I had originally wanted to turn this Ho-Oh pattern into the Holo-Holo (Horo-Horo) Bird from Baten Kaitos. They’re very similar, with very few differences. Unfortunately, I got bored with making all the individual pieces. As nice as crochet items are with lots of detail, it’s also a lot of work and I get bored and annoyed with it. It’s nothing against this pattern specifically! One day I will actually make a real Ho-Oh or Holo-Holo bird version, just not today.

So what was I to do with the pieces I had already made? I had made the body, the head, the beak, and the wing bones. I looked at it and thought, hey, it sort of looks like a quetzalcoatlus! So I began working on turning it into a quetzal, based on how the quetzals look in ARK: Survival Evolved.

It’s not perfect, and there’s a lot of changes I’ll need to make eventually (different beak, combine the body/neck so it flows, the wing bones need to be longer by a few stitches), but it’s a start.

Here are my notes if you want to make your own in the meantime. They haven’t been fully tested, so you’ve been warned.

Make the head, body, backpiece (optional), beaks (tongue is optional), and wing bones according to the pattern.

WING BONE CHANGE:
-do another round of sc at the end of it, then dec, dec, slst to close. This will be the tip, and the big round part will be the shoulder. (Whereas the pattern has the big round part being the tip.)

EYE CREST
-ch16
-slst in 2nd ch from hook
-slst, sc, sc, sc, slst, slst, dec, dec, dec, slst, slst.

LEGS
-ch2, to be worked in the round. Do not join.
-6sc in 2nd ch from hook
-6sc
-6sc
-6sc
-1sc, dec, 2sc
-5sc
-5sc
-5sc
-5sc
-5sc
-5sc
-5sc
-5sc
-5sc
-5sc
-dec, dec, slst in next post (not st).
-ch6, slst in 2nd ch from hook, slst in every ch and slst to same post you slst to. repeat 3 more times til you have 4 toes.

WINGS
ch10, starting in 2nd ch from hook. To be worked in rows, ch1 and turn at end of every row.
-inc, 7sc, inc.
-inc, 9sc, inc.
-12sc, inc.
-inc, 12sc, inc.
-15sc, inc.
-inc, 15sc, inc.
-inc, 18sc.
-dec, 18sc.
-17sc, dec.
-dec, 15sc, inc.
-16sc, dec.
-dec, 14sc, inc.
-15sc, dec.
-dec, 13sc, inc.
-14sc, dec.
-dec, 12sc, inc.
-15sc.
-dec, 13sc.
-12sc, dec.
-dec, dec, 9sc.
-9sc, dec.
-dec, 6sc, dec.
-6sc, dec.
-dec, 5sc.
-6sc.
-dec, 4sc.
-5sc.
-dec, 1sc, dec.
-3sc.
-1sc, dec.
-dec. f/o.

BUTT FLAP
ch5, to be worked in rows. ch1 and turn at the end of every row.
-sc across.
-dec, dec.
-2sc
-2sc
-2sc
-2sc
-dec.

SHOULDER/ELBOW FLAP
-ch6, turn.
-slst, sc, hdc, sc, slst.

HANDS
ch7, join to form circle
ch1, turn.
-1sc in 6 chs. do not sc in 7th ch. slst to 1st sc to close.
-ch6, slst in 2nd ch from hook and every ch, slst through the 1st sc on BOTH sides of the fold. you’ll want to close the circle this way.
-ch6, slst in 2nd ch from hook and every ch, slst into middle sc on both sides of the fold.
-ch6, slst in 2nd ch from hook and every ch, slst to last sc on both sides of the fold.

MOHAWK:
For a worsted weight quetzal: Cut a few strands that are about 2 1/2 inches to 3 inches long. Using the latch hook/rooting technique, root them on the top of the head and halfway down the neck.