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Chicken amigurumi
7 in tall
3.5 mm hook
11 pieces every round with its stitch count
DK yarn
easy
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Before you start Hi there! You're going to crochet a plump little hen, and no prior skills are needed at all. We'll take it easy, one tiny step after another, and you'll be amazed at how fast it all works up.
Yarn
What you see is what you make
DK (light worsted): yarn weight 3, light
This is a real pattern, and its pictures come from it, not the other way round. They are not made up by AI: our own 3D crochet engine counted every round and rendered every pattern picture (the toy, each piece, each step) from the pattern's own stitches. An image model only polishes the surface, and the shape is checked against the render. We crocheted it by hand to test it.
White
about 93 yd (85 m) 1 ball, 1.75 oz / 137 yd (50 g / 125 m)
Mustard
about 9 yd (8 m) 1 ball, 1.75 oz / 137 yd (50 g / 125 m)
Red
about 10 yd (9 m) 1 ball, 1.75 oz / 137 yd (50 g / 125 m)
Light pink
a small scrap
Cream
a small scrap
Abbreviations (US terms)
Orange
a small scrap
Rnd
round, worked in a continuous spiral: don't join, move the stitch marker up each round
When you use this yarn and a 3.5 mm (US E-4)
sc
single crochet
hook, the chicken ends up around 7 in (17 cm) tall. That's roughly 20 sc and 22 rounds per 4 in (10 cm). Gauge doesn't really matter, if you pick a
inc
increase: 2 sc in the same stitch
dec
decrease: sc 2 stitches together (the
Size and gauge
different yarn or hook, only the size will change.
Tools and notions 3.5 mm crochet hook
ch
chain
st(s)
stitch(es)
( ) x6 repeat what's in brackets 6 times for DK (light worsted) cotton yarn
10 mm black safety eyes Polyester toy stuffing
invisible decrease looks neatest)
(12)
the stitches you have at the end of the round
1 pair a couple of big handfuls
Yarn needle (big eye, blunt tip) 1 stitch marker a paperclip or scrap of yarn works too Scissors
Good to know Work your stitches tight, or the stuffing will peek out. Notice holes? Switch to a smaller hook. When you're going to sew a piece on, keep a long tail on it. Safety eyes and small parts can be a choking hazard for children under 3. For little ones, embroider the eyes instead.
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The pieces you'll make Body (head and body in one)
Make 1
Beak
Make 1
Wattle lobe
Make 2
Comb, middle lobe
Make 1
Comb, side lobe
Make 2
Wing
Make 2
Foot
Make 2
The pattern Body (head and body in one)
Make 1 in white
Rnd 1
6 sc in magic ring
(6)
Rnd 2
inc x6
(12)
Rnd 3
(sc, inc) x6
(18)
Rnd 4
(sc 2, inc) x6
(24)
Rnd 5
(sc 3, inc) x6
(30)
Rnd 6
(sc 4, inc) x6
(36)
Rnd 7
(sc 5, inc) x6
(42)
Rnd 8
(sc 6, inc) x6
(48)
Rnd 9
(sc 7, inc) x6
(54)
Rnd 10
(sc 8, inc) x6
(60)
Rnd 11
(sc 9, inc) x6
(66)
Rnd 12
(sc 10, inc) x6
(72)
Your circle needs to come out flat, roughly 4.5 in (11.5 cm) wide, and you should have 72 stitches around the outside edge.
Rnds 13-24
sc in each st around
(72)
Rnd 25
(sc 10, dec) x6
(66)
Rnd 26
sc in each st around
(66)
Time for the eyes! Place the safety eyes between rounds 25 and 26, leaving 9 stitches in between, on the side that's smoothest (that's the face, the small jog where rounds begin belongs at the back). Before you snap the backs on inside, take a look from far away: after they click, they're on for good.
Rnd 27
sc in each st around
(66)
Your piece ought to look like an open cup, roughly 4.5 in (11.5 cm) across and 2.5 in (6.4 cm) deep, with 66 stitches around the rim.
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Rnd 28
(sc 9, dec) x6
(60)
Rnds 29-30
sc in each st around
(60)
Rnd 31
(sc 8, dec) x6
(54)
Rnd 32
sc in each st around
(54)
Rnd 33
(sc 7, dec) x6
(48)
Rnd 34
sc in each st around
(48)
Rnd 35
(sc 6, dec) x6
(42)
Rnd 36
(sc 5, dec) x6
(36)
Rnd 37
(sc 4, dec) x6
(30)
Rnd 38
(sc 3, dec) x6
(24)
Push the filling in now, while the opening is still wide enough. Grab little tufts, start by tucking them into the far end, and keep at it until it feels solid and bouncy. Add a bit more before the final round. Yours should look like a stuffed piece about 5 in (13.1 cm) wide and 5 in (13.1 cm) tall, with an opening of 24 stitches left.
