KNITTED EASTER CHICKEN AMIGURUMI

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All craftswomen who are fond of knitting amigurumi toys, I advise you to visit the blog of Barbara (this is the real name of the craftswoman AmigurumiParadise). There are many Amigurumi knitted toys, descriptions for them (there are a number of free descriptions and master classes), and in addition, you can find many interesting ideas for decorating knitted Easter eggs and making funny toys from them, for example, frogs, bees, butterflies , ducks, bunnies, gnomes and much more.
To crochet an easter hen, we will need:

- a little acrylic or wool yarn in white or beige color (I used Schachenmayr Idena Plus yarn, 100% acrylic, 50 g. = 133 m.);
- a little brown yarn (for the nest) (I used the remnants of Gjestal Superwash Sport yarn, 100% wool, 50 g. = 100 m.)
- the remnants of red and yellow yarn (I used the comb - Schachenmayr Idena Plus, 100% acrylic , 50 g. = 133 m., For beak - “Lotos” of the “Kamtex” factory, 100% acrylic, 50 g = 150 m. In 2 threads);
- hook number 4;
- filler (best synthetic winterizer);
- cardboard for the base of the nest (you can not use);
- black thread.

Legend:

Art. b / n = single crochet;
Art. s / n = double crochet;
Art. with 2n = column with 2 naquids;
vp = air loop;
s.st. = connecting bar;
increase = 2 tbsp. b / n in one loop of the previous row;
submission = skip 1 tbsp. b / n the previous row, knit 1 tbsp. b / n;
To make the reductions less noticeable, I recommend tying them as follows:

Knitting description:

Chick torso:

1 row: dial 2 vp and close the ring. Knit 6 tbsp. b / n [= 6 tbsp. b / n]. Next, knit in a circle;

2 row: * increase *. Repeat * 6 times [= 12 Art. b / n].

3 row: * increase, 1 tbsp. b / n *. Repeat * 6 times [= 18 Art. b / n].

4 row: knit the entire series of art. b / n [= 18 Art. b / n];

5 row: * increase, 2 tbsp. b / n *. Repeat * 6 times [= 24 Art. b / n].

6-7 rows (2 rows): knit art. b / n [= 24 Art. b / n];

8 row: * increase, 3 tbsp. b / n *. Repeat * 6 times [= 30 Art. b / n].

9-11 rows (3 rows): knit art. b / n [= 30 Art. b / n];

12 row: * increase, 4 tbsp. b / n *. Repeat * 6 times [= 36 Art. b / n].

13-18 rows (6 rows): knit art. b / n [= 36 Art. b / n];

19 row: * decrease, 4 tbsp. b / n *. Repeat * 6 times [= 30 Art. b / n];

20 row: * decrease, 3 tbsp. b / n *. Repeat * 6 times [= 24 Art. b / n];

21 row: * decrease, 2 tbsp. b / n *. Repeat * 6 times [= 18 Art. b / n].

Fill the body with padding;

22 row: * decrease, 1 tbsp. b / n *. Repeat * 6 times [= 12 Art. b / n];

If necessary, add some more filler.

23-24 rows: repeat decreases until the hole closes completely. Thread to break and hide the end inside.

Beak:

1 row: dial 2 vp and close the ring. Knit 6 tbsp. b / n [= 6 tbsp. b / n]. Next, knit in a circle;

2 row: * increase, 1 tbsp. b / n *. Repeat * 3 times [= 9 tbsp. b / n].

3 row: * increase, 2 tbsp. b / n *. Repeat * 3 times [= 12 tbsp. b / n].

4 row: knit the entire series of art. b / n [= 12 tbsp. b / n]. Cut the thread

Wings (2 parts):

1 row: dial 2 vp and close the ring. Knit 6 tbsp. b / n [= 6 tbsp. b / n]. Next, knit in a circle;

2 row: * increase *. Repeat * 6 times [= 12 Art. b / n].

3 row: * increase, 5 tbsp. b / n *. Repeat * 2 times [= 14 tbsp. b / n].

4-6 rows (3 rows): knit art. b / n [= 14 Art. b / n];

7 row (incomplete): 7 tbsp. b / n, 1 st.st., break the thread.

Scallop:

1 row (persons): on the top of the hen knit 7 st. Directly on the knitted fabric b / n It is best to start with the loops of the 2nd row, and then move through the crown towards the back of the chicken. At the same time, it is necessary to try to knit all the columns along one straight line [= 7 Art. b / n]. Flip knitting;

2 row (ex.): 1 ce lifting, 1 ce, skip 1 tbsp. b / n the previous row and knit 1 tbsp. b / n, 1 ce, skip 1 tbsp. b / n the previous row and knit 1 tbsp. b / n Thus, in the second row we formed 3 arches (holes). Flip knitting.

