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)
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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.
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
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