Materials Needed ​Yarn: Cotton amigurumi yarn (Cream/White, Sea Green/Light Teal, Light Yellow, Grey, Pink) ​Crochet Hook: 2.0 mm or 2.5 mm ​Safety Eyes: 6 mm black safety eyes ​Other: Fiberfill stuffing, tapestry/sewing needle, scissors, stitch marker, thin craft wire for the feet and flower stems. ​Abbreviations (US Terms) ​MR: Magic Ring ​sc: Single crochet ​inc: Increase (2 single crochet in the same stitch) ​dec: Decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together) ​BLO: Back Loop Only ​FLO: Front Loop Only ​dc: Double crochet ​hdc: Half double crochet ​ch: Chain ​sl st: Slip stitch ​1. Bird (Head & Body - Worked in one piece) Using Cream/White Yarn: ​Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6) ​Rnd 2: inc in each st around (12) ​Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (18) ​Rnd 4: (2 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (24) ​Rnd 5–9 (5 rnds): 24 sc (24) (Insert safety eyes around Rnd 7, leaving 4–5 sts between them) ​Rnd 10: (3 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (30) (Chest shaping begins) ​Rnd 11–15 (5 rnds): 30 sc (30) ​Rnd 16: (3 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (24) (Start stuffing with fiberfill) ​Rnd 17: (2 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (18) ​Rnd 18: (1 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (12) ​Rnd 19: dec around (6) — Fasten off and weave through front loops to close.

2. Bird Crest (Yellow Yarn) ​Make 4 small leaf/feather pieces: ​Feather Piece (Make 4): ch 6, starting from the 2nd ch from hook: 1 sl st, 2 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc. ​Join the pieces together at the base using your hook and sew them onto the top of the head. ​3. Beak (Grey Yarn) ​Rnd 1: 4 sc in MR (4) ​Rnd 2: (1 sc, 1 inc) * 2 (6) ​Rnd 3: (2 sc, 1 inc) * 2 (8) — Curve slightly and sew between the eyes. ​4. Wings (Make 2 - Sea Green & Cream Yarn) Using Sea Green Yarn: ​Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6) ​Rnd 2: inc in each st around (12) ​Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (18) ​Rnd 4–6: 18 sc (18) ​Switch to Cream Yarn (for feather detail): ​Rnd 7: (1 sc, 1 dec) * 6 (12) ​Rnd 8: 12 sc (12) — Flatten and sc across the top to close. Do not stuff; sew onto the sides of the body. ​5. Tail (Yellow & Sea Green Yarn) ​Yellow Piece: ch 12, starting from 2nd ch from hook: 2 sl st, 3 sc, 3 hdc, 3 dc. ​Sea Green Piece: ch 10, starting from 2nd ch from hook: 2 sl st, 3 sc, 2 hdc, 2 dc. ​Layer the green piece on top of the yellow piece and sew to the back of the body. ​6. Cheeks (Make 2 - Pink Yarn) ​6 sc in MR, sl st to join. Sew below the eyes (or embroider directly using pink thread). ​7. Teacup Inner Base & Lower Body (Using Cream Yarn): ​Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6) ​Rnd 2: inc in each st around (12) ​Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (18) ​Rnd 4: (2 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (24) ​Rnd 5: (3 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (30) ​Rnd 6: (4 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (36) ​Rnd 7: (5 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (42) ​Rnd 8: (6 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (48) ​Rnd 9: BLO 48 sc (48) (Forms the bottom edge) ​Rnd 10–14 (5 rnds): 48 sc (48) ​Switch to Sea Green Yarn (Upper Half): ​Rnd 15–20 (6 rnds): 48 sc (48) ​Rnd 21: FLO (7 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (54) — Sl st to finish. ​Note: You can insert a circular piece of rigid cardboard or plastic at the bottom to help the cup stand flat. ​8. Teacup Handle (Sea Green Yarn) ​ch 18. Starting from 2nd ch from hook, sc in each ch across (17 sc). Turn and work 1 more row of sc to thicken, then attach to the side of the cup. ​9. Saucer Using Cream Yarn: ​Rnd 1–8: Work the same as the teacup base up to 48 sc. ​Rnd 9: (7 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (54) ​Rnd 10: (8 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (60) ​Switch to Sea Green Yarn: ​Rnd 11: BLO 60 sc (60) ​Rnd 12: (9 sc, 1 inc) * 6 (66) — Sl st to close for a clean edge.

​10. Cherry Blossoms & Branches (Pink & Green Yarn) ​Flowers (Make 3–4): In a MR, work (ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, 1 sl st) 5 times to form a 5-petal blossom. Embroider yellow French knots in the center. ​Branch & Buds: Work chains in green yarn to form the branch structure. Wrap thin wire with green yarn, attach the blossoms and buds, and anchor inside the teacup.

Assembly ​Sew the wings to the sides of the body, and the beak and crest onto the head. ​Wrap thin wire with grey thread, shape into bird feet underneath the body, and hook onto the rim of the teacup. ​Secure the teacup onto the saucer with invisible stitches. ​Place and stitch the flower branch securely inside the teacup.