round 9 :

Chain 2, skip 18 stitches and then sc 18 to form the neck. [20] (The total stitch count for the neck is now 20 which includes the 18 stitches plus the chain 2)

Round 10 :

sc 2 into BLO (these are worked into the chain stitches from the previous round). Then sc 18 [20]

Round 11 :

(sc 8, dec) x 2 [18]

Round 12 :

(sc 4, dec) x 3 [15]

Round 13-34 :

sc [15] (22 rounds = a total of 330 stitches)

Info :

Tie off and leave a long tail for sewing.

— Crochet Flamingo Head and Beak :

Info :

The flamingo head and beak will be made by attaching your yarn at the top of the neck and working in continuous rounds towards the beak. The first round of the head starts by working into the 18 sc plus the chain 2 join. Use colour 865 hot pink.

Round 1 :

make a slip knot and perform a standing sc in the stitch immediately after the chain 2 join. Now Sc 19. (The last two sc are worked into the FLO of the chain stitches) [20]

Round 2 :

sc [20] (the first sc will go into the standing sc from the previous round)

Round 3 :

inc, sc 16, then (inc x 3) [24]

Round 4-5 :

sc [24] (2 rounds = a total of 48 stitches)

Round 6 :

(sc 2, dec) x 6 [18]

Round 7 :

(dec, sc 4) x 3 [15]

Info :

Change colour to 801 snow white for the top of the beak.

Round 8 :

sc into BLO [15]

Round 9 :

(dec, sc 3) x 3 [12]

Info :

Change colour to 817 Noir for the tip of the beak.

Round 10 :

sc into BLO [12]

Round 11 :

sc [12]

Round 12 :

inc, inc, (sc 1, dec) x 3, inc [12]

Round 13 :

sc [12]

Round 14 :

(dec, sc 2) x 3 [9]

Round 15 :

(dec, sc 1) x 3 [6]

Info :

Tie off and leave a long tail for sewing. Leave yarn tails to attach the head to the neck opening as described in the assembly section.

— Crochet Flamingo Wings :

Info :

The wings will be made in a continuous round. The circle is folded flat and closed with single crochet. Do not tie off. Each wing is made with a different edge stitch. Use colour 865 hot pink.

Round 1 :

sc 6 into a mr [6]

Round 2 :

inc x 6 [12]

Round 3 :

(sc 1, inc) x 6 [18]

Round 4 :

(sc 2, inc) x 6 [24]

Round 5 :

(sc 3, inc) x 6 [30]

Round 6 :

sc [30]

Round 7 :

(sc 4, inc) x 6 [36]

Round 8 :

sc [36]

Round 9 :

(sc 5, inc) x 6 [42]

Round 10-11 :

sc [42] (2 rounds = a total of 84 stitches)

Round 12 :

(sc 6, inc) x 6 [48]

Round 13 :

sc [48]

Round 14 :

(sc 7, inc) x 6 [54]

Round 15 :

(sc 8, inc) x 6 [60]

Round 16 :

fold flat, chain 1 and sc 30 to close. Go through both loops of both sides. Do not tie off. [30]

Info :

Wing 1: Complete rounds 1-16. Do not tie off. Follow to the edge instructions and finish: chain 1, turn sc 14 then (sc, 2dc, 2dc, sc) x 4. Tie off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Info :

Wing 2: Complete rounds 1-16. Do not tie off. Follow to the edge stitch for wing 2: chain 1, turn (sc, 2dc, 2dc, sc) x 4 then sc 14. Tie off and leave a long tail for sewing.

— Crochet Flamingo Legs :

Info :

The legs will be made starting at the foot. Use colour 805 pink rose. Work on both sides of the foundation chain as instructed.

Round 1 :

chain 5 [5]

Round 2 :

sc into the second chain from the hook, sc 2, 3sc into the last stitch. (Then working on the opposite side of the chain) sc 2, inc [10]

Round 3 :

inc, sc 2, (inc x 3), sc 2, (inc x 2) [16]

Round 4 :

sc [16]

Round 5 :

dec, sc 2, (dec x 3), sc 2, (dec x 2) [10]

Round 6 :

(sc 3, dec) x 2 [8]

Round 7-18 :

sc [8] (12 rounds = a total of 96 stitches)

Info :

Bobble Guide: YO, insert hook into stitch, YO and pull up loop repeatedly to create multi-loop bobble then YO and pull through all loops. Push the bobble out as you continue the round. Continue to crochet. (Follow pictorial guide in pattern.)

Round 19 :

sc, bobble in the following stitch (see above) then sc 6 [8]

Round 20-29 :

sc [8] (10 rounds = a total of 80 stitches)

Info :

Change colour to 865 hot pink.

Round 30 :

sc [8]

Round 31 :

(sc 1, inc) x 4 [12]

Round 32 :

sc [12]

Info :

Tie off and leave a long tail for sewing. Do not stuff the legs.

— Assembly and Finishing :

Info :

Follow pictorial guides to sew the flamingo body closed, sew the neck to the body, attach legs and wings, and stitch the beak to the neck. Use mattress stitch for closing and whipstitch or ladder stitch for attaching pieces. Embroider the eyes with black yarn as shown.

Assembly Instructions

  • Close the tail: fold the body tail edges together, line up the stitches and use a tapestry needle to work a mattress stitch to close the tail securely.
  • Pin the neck to the body opening, stuff the join firmly with fibrefill to ensure the neck sits upright, then use a mattress stitch to close the neck to the body.
  • Pin legs in the middle of the body with a gap of approximately 1cm between them and sew each leg securely using the long tail and a whipstitch or backstitch.
  • Pin the wings on either side of the body with the edge stitch right-side out, stitch the front edges of the wings closed as indicated, and secure the wing edges to the body using the yarn tails.
  • Pin the beak against the neck and stitch it to the middle of the neck using the long tail, then hide all yarn tails inside the toy.
  • Sew the eyes using black embroidery yarn: mark placement, stitch a curved line for a closed eye and secure by returning through the centre and over the line to create a gentle curve.

Important Notes

  • 💡Use a stitch marker to mark the first stitch of each round to keep track of rounds when working in continuous spirals.
  • 💡Stuff firmly but not overly tight to maintain the shaped curves; overstuffing can distort the neck and body.
  • 💡Pin all parts in place before sewing to ensure correct positioning and symmetry; photos are a helpful reference.
  • 💡Change colours on the last single crochet prior to the new colour change round for a neat finish at the beak.
  • 💡For young children stitch the eyes on using black yarn and a needle rather than safety eyes, as safety eyes are a choking hazard.

This charming Florence the Flamingo amigurumi pattern guides you from the first magic ring to the final embroidery touch, creating a keepsake you will adore. Make a flock of flamingos in different pinks or a matching pair for friends and family. Whether you keep Florence on a shelf or gift her to someone special, she will bring a bright splash of handmade joy to any space. 🧶🧵✨

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished flamingo measures approximately 21 cm tall when sitting and about 33 cm with the legs stretched out using the recommended yarn and hook size.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights but this will affect the final size and stitch counts; choose an appropriate hook for your yarn and be prepared that the proportions may change.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate and requires basic crochet skills such as magic ring, working in continuous rounds, increases and decreases, and changing colour.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crafters finish this project in about 8-10 hours depending on experience, assembly time and finishing details.

Are safety eyes recommended for this toy?

For young children it is recommended to stitch the eyes on with black yarn and a needle, as safety eyes present a choking hazard for small children.