You can crochet directly around the q-tip from the foot or insert it later, but it can be difficult if your magic ring is tight.
Start with orange yarn
1. 6sc in magic ring – 6
2-5. (4 rounds) 6sc – 6
change to white yarn
6. 6sc – 6
7. 6inc – 12
8. 12sc – 12
9. (sc, inc)*6 – 18
10. turn, 9sc – 9
Finish off, leave a long tail for sewing
Wings (Make Two)
With black yarn
1. ch7, sc in 2nd st from hook and in 5 next st, 6sc on the opposite side of the ch – 12
2. (sc, inc)*6 – 18
3. (2sc, inc)*6 – 24
4. (3sc, inc)*6 – 30
5. (4sc, inc)*6 – 36
6. 6sc – 6
7. turn, sc in 2nd st from hook and in next 10st – 11
8. turn, sc in 2nd st from hook and in next 9st – 10
9. turn, sc in 2nd st from hook and in next 8st – 9
10. turn, sc in 2nd st from hook and in next 7st – 8
11. turn, sc in 2nd st from hook and in next 6st – 7
12. turn, sc in 2nd st from hook and in next 5st – 6
13. turn, sc in 2nd st from hook and in next 4st – 5
14. turn, sc in 2nd st from hook and in next 3st – 4
15. turn, sc in 2nd st from hook and in next 2st – 3
16. turn, sc in 2nd st from hook and in next st – 2
17. turn, sc in 2nd st from hook – 1
sc down the side and around the edge of the piece, stopping when there is 6 st
left in the “round” part of the piece before reaching the part where you worked in rows. Do this in the opposite direction for the second wing.
Tail
With black yarn
1. ch5, sc in 2nd st from hook and in next 3st
2. 4sc down the other side of the ch, 4sc in the first side – 8
3. ch1, turn, 2sc, 4inc, 2sc – 12
4. ch1, turn, 3sc, inc, sc, 2inc, sc, inc, 3sc – 16
5. ch1, turn, 3sc, inc, 2sc, inc, 2sc, inc, 2sc, inc, 3sc – 20
Finish off, leave a long tail for sewing
