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Free Pattern for Knitted Easter Chick (containing creme egg)
Submitted by Anjie Davison on Sun, 03/15/2009 - 18:22.
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...
- Small amount of yellow DK yarn
- A pair of needles UK size 3.75mm / 9 / US 5
- Small amount of stuffing for the head
- Small piece of felt for the beak
- Chocolate egg, plastic or hard boiled!
Body:
Cast on 26 stitches.
- Row 1: K1, increase 1, K to the end.
- Repeat first row until you have 36 stitches on the needle (10 rows)
- Knit four rows. (14 rows)
Shape the tail:* (abbreviations expanded to make it clearer)
- Row 1: K3, bring yfwd, slip next stitch, ybk, move slip stitch back to left needle. Turn
- Row 2: K3 to end
- Row 3: K2, bring yfwd, slip next stitch, ybk, move slip stitch back to left needle. Turn
- Row 4: K2 to end
- Row 5: Cast off 10 stitches, K to end
- Repeat last five row for the other side to shape tail.
- You will have 16 stitches left in the centre of your knitting.
Head:
- Rows 1-4: Knit
- Row 5: K1, K2tog, K to last three stitches, K2tog, K1.
- Rows 6-8: Same as row 5
- 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
*Shape the tail, abbreviations expanded
Row 1: Knit 3 stitches, bring yarn to the front of the work, slip the next stitch onto your right needle, move yarn to the back of your work, move the slipped stitch back to the left needle. Turn
Row 2: Knit 3 stitches to end
Row 3: Knit 2 stitches, bring yarn to the front of the work, slip the next stitch onto your right needle, move yarn to the back of your work, move the slipped stitch back to the left needle. Turn
Row 4: Knit 2 stitches end
Row 5: Cast off 10 stitches, knit to end
Repeat the 5 rows for the other side to shape the tail
You should have 16 stitches left in the centre of your knitting
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.
I knit these chicks every year with a group of other ladies. It has always been my understanding that this was strictly a CANCER RESEARCH UK pattern and all proceeds should go towards this charity. Last year we raised over £4,500.
Hi Josie
This particular pattern I formulated myself I have not seen the 'CANCER RESEARCH UK' pattern. I would suggest the chicks are generic and have been around in one form or another for a very very long time and not just in the UK. I personally make no money from this pattern but I do know, from emails I receive people knit them for their chosen charities all over the world not just the UK, it would seem a pity not to let other charities make a little money from them too. And well done for raising all that money for your particular charity.
This is adorable! I do not knit. I have tried and tried but I can not. I can crochet. Do you buy chance have this pattern for crocheting? Do you have any idea how I could convert it to crochet?
Thanks,
Janice
Hi Janice
I don't have a crochet pattern for a chick but I did a bit of searching on Ravelry and found these free patterns for a similar chick http://dishclothdiaries.blogspot.com/2010/03/baby-chick-egg-cover.html and http://delights-gems.blogspot.com/2011/03/crocheted-chicken-and-duck-egg-cozies.html hope this is useful
Anjie
Hi there, I have a very small little business selling handmade items and wondered if you would mind if I used your pattern to make a sell some chicks for Easter :)
H,
Yes that is fine go ahead
This is so much fun to make I used Bernat Boa type yarn and it made it look like it really had feathers! Thank you so much for sharing this pattern!
Thank you so very much for this lovely pattern. I am just learning how to knit, but am having some problems with the tail.
I have followed the patterns for the body and have 36 stitches. For the first row of the tale, what does move yarn forwards and move yearn back mean? I have looked on videos on youtube, and the ones I have found for bring yarn forwards seems to involve wrapping the yarn around the right needle counter clockwise to create another stitch. I don't think this can be right, as row 5 says cast off 10 stitches. When this is repeared to create to other side of the tale, I should then be left with 16 stitches, so I don't think I should be creating any stiches with the yarn forwards. Please case you help?
Row 1: K3, bring yfwd, slip next stitch, ybk, move slip stitch back to left needle. Turn
Row 2: K3 to end
Row 3: K2, bring yfwd, slip next stitch, ybk, move slip stitch back to left needle. Turn
Row 4: K2 to end
Row 5: Cast off 10 stitches, K to end
Repeat last five row for the other side to shape tail.
You will have 16 stitches left in the centre of your knitting.
hello
thak you for this chick pattern we have a party on easter i want to use the chicks with an egg like a present
hey anjie love your blog im only a beginner in knitting but i attempted a creme egg chick and it turned out great!!!! (ok mum helped me with the tail , she has been knitting for 40 years now!!! a total pro (: )
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