Florian the Ostrich is an intermediate crochet amigurumi pattern from Kerry Lord’s second book: Edward’s Menagerie: birds.

You can buy the kit to make Florian the Ostrich here

Using TOFT’s luxury British wool, Florian the Ostrich is a quick and rewarding make. Only the finest fleeces are selected for this British wool blend, which makes using it a real pleasure.

Yarn: TOFT DK Wool - 25g of main colour (shown here in Oatmeal), 25g of contrast colour (shown here in Black), 25g of contrast colour two (shown here in Cream), and 25g of contrast colour three (25g of Stone).

Hook: 3mm Crochet Hook

Notions: A handful of toy stuffing, tapestry needle, black wool for the eyes, and some scrap yarn to use as a stitch marker.

Gauge: 6 sts x 7 rows in 3cm x 3cm

Finished measurements: 28cm when in the sitting position

Techniques used: British double crochet stitch

For more information and learn-to-crochet videos please visit the TOFT website