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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:* (abbreviations expanded to make it clearer)

  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
 
*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. 

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
57 Comments
Submitted by Yvonne Dunmore (not verified) on Sat, 03/24/2012 - 13:13.

Can you tell me what you used for the eyes on the fancy chicks please?
I have just started teaching some of the ladies at my church how to knit and one of them forwarded this pattern to me and asked if I thought they were capable of making this, and I think they can do it. I've just finished making my first one and I love it. Thank you for sharing the pattern.
I am an English girl, transplanted here 36 years ago and have been really eager to teach these ladies how to knit and the are doing very well.

Submitted by Anjie Davison on Sat, 03/24/2012 - 13:57.

Hi Yvonne,

I used opaque white/orange plastic beads. The black pupil 'dot'  I made using an indelible ink pen, like a sharpie or a pen for writting on CDs.

Good luck with teaching your ladies knitting, it's rewarding to pass on a skill

 

Submitted by Yvonne (not verified) on Sun, 03/25/2012 - 03:02.

Thanks for the answer about the eyes.
Not 24 hours has gone by since the first lady saw this pattern and 2 of them have purchased their yarn already and are raring to go. I'm going to have my hands full on Wednesday. Once again thanks for sharing your pattern.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 03/18/2012 - 15:30.

Does anyone know how I could make these in a swan shape please ?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 16:35.

Lovely chicks :-) We knit these every year for our charity (Marie Curie) and they always go down well. The pattern is generic(i like yourself,made it up after seeing one for sale)so do not think it belongs to anybody.
Very cute :-)

Submitted by Pamela (not verified) on Sun, 02/26/2012 - 12:42.

Thank you for posting this pattern. I had it 18 years ago but lost it! I saw them being sold by WRVS volunteers in a local hospital and they kindly gave me the pattern then.... so I don't think it is "owned" by any one charity. I look forward to knitting some for my grandchilden. Thank you again.

Submitted by Josie Baran (not verified) on Wed, 01/11/2012 - 22:41.

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.

Submitted by Anjie Davison on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 07:32.

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.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 01/10/2012 - 03:07.

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

Submitted by Anjie Davison on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 14:24.

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 

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