Cute Baby Flamingo Amigurumi – Free Crochet Pattern

Designer: Ekaterina Zaytseva
Difficulty Level: Intermediate

A Tiny Tropical Friend to Brighten Your Crochet Time
Bright, playful, and full of tropical charm, the Baby Flamingo amigurumi is a delightful little project that adds a cheerful touch to any crochet collection. Created by Ekaterina Zaytseva and originally published by Anita Evans, this adorable flamingo features a curved neck, soft colors, and a tiny body that makes it perfect for gifts, nursery decor, or fun handmade toys. The simple shape naturally fits easy crochet projects and beginner-friendly amigurumi collections. At the end of the pattern, you’ll also find lovely flamingo ideas for extra inspiration. A big thank you to Ekaterina Zaytseva for sharing this sweet design with the crochet community.

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This beginner-friendly amigurumi project uses simple stitches and smooth shaping, making it relaxing and quick to complete. Its small size and lightweight form make it ideal for cheerful handmade gifts or playful desk decorations. If you enjoy cute animal toys, you might also like the adorable mini turtle amigurumi shared on our blog, which pairs nicely with tropical-themed crochet collections.

The pattern works beautifully with cotton yarn for a clean and defined finish, while velvet yarn can transform the same design into a larger, plush-style flamingo with a softer look. To complete this project, you’ll need pink, brown, and beige yarn, a crochet hook, safety eyes or felt/half-beads, stuffing, and basic tools like a sewing needle and scissors. If you enjoy quick crochet animals, you may also love the cute crochet parrot amigurumi featured on our blog.

Materials and tools

• Yarn:
▪ Pink
▪ Brown
▪ Beige
• Crochet hook
• Safety eyes or felt / half-beads
• Toy stuffing
• Wire (optional)
• Sewing needle
• Scissors

Abbreviations

MR – amigurumi magic ring
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
sl st – slip stitch
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
inc – increase
dec – decrease
(…) × n – repeat n times

AMIGURUMI BABY FLAMINGO – FREE CROCHET PATTERN

Head

Pink yarn:
R1: 6 sc in MR
R2: 6 inc (12)
R3: (1 sc, inc) × 6 (18)
R4: (2 sc, inc) × 6 (24)
R5: (3 sc, inc) × 6 (30)
R6: (4 sc, inc) × 6 (36)
R7: (5 sc, inc) × 6 (42)
R8–R14: 42 sc
R15: (5 sc, dec) × 6 (36)
R16: (4 sc, dec) × 6 (30)
R17: (3 sc, dec) × 6 (24)
R18: (2 sc, dec) × 6 (18)
R19: (1 sc, dec) × 6 (12)
R20: 6 dec (6)
Fasten off, cut the yarn, and hide the tail inside.

Beak

Start with black yarn:
R1: 4 sc in MR
R2: (inc, 1 sc) × 2 (6)
R3: (inc, 2 sc) × 2 (8)
R4: inc, 1 sc, 4 hdc, 1 sc, inc (10)
R5: inc, 1 sc, 6 hdc, 1 sc, inc (12)
R6: 3 sc, 1 hdc, 2 hdc in next st, 2 hdc together, 2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc, 3 sc (13)
R7: 3 sc, 3 hdc, 2 hdc in next st, 3 hdc, 3 sc (14)
R8: 1 sc, inc, inc, 2 sc, 8 hdc, 1 hdc (16)

Change color to beige.
R9: 7 sc, 8 hdc, 1 sc (16)
R10: 8 sc, 8 hdc (16)
R11: 16 sc
R12: 14 sc, dec (15)
R13: dec, 11 sc, dec (13)
R14: dec, 8 sc, dec, 1 hdc (11)

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Attach the beak to the head. Sew or glue the eyes. Embroider eyebrows, eyelashes, and a small eye highlight.

Body

Pink yarn:
R1: 6 sc in MR
R2: 6 inc (12)
R3: (1 sc, inc) × 6 (18)
R4: (2 sc, inc) × 6 (24)
R5: (3 sc, inc) × 6 (30)
R6: (4 sc, inc) × 6 (36)
R7–R11: 36 sc
R12: (10 sc, dec) × 3 (33)

R13: (9 sc, dec) × 3 (30)
R14: (8 sc, dec) × 3 (27)
R15: (7 sc, dec) × 3 (24)
R16: (6 sc, dec) × 3 (21)
R17: (5 sc, dec) × 3 (18)
R18: 18 sc
R19: (4 sc, dec) × 3 (15)
R20: 15 sc
R21: (3 sc, dec) × 3 (12)
R22: 6 dec (6)
Fasten off, cut the yarn, hide the tail.

