Meet Matilda and her three little chicks. They’re so cute and cuddly and we
love the colour effect of the marled yarn. This playset is ideal for both Easter
celebrations and farmyard storytime. The chirpy chicks are the perfect size
for little hands, but they do have small parts so make sure all the pieces are
really securely sewn together.MEASUREMENTS & SIZES
Matilda: 29.5cm tall
Chicks: 6cm tall
CROCHET KIT
Yarn: (A) King Cole Authentic DK, shade
1258 Black Denim, two 100g balls; King
Cole Big Value DK, shades (B) 4027 Yellow,
(C) 4029 Red, (D) 4021 Cream, one 50g ball
of each
Hook: 4mm, 5mm
Safety toy stuing
Safety toy eyes: 5mm, six; 10mm, two
Tapestry needle
TENSION SQUARE
n 12 sts x 14 rows
n 10cm x 10cm
n double crochet
n yarn A held double
n 5mm hook
FOR ABBREVIATIONS see page 97
ABOUT THE YARN
King Cole Authentic DK is an acrylic and
cotton mix with a pretty marled inish. It
can be machine washed and costs £3.99
per 100g (242m) ball from 01409 404010,
loveknitting.com
King Cole Big Value DK is a soft acrylic
yarn that comes 34 colours. It costs 99p
per 50g (145m) ball from 0845 003 0775,
wool4less.co.uk
MOTHER HEN
AND CHICKS
Matlda
BODY
NOTE: Body is a circle which
will be folded in half and
moulded to form body and
tail shape
Using 5mm hook and yarn A
held double, make 2ch
£ Rnd 1: 6dc in second ch
from hook, join with a sl st in
irst dc
£ Rnd 2: 1ch (doesn’t count
as a st throughout) 2dc in
each st to end, sl st in irst dc.
12 sts
£ Rnd 3: 1ch, (1dc, 2dc in next
st) to end, sl st in irst dc.
18 sts
£ Rnd 4: 1ch, (2dc, 2dc in
next st) to end, sl st in irst dc.
24 sts
£ Rnd 5: 1ch, (3dc, 2dc in
next st) to end, sl st in irst dc.
30 sts
£ Cont to inc six sts on every
rnd as set until there are 156 sts
£ Next rnd: 1ch, 1dc in each st
to end, sl st in irst dc
£ Fasten ofStart to
crochet hereBASE
Using 4mm hook and one
strand of yarn A, make 2ch
£ Rnds 1-5: rep Rnds 1-5 of
Body. 30 sts
£ Rnd 6: 1ch, (4dc, 2dc in next
st) to end, sl st in irst dc. 36 sts
£ Rnd 7: 1ch, (5dc, 2dc in next
st) to end, sl st in irst dc. 42 sts
£ Rnd 8: 1ch, (6dc, 2dc in next
st) to end, sl st in irst dc. 48 sts
£ Rnd 9: 1ch, (7dc, 2dc in next
st) to end, sl st in irst dc. 54 sts
£ Rnd 10: 1ch, (8dc, 2dc in next
st) to end, sl st in irst dc. 60 sts
£ Fasten ofWINGS
Using 4mm hook and one
strand of yarn A, make 3ch
£ Row 1: 1dc in second ch
from hook, 1dc in next ch, turn.
Two sts
£ Row 2: 1ch, 2dc, turn
£ Row 3: 1ch, 2dc in each st to
end, turn. Four sts
£ Row 4: 1ch, 1dc in each st to
end, turn
£ Row 5: 1ch, 2dc in next st, 1dc
in each st to last st, 2dc in last
st, turn. Six sts
£ Row 6: 1ch, 1dc in each st to
end, turn
£ Rep last two rows until there
are 16 sts£ Next row: 1ch, 1dc in each st
to end, turn
£ Rep last row three
times more
£ Next row: 1ch, dc2tog, 1dc in
each st to last two sts, dc2tog,
turn. 14 sts
£ Next row: 1ch, 1dc in each st
to end, turn
£ Rep last two rows until four
sts rem
£ Next row: 1ch, 1dc in each st
to end, do not fasten of
Work edging as folls:
£ Next row: 1ch, 1dc in irst
row-end, (miss two row-ends,
5tr in next row-end, miss two
row-ends, 1dc in next row-end)
four times, miss one row-end,
5tr in last row-end, sl st in Row 1
£ Fasten ofHEAD AND NECK
Using 4mm hook and one
strand of yarn A, make 2ch
£ Rnd 1: 6dc in second ch from
hook, sl st in irst dc. Six sts
£ Rnd 2: 1ch, 2dc in each st to
end, sl st in irst dc. 12 sts
£ Rnd 3: 1ch, (1dc, 2dc in next
st) to end, sl st in irst dc. 18 sts
£ Rnd 4: 1ch, (2dc, 2dc in next
st) to end, sl st in irst dc. 24 sts
£ Rnd 5: 1ch, (3dc, 2dc in next
st) to end, sl st in irst dc. 30 sts“For those of you
who don’t have
any need for toys,
Matilda could also
be weighted to make
a stylish doorstop.”LK Deputy Editor
Adrienne Chandler84
Make our cute
VAL PIERCE’S FEATHERED FAMILY
ARE EASY TO CROCHET!