Does anyone else remember this little guy from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time? The rarest of all Cuccos? Cojiro was a side quest item from that video game, and if I remember correctly, it was somewhat obscure. I know when I played it as a kid I had to lookup a guide to complete it, but that’s just me!

Since it’s spring time here, I’ve been seeing little baby chicks all over social media and at the tractor supply store, so it got me to thinking about Cojiro from The Legend of Zelda and how cute it would be to try and crochet a chibi version of him.

I followed a pattern by Lauren from A Menagerie of Stitches for the body, which can be found here.  The pattern for her spring chicks is absolutely adorable and the use of color is amazing.

I did change the size of the wings and added Cojiro’s crest and beard.

This is truly a simple design, and you could finish it within an afternoon. When finished you can hold him in one hand. Depending on your tension, he’s about 4-5 inches tall and about 3-4 inches wide.

Materials Needed for Chibi Cojiro Crochet Pattern:

• 1 skein of Red Heart Super Saver in Blue
• <1 skein of Red Heart Super Saver in Yellow and Cherry Red
• 3.5 mm crochet hook
• 9mm safety eyes
• Poly-fil
• Scissors
• Stitch Marker
• Tapestry Needle
• Pins (optional)

Abbreviations Used:

• Mc – magic circle (see my previous post on making one here)
• Sc – single crochet
• Hdc – half double crochet
• Dc- double crochet
• Sl st – slip stitch
• Ch – chain
• St(s) – stitch(es)
• Sc2tog – single crochet two together

Body

With blue colored yarn.

Round 1: 6sc in mc (6sts). Use your stitch marker to mark the beginning of the next round.

Round 2: 2 sc in each st around(12 sts)

Round 3: Sc 1, 2 sc in next st around (18 sts)

Round 4: Sc 2, 2 sc in next st around (24 sts)

Round 5: Sc 3, 2 sc in next st around (30 sts)

Round 6: Sc 4, 2 sc in next st around (36 sts)

Round 7: Sc in each st around (36 sts)

Round 8: Sc 5, 2 sc in each st around (42 sts)

Round 9-18: Sc in each st around (42 sts) 

I added the eyes around the 10th and 11th round, 6 stitches apart from each other.

Round 19: Sc 5, sc2tog around (36 sts)

Round 20: Sc 4, sc2tog around (30 sts)

Start stuffing with poly-fil firmly and continue to stuff as you go along.

Round 21: Sc 3, sc2tog around (24 sts)

Round 22: Sc 2, sc2tog around (18 sts)

Round 23: Sc 1, sc2tog around (12 sts)

Round 24: Sc2tog around (6 sts)

Cut yarn and fasten off.

Wings (make 2)

Round 1: 6 sc in mc (6sts)

Round 2: 2 sc in each st around (12 sts)

Round 3: Sc 1, 2 sc in next stitch around (18 sts)

Leave a long tail for sewing later, cut and pull through.

Beak

Using yellow yarn.

Round 1: Ch 3, starting in the 2nd ch from the hook, hdc in next ch, dc in last ch. 

Leave a tail for sewing, cut and pull through.

Crest

Using red yarn.

Round 1: Ch 7, starting in 2nd ch from the hook, (sc, dc, sc) in one ch, sl st into next ch. Repeat until end of ch 7. 

Leave a tail for sewing, cut and pull through.

Beard

Round 1: 4 sc in mc

Round 2: 1 sc in next st, ch 2. 

Leave a tail for sewing, cut and pull through.

Assembly

Use your pins to help keep the beak, wings, crest and beard in place and straight when you sew, however this is not 100% necessary.

With the tapestry needle, sew the beak 1 round below the eyes. 

Sew the wings in the same round as the beak, 5 sts away from the edge of the beak. 

Sew the beard right below the beak.

Sew the crest on the top of his head, line the 2nd “hump” in the middle.

And there you have it! If you have any questions or problems with the pattern please don’t hesitate to contact me at strommercrafts@gmail.com.

Thank you and happy crocheting!