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]

Getting ready for back to school makes me think about pencil crafts, so let’s take a look at some pencil themed knitting patterns!

I recently made a pencil on a circular knitting machine, and it was a fun, quick, easy project that uses little bits of leftover yarn (and if you don’t have yellow you can make it a colored pencil using whatever color’s your favorite). And if you want to make a bigger version check out this pattern from Orange Olive Road on Etsy.

If you want to knit a pencil pillow by hand, check out Sketchy, available on Ravelry from Shana S. Cohen. This one uses worsted weight yarn and has two size options and the choice to make a pencil with an eraser or a colored pencil.

Pencil scarves seem to be the most popular kind of pencil knitting pattern, and there are lot of cute ones. This one from Cosy Craft UK mostly uses garter stitch, with some welts to add texture and what looks like an I-cord edging. It calls for DK weight yarn.

If you want to go all garter stitch try this version from Emsley Co Creations, which uses five colors of DK weight yarn and just a little shaping to make the point of the pencil.

There’s also this fun, mostly stockinette so it looks like it curls a bit, pencil pattern that looks like it’s worked in chunky yarn from Little Knits Studio. This one uses just a little garter stitch and easy shaping for the point.

If you don’t want a pencil scarf, how about some pencil socks? The No. 2 Pencil Socks from The Yarn Enabler are available from Ravelry and use five colors of sock yarn. They feature wide ribs to mimic the texture of a pencil and have options to be worked from the top down or the toe up.

Needs Sharpening by Alexander Walker is a free pattern on Ravelry that uses five colors of sock yarn to make a sort of shortie sock. The little bit of black at the tips of the toes inspired the name. These, too, can be worked in either direction and are available in three sizes.

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