Henny Penny Easter Chickens-Free Pattern Crochet

The pattern for these cute little hens is available for free on another site, however I wasn't able to translate the page to English. So I did my best to interpret the pattern in English using the photograph provided. This pattern is worked in the round.

What you will need:
4 colors of acrylic yarn- 2 contrasting colors and 1 complimentary color, and white
The head, collar, and wings are 1 color
The body and beak are both 1 color
The comb and wattles are both 1 color
6 dots are white

Hook size 3.25 mm for an overall dimension of 6" tall and 4"wide.

Yarn needle for sewing pieces together

straight pins for holding pieces in place

black safety eyes 8mm

fiberfill for stuffing

stitch markers

Terms used:

sc single crochet DC decrease MC magic circle or adjustable loop

hdc half double crochet INV invisible decrease ** repeat

dc double crochet INC increase BLO back loops only

Body- starting at the bottom

6 sc in MC

R2- 2 sc in each single crochet (12)

R3- *1sc, INC* (18)

R4- *2sc, INC* (24)

R5- *3sc, INC* (30)

R6- *4sc, INC* (36)

R7- *5sc, INC* (42)

R8- BLO sc (42)

Back Loops Only

R9-14 working in both loops sc (42) (6 rows)

R15- *5sc, INV* (36)

R16- sc (36)

R17 *4sc, INV* (30)

R18 sc (30)

R19-26 Color change for head sc (30) (8 rows)

Eye placement between row 6 & 7, 4 stitches apart.

Begin stuffing. Stuff the firmly.

R27 sc (30)

R29- *2sc, DC* (21)

R30- *1sc. DC* (14)

Stuff firmly and gather with yarn needle to close.

The overall shape should be like that of Mrs. Puff on Spongebob Squarepants. My second test was that it was rather narrow and long. I think it should be rather stout and chubby like the one above.

2nd test

Collar using the same color as the head

chain 34

slip stitch in 4th chain from hook (making 1 picot).

slip stitch in next chain, *chain 3, slip stitch in same stitch to form next picot*. Repeat ** to the end of the chain. Unroll the chain a join with a slip stitch to form a circle. Place circle collar at the neckline where the color change occurs.

Making collar

finished picot chain

joining chain

Wings use same as head color (make 2)

6sc in MC

R2- 2sc in each single crochet (12)

R3 - *1sc, INC* (18)

R4-5 sc (18)

R6 *4sc, DC* (15)

R7- *3sc, DC* (12)

R8- *2sc, DC* (9)

R9- DC around (3)

finish off

Wing placement on body

Beak using the same color as body

4 sc in MC

R2- *1sc, INC* (6)

R3- *2sc, INC* (8)

Beak placement

Place beak by securing to head at center between the eyes and fasten around.

Comb using contrasting color (3rd color)

chain 16

sc in 2nd chain from hook, hdc in next ch, 3 dc in next ch, hdc in next ch, sc, slip stitch in next ch,

1sc, hdc, 3 dc in next ch, hdc, sc, slip stitch in next, sc, sc, slip stitch to finish.

Comb placement

Secure with pins from the center of beak to the back of the head.

Sew to fasten on the head staying close to the stitches of the comb.

Wattles using the same color as the comb

chain 10

slip stitch in 4th chain from hook (forming 1st picot), slip stitch in next *ch and chain 3, slip stitch in same stitch*, repeat. When you reach the end, chain 10 again and do the same beginning with slip stitch in 4th chain from hook. Meeting in the middle and join with slip stitch.