I would like to introduce you to a plush chicken amigurumi pattern designed by yuu_universe. I would like to point out that the crocheted toy, which is made using 5 different colors of yarn, can be made in 3 different variations. The details of how to make these different variations are in the last section of the amigurumi pattern. The toy can be a good choice especially for Easter.
Peepers the Little Chicken Amigurumi Pattern
Although the yarn brand is not specified in the making of the crocheted chicken, you can crochet the toy using chenille or velvet yarn. The designer used a 4.5mm crochet hook to make this toy. Now if you are ready, let’s start.
Designer: yuu_universe
Materials
Light brown, brown, red, yellow, and black yarn
Stuffing
4,5 mm crochet hook or most suitable for your yarn
embroidery needle
Abbreviations
sc– simgle crochet
slst– slip stitch
MR – magic ring
inc – increase
dec – decrease
ch – chain
dc – double crochet
tc – triple crochet
bb – bobble stitch
hdc – half double crochet
Keep in mind that for this pattern, I used velvet yarn. You can use other types of yarn and adjust to the most suitable crochet hook.
Head and body
**In light brown:**
**Round 1:** 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
**Round 2:** 6 inc (12)
**Round 3:** (sc, inc) repeat 6 times (18)
**Round 4:** sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) repeat 5 times, sc (24)
**Round 5:** (3 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (30)
**Rounds 6-7:** 30 sc (30)
**Rounds 8-10:** 8 sc, black 1 sc, light brown 10 sc, black 1 sc, light brown 10 sc (30)
**Round 11:** 30 sc (30)
Find the center of the back part, adjust by crocheting or undoing stitches if you’re not centered.
Make 5 ch, and from the second chain, start the next round.
**Round 12:** In the chain: 2 inc, 2 sc, continue on the body: 9 sc, inc, 9 sc, inc, 10 sc, on the other side of the chain: 2 sc, 2 inc (44)
**Round 13:** inc, 42 sc, inc (46)
**Round 14:** 7 sc, inc, 30 sc, inc, 7 sc (48)
Starting from the next round, we will make some color changes between light brown and dark brown.
**Round 15:** 21 sc, (dark brown 1 sc, light brown 1 sc) repeat 3 times, dark brown 1 sc, light brown 20 sc (48)
**Round 16:** 48 sc (48)
**Round 17:** 20 sc, (dark brown 1 sc, light brown 1 sc) repeat 4 times, dark brown 1 sc, light brown 19 sc (48)
**Round 18:** 48 sc (48)
**Round 19:** 21 sc, (dark brown 1 sc, light brown 1 sc) repeat 3 times, dark brown 1 sc, light brown 20 sc (48)
**Round 20:** (6 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (42)
**Round 21:** (5 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (36)
**Round 22:** (4 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (30)
**Round 23:** (3 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (24)
**Round 24:** (2 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (18)
Stuff the piece.
**Round 25:** (sc, dec) repeat 6 times (12)
**Round 26:** 6 dec (6)
Fasten off and close.
Tail
Make 5 ch, starting from the second chain:
**Round 1:** inc, 2 sc, inc, on the other side of the chain: inc, 2 sc, inc (12)
**Rounds 2-3:** 12 sc (12)
**Round 4:** Make 6 bb st and do not finish the round.
Fasten off.
Wings
Make 5 ch, starting from the second chain:
**Round 1:** inc, 2 sc, inc, on the other side of the chain: inc, 2 sc, inc (12)
**Rounds 2-4:** 12 sc (12)
**Round 5:** Fold the piece in half and crochet through both layers, making 6 sc.
Fasten off.
Crest
Make 6 ch, starting from the second chain:
**Row 1:** sc, sl st, hdc and dc in the same chain, sl st, 2 tr (7)
Fasten off.
Beak
**Round 1:** 5 sc in a magic ring (5)
**Round 2:** (sc, inc) repeat 2 times, sc (7)
**Round 3:** 7 sc (7)
Fasten off.
Feet
**Round 1:** 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
**Round 2:** (sc, inc) repeat 3 times (9)
**Round 3:** (2 sc, inc) repeat 3 times (12)
**Round 4:** 12 sc (12)
**Round 5:** Fold the piece in half and crochet through both layers: (bb, sl st) repeat 3 times (6)
Fasten off.
Assembly
1.Sew the tail to the upper back.
2. Sew the wings according to the reference image.
3. Sew the crest on top of the head, with the tallest part facing backward.
4. Sew the beak in the center between both eyes.
5. Sew the legs at the bottom of the body, approximately 2 stitches from the center.
Variations
For the dark chicken:
Change the main colors and consider this variation for the head.
In Round 8: 8 sc, black 3 sc, gray 8 sc, black 3 sc, gray 8 sc (30)
Round 9: 10 sc, red sc, gray 8 sc, red sc, gray 10 sc (30)
Round 10: 30 sc (30)
Continue the rest of the crochet as normal.
**For the blue chicken:**
Change the main colors and consider this variant for the tail:
Make 5 ch, starting from the second chain:
**Round 1:** inc, 2 sc, inc, on the other side of the chain: inc, 2 sc, inc (12)
**Round 2:** 12 sc (12)
**Rounds 3-4:** 2 sc, dec, 5 sc, inc, 2 sc (12)
**Round 5:** 6 sc, 6bb
Fasten off.
That’s it. I hope you enjoyed making the cute chicken.
