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· FREE EASTER CROCHET PATTERN
Get ready for spring with this free crochet pattern for an adorable chick and hen duo! These charming farmyard friends are perfect for Easter decorations, springtime displays, or as a fun handmade gift. With their cute little wings, expressive beaks, and floppy legs, they bring a playful touch to any setting. Whether you place them on your table, in a flower pot, or use them as part of an Easter display, they’re sure to spread joy. Follow the pattern below to crochet your own sweet little chicken and hen pair!
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TOOLS & MATERIALS
Crochet hook 2.00 mm and 2.50 mm · Scissors and needle · Glue, cardboard, fiber filling and 6 mm safety eyes · Cotton yarn (1.8 oz (50 g) = approx 175 yds (160 m))
BOTTOM - Hook 2.50 mm.
All rounds starts by chaining two and are joined with a slip stitch.
1.rd: Start with 12 dc in magic ring (12)
2.rd: 1 dc inc x 12 (24)
3.rd: 1 hdc, 1 inc x 12 (36)
4.rd: Crab stitch all the way around the edge.
Cut the yarn and fasten off.
TOP - Hook 2.50 mm
1.rd: Start with 6 sc in magic ring (6)
2.rd: 1 inc x 12 (12)
3.rd: 1 sc, 1 inc x 12 (18)
4.rd: 2 sc, 1 inc x 12 (24)
5.rd: 3 sc, 1 inc x 12 (30)
6.rd: 4 sc, 1 inc x 12 (36)
7.-19.rd: 1 sc in each stitch (36) - Stop after round 16 for the chicken.
Cut the yarn and leave string for assembling. Add the eyes between round 8 and 9 with 6 stitches between.
CHICKEN WINGS - Hook 2.50 mm
1.rd: Start with 6 sc in magic ring (6)
2.rd: 1 inc x 6 (12)
Fold the circle and crochet along the edge through both loops on both sides with 6 sc. Chain 1 and crochet *1 ss, 3 sc in the same loop* x 3. Your last stitch is the tip of the wing. Cut the yarn and leave a long string. Make two.
HEN WINGS - Hook 2.50 mm
1.rd: Start with 6 sc in magic ring (6)
2.rd: 1 inc x 6 (12)
3.rd: 1 sc, 1 inc x 6 (18)
Fold the circle and crochet along the edge through both loops on both sides with 8 sc. Chain 1 and crochet 1 ss, 3 sc in the same loop x 4. Your last stitch is the tip of the wing. Cut the yarn and leave a long string. Make two.
BEAK - Hook 2.50 mm
1.rd: Start with 4 sc in magic ring (4)
2.rd: 1 sc, 1 inc x 2 (6)
3.rd: 2 sc, 1 inc x 2 (8)
Fold it and crochet through both loops on both sides with 4 sc. Cut the yarn and leave a long string for assembling.
WATTLE - Hook 2.00 mm
1.rd: Start with a magic ring. Chain 2, 1 hdc, chain 2 and make a ss in the ring x 2.
Pull the ring tight, cut the yarn and fasten off one end and leave the other long.
COMB - Hook 2.00 mm
Start with a chain 6 - chain 2, 1 hdc, chain 2, ss in the next stitch x 3. Cut the yarn, fasten off one end and leave the other long for assembling.
LEGS - Hook 2.50 mm
Chain 20 - start in the second loop from the hook: make 1 ss in the next three stitches. Chain 4 - start in the second loop from the hook: make 1 ss in the next three stitches. fasten with a ss in the starting point. Repeat the sequence between the stars one more time, and crochet all the way back the legs with slip stitches. Cut the yarn and leave string for assembling. Make two.
ASSEMBLING
Cut a cardboard disc in a diameter that fits with the bottom piece from the middle and out to the 3. round. Glue it on the wrong side of the bottom.
Now fill the top with stuffing, and sew the top to the bottom. Sew between the last round of hdc and crab stitches, and with the cardboard piece "inside" the chicken/hen.
