Free pattern – No sew Cory the Chicken

Hello crochet friends!

I am super excited to share this newest free no-sew pattern with you. This pattern has been so fun to make for markets and looks great with both plain and variegated yarn.

You can also find this pattern for a small fee on my Ribblr.

Enjoy the pattern!

Materials

• Chenille chunky/bulky yarn in grey and red (Paintbox Yarns Chenille* works great and has a good range of colours)

• DK or 8ply yarn in yellow to sew the beak

• Optional: DK or 8ply yarn in black and white if crocheting the eyes (I like the Ricorumi DK*)

• 6 mm crochet hook* (or any hook size that works for your tension with chunky yarn)

• Optional: 3.5 mm crochet hook* (if crocheting the eyes)

• Stitch marker, tapestry needle and scissors

• Polyfill

• Optional: 10 mm safety eyes

Abbreviation used (U.S. terms)

ch: chain

sl st: slip stitch

sc: single crochet

hdc: half double crochet

*…*: repeat 

inc: 2 single crochet in the same stitch

hdc-inc: 2 hdc in the same stitch

dec: single crochet 2 stitches together through the front loop only (invisible decrease)

Finished size: approx. 9 cm

All pieces are worked through both loops of the stitches and in the round without joining unless stated otherwise in the pattern. It is recommended to use a stitch marker to mark the end of each round. To make it easier, stuff as you go.

Chicken – in grey make 1

Work in rounds

Round 1. sc 6 in a magic ring

Round 2. inc x6

Round 3. *sc 1, inc* x6

Round 4. *sc 2, inc* x6

Rounds 5-10. sc in each st around

Fold the body of your chicken in half, crochet this next part through 2 stitches to close the body.

Round 11.1. ch 1, sc 7 to close the body

Stuff the body and continue working in rounds.

Round 11.2. sc in each st around (10 stitches)

Round 12. sc in each st around

If using safety eyes, insert them between rounds 10-11.

Round 13. dec x5

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Crest – in red make 1

Work in rows

Insert your hook at the top of the head and crochet directly across stitches at the top of the head.

Row 1. ch 1, hdc in same st, *sl st in the next row of the head, ch 1, hdc in the same st* x2

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Finishing touches

1. If you did not use safety eyes, you can embroider them with black and white yarn between rounds 10-11. Alternatively, you can crochet eyes using black yarn by sc 6 in a magic ring, and using white yarn to sew on reflections.
2. Using yellow yarn, sew in the beak between the eyes.

You are done!

As always, I hope that you have enjoyed this free pattern. If you did, please don’t hesitate to reach out and send me pictures of your finished makes by tagging #corythechicken and @emmacraftsdesign on Instagram!

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