Neck

Pink yarn:
Ch 2, leave a long tail at the beginning. Continue working back-and-forth rows as follows:
R1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc
R2–R7: turn, ch 1, 2 sc each row

Form the piece into a ring and continue in the round:
R8: sl st, 11 sc (11)
R9–R15: 11 sc (11)
R16: 7 sc, 1 hdc, turn

Continue working back and forth:
R17: ch 1, 11 sc (11)
R18: ch 1, dec, 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, dec (10)
R19: ch 1, dec, 6 sc, dec (8)
R20: ch 1, 3 sc, dec, 3 sc (7)
R21: ch 1, dec, 3 sc, dec (5)
R22: ch 1, dec, inc, dec (4)
R23: ch 1, dec, dec (2)
R24: ch 1, dec (1)
Fasten off. Sew the neck to the body and head.

Tail feathers

Pink yarn.
Central feather:
Ch 15, start in 3rd ch from hook:
3 dc, 3 hdc, 4 sc, 2 hdc, 3 hdc in last st, turn
3 hdc, 4 sc, 4 hdc, 1 hdc.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Attach to body.

Long feathers (2 pieces):
Ch 14, start in 2nd ch from hook:
4 hdc, 3 sc, 3 hdc, 3 dc.
Fasten off, leave tail, sew onto body.

Short feathers (2 pieces):
Ch 10, start in 2nd ch from hook:
3 hdc, 3 sc, 3 hdc.
Fasten off, leave tail, sew onto body.

Wings (2 pieces)

Pink yarn. Do not stuff.
R1: 6 sc in MR
R2: (inc, 1 sc) × 3 (9)
R3: (inc, 2 sc) × 3 (12)
R4: 2 sc, inc, inc, 8 sc (14)
R5: 3 sc, inc, inc, 9 sc (16)
R6: 4 sc, inc, inc, 10 sc (18)
R7: 18 sc
R8: 4 sc, dec, dec, 10 sc (16)
R9: 3 sc, dec, dec, 9 sc (14)
R10: 2 sc, dec, dec, 8 sc (12)
R11: 1 sc, dec, dec, 7 sc (10)

Continue shaping:
dec, dec, 5 sc, dec, dec, 3 sc, dec, dec, 1 hdc
Fasten off and hide the tail. Flatten the piece.

Wing edging

Black yarn. For the right wing:
Through both layers, on the side with the paired decreases, work 10 sc from the pointed edge toward the rounded edge. Turn, skip 1 st, hdc in next st.
Feather 1:
Ch 2, hdc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next base st
Feather 2:
Ch 3, hdc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc, hdc in next base st
Feather 3:
Ch 4, hdc in 2nd ch from hook, 2 hdc, hdc in next base st
Feather 4:
Ch 5, hdc in 2nd ch from hook, 3 hdc, hdc in next base st
Feathers 5–8 (×4):
Ch 6, hdc in 2nd ch from hook, 4 hdc, hdc in next base st
Fasten off. Make the left wing the same way, but mirrored.

Legs (2 pieces)

Beige yarn. Ch 6, leave a long tail at the start, join in a ring.
R1–R10: 6 sc
R11: inc, 5 sc (7)
R12: 7 sc
R13: 3 sc, inc, 3 sc (8)
R14: 8 sc
R15: inc, 7 sc (9)
R16: 9 sc
R17: 4 sc, inc, 4 sc (10)
R18: 10 sc
R19: inc, 9 sc (11)
R20: 11 sc
Fasten off, leave tail.

Feet (2 pieces)

R1: 4 sc in MR
R2: inc, 3 sc (5)
R3: 2 sc, inc, 2 sc (6)
R4: 6 sc

Make 4 toes per foot. For the first 3, fasten off. For the 4th, continue:

R5: Join 3 toes into a round (14)
R6: 14 sc
R7: dec, 5 sc, dec, 4 sc (11)
R8: 3 sc together, 3 sc, 3 sc together, 3 sc (8)
R9: dec, 2 sc, dec, 1 sc, 1 hdc
Fasten off. Sew the final toe.

Assembly

Sew the head to the body.
Embroider or attach facial details if not already done.
Sew the feet to the legs.
Attach the legs to the body. Wire may be added inside the legs; wrap wire ends to prevent damage to the fabric.
Sew the wings on both sides in any position you prefer.

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