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Macaw Sweater

This document provides instructions for making a sweater for a macaw or cockatoo. It describes how to chain stitches to form a circle and work rows of double crochet to create two sides of the sweater. Loops are made on the bottom to secure the sweater and ties are added to tie it in place. The sweater should be inspected daily and hand washed gently when dirty. A flannel lining can be added for comfort.

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Macaw Sweater

This document provides instructions for making a sweater for a macaw or cockatoo. It describes how to chain stitches to form a circle and work rows of double crochet to create two sides of the sweater. Loops are made on the bottom to secure the sweater and ties are added to tie it in place. The sweater should be inspected daily and hand washed gently when dirty. A flannel lining can be added for comfort.

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For Macaw: (instructions for CAG or cockatoo are show as options)

Loosely Daisy Chain 28 st. join in circle, careful not to twist.

Gage is not that important. Measure your bird. This pattern fits my scarlet macaw and
is about 6" long and 4.5" wide, front and back.

Next round: (Row 2)


make collar
ch 2 (counts as first DC); DC 28 in round, join.
Make first side of sweater
Row 3
working with half the stitches (14), ch 2 (counts as first DC, then dc 13, turn
Row 4 to 6
same as row 3, going back and forth, back and forth until sweater reaches desired size.
(For a GW, scarlet or BAG, that's about 6 rows. For a cockatoo, that's about 4 rows, 7
rows total. You will have to decrease 2 stitches each row to get down to 8 st total at
bottom. Beginning row 5, dec 2 to 12 st total, row 6 decr 2 to 10 st total, row 7, decr 2
to 8 stitches total, finish off as for Macaw)
Row 7
ch 2 (counts as first dc) sk 1, dc 11, sk1 (12 st total)
Row 8
same as row 7 (10 st total)
Row 9–no dec
ch 2 (counts as first dc) sk 1, dc 8, sk 1, dc, turn
Row 10
ch 2 (counts as first dc), sk 1, dc 6, sk 1, dc (8 stitches total)
finish off
break thread 3 in from last stitch, weave in ends.
Side 2:
now, going back to the collar and unworked 14 stitches, do the same as for side one,
but do not break yarn at Row 10. Ch 8 stitches, join to first st to form a loop, then break
yarn 3 in from last st, weave in end.

form another loop on the opposite side of where you ended at bottom (first st of Row
10) Ch 8 stitches, join to first st to form a loop, then break yarn 3 in from last st, weave
in end.

these two loops will be used to secure the sweater to the bottom of birdie's abdomen,
near the cloaca (poop hole), just above it.

ch 24 to form a tie for the sweater leaving 2 inches at one end to thread the tie throug h
the bottom edge of the sweater on side 1.
on the bottom side of the sweater without the 2 loops, thread thru your ties in the
spaces between the double crochets in last row worked.

put the sweater on birdie by putting bird's head thru the neck opening and placing the
ends of the ties through the 2 loop on the bottom edge of the sweater.

Tie the sweater securely in a granny knot.

IMPORTANT. then trim the ends to 1 in or less so birdie does not get tangled on long
loose ends.

Inspect the sweater daily to be sure there are no loose ends longer than 1/2".

Remove and gently hand wash the sweater in mild detergent when it gets dirty,
generally after a few weeks. Squeeze and lay flat to dry.

Check under the sweater frequently to ensure no skin is irritated by any dirt
accumulating on or under the sweater.

You can add a flannel lining to the inside of the sweater if you want. cut 2 pieces of
pure cotton flannel to fit to the inside of the sweater. pink edges with pinking sheers so
the flannel will not ravel. Or you can turn under the edges 1/4" to prevent raveling, but
that might create a bump that irritates your bird. Hand or machine sew to underside of
front and back of sweater.

If birdie does not cooperate with putting the sweater on or off, you might have to take
birdie to the vet to give birdie a bit of gas to cooperate in the process.

Option: construct sweater in BLO (back loop only) if desired. This will form a decorative
line along each row of sweater. You can also do BLO on front side of sweater, and
FLO (front loop only) after you turn to the next row, to have a series of decorative lines
on one side of the sweater.

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