Let’s Make a Pocket Size Emotional Support Comfort Chicken

MY EMOTIONAL SUPPORT COMFORT CHICKENS!

By Stephanie Bergeron April 2, 2024

Mini Pocket Sized Emotional Comfort Chickens Circular Knitting Project – Sweet and oh so huggable!

By Stephanie Bergeron (StephanieB Creativity YouTube)

Printable Pattern PDF download is available to all members of my Patreon– join us for all the rewards!

Please Watch the Pocket Size Emotional Comfort Chicken Video on StephanieB Creativity to see how the increases are worked and the pieces are sewn together.

https://youtu.be/wfAFb71egwE

Body Pieces are all knit on a Circular Knitting Machine in panels. Details are simple crochet pieces sewn on at the end.

Tools:

22 needle Sentro Circular Knitting Machine or 22 Needle Addi Express Professional

Crochet hook 4mm

Darning Needle

Clippy Stitch Markers or Quilter’s Clips

Scissors

Materials:

Worsted Weight (Aran) Yarn (great Scrap Buster project) Chicken

Red Worsted (Aran) Weight for Comb and waddle

Yellow Worsted (Aran) Weight yarn for the Beak

Waste Yarn

Poly Fill stuffing

Black and White Embroidery Floss

Head/ Neck/ Chest

Long Tail Cast on 5 Needles

Reset Counter to Zero

Knit 2 rows

Increase at the end of each row working back and forth until you have 18 Needles being used

Inc 2 rows 3/4 (7 needles)

Inc 2 rows 5/6 (9)

Inc 2 rows 7/8 (11)

Inc 2 rows 9/10 (13)

Inc 2 rows 11/12 (15)

Inc 2 rows 13/14 (17)

Inc 1 row 15 (18)

Knit 4 rows.

Waste Yarn Cast Off

Single Crochet Bind off Edge

Remove Waste Yarn

(Optional do a Shell border across the single crochet edge. Slip Stich (SS) in first SC space, Then Shell in next the space (1 SC, 1 HDC, 1 SC = Shell), SS in next space, Shell etc to other end. Finish row with a SS.

Body/ Back/ Tail

Waste Yarn Cast On 11 Needles

End Waste yarn on Far Left needle add 1 single row different color waste yarn Zip Strip

Reset Counter to Zero

Add Main Color Yarn

Knit 4 rows

Increase at the end of each row working back and forth until you have 18 Needles being used

Inc 2 rows 5/6 (7 needles)

Inc 2 rows 6/7 (9)

Inc 2 rows 8/9 (11)

Inc 2 rows 10/11 (13)

Inc 2 rows 12/13 (15)

Inc 2 rows 14/15 (17)

Inc 1 row 16 (18)

Knit 6 rows.

Waste Yarn Cast off

Single Crochet Bind off Both Cast on and Cast off Edges

Remove Waste Yarn

(Optional do a Shell border across the 11 Stitch Edge -(Tail Feathers) single crochet edge.

Slip Stich (SS) in first SC space, Then Shell in next the space (1 SC, 1 HDC, 1 SC = Shell), SS in next space, Shell etc to other end. Finish row with a SS.

Gusset (neck/chest/under tail)

Long Tail Cast On 5 needles

Knit 3 rows

Increase rows increase 1 needle at the end of each row

Inc rows 4/5 (7 needles)

Knit 2 rows 6/7

Inc rows 8/9 (9)

Knit 2 rows 10/11

Inc rows 12/13 (11)

Knit rows 14/15

Inc row 16/17 (13)

Knit to Row 32

Long Tail Cast off

Following the Video Stitch the 2 Back Pieces together

With a Running Back Stitch or however you like

Crochet the Details

4.5mm crochet hook

Beak: (yellow or orange or gold yarn)

Chain 8 turn

Sc in each chain space (7 stitches) turn

Insert hook in first stitch wrap yarn over pull through = 2 loops on hook, insert hook in next stitch wrap over pull through all 3 loops on hook – 1 decrease completed.

3 Sc across to last 2 stitches – work decrease turn

Work decrease

1 Sc across to 2 last stitches – work decrease turn

Work decrease, 1 SS

Tie off

With darning needle stitch 2 sides of beak together

To make a cone.

Beak done

Waddle: Red Yarn

Ch 2

Work all stitches in same chain loop *(SS in 2nd chain from hook, 1 SC, 1 half double crochet, 1 double crochet (DC), 1 HDC, 1 SC, 1 SS)

Ch 2 – (SS in 2nd chain from hook, 1 SC, 1 half double crochet, 1 double crochet (DC), 1 HDC, 1 SC, 1 SS) Tie off leave long tail to sew this to the chicken’s chin.

Comb: Red Yarn

Chain 7

Slip stitch 2nd chain from hook, 1 HDC next chain space, SS next Ch space across to end of ch.1

Tie off cut leave long tail to sew on to top of head.

Sew the pieces together – follow the video for how to

Stuff with PolyFill

How to keep the chicken upright– Give the chicken a bit of weight. Fill a small muslin bag with poly pellets (4-5 ounces). Sew it closed securely.

Finish her up by sewing the back end closed and squishing and shaping her to your liking.

Attach Comb and Waddle

Embroider eyes

If you enjoyed this project leave me a comment.

Go ahead and share this post with your friends and if you make one of these cuties and post to Instagram please tag me @stephaniebcreativity @deliberatelycreative

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