Hanging Jute Birdhouse by Happy Heart Fiber Art

Hanging Jute Birdhouse

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Crochet
May 2015
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
36 stitches and 4 rows = 4 inches
in single crochet in the round
6.0 mm (J)
35 - 50 yards (32 - 46 m)
5
English
Discontinued. This digital pattern is no longer available online.

This is a crochet pattern for a hanging jute birdhouse.

This pattern is written for making a functional birdhouse, to be used outdoors, according to specific needs of small wild nesting birds. However, the birdhouse can also be made for decorative only use.

the pattern as written for the smallest size will make a house 15 inches in diameter, 9 inches tall (without hanging loop). Instructions are given to make larger sizes.

This is an advanced beginner - intermediate pattern.
This is not a how to crochet tutorial, pattern assumes reader already knows basic crochet stitches and techniques and how to read instructions.

pattern is worked seamlessly, in rounds.

Techniques needed for this pattern: how to work in rounds, how to increase, how to decrease, single crochet, slip stitch, how to count rounds, marking rounds with a stitch marker.

Supplies needed:
6 mm hook, 5 mm hook, jute twine, cotton twine, scissors, measuring tape, stitch marker.