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Both this knitted Easter chick and hen are quick and easy knits to add to your knitting collection. The pieces will fit over a chicken’s egg. The same basic template is needed for both designs, just change the colours and add plumage for the hen. They are great for Easter Egg Hunts and make lovely Easter gift ideas too.
Both are made with oddments of yellow and white double knitting yarn. A length of black, orange and red are needed. 3mm single pointed needles were used. It is about 7cm wide when finished.
Abbreviations : k – knit. p – purl. st – stitch. tog-together. st-st – Stocking Stitch (k1row, p1row).
Main Body – Make 1
With white for the hen or yellow for the chick, cast on 40 sts
Starting with a purl row, st-st 21 rows
Next : cast off 10 sts, knit 20 sts, cast off 10 sts (20 sts)
Reconnect the yarn to the remaining stitches
Starting with a purl row, st-st 9 rows
Next: k2tog to end (10 sts)
Draw thread through the remaininig stitches and pull tight
Fold the piece flat, in half and sew down the head, along the back and down the row ends of the bottom to the cast on row.
Allow the bottom of the piece to curl and leave the bottom open.
Beak – Make 2
Make one for upper beak and one for lower beak
With orange, cast on 10 sts
Knit 1 row
Draw thread through the stitches and pull tight
Tie in the row ends. Place two pieces together so the ridged knit row are together, it will make the beak part slightly when placed on the chick/hen.
Optionally add a little toy stuffing to the head of the piece and then attach the beak to the centre of the head at the front. Sew two eyes in black immediately above the beak.
Insert an egg into the body.
Hen Plumage – Make 1
With red, cast on 20 sts
Next: (k1, p1) to end
Next: k2tog to end (10 sts)
Cast off
Sew the plumage to the top of the hen’s head.
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Perfect little knitting patterns for the church craft stall so easy. thank you
Love your patterns. I’ve been busy knitting all things Easter. My friend is raising money for Cancer Research . The patterns for holding creme eggs are just perfect.
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