Crochet Easter Chicken Patty – Easy Step-by-Step Crochet Pattern

In today’s video tutorial, we will crochet an Easter chicken. For this project, I used Vlna Hep Patty yarn with a lurex thread.

Vlna Hep Patty is a 100 g yarn with a length of 185 meters. Its composition is 98% acrylic and 2% lurex thread. It is a soft yarn that is commonly used for garments from autumn to spring. The yarn is also suitable for home decor projects, such as pillows or blankets. One of the advantages of this yarn is the delicate lurex thread, which adds a subtle sparkle and gives projects a stylish touch. It is available in a lovely selection of modern, elegant colors. This time, we will use Patty to crochet an Easter decoration – a cheerful little chicken.

VIDEO TUTORIAL includes automatically generated subtitles. Did you know you can slow the video down on YouTube and adjust it to match your own crochet pace?

When making the chicken, we will crochet a small tube, which we will tighten on one end and leave a longer loose tail. Once the tube reaches the desired height, lightly stuff the chicken with fiberfill and crochet the top of the tube closed. Using the remaining center strand, shape the body of the chicken by wrapping it in the opposite direction. Next, using a contrasting yarn such as Jeans or Camilla, crochet the comb onto one of the closed corners, followed by the beak and wattle. Then crochet two small legs and embroider the wings. Finally, sew on two small black eyes, and your Easter decoration is complete.

For the stitch pattern, we will use a pierced single crochet stitch. I recommend using a sharper hook and crocheting with a relaxed tension so the stitches can be easily inserted through the fabric. This stitch pattern works properly only when crocheting in one direction. I used a 6 mm hook for the body of the chicken and a 4 mm hook for the comb, beak, and legs.

Regarding the size adjustment, my chicken started with 30 stitches and 20 rows. For a smaller chicken, try starting with 20 stitches and crocheting 15 rows.

I hope your Patty Chicken turns out beautifully and brings you joy. If you would like to inspire others or share your experience with crocheting or styling your chicken, I would be very happy to see your photos. You can share your photos in the Krampolinka Facebook group. On Instagram, please use the hashtag #slepickapatty so others can easily find your projects.  If you tag me in your creations made using my patterns, I can reshare them in my Instagram Stories to inspire others.

PATTY CHICKEN

Yarn: Vlna Hep Patty and Vlna Hep Jeans or Camilla, available in your favorite yarn shop
Yarn consumption: 1 ball of Patty – color white No. 4002, Jeans or Camilla in violet or red
Size: width 10 cm, height 12 cm
Hook: 3 mm and 6 mm
Other supplies: tapestry needle (large eye), sewing needle (small eye), two small black eyes, fiberfill stuffing
Time needed: approx. 90 minutes
Skill level: beginner

CH – chain stitch
SL ST – slip stitch
PSC – pierced single crochet (insert the hook into the center of the stitch from the previous row, pull the yarn from below, and complete the stitch with the yarn over from below)
SC – single crochet (pull the yarn from below and complete the stitch with the yarn over from below)

Patty Chicken – 6 mm hook

Row 1: Leave a long tail and chain 30 CH. Join the ends with a SL ST.
Row 2: Crochet single crochets worked from below into the chain thread. Move to the next row using the pattern stitch.
Rows 3–20: Crochet PSC (pierced single crochet).

Completion: Thread the long tail onto a needle and pull the bottom of the tube closed. Sew it securely on the wrong side. Pull the yarn tail to the outside and lightly stuff the chicken with fiberfill. Fold the top part of the chicken flat and join both sides using slip stitches: crochet 10 SL ST (5 stitches remain), pull the center strand through and finish crocheting with slip stitches (5). Sew the remaining strand along the top edge and shape the body of the chicken.

Comb – 3 mm hook

Attach yarn at the top front corner and crochet:
6 CH, SL ST,
7 CH, SL ST,
8 CH, SL ST,
8 CH, SL ST,
8 CH, SL ST.
Fasten off and weave in the ends.

Beak – 3 mm hook, worked with two strands of yarn

Insert the yarn about the third row below the top edge and crochet 4 CH, SL ST. Leave a tail, separate the strands and create the wattle. Fasten off and weave in the ends.

Legs – 3 mm hook, worked with two strands of yarn

Start crocheting the legs in the extended line below the beak. Chain 15 CH + 3 CH, turn and crochet 3 SL ST. Then chain 3 CH, turn and crochet 3 SL ST. Finally chain 3 CH, turn and crochet 3 SL ST and one SL ST into the next chain stitch of the leg chain. Fasten off. Repeat the same process for the second leg.

Final finishing

Sew two small black eyes onto the chicken. Embroider wings or any decorative detail you like.