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TOP YARN

FOR CROCHET

Try out these marvellous marls and

other great colour effects!

BERGERE DE FRANCE TWISTE

Acrylic and wool. £4.75 per

50g (80m) ball from

bergeredefrance.co.uk

JAMES C. BRETT MARBLE DK

Acrylic. £2.75 per 100g (240m) ball

from 0845 519 4573,

deramores.com

SIRDAR DAPPLE DK

Wool and acrylic. £3.49 per 100g

(330m) ball from 01925 764231,

blacksheepwools.com

CYGNET HELTER SKELTER CHUNKY

Acrylic. £3.29 per 100g (125m) ball

from 0800 505 3300,

woolwarehouse.co.uk

£ Row 2: 1ch, 3dc, 1htr, 3tr,
1htr, 3dc, turn
£ Row 3: 1ch, 1dc, (8ch, sl st
to same st, 1dc in next st) to
last st, 1dc
£ Fasten of

BEAK (make two)
Using 4mm hook and yarn B,
make 7ch
£ Row 1: 1dc in second ch
from hook, 1dc in each st to
end, turn. Six sts
£ Rows 2-5: 1ch, 1dc in each
st to end, turn
£ Row 6: 1ch, miss irst st,
1dc in each st to end
£ Rep last row until one
st rem
£ Fasten of

TO MAKE UP
Fold Body in half (folded
edge is top of Body) and
stitch down each side of
resulting semi-circle, leaving
base open. Partly stuf Body,
pushing stuing into one
point to create tail. Push
other point back inside Body.
This cone-shaped space will
be illed with stuing later.
Continue to stuf Body and
shape as you go. Pin Base
circle around opening, add
extra stuing as needed and
sew Base to Body. Stuf Head
and sew Eye Patches in place.
Insert safety eye into each
patch. Continue to stuf Head
and Neck. Sit Head and Neck
onto Body, adding stuing

to cone-shaped space and

Neck. Sew Head to Body,

angling Head so Chicken will

sit up. Stitch Comb to Head.

Sew Beak pieces together,

stuf lightly and shape.

Sew to Head. Add Wattle

to either side of Beak. Sew

Wings on either side of Body,

overlapping slightly. Weave in

all ends

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BODY (make two in yarn D

and one in yarn A)

NOTE: Stuf as you work

Using 4mm hook, make 2ch

£ Rnd 1: 6dc in second ch

from hook, sl st in irst dc

£ Rnd 2: 1ch, 2dc into 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

£ Rnds 5-12: 1ch, 1dc in each

st to end, sl st in

irst dc

Insert safety eyes between

Rnds 7 and 8

£ Rnd 13: 1ch, (2dc, dc2tog)

to end, sl st in irst dc. 18 sts

£ Rnd 14: 1ch, (1dc, dc2tog

in next st) to end, sl st in irst

dc. 12 sts

£ Rnd 15: 1ch, (dc2tog) to

end, sl st in irst dc. Six sts

£ Fasten of

WINGS (make two)

Using 4mm hook, make 3ch

£ Row 1: 6tr into third ch

from hook

£ Fasten of

BEAK

Using 4mm hook and yarn B,

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

£ Fasten of

BASE AND FEET

Using 4mm hook and yarn B,

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: 3ch, 3tr in next st,

2ch, sl st in next st, 2ch, 3tr in

next st, 2ch, sl st in next st

£ Fasten of

TO MAKE UP

Add more stuing to Body

if needed. Close Base. Sew

Base and Feet onto Body

of chick, with treble stitches

facing front to form Feet. Sew

Wings to Body. Fold Beak in

half, curve slightly and sew

together. Sew to face. Weave

in all ends LK

Crochet is great for

creating texture!