Free Chicken crochet pattern
Free Chicken crochet pattern by Ngoclanhandmade
With just a little yarn, a crochet hook and a little patience, you can create one or more lovely chickens with the free Chicken crochet pattern that I will share below. This product is suitable for gifts or desk decorations. Now let’s get started.
Materials
– About 20g size 4 worsted weight yarn in white
– About 2g size 4 worsted weight yarn in red
– About 2g size 4 worsted weight yarn in yellow
– 8mm safety eyes
– 4mm crochet hook
– Yarn needle
– Stitch marker
– Scissors
– Stuffing
Abbreviations
MR = Magic Ring
ch = Chain
sc = Single Crochet
hdc = Half Double Crochet
inc = Increase (2 sc in 1 st)
dec = (Invisible) Decrease
st = Stitch
sl st = Slip Stitch
FLO = Front Loops Only
BLO = Back Loops Only
Body:
R1: 6sc in MR (6)
R2: 6inc (12)
R3: (1sc, inc)x6 (18)
R4: (2sc, inc)x6 (24)
R5: (3sc, inc)x6 (30)
R6-10: 1sc in each st (30)
R11: In 1st st, (1sc, ch 7, in the 2nd ch from hook, 6sc, 1sc), 29sc (43)
R12: 6sc, 2inc, 35sc (45)
R13-14: 1sc in each st (45)
R15: 6sc, dec, 1sc, dec, 9sc, dec, 10sc, dec, 9sc, dec (40)
R16: 1sc in each st (40)
Pause to attach eyes between R7-8, leaving 5sts in between
R17: 4sc, dec, 2sc, dec, 13sc, dec, 4sc, dec, 9sc (36)
R18: 1sc in each st (36)
R19: (4sc, dec)x6 (30)
R20: 1sc in each st (30)
R21: (3sc, dec)x6 (24)
R22: (2sc, dec)x6 (18)
Pause to stuff body.
R23: (1sc, dec)x6 (12)
R24: 6dec (6)
Fasten off, weaving in the tail.
Beak:
In yellow,
R1: 6sc in MR (6)
R2: 1sc in each st (6)
Sl st to fasten off. Leave a tail for sewing.
Wattle:
In red,
R1: 4sc in MR (4)
Work 2 additional sc. Sl st to fasten off. Leave a tail for sewing.
Comb:
In red,
Ch 7. In 2nd ch from hook [(sc, hdc, sc), slst into next ch] x3
Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.
Feet (Make 2):
Ch3, in 2nd ch from hook, slst 2, ch 3, in 2nd ch from hook, slst 2, ch 3, in 2nd ch from hook, slst 2. Slst back into 1st chain.
Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.
Wings (Make 2):
R1: Ch 6. Starting in 3rd ch from hook, 4hdc, ch 4, turn.
R2: Starting in 3ch from hook, hdc in each of the next 2 chs, 4hdc, ch 2, turn.
R3: 6hdc, ch 2, slst to bottom of last st. Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.
Sew beak to body, placing it in between the eyes.
Sew wattle to beak.
Sew comb to body, placing it on top of the head between rows 1-4.
Sew wings to either side of the body, placing each wing between rows 13-18.
Sew feet to body, placing each foot between rows 21-23.
I hope you will succeed with this chicken crochet pattern, if you have any difficulties while doing it, please leave a comment below. My team and I will answer as soon as we see your question. I collected this crochet pattern from @mary.merrymakes.
