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Free Pattern for Knitted Easter Chick (containing creme egg)

Submitted by Anjie Davison on Sun, 03/15/2009 - 18:22.
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Easter chick with creme egg body
Booty from charity shop

When I went to Hitchin on Friday I went into a charity shop and found some yarn and plastic knitting needles. When I went to pay for them on the counter they had a basket containing little knitted chicks. I picked one up and realised inside the chick was a Cadbury's creme egg, so sweet! I bought one of the chicks. When I got home I made up my own free pattern.

To make a chick you will need...

  1. Small amount of yellow DK yarn
  2. A pair of needles UK size 3.75mm / 9 / US 5
  3. Small amount of stuffing for the head
  4. Small piece of felt for the beak
  5. Chocolate egg, plastic or hard boiled!

Body:

Cast on 26 stitches. 

  1. Row 1: K1, increase 1, K to the end.
  2. Repeat first row until you have 36 stitches on the needle (10 rows) 
  3. Knit four rows. (14 rows)  

Shape the tail: 

  1. Row 1: K3, bring yfwd, slip next stitch, ybk, move slip stitch back to left needle. Turn 
  2. Row 2: K3 to end 
  3. Row 3: K2, bring yfwd, slip next stitch, ybk, move slip stitch back to left needle. Turn 
  4. Row 4: K2 to end 
  5. Row 5: Cast off 10 stitches, K to end
  6. Repeat last five row for the other side to shape tail. 
  7. You will have 16 stitches left in the centre of your knitting.
Head:
  1. Rows 1-4: Knit 
  2. Row 5: K1, K2tog, K to last three stitches, K2tog, K1. 
  3. Rows 6-8: Same as row 5 
  4. Rows 9-10: Knit

This will leave you with 8 stitches. Cut the yarn leaving a length 30cm (12") long.Thread a needle with the 30cm length and run it through the 8 remaining stitches, pull them tight. Continue with the yarn to sew up the head, back and side leaving a hole big enough to insert an egg. Stuff the head lightly. Insert the egg, this will give you the body shape making it easy to see where the neck should be. With a needle threaded with the yarn, do a running stitch to cinch the neck (not too tight) fasten off securely. The eyes are french knots made from black yarn. Sew on a beak made from red felt

 

Fluffy Chicks

Using my basic Chick Pattern I made some fluffy additions, see them here. I used Fancy Yarn (Fur) instead of the DK yarn and a pair of size 3.75mm (9 UK, 5 US) size needles, you may require larger or smaller size needles, depending on your knitting tension. 

This is how the chick pattern should look before being sewn up
Easter chick with creme egg body
An alternative fluffy chick
Blue bird of happiness chick!
Three fluffy chicks
10 Comments
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 04/02/2010 - 19:26.

i love this i am just about to start! im 16 and have been addicted to knitting for 5 years thanks to my gran :L... i thought it would only look good in the yellow wool but i saw the pictures of the furry ones and im gunna have ago at that!

Submitted by Anjie Davison on Sat, 04/03/2010 - 08:56.

Now I'm intrigued, what colour did you make the chick in? 

Submitted by EgyptLyn (not verified) on Fri, 03/26/2010 - 00:23.

These are adorable! My grown daughter and granddaughter love the Cadbury Eggs so I thought I'd make a few for their Easter Baskets.Thanks so much for sharing!!!!

Submitted by Liz (not verified) on Sun, 01/31/2010 - 13:58.

Thanks for the free pattern. I knitted these chicks years ago when creme aggs were first made!!
Now I am knitting them for the charity shop I volunteer at. I think the fluffy chicks are crazy and will probably sell the best. I've said I'll knit 100, so I had better get cracking!!

Submitted by Anjie Davison on Mon, 02/01/2010 - 13:22.

wow 100! I think they will sell well, you just want to pick them up, who could resist them?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 01/08/2010 - 14:38.

Many thanks for the pattern I have lost my copy and do not want to dissapoint my young nieces who will be looking forward to them again this easter and I want to start early.

Many thanks

Submitted by Gabrielle Henson (not verified) on Sun, 01/03/2010 - 20:12.

Here's a comment for your blog:
Angie, your design is wonderful and so simple to make. Congratulations! (Submitted by Gabrielle)

[On a more personal level, I wish to make a request.
Dear Angie,
I’m writing on behalf of Mark Hunt, Living Eggs in the UK. Mark provides chicken hatching programmes to Care Homes and a resource folder to enable the residents to do some crochet, knitting, craft projects and some cooking. The residents are able to watch the chicks hatch and the words ‘awe and wonder’ are often used to describe their experience. Mark saw your pattern Easter chick and was most impressed. He said they would make a wonderful addition for the residents and he asked if he would be able to include this pattern in his resource folder for the Care Homes.

Many thanks for your consideration.

Regards Gabrielle Henson (on behalf of Mark Hunt)]

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 03/21/2009 - 15:42.

Even though im only 11 years of age and has just started knitting this is great for me its nice and simple.
Thanks alot.
you should do some mor since your so googd at it.

Submitted by Anjie Davison on Sat, 03/21/2009 - 19:59.

I am really pleased you like the chick pattern. it's nice to know you enjoy knitting, I learnt to knit at primary school, it's a really good skill to have.

Submitted by Orion *** (not verified) on Tue, 03/17/2009 - 01:22.

That's brilliant.
Thanks for including the pattern.
Seems like I could actually knit a few in time for Easter!

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