My 5 year old son, Kenji, doodled a cute little big-beaked birdie with a pink marker and named it “ichigo” which is Japanese for strawberry. Kenji and I worked together to expand on the design and this beautiful little Ichigo was born.
The pattern can also be found on Ravelry.
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ichigo-the-strawberry-bird
Bonus
Strawberry (pink or burgundy)
1. 6sc in MR (6)
2. [1sc, inc] x3 (9)
3. 9sc even (9)
4. [2sc, inc] x3 (12)
5. [3sc, inc] x3 (15)
6. [4sc, inc] x3 (18)
7. [5sc, inc] x3 (21)
8. [6sc, inc] x3 (24)
9. 24sc even (24)
10. [3sc, inc] x6 (30)
11. 30sc even (30)
12. 30sc even (30)
13. [1sc, dec] x10 (20)
14. 10dec (10)
15. 5dec (5)
FO
Make strawberry tail piece and sew on top.
This is Kenji’s design and he will be receiving all profits from the sale of this pattern to contribute to his toy making supplies and future education. Kenji holds the copyright and asks that you do not copy, reproduce, resell, or redistribute this pattern in any way. Please make as many Ichigos as you like for your own use and to sell small scale.
Kenji thanks you for supporting the creativity of a young, aspiring toy designer.
