Crochet Spring Easter Chickens

Create adorable Easter chicks using the art of crocheting this spring season. These charming little creatures can be made in various colors to add a festive touch to your Easter decorations. Crocheting these chicks allows you to customize them with different embellishments such as tiny bows or flower crowns, making each one unique and special. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced crocheter, this project is a fun and rewarding way to celebrate the arrival of spring and Easter. With just a few simple crochet stitches, you can bring these cute Easter chickens to life. Imagine a basket filled with these handmade creations, adding a touch of whimsy and charm to your holiday decor. Crocheting these springtime chicks is a wonderful way to express your creativity and spread joy during the Easter season. So gather your yarn and crochet hooks, and get ready to make some adorable Easter chickens that will delight everyone who sees them.

Amigurumi Cotton Yarn, the color you like for:

Head, body - (color A) - can be any cheerful color, preferably yellow or "sprinkled"
Comb, legs (color B) - red, orange
Beak (color C) - red, orange
Flower for decoration (color D) - can be any cheerful color

Skirt (color E) - can be any cheerful color

The pattern was made with:

Orion: 50g / 200m / 100% microacrylic yarn

Tezerka: scraps of colored balls for the beak, comb, legs, flowers and skirt

3.5 mm crochet hook

Optionally: 6 or 8 mm plastic safety eyes - 2 pieces

Scissors

Stuffings

Sewing/Embroidery and yarn needle/tapestry needle for sewing pieces together and weaving in ends

Markers

Pins

Difficulty Level: Level 1 – Easy, for beginners

US crochet terms:
SlSt – slip stitch
CH/s – chain/s
SC - single crochet
HDC - half double crochet
SK - skip
T - turn
ST/s - stitch(es)
REP – repeat

SC2TOG = 2 single crochets together
Special stitches used:
Single Crochet Decrease (sc2tog)
A crochet decrease makes the current row or round that you are working on shorter than the one previous to it.
1. Insert hook into the first stitch.
2. Yarn over and draw through the loop.
3. Do not complete the stitch as normal.
4. Instead, insert the hook into the next stitch.
5. Yarn over and draw through the loop.
6. There should now be three loops on your hook
7. Yarn over and draw through all three loops on the hook
8. You should now have two single crochet stitches side-by-side, joined together into one stitch at the top.

This pattern requires familiarity with stitches used, attaching yarn, sewing parts together with a sewing needle.

CROCHET CHEERFUL COLORFUL SPRING CHICKENS
PATTERN NOTES

1) A ch1 at beg of the row DOESN'T count as a stitch

2) Magic ring = the starting point for crocheting in a spiral. Use which ever method you prefer.

3) Continuous rounds - HEAD + BODY is worked up in continuous rounds, which means that you will not be joining the last stitch of the round with the first one. Instead you will need to keep track of where each round started and how many stitches you have made because after each round you will continue right on to the stitches of the next round (with no join). It is useful to use a stitch marker or piece of yarn to mark the start or end of each round.

4) ( ) – The number of stitches that should be in a completed round/row are placed in brackets at the end of that round’s/row’s instructions.

5) This CHEERFUL COLORFUL SPRING CHICKENAmigurumi measures:

length: 10 cm / 4 inch
leg is long: 4,5 cm / 1.755 inch
width: 6 cm / 2.34 inch

The finished size will depend on what yarn you use, as well as your tension and hook (as with any amigurumi).

6) You can make the CHEERFUL COLORFUL SPRING CHICKENAmigurumi bigger with a thicker yarn or a larger hook size.

7) There is some sewing: you will sew the comb on the head, the flower on the body, the beak between eyes, the leg on the bottom of the body. This is easy to do, there are no tricks.

CROCHET CHEERFUL COLORFUL SPRING CHICKENS

THE WRITTEN PATTERN

HEAD and BODY
Color A
Crochet hook 3.5 mm.

