Bird
A small perched bird with a rounded body and a short beak, a gentle motif for spring and nursery projects. It sits naturally on a branch or a line of border mesh. Open it in the editor to add a wing detail, turn it to face the other way, or line several birds along a wire, then export or print the finished chart.
- Grid
- 26 × 26
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Mesh count
- 676
- Category
- Animals
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Skill level: beginner
This is a friendly first filet project. The shape reads clearly even if your counting slips by a square or two, and there are no tricky fragmented areas to track.
Yarn and hook
For a larger bird, mercerised cotton in DK or worsted weight on a 3.5–4.5 mm hook keeps the blocks square while giving you a usable throw or cushion size. Pick a smooth, non-fuzzy yarn so the filled blocks stay square and the open squares stay open after blocking.
Project ideas
Use the bird as a single friendly character or a row of them along a border. It suits a nursery cushion and works just as well on a pet-lover gift square. Scale the grid up for a centrepiece or tile the motif for an all-over effect.
Who it's for
Think of an animal-lover, and occasions like a child's birthday — the bird lands well for both. Pair it with letters from the alphabet set to personalise the finished piece.
Size, printing, and scaling
At a 4-mesh-per-inch gauge the chart finishes around 6.5 by 6.5 inches; a finer thread shrinks it and a heavier yarn grows it, so check your own gauge first. You can print a numbered chart as-is, or adjust the grid in the editor and export it in whichever format your project needs.
Before you start
- Hook
- 3.5–4.5 mm hook
- Thread / yarn
- DK or worsted-weight cotton
- Finished size
- 6.5 × 6.5 in at 4 mesh/in
- Print or export a numbered chart from the editor
- Have your hook and thread or yarn ready
- 26 rows, worked bottom to top
Learn the technique
How to Read a Filet Crochet Chart
New to charts? Learn exactly how to read this one square by square.