Nesting love birds

Here's a cute, quick and easy Valentine's Day pattern for you, hope you like it :)

What you need:

3.75mm & 4mm crochet hooks

Bulky weight yarn in red, pink and brown

Scraps of orange felt

Two pairs of eyes (8-10mm)

Stuffing

The birds:

With red yarn & 3.75mm hook,

6 sc in ring

6 inc - 12 sts

*1 sc, inc* six times - 18 sts

*2 sc, inc* six times - 24 sts

Sc around 8 rounds

If you're using safety eyes, attach them now. Insert them between rounds 6 and 7, counting up from the edge

*3 sc, inc* six times - 30 sts

Sc around 4 rounds

*3 sc, dec* six times - 24 sts

*2 sc, dec* six times - 18 sts

*1 sc, dec* six times - 12 sts

Stuff the bird

*1 sc, dec* four times - 8 sts

Break yarn, weave end through the front loops of the remaining sts and pull tight to close the hole. Weave in end. 

Make the pink bird like the red. If you want it shorter, like mine, just drop one straight round in the head and one in the body. 

Beaks:

Cut small triangles of felt and glue them to the birds' faces.

Nest:

With brown yarn and 4mm hook,

make ring, chain 3, 11 dc in ring, sl st in top of chain to join - 12 sts

Chain 3, dc in same space as joining, dc inc in each st around, sl st in chain to join - 24 sts

Chain 3, dc inc in next, *dc, dc inc* eleven times - sl st to join - 36 sts

Chain 3, dc in next, dc inc, *2 dc, dc inc* eleven times - 48 sts

Chain 3, *front post dc, back post dc* around, front post dc in last st, sl st in chain to join

Chain 3, dc around

Chain 3, *back post dc, front post dc* around, back post dc in last st, sl st in chain to join

Chain 1, sc around, sl st in chain to join

Break yarn, weave in ends

Place the love birds together in the nest, and they're done :)

Rattling ice cream cone

To make this ice cream into a rattling baby toy, you will need one or two small bells and a small plastic container. See this post for tips about how to make a rattle.

Cone:

With 4mm hook and beige yarn,

6 sc in ring
2:  sc around
3:  *1 sc, inc* three times (9)
4-5:  sc around
6:  *2 sc, inc* three times (12)
7-8:  sc around
9:  *3 sc, inc* three times (15)
10:  sc around
11:  *4 sc, inc* three times (18)
12:  sc around
13:  *5 sc, inc* three times (21)
14:  sc around
15:  *6 sc, inc* three times (24)
16:  sc around
17:  *7 sc, inc* three times (27)
18:  sc around
19:  *8 sc, inc* three times (30)
20:  sc around
21:  sc around in FLO
Wavy edge:
*dc inc, skip 1 stitch, 1 sc in next* around
Finish off
  
Bottom scoop:
With 4mm hook, attach pink yarn in one of the back loops from round 21,

1:  sc around (30)

2:  *4 sc, inc* six times (36)
3:  *5 sc, inc* six times (42)
4-7:  sc around
8:  *5 sc, dec* six times (36)
9:  sc around
10:  *4 sc, dec* six times (30)
11:  *3 sc, dec* six times (24)
12:  *2 sc, dec* six times (18)
If you want the ice cream to be a rattle, stuff and insert bells now...
13:  *1 sc, dec* six times (12)
Break yarn, weave end through the front loops of the remaining stitches and pull tight to close the hole. Remember to stuff firmly :)
  
Top scoop:
With 4mm hook and green yarn,
6 sc in ring
2:  inc around (12)
3:  *1 sc, inc* six times (18)
4:  *2 sc, inc* six times (24)
5:  *3 sc, inc* six times (30)
6:  *4 sc, inc* six times (36)
7-11:  sc around
12:  *4 sc, dec* six times (30)
13:  *3 sc, dec* six times (24)
Edge:
FLO:  *dc, trc inc, dc, hdc, dc inc, hdc* repeat around
Finish off

 Chocolate sauce:
With 4mm hook and brown yarn,
6 sc in ring
2:  inc around (12)
3:  *1 sc, inc* six times (18)
4:  *2 sc, inc* six times (24)
5:  *3 sc, inc* six times (30)

This next bit is a bit long, but don't worry. It is just made up of a few sections that are repeated more or less at random.
Edge:
1 dc, trc inc, dc, hdc, 2 sc, chain 2, 3 sc in 2nc chain from hook, sc in next sc from prev round, chain 3, 3 sc in 2nd chain from hook, sc in chain, 2 sc in prev round, dc inc, sc, dc inc, 2 sc, chain 3, 3 sc in 2nd chain from the hook, sc in chain, 2 sc in prev round, dc, trc inc, dc, hdc, sc, dc inc, 2 sc, chain 2, 3 sc in 2nd chain from hook, 2 sc in prev round, chain 3, 3 sc in 2nd chain from hook, sc in chain, 2 sc in prev round, sl st in next
Finish off
Embroider sprinkles with white yarn...

Assembly...
Stitch the chocolate sauce to the green scoop. Stuff the green scoop, fold the edge back to reveal the back loops. Sew the green scoop on top of the pink scoop through these back loops. To finish, tack down the edge of the green scoop with a few stitches to keep it from bending upwards. Yummy :)