A ch1 at beg of the row DOESN'T count as a stitch
This part is worked in spiral rounds, without joining rounds. Do not join rounds.
Make a magic ring

R1: ch1, 6sc in magic ring (6sc)

R2: *2sc in each st* repeat from * to * till end of round (12 sc)

R3: *1sc in next st, 2sc in next st * repeat from * to * till end of round (18 sc)

R4: *1sc in next 2 st, 2sc in next st * repeat from * to * till end of round (24 sc)

R5: *1sc in next 3 st, 2sc in next st * repeat from * to * till end of round (30 sc)

R6 - R8: 1sc in each st around (30 sc)

R9: 1sc in each st around BLO (30 sc)

NOTE: if you want to have a skirt that we will crochet later in the front thread, below, you can crochet row R9 instead of row R6 or R7 or R8.

R10: *1sc in next 3 st, sc2tog* repeat from * to * till end of round (24 sc)

R11 - R12: 1sc in each st around (24 sc)

R13: *1sc in next 2 st, sc2tog* repeat from * to * till end of round (18 sc)

R14: 1sc in each st around (18 sc)

Stuff the BODY well.

R15: *1sc in next 4 st, sc2tog* repeat from * to * till end of round (15 sc)

Insert plastic safety eyes of 6 mm or 8 mm.
The eyes are 2 or 3 st apart from each other.
R16: 1sc in each st around (15 sc)

R17: *1sc in next 3 st, sc2tog* repeat from * to * till end of round (12 sc)

R18: 1sc in each st around (12 sc)

Stuff more if needed.

R19: *1sc in next 2 st, sc2tog* repeat from * to * till end of round (9 sc)

R20: 1sc in each st around (9 sc)

Stuff more if needed before finishing round R21

R21: *1sc in next st, sc2tog* repeat from * to * till end of round (6 sc)

STUFFING

The exact moment for starting filling and stuffing the toy depends on every single person. I prefer filling the toy with the work almost finished. It’s a bit more difficult to fill, but more comfortable to crochet. You should make proofs until finding the more suitable moment of filling for you.

Stuff head and body firmly and full. Shape as you stuff, make sure to shape the nose too.
Use a stuffing stick or the back end of a pencil to push the stuffing into the right spots.

R22: join all stitches together

Cut yarn and fasten off and wave all ends in.

BEAK

Color C
A ch1 at beg of the row DOESN'T count as a stitch
This part is worked in spiral rounds, without joining rounds. Do not join rounds.
Make a magic ring

R1: ch1, 4sc in magic ring (4 sc)

R2: *1sc in next st, 2sc in next st* repeat from * to * till end of round (6 sc)

Cut the yarn and leave a longer tail to sew the BEAK on the Head.

COMB
Color B
A ch1 at beg of the row DOESN'T count as a stitch
Make a magic ring

R1: ch1, ch3, 1sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in next ch, sl st in mr,
ch4, 1sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in next 2 ch, sl st in mr,
ch3, 1sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in next ch, sl st in mr
Cut the yarn and leave a longer tail to sew the COMB on the Head.

LEG
Color B
Make a chain
R1: ch8, ch4, 1sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in next 2 ch,
ch4, 1sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in next 2 ch,
ch4, 1sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in next 2 ch,
1sl st in 8nd ch from beg and then 1 sl st in each ch till beg of chain.

Cut the yarn and leave a longer tail to sew the LEG on the BODY.
Repeat the pattern for the second LEG.

FLOWER

Color D
A ch1 at beg of the row DOESN'T count as a stitch
Make a magic ring

R1: ch1, ch2, 2dc in mr, ch2, sl st in mr,
(ch2, 2dc in mr, ch2, sl st in mr) repeat 4 times
Flower has 5 petals.
Cut the yarn and leave a longer tail to sew the FLOWER on the BODY.

SKIRT

Color E
Work in 9th row on the BODY, work in FLO.
R1: ch1, *1sl st in next 2 st, 3hdc in next st* repeat from * to * till end of round (10 fans)
Cut yarn color C and fasten off and wave all ends in.

FINISHING INSTRUCTIONS

Make sure the head and the body is stuffed well before sewing, but not so firm that you can see the stuffing through the stitches. Work around the entire round.

Start sewing the COMB on the top of the HEAD. Sew the BEAK between the EYES.

Sew the LEGS on the BODY and make sure they are on one row. Sew them 4 or 5 rows above the magic rings, the legs are 4-5 st apart from each other.

Sew the FLOWER to the BODY on the side.

Hide the yarn tails inside the body.

And voila! You made a CHEERFUL COLORFUL SPRING CHICKENS!