Chicken
presented by Speckerna
Abbreviations & Material
sc = single crochet
* = repeat until end of round/row
( ) = number of stitches
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glass eyes, 7mm in diameter
polyfill
piece of strong cardboard or plastic, 5 x 5 cm (if you want your chicken to stand
upright
yarn in brown, red, yellow, white ( I recomment to use Schachenmayr Catania +
2,5mm hook)
Head
use brown yarn
chain 2
6 sc in 2nd from hook
Rnd 1: 2 sc in each st around (12)
Rnd 2: *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st (18)
Rnd 3: *sc in next 2, 2 sc in next st (24)
Rnd 4: *sc in next 3, 2 sc in next st (30)
Rnd 5: *sc in next 4, 2 sc in next st (36)
Rnds 6-10: * sc
Rnd 11: *sc in next 4, sc2tog (30)
start stuffing the body
Rnd 12: *sc in next 3, sc2tog (24)
Rnd 13: *sc in next 2, sc2tog (18)
Rnd 14: *sc in next, sc2tog (12)
Rnd 15: sc2tog around (6)
cut yarn and pull it through the last loop. Weave tail through front loops an d pull tight to
close.
Wings (make 2)
use brown yarn
chain 2
6 sc in 2nd from hook
Rnd 1: 2 sc in each st around (12)
Rnds 2-8: * sc
chain 1, flatten wing, 3 sc through both
layers, bind off
Eyes (make 2)
use white yarn
chain 2
6 sc in 2nd from hook
Rnd 1: 2 sc in each st around (12)
Rnds 2-3: * sc
end with a slipstitch and stuff
Eyelids
use brown yarn
Row 1: chain 8, turn
Rows 2–3: * sc
chain 1 and bind off
Body
use brown yarn
chain 2
6 sc in 2nd from hook
Rnd 1: 2 sc in each st around (12)
Rnd 2: *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st (18)
Rnd 3: *sc in next 2, 2 sc in next st (24)
Rnd 4: *sc in next 3, 2 sc in next st (30)
Cut out a piece of cardboard/plastic
congruent with the piece you just crocheted.
Rnd 5 (in back loops): *sc in next 4, 2 sc
in next st (36)
Rnd 6: *sc in next 5, 2 sc in next st (42)
Rnd 7: *sc in next 6, 2 sc in next st (48)
Rnd 8: *sc in next 7, 2 sc in next st (54)
Rnd 9: *sc in next 8, 2 sc in next st (60)
Rds 10-18: * sc
Rnd 19: 1 sc, join 1st wing with 6 sc, 24 sc,
join 2nd wing with 6 sc, 23 sc
Put the cardboard piece onto the ground of
the body and secure. Start stuffing.
Rnd 20: *sc in next 8, sc2tog (54)
Rnd 21: *sc in next 7, sc2tog (48)
Rnd 22: *sc in next 6, sc2tog (42)
Rnd 23: *sc in next 5, sc2tog (36)
Rnd 24: *sc in next 4, sc2tog (30)
Rnd 25 *sc in next 3, sc2tog (24)
Rnd 26: *sc in next 2, sc2tog (18)
Rnd 27: *sc in next, sc2tog (12)
Rnd 28: sc2tog around (6)
cut yarn and pull it through the last loop.
Weave tail through front loops an d pull tight
to close.
Jowls (make 2)
use red yarn
chain 2
6 sc in 2nd from hook
Rnd 1: 2 sc in each st around (12)
Rnd 2: chain 1, turn, 3 sc, chain 1, bind off and sew to beak
Comb
Tips (make 3)
use red yarn
chain 2
6 sc in 2nd from hook
Rnd 1: *sc (6)
Rnd 2: *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st (9)
Rnd 3-4: *sc
end with a slipstitch
Don`t bind off after the 3rd tip. Join the next
tip with a slipstitch.
3 sc into 2nd tip
join last tip with a slipstitch
continue working around all tips
– work 2 rounds sc
– *sc in next 3, sc2tog
bind off and stuff
Tail Feathers (make 3)
use brown yarn
chain 2
6 sc in 2nd from hook
Rnd 1: *sc (6)
Rnd 2: *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st (9)
Rnds 3-7: *sc
Rnd 8: 1 sc, sc2tog, 6 sc (8)
Rnd 9: *sc
Rnd 10: 1 sc, sc2tog, 5 sc (7)
Rnd 11: 1 sc, sc2tog, 4 sc (6)
end with a slipstitch
Beak
use yellow yarn
chain 2
6 sc in 2nd from hook
Rnd 1: *sc (6)
Rnd 2: *sc
Rnd 3: *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st (9)
Rnd 4: *sc
Rnd 5: *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st (12)
Rnd 6: *sc
end with a slipstitch sew body parts together