Knit a Chicken for Your Eggs

Knitting can’t solve the age-old question of which came first, the chicken or the egg, but now, thanks to Yarnspirations, you can knit a little chicken to keep your egg cozy.

The chicken toy and egg cozy pattern from Yarnspirations uses Red Heart Super Saver yarn, or you can use scraps of whatever medium/worsted weight yarn you have on hand. Theirs are in rather traditional chicken colors but you can make yours whatever colors you like, of course.

You have the option of stuffing your chicken and sewing up the bottom to make it a chicken toy, or leaving it open so that it can be an egg cozy (for a real egg or a candy egg, or maybe even a chocolate orange, though you might need to use bigger yarn to make that fit properly).

Use a little bit of black yarn to make the eyes or leave eyes off if this is going to be a toy that little kids will play with. For older kids or just for whimsy you can add safety eyes, sew on buttons or whatever you like.

Head to Yarnspirations to grab this free chicken knitting pattern.

And while we’re on the subject of knitting chickens, I feel like this is still a thing that a lot of people are doing. The Emotional Support Chicken (which is part of this collection of amigurumi knitting patterns worked in worsted weight yarn) is still going strong.

A couple of years ago I also did a full post of chicken knitting patterns, which also includes that pattern. Here you’ll find egg-shaped chickens, a chicken with a nest and more fun patterns so you can knit yourself a whole flock of fibery chickens.

These are fun gifts for people who like chickens or just as a silly little thing to make and share, because we all need silly little things, right?

[Photo: Yarnspirations]

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I guess the trend of little scarves and bandanas isn’t going away, and there’s a good reason for that. These little projects are fast, and they’re good for beginners because of the low commitment and they make something that doesn’t necessarily look like a beginner made it.

And when you can combine a simple pattern with some super luxurious yarn, it’s a little treat that even more experienced knitters can get behind.

The Little Dot Bandana from Purl Soho (designed by Gianna Mueller) is a project like that. It’s a simple eyelet triangle, worked from the long side down to the point, so there’s a lot of decreasing happening but it’s a really easy project.

It calls for a hank of silk yarn and one that’s silk mohair, which gives the project a fuzziness and a little bit of a silky glow.

Of course you can use different yarn to get a different look. A linen yarn would be fun for a summer kerchief, or combine wool and mohair for a warm and cozy kerchief for cold mornings.

The pattern comes in two sizes, so you can stitch up a kerchief or a simple triangle shawl. The stitch multiple is 8 plus 23 stitches, so you can use that to make a triangle of any size you like, or you can use a heavier weight of yarn to make a different size if you prefer. The two strands held together as called for in the pattern makes a sport weight gauge, so you could try DK or worsted for a bigger and warmer project if you want.

This pattern is available for free from Purl Soho, or check out the pattern notes on Ravelry to find how other people made this project.

And if you need more options for kerchiefs to knit, check out this collection of kerchief knitting patterns.

[Photo: Purl Soho]

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