Hello, my darlings! Today, I’ve stumbled upon something sure to tickle your crafting fancy—a crochet chicken pattern that’s as cute as a button. Imagine a little chicken, its soft, fluffy body adorned with a vivid red beak and tail. Now, isn’t that the image of adorableness? Well, guess what? We’re about to bring that image to life with our crochet hooks!
This crochet chicken pattern is relatively straightforward, making it a joyous project for an afternoon. But, let’s peck into a couple of details that make this chicken extra special. The first noteworthy point is the vibrant color of the beak and tail. It’s these splashes of red that transform a simple crochet chicken into a dazzling farmyard friend.
Designer: Yukkurisan Amigurumi
Materials & Tools
- Your favorite yarn in colors:
- White, yellow, red
- 3 mm safety eyes
- 2.5 mm, 2.3 mm crochet hook
Abbreviations
St/sts – stitch(es)
Mr – magic ring
Ch – chain
Sc – single crochet
Hdc – half double crochet
Dec – decrease
Inc – increase
Sl st – slip stitch
Body
(White yarn, 2.5 mm hook)
Rnd 1: 8 sc in to Mr (8)
Rnd 2: inc x 8 (16)
Rnd 3: (sc, inc) x 8 (24)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x 8 (32)
Rnd 5: 32 sc (32)
Rnd 6: (3 sc, inc) x 8 (40)
Rnd 7: (4 sc, inc) x 8 (48)
Rnd 8-11: 48 sc (48)
Rnd 12-14: 6 sc, 12 hdc, 12 sc, 12 hdc, 6 sc (48)
Rnd 15: 48 sc (48)
Rnd 16: 5 sc, dec, (10 sc, dec) x 3, 5 sc (44)
Rnd 17-21: 44 sc (44)
Cut yarn.
Insert the hook into the 13th and 14th stitches of rnd 21 (close rnd 21 with sc).
Stuff the body before closing it all the stitches of rnd 21.
Wing x2
(Red yarn, 2.3 mm hook)
Make the wing in two part, <A> and <B>.
<A>
Rnd 1: 6 sc in to Mr (6)
Rnd 2: (2 sc, inc) x 2 (8)
Rnd 3: 8 sc (8)
Cut the yarn. Next make <B>
<B>
Rnd 1-3: as same as <A>, but don’t cut the yarn.
Rnd 4: make a sc 8th stitch of rnd 3 of the <A>, 15 sc (7 sc on the <A>, 8 sc on the <B>) (16)
Rnd 5-6: 16 sc (16)
Rnd 7: 3 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec, 3 sc (14)
Rnd 8: dec x 7 (7)
Cut the yarn, fasten off.
Leave a long tail for sewing to the body. Don’t stuff the wings.
Tail
(Red yarn, 2.3 mm hook)
Make the tail in three part, <A>, <B> and <C>.
<A>
Rnd 1: 4 sc in to Mr (4)
Rnd 2: inc, 3 sc (5)
Rnd 3-7: 5 sc (5)
Cut the yarn. Next, make <B>
<B>
Crochet as same as rnd 1-5 of <A>
Cut the yarn. Next, make <C>
<C>
Crochet as same as rnd 1-4 of <A>, but don’t cut the yarn. Connect <A>, <B> and <C> with sc.
Rnd 5: make a sc 5th st of rnd 5 of <B>, 2 sc on the <B>, sc on the 5th st of rnd 7 of <A>, 4 sc on the <A>, 2 sc on the <B> (two sts of rnd 5 that has not been crocheted yet)
5 sc on the rnd 4 of <C> (15)
Rnd 6: 15 sc (15)
Rnd 7: (sc, dec) x 5 (10)
Cut the yarn, leave a long tail for sewing to the body. Don’t stuff the tail.
Comb
(Red yarn, 2.3 mm hook)
Make the comb in two parts, <A> and <B>.
<A>
Rnd 1: 8 sc in to Mr (8)
Rnd 2: (3 sc, inc) x 2 (10)
Rnd 3-4: 10 sc (10)
Cut the yarn. Next make <B>.
<B>
Rnd 1: 6 sc in to Mr (6)
Rnd 2: (2 sc, inc) x 2 (8)
Rnd 3: 8 sc (8)
Rnd 4: make a sc 10th st of rnd 4 of the <A>, 17 sc (9 sc on the <A>, 8 sc on the <B>) (18)
Rnd 5: 10 hdc, 8 sc (18)
Cut the yarn.
Leave a long tail for sewing on rnd 21 of the body.
Don’t stuff the comb.
Beak
(Yellow yarn, 2.3 mm hook)
Rnd 1: 6 sc in to Mr (6)
Rnd 2: 6 sc (16)
Cut the yarn, fasten off.
Leave a tail for sewing to the body.
Don’t stuff the beak.