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Archer the Major Mitchell's Cockatoo

£43.00

Soaring into the menagerie is Archer the Major Mitchell's Cockatoo! Regarded as one of the most beautiful of its species, this Australian bird is named after Major Sir Thomas Mitchell, an explorer from the 1800s who surveyed Southeast Australia. The soft white and pink feathers and bright yellow and red crest are reflected delightfully in a combination of TOFT's bright and pastel shades, making this cockatoo a joy to crochet from first to last stitch.

Archer's debut comes with the launch of TOFT's new Modelling Wire, the ideal tool to help your crochet bird stand and pose perfectly. You will need approximately 1 metre of modelling wire to add to your bird's wings and legs, and once inserted you can style your bird as often as you like – whether you'd like him to be sitting on your shoulder, perching on a shelf or standing proudly in your Edward's Menagerie display.

This cute crochet bird project forms part of our Edward's Menagerie collection of amigurumi crochet toys designed by Kerry Lord. This amigurumi crochet bird kit contains our luxurious pure wool DK yarn and an easy-to-follow downloadable pattern with video links for all the techniques.

THIS KIT CONTAINS: 175g of TOFT's luxury DK pure wool in the colours of your choice and an optional length of modelling wire.
Shown here using:
Colour one: 50g Cream
Colour two: 25g Silver
Colour three: 25g Peony
Colour four: 25g Yellow
Colour five: 25g Orange
Colour six: 25g Ruby

The crochet pattern is provided digitally in .pdf format. You can download this from a link that will appear at the bottom of your order confirmation email and in your MY TOFT library. You can log in and re-download the pattern at your convenience.

YOU WILL NEED: To complete your Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo you will need a few added extras including a 3mm crochet hook, toy stuffing, Black yarn for facial features and a wool needle. Find everything you need in our haberdashery section.

MEASUREMENTS: When finished your bird will be approximately 27cm from feet to top of head feathers.

SKILL LEVEL 3: This kit is more suitable for those with some crochet experience.

IT WILL TAKE: Approximately 5-10 hours crochet time.

All orders are hand-picked and packed by our team in Warwickshire into our fully recyclable and reusable packaging.

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