Hello all! Spring has officially arrived in most part of the world. Here's a super cute chick pattern to welcome the spring. With Easter coming up soon, i think this little chick would make a cute basket stuffers for little kids.
Please note:
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You can buy the inexpensive ad-free pdf pattern with step by step instructions with lots of pictures from my Etsy shop.
Materials needed:
- Sport weight yarn in yellow and orange colour.
- 2.5 mm crochet hook.
- Fibrefill for stuffing.
- 8mm safety eyes/ flat back eyes.
- Tapestry needle.
- Small amount of pink felt for blush (optional).
This pattern is written in US English terms and is worked in continuous rounds unless stated otherwise.
Abbreviations:
- R - round/row.
- Ch - chain.
- St(s) - stitch(es).
- Sc - single crochet.
- Inc - increase ( 2 sc in one st).
- Dec - decrease (sc 2 st together).
- Sl st - slip stitch.
- [..] - repeat the instructions given in between the brackets.
- (..) - total number of stitches.
Head and body:
With yellow colour yarn,
R1: 6 sc in magic ring (6).
R2: Inc in each st (12).
R3: [ Sc in next st, inc ] x 6 (18).
R4: [ Sc in next 2 st, inc ] x 6 (24).
R5: [ Sc in next 3 st, inc ] x 6 (30).
R6-9: Sc in each st (30).
R10: [ Sc in next 4 st, inc ] x 6 (36).
R11 -13: Sc in each st (36).
R14: [ Sc in next 5 st, inc ] x 6 (42).
R15-19: Sc in each st (42).
Insert 8mm safety eyes between R10 and R11 with 7 stitches in between.
R20: [ Sc in next 4 st, dec ] x 7 (35).
R21: [ Sc in next 3 st, dec ] x 7 (28).
R22: [ Sc in next 2 st, dec ] x 7 (21).
R23: [ Sc in next st, dec ] x 7 (14).
Stuff firmly with fiberfill.
R24: Dec in each st (7).
Fasten off and sew the ends closed using tapestry needle.
Wings (Make 2):
With yellow colour yarn,
R1: 6 sc in magic ring (6).
R2: [ Sc in next 2 st, inc ] x 2 (8).
R3-4: Sc in each st (8).
Don't stuff and sc through both the layers of the wings to close.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Mouth:
With orange colour yarn,
Ch 4, sc in second chain from hook, sc in next ch, 2 sc in last chain.
Now working on the other side of the chain, Sc in next 2 chain space.
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Legs (make 2):
Using orange colour yarn,
4 sc in magic ring (4).
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Assembling:
- Pinch the mouth a little with fingers and sew it in between the eyes.
- Attach the wings between R10-R11.
- Sew the legs slantingly around R19-20.
- Cut 2 small round shaped pink felt for the blush and glue it below the eyes (optional).
And your cute little chick is now done!
I really hope you'll enjoy making this little chick. Do share me your works on instagram using the tag #littleloveeveryday as i'd love to see your makes.
Have a happy day everyone! Hugs :)
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