Rnd 39
(sc 2, dec) x6
(18)
Rnd 40
(sc, dec) x6
(12)
Rnd 41
dec x6
(6)
When you're done, snip the yarn and leave a tail about the length of your hand. Put it on the yarn needle, pass it through the front loop of every one of the last stitches, then pull it tight, just like a drawstring bag, the hole closes up. If this piece will be sewn on, keep a long tail; if not, tuck it inside. Great! Your body, head and body together as one, should be a solidly stuffed, completely closed piece, roughly 5.5 in (13.9 cm) tall and 5 in (12.9 cm) wide now.
Beak
Make 1 in mustard
Rnd 1
6 sc in magic ring
(6)
Rnd 2
(sc, inc) x3
(9)
Rnd 3
(sc 2, inc) x3
(12)
What you want is something like an open cup, around 0.7 in (1.9 cm) wide and 0.3 in (0.8 cm) deep, with 12 stitches around the rim.
Rnd 4
sc in each st around
(12)
Slip stitch into the next stitch. Then cut the yarn, leaving a long tail, around 12 in (30 cm), since you'll use it to sew the beak on. Push the stuffing to the tip with the back of your hook, stuffing it softly. All set! Now your beak ought to be an open piece around 0.9 in (2.2 cm) wide and 0.5 in (1.3 cm) long, with a long yarn tail.
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Wattle lobe
Make 2 in red
Rnd 1
6 sc in magic ring
(6)
Rnd 2
(sc 2, inc) x2
(8)
Your circle needs to be flat and measure roughly 0.5 in (1.3 cm) across, and you should have 8 stitches around the outside edge.
Rnd 3
sc in each st around
(8)
Rnd 4
(sc 2, dec) x2
(6)
When you're done, snip the yarn and leave a tail about the length of your hand. Put it on the yarn needle, pass it through the front loop of every one of the last stitches, then pull it tight, just like a drawstring bag, the hole closes up. If this piece will be sewn on, keep a long tail; if not, tuck it inside. All set! Your wattle lobe is now a fully closed piece, roughly 0.5 in (1.3 cm) tall and 0.5 in (1.3 cm) wide.
Comb, middle lobe
Make 1 in red
Rnd 1
6 sc in magic ring
(6)
Rnd 2
inc x6
(12)
What you want is a flat circle, roughly 0.7 in (1.9 cm) wide, and the edge should have 12 stitches.
Rnds 3-5
sc in each st around
(12)
Push the filling in now, while the opening is still wide enough. Grab little tufts, start by tucking them into the far end, and keep at it until it feels solid and bouncy. Add a bit more before the final round. What you want is a little stuffed shape, roughly 0.9 in (2.2 cm) wide and 0.7 in (1.7 cm) tall, and you'll leave 12 stitches open.
Rnd 6
(sc 2, dec) x3
(9)
Rnd 7
(sc, dec) x3
(6)
When you're done, snip the yarn and leave a tail about the length of your hand. Put it on the yarn needle, pass it through the front loop of every one of the last stitches, then pull it tight, just like a drawstring bag, the hole closes up. If this piece will be sewn on, keep a long tail; if not, tuck it inside. All set! That middle lobe of your comb ought to be a fully closed piece now, stuffed firmly, measuring around 0.9 in (2.2 cm) wide by 1.1 in (2.8 cm) tall.
Comb, side lobe Rnd 1
6 sc in magic ring
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(6)
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Rnd 2
(sc, inc) x3
(9)
What you should end up with is a flat circle, roughly 0.6 in (1.4 cm) wide, and 9 stitches around its edge.
Rnds 3-4
sc in each st around
(9)
Push the filling in now, while the opening is still wide enough. Grab little tufts, start by tucking them into the far end, and keep at it until it feels solid and bouncy. Add a bit more before the final round. What you make should end up as a stuffed shape, around 0.6 in (1.6 cm) wide and 0.6 in (1.4 cm) tall, and you'll leave an opening of 9 stitches.
Rnd 5
(sc, dec) x3
(6)
When you're done, snip the yarn and leave a tail about the length of your hand. Put it on the yarn needle, pass it through the front loop of every one of the last stitches, then pull it tight, just like a drawstring bag, the hole closes up. If this piece will be sewn on, keep a long tail; if not, tuck it inside. All set! Your comb side lobe ought to be a firmly stuffed, fully closed piece now, around 0.6 in (1.6 cm) wide and 0.8 in (2.1 cm) tall.
Wing
Make 2 in white
Rnd 1
6 sc in magic ring
(6)
Rnd 2
inc x6
(12)
Rnd 3
(sc, inc) x6
(18)
Your piece ought to come out as a flat circle, roughly 1.1 in (2.9 cm) wide, and the edge should have 18 stitches going around it.
