Welcome at this chicken and her little chicks crochet pattern. Don’t they look adorable together? Nice for Easter, or just to get that spring feeling.
I used a thin mohair thread, combined with Scheepjes Catona. For a fluffy result. You can also only use cotton if you like.
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Materials
- Scheepjes Catona white (nr 105, 50 grams)
- Scheepjes Catona yellow (nr 522, 25 grams)
- Scheepjes Catona orange (nr 189, 25 grams)
- leftover red cotton
- Scheepjes Mohair Rhytm, white and yellow (nr 690, 688)
- 2 pairs of safety eyes 5 mm
- 1 pair of safety eyes 8 mm
- fibre fill
- crochet hook size 2.5 mm
Abbreviations U.S.
- mr = magic ring
- ch = chain
- st = stitch
- sc = single crochet
- sl st = slip stitch
- inc = increase (2 stitches in 1 stitch)
- dec = decrease (2 stitches together)
Attention:
This chicken and her little chicks crochet pattern is made in continuous rounds. Don’t close the rounds.
Chicken and her little chicks crochet pattern
Little chick
For one chick I used yellow catona and yellow mohair rhythm. The other one is made with yellow catona and white mohair rhythm.
| Round | Instructions | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crochet a mr with 6 sc | 6 |
| 2 | 2 sc in each st around | 12 |
| 3 | 6* (sc, inc) | 18 |
| 4 | 6* (sc, inc, sc) | 24 |
| 5 | 6* (3 sc, inc) | 30 |
| 6-10 | 1 sc in each st around | 30 |
| 11 | 6* (3 sc, dec) | 24 |
| 12 | 6* (sc, dec, sc) | 18 |
Don’t fasten off. Place the 5 mm eyes between round 7 and 8, with about 3 stitches between them. Embroider the beak with orange yarn, like shown in the picture.
Continue and stuff as you go:
| Round | Instructions | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 6* (sc, inc, sc) | 24 |
| 14 | 6* (3 sc, inc) | 30 |
| 15-17 | 1 sc in each st around | 30 |
| 18 | 6* (2 sc, inc, 2 sc) | 36 |
| 19-22 | 1 sc in each st aroynd | 36 |
| 23 | 6* (2 sc, dec, 2 sc) | 30 |
| 24 | 6* (3 sc, dec) | 24 |
| 25 | 6* (sc, dec, sc) | 18 |
| 26 | 6* (sc, dec) | 12 |
Fasten off. Use an needle to weave the end of the yarn through the 12 outer loops and pull to close the gap. Weave in the ends.
Feet
- Use orange and crochet a mr with 6 sc (6)
- 2 sc in each st around (12)
- Fasten off
Crochet another foot and sew them to the body like shown in the picture.
Wings
| Round | Instructions | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crochet a mr with 6 sc | 6 |
| 2 | 2 sc in each st around | 12 |
| 3 | 1 sc in each st around | 12 |
| 4 | 2* (4 sc, dec) | 10 |
| 5 | 1 sc in each st around | 10 |
| 6 | 2* (3 sc, dec) | 8 |
Fold the top together and close with 3 or 4 sc. Fasten off and leave a sewing tail. Crochet another wing and sew on the sides of the body.
Chicken
I used white Catona and white mohair rhythm for the chicken.
| Round | Instructions | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crochet a mr with 6 sc | 6 |
| 2 | 2 sc in each st around | 12 |
| 3 | 6* (sc, inc) | 18 |
| 4 | 6* (sc, inc, sc) | 24 |
| 5 | 6* (3 sc, inc) | 30 |
| 6 | 6* (2 sc, inc, 2 sc) | 36 |
| 7 | 6* (5 sc, inc) | 42 |
| 8-14 | 1 sc in each st around | 42 |
| 15 | 6* (5 sc, dec) | 36 |
| 16 | 6* (2 sc, dec, 2 sc) | 30 |
| 17 | 6* (3 sc, dec) | 24 |
Don’t fasten off. Place the 8 mm eyes between round 9 and 10, with about 4 stitches between them. Embroider the beak with orange yarn, like shown in the picture.
Continu an stuff as you go:
| Round | Instructions | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 6* (3 sc, inc) | 30 |
| 19 | 6* (2 sc, inc, 2 sc) | 36 |
| 20 | 6* (5 sc, inc) | 42 |
| 21-24 | 1 sc in each st around | 42 |
| 25 | 6* (3 sc, inc, 3 sc) | 48 |
| 26-29 | 1 sc in each st around | 48 |
| 30 | 6* (3 sc, dec, 3 sc) | 42 |
| 31 | 6* (5 sc, dec) | 36 |
| 32 | 6* (2 sc, dec, 2 sc) | 30 |
| 33 | 6* (3 sc, dec) | 24 |
| 34 | 6* (sc, dec, sc) | 18 |
| 35 | 6* (sc, dec) | 12 |
Fasten off. Use an needle to weave the end of the yarn through the 12 outer loops and pull to close the gap. Weave in the ends.
Feet
| Round | Instructions | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Use orange and crochet a mr with 6 sc | 6 |
| 2 | 2 sc in each st around | 12 |
| 3 | 6* (sc, inc) | 18 |
| 4 | 6* (sc, in, sc) | 24 |
Fasten off. Crochet another foot and sew them to the body like shown in the picture.
Wings
| Round | Instructions | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crochet a mr with 6 sc | 6 |
| 2 | 2 sc in each st around | 12 |
| 3 | 6* (sc, inc) | 18 |
| 4-6 | 1 sc in each st around | 18 |
| 7 | 2* (7 sc, dec) | 16 |
| 8 | 1 sc in each st around | 16 |
| 9 | 2* (5 sc, dec) | 14 |
| 10-11 | 1 sc in each st around | 14 |
Fold the top together and close with 7 or 8 sc. Fasten off and leave a sewing tail. Crochet another wing and sew on the sides of the body.
Comb
- Use red yarn. Crochet a mr with 3 sc. Ch 1 and turn.
- 2 sc in each st (6) Ch 1 and turn.
- 3* (sc, inc) (9). Fasten off.
- Crochet another mr with 3 sc. Ch 1 and turn.
- 2 sc in each st (6).
- Continue on the bottom and crochet 3 or 4 sc.
- Pick up the other half round and crochet 5 or 6 sc on the bottom.
- Go to the top and crochet in each stitch: 1 sc, chain 1. Do the same in the smaller round and close with a slip stitch in the first stitch on the bottom. Fasten off and sew on to the head of the chicken.
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