Sew on:
The beak between round 9 and 10
The wings between round 10 and 11 with 6 stitches between it and the beak
The wattle just under the beak
The comb on top of the head
Add the legs at the bottom
REDSKABER & MATERIALER
Hæklenål 2.0 mm & 2.5 mm · Saks og nål · 8/4 bomuldsgarn (vægt/længde: 50 g = ca. 160 meter) · Pap, lim, 6 mm sikkerhedsøjne og bamsefyld
BUND - Nål 2.50 mm.
Alle omgange starter med 2 lm og samles med 1 km
1.omg: Start med 12 stgm i magisk ring (12)
2.omg: 1 stgm udtag x 12 (24)
3.omg: 1 hstgm, 1 udtag x 12 (36)
4.omg: Krabbemaske hele vejen rundt om kanten.
Klip garnet og hæft af.
TOP - Nål 2.50 mm
1.omg: Start med 6 fm i magisk ring (6)
2.omg: 1 udtag x 12 (12)
3.omg: 1 fm, 1 udtag x 12 (18)
4.omg: 2 fm, 1 udtag x 12 (24)
5.omg: 3 fm, 1 udtag x 12 (30)
6.omg: 4 fm, 1 udtag x 12 (36)
7.-19.omg: 1 fm i hver maske (36) - Stop efter 16. omgang for kyllingen
Klip garnet og efterlad snor til montering. Tilføj øjnene mellem runde 8 og 9 med 6 masker imellem.
KYLLINGEVINGER - Nål 2.50 mm
1.omg: Start med 6 fm i magisk ring (6)
2.omg: 1 udtag x 6 (12)
Fold cirklen på midten, og hækl langs kanten gennem begge maskeled på begge sider med 6 fm. Lav 1 lm og hækl 1 km, 3 fm i samme maske x 3. Din sidste maske er spidsen af vingen. Klip garnet og efterlad en lang snor. Lav to.
HØNEVINGER - Nål 2.50 mm
1.omg: Start med 6 fm i magisk ring (6)
2.omg: 1 udtag x 6 (12)
3.omg: 1 fm, 1 udtag x 6 (18)
Fold cirklen på midten, og hækl langs kanten gennem begge maskeled på begge sider med 6 fm. Lav 1 lm og hækl 1 km, 3 fm i samme maske x 4. Din sidste maske er spidsen af vingen. Klip garnet og efterlad en lang snor. Lav to.
NÆB - Nål 2.50 mm
1.omg: Start med 4 fm i magisk ring (4)
2.omg: 1 fm, 1 udtag x 2 (6)
3.omg: 2 fm, 1 udtag x 2 (8)
Fold den på midten, og hækl gennem begge maskeled på begge sider med 4 fm. Klip garnet og efterlad lang snor til montering.
HAKLE - Nål 2.00 mm
1.omg: Start en magisk ring. 2 lm op, 1 hstgm, 2 lm og dernæst 1 km i ringen* x 2.
Træk ringen til, klip garnet og efterlad snor til montering.
KAM - Nål 2.00 mm
Start med 6 lm; (2 lm, 1 hstgm, 2 lm), 1 km* x 3.
Klip garnet og efterlad snor til montering.
BEN - Nål 2.50 mm
Slå 20 lm op og start i 2. maske fra nålen: 3 km. Slå 3 lm op - start i 2. maske fra nålen og hækl: 1 km i de næste 3 masker. Fastgør med 1 km i dit udgangspunkt. Gentag dette en gang mere og hækl derefter resten af arbejdet med 1 km i hver maske. Klip garnet og efterlad snor til montering. Lav 2.
MONTERING
Klip en rund skive af pap i en diameter, der passer fra midten af bundstykket og ud til 3. omgang. Lim den på vrangsiden af bunden. Fyld nu toppen med fyld, og sy toppen fast til bunden. Sy mellem den sidste omgang halvstangmasker og krebsemasker, med papstykket "indeni" hønen.
Fastgør:
Næbbet mellem omgang 9 og 10
Vingerne mellem omgang 10 og 11 med 6 masker imellem og næbbet i midten
Hakelappen lige under næbbet
Kam på toppen af hovedet
Tilføj benene i bunden.