3 row (persons):

- 2 inc. lifting, 3 tbsp. s / n in the first arochka, 2 vp, 1 p. Art. in the first arochka (first petal of comb)

- 1 s. Art. to go to the second arochka, 2 vp lifting, 1 tbsp. s / n, 1 tbsp. from 2n, 1 tbsp. s / n, 2 ce, 1 sec. Art. in the second arochka (second petal of scallop)

- 1 s. Art. to go to the third arochka, 2 vp lifting, 3 tbsp. s / n, 2 ce, 1 sec. Art. in the third arochka (the third petal of the scallop)

Cut the thread and thread it inside.

Tail:

- knits in the same way as the comb.

1 row (persons): at the level of 15-16 rows of the body, knit 7 Art. b / n thread the color of the torso (try to arrange the tail strictly in the middle of the back of the chicken) [= 7 tbsp. b / n]. Flip knitting;

3 row (persons):

- 2 inc. lifting, 3 tbsp. s / n in the first arochka, 2 vp, 1 p. Art. in the first arochka (the first petal of the tail)

- 1 s. Art. to go to the second arochka, 2 vp lifting, 1 tbsp. s / n, 2 tbsp. from 2n, 1 tbsp. s / n, 2 ce, 1 sec. Art. in the second arochka (second petal of the tail)

- 1 s. Art. to go to the third arochka, 2 vp lifting, 3 tbsp. s / n, 2 ce, 1 sec. Art. in the third arochka (the third petal of the tail)

Cut the thread and thread it inside.

Tip: if you can’t loop straight out of a knitted fabric or when typing a straight line is not formed, you can tie the comb and tail separately, and then sew them to the body. To do this, you need to dial 7 vp in the first row, and then knit according to the description, knitting st.b / n of the first row into air loops.

Nest:

1 row: dial 2 vp and close the ring. Knit 6 tbsp. b / n [= 6 tbsp. b / n]. Next, knit in a circle;

2 row: * increase *. Repeat * 6 times [= 12 Art. b / n].

3 row: * increase, 1 tbsp. b / n *. Repeat * 6 times [= 18 Art. b / n].

4 row: * increase, 2 tbsp. b / n *. Repeat * 6 times [= 24 Art. b / n].

5 row: * increase, 3 tbsp. b / n *. Repeat * 6 times [= 30 Art. b / n].

6 row: * increase, 4 tbsp. b / n *. Repeat * 6 times [= 36 Art. b / n].

7 row: * increase, 5 tbsp. b / n *. Repeat * 6 times [= 42 Art. b / n].

8 row: knit art. s / n, capturing only the back half loop of the columns of the previous row [= 42 st. b / n];

Please note that when moving to knitting with double crochets, the bottom can greatly expand, but later, after 9-11 rows are knitted, it should take the form of a "cup" with vertical walls. If this does not happen and the bottom looks more like a flat plate than a glass :-), I recommend reducing the number of loops in the 8th row, for example, in those places where increases were made in the 7th row, skip 1 column of the previous row or what is more preferable, knit 2 columns together on the principle of imperceptible reductions.

9-11 rows (3 rows): knit art. s / n [= 42 tbsp. b / n];

Row 12: to knit the entire circular row in “snare's step”. Cut the thread.

For greater stability at the bottom of the nest, you can put a circle of cardboard that coincides in diameter with the diameter of the bottom.

Tips on making a nest:

I recommend doing gradual transition from crochets to crotchet columns, ie in 8 row knit 1 tbsp. b / n, then 1 half double crochet, and then continue knitting with crochets, capturing only the back half of the columns of the previous row.

In the next round row at the crossing point, I also recommend to knit 1 half-column with a double crochet, and then continue knitting with double crochets. So the transition point will look smoother and smoother.

If the knitted chicken is an Easter gift, then the cardboard disk is better to hide between two knitted layers, in other words to make the bottom double.

To do this, it is necessary to bind the inner bottom according to the description of 1-7 rows and cut the thread, then bind the outer bottom, also according to the description of 1-7 rows, but do not break the thread.

Next, attach the bottoms with the wrong sides to each other, insert a cardboard base between them and knit the 8th row of double crochets, hooking the outer bottom just behind the back half loop, and the inner bottom behind both half loop.

Please note that a double bottom with cardboard inside is higher than a single one, so the height of 4 rows, knitted with crochets, may not be enough. In this case, knit another circular row with double crochet strings (thus, the height of the nest will be 5 rows of st. S / n, not 4), and then tie the nest in "quarry step"

Assembly:

1. Put a little filler in the beak and sew it to the body;

2. Sew on the wings;

3. Make out the muzzle;

4. Plant the hen in the nest.