Rnds 4-7
sc in each st around
(18)
Your piece needs to look like an open cup, roughly 1.1 in (2.9 cm) across and 0.7 in (1.8 cm) deep, and you should have 18 stitches around the rim.
Rnds 8-9
sc in each st around
(18)
Rnd 10
(sc 4, dec) x3
(15)
Rnd 11
(sc 3, dec) x3
(12)
Flatten the opening so the stitches from both layers match up. Then work across through both layers, 6 sc, working one into each pair of stitches, to shut it with a straight seam. Leave a long tail when you cut the yarn (around 12 in / 30 cm), this is what you'll use to sew the wing on along that seam. All set! Your wing should now be a flat double layer, about 1.4 in (3.5 cm) wide and 1.9 in (4.7 cm) long, pressed flat, not stuffed, with a long yarn tail and a straight seam at its end.
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Foot
Make 2 in mustard
Ch 6. Make a slip knot, then chain 6. That little chain acts as the oval's spine, you'll work all the way around it.
Rnd 1
sc 4, 3 sc in last ch, sc 4, 3 sc in skipped ch
(14)
Rnd 2
sc 4, inc x3, sc 4, inc x3
(20)
What you want is a tiny flat oval, and around its edge there should be 20 stitches.
Rnds 3-4
sc in each st around
(20)
Put a slip stitch in the next stitch. Then cut the yarn, but leave a long tail, around 12 in (30 cm), since you'll use it to sew the foot on. Stuff it gently, using the back of your hook to push the stuffing down to the end. All right! Now your foot should be an open piece, around 1.5 in (3.7 cm) wide and 0.5 in (1.2 cm) long, with a long yarn tail left over.
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Putting the chicken together Once every part is done, go slow and stitch them on to make your chicken come alive. 1
Attach the beak
Place it on the body (head and body in one) at round 23, at the front, in the middle. Hold the open edge flat against the body (head and body in one) and pin it all round. Using the long tail, sew all the way around the edge: under one stitch of the beak, then under the body (head and body in one) right next to it. Add a last bit of stuffing just before the gap closes. It should end up pointing straight out.
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Attach the wattle lobes
Place the first one on the body (head and body in one) at round 21, at the front, in the middle. Hold the closed end of the wattle lobe against the body (head and body in one) and sew around where they touch, then pull the yarn snug so there's no gap. It should end up lying along it, pointing down. Then do the same for the other one on the other side, mirrored.
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3
Attach the comb, middle lobe
4
Attach the comb, side lobes
Place it right on the top of the body (head and body in one) (its last round, 41), centered. Hold the closed end of the comb, middle lobe against the body (head and body in one) and sew around where they touch, then pull the yarn snug so there's no gap. It should end up pointing straight out.
Place the first one on the body (head and body in one) at round 38, one on each side. Hold the closed end of the comb, side lobe against the body (head and body in one) and sew around where they touch, then pull the yarn snug so there's no gap. It should end up pointing out and toward the toy's left, about 25 degrees from straight out. Then do the same for the other one on the other side, mirrored.
5
6
Attach the wings
Attach the feet
Place the first one on the body (head and body in one) at round 23, one on each side. Hold the straight seam against the body (head and body in one) and sew along it through both pieces, back and forth. It should end up pointing out and down, about 60 degrees from straight out. Then do the same for the other one on the other side, mirrored.
Place the first one on the body (head and body in one) at round 8, one on each side of the front. Hold the open edge flat against the body (head and body in one) and pin it all round. Using the long tail, sew all the way around the edge: under one stitch of the foot, then under the body (head and body in one) right next to it. Add a last bit of stuffing just before the gap closes. It should end up pointing straight out. Then do the same for the other one on the other side, mirrored.
7
8
Sew the eye glints
With white yarn on the body (head and body in one), around round 25, one on each side of the front. How: one small stitch over the top of each eye, a little to its outer side, the eye shines.
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Sew the cheeks
With light pink yarn on the body (head and body in one), around round 23, one on each side of the front. How: 2 short stitches side by side make one cheek.
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9
Sew the wing feather line, front
With cream yarn on the wing, around round 4, on the toy's left side. How: small stitches one after another, going up the rounds, one stitch per round.
11
Sew the toe line, inner
With orange yarn on the foot, around round 3, on the toy's left side. How: small stitches one after another, going up the rounds, one stitch per round.
13 Hide the tails For every loose tail: thread it on the needle, poke it into the toy and out somewhere else, give it a little tug, and snip it close. The end disappears inside. All done!
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Sew the wing feather line, back
With cream yarn on the wing, around round 4, on the toy's left side. How: small stitches one after another, going up the rounds, one stitch per round.
12
Sew the toe line, outer
With orange yarn on the foot, around round 3, on the toy's left side. How: small stitches one after another, going up the rounds, one stitch per round.
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