Crochet Chicken Pocket Pet Pattern For Barnyard Pal

Bring the charms of the countryside to your home with this adorable Chicken Pocket Pet Amigurumi. This free crochet ornament pattern offers a delightful way to create a barnyard pal that fits right in the palm of your hand. The crochet amigurumi pattern uses three colours of yarn to craft a cute chicken complete with a comb, wattle, and beak that stand out in vibrant hues. Perfect for adding a touch of whimsy to your decor or gifting to animal lovers, this chicken pocket pet is a soft, cuddly, and unique craft project. Its easy-to-follow instructions ensure a fun experience for crocheters of all levels, making it a satisfying creation from start to finish.

Chicken Pocket Pet Amigurumi

Free Crochet Chicken Pocket Pet

Pattern Overview:

The pattern guides you through creating a crochet chicken's comb, wattle, and beak, followed by the head, with specific attention to adding the safety eyes, creating blush with pink embroidery floss, and attaching the comb and beak. Rounds are worked with increases and decreases to shape the chicken's head, and you are instructed to hold off on stuffing until a specific round. Detailed instructions are provided for sewing components together and finishing off.

This detailed breakdown gives an overview of the materials, stitches, and techniques needed to create the Chicken Pocket Pet as part of the Farm Pocket Pets collection.

Special Instructions:

Single Crochet Variation: Utilizes a 'yarn under' technique on the first pass of each stitch for a tighter fabric.
Invisible Decrease: Insert the hook into the front loop only of the next 2 stitches in sequence, yarn under and pull through both front loops, yarn over and pull through both loops on the hook.
Joining Rounds: Each round is joined with a slip stitch into the first stitch of the round followed by one or more chain stitches.

Materials Needed:

Size H-8 (5 mm) crochet hook
Medium (4) weight yarn in 3 colors:
- Yarn A – brown (example uses Red Heart Super Saver: Warm Brown)
- Yarn B – red (example uses Mainstays: Red V)
- Yarn C – yellow (example uses Red Heart Super Saver: Saffron)
10mm black safety eyes (x2)
Pink embroidery floss or pink yarn (example uses Red Heart Super Saver: Perfect Pink)
Polyester fiberfill
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Stitch markers

Alternative Yarn Supplies for Color Variation 2:

Medium (4) weight yarn in 3 colors with examples of specific shades:
- Yarn A – brown (Red Heart Super Saver: Aran)
- Yarn B – red (Mainstays: Red V)
- Yarn C – yellow (Red Heart Super Saver: Pale Yellow)
Pink embroidery floss or pink yarn (Red Heart Super Saver: Baby Pink)