Cute Chicken Free Amigurumi Pattern

Learn how to make a cute plush chicken for Easter with this free amigurumi pattern! The body and head are made as one piece with chenille yarn, while the beak, comb, and feet are worked separately with semi-cotton yarn. For the wings, you will need some fluffy yarn.

The finished crochet chicken toy measures approximately 15 cm (6 inches).

Designed and photos by: @kolibelitoys
Translated by: Amiguroom Toys

Materials

• YarnArt Dolce yarn, color #771 – approximately half a skein
• Alize Softy yarn, color #617 – for the wings
• YarnArt Jeans yarn, color #51 – for the comb
• YarnArt Jeans yarn, color #84 – for the beak and feet
• White cotton thread for the eye whites
• 3.0 mm crochet hook – for the body
• 2.5 mm crochet hook – for the wings
• 1.75 mm crochet hook – for the beak, comb, and feet
• 5 mm safety eyes
• Sewing threads matching the chosen yarn colors
• Large-eye needle
• Scissors
• Fiberfill

Abbreviations

• R = row
• mc = magic circle
• ch = chain
• st = stitch
• sl st = slip stitch
• sc = single crochet
• hdc = half double crochet
• dc = double crochet
• inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
• dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
• F. o. = finish off
• ( ) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
• ( ) * 6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated

Free Crochet Chicken Amigurumi Pattern

Head and Body – One Piece

Use a 3.0 mm crochet hook.

We will crochet from the bottom up.

R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
R 3: 3 inc, 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc (18)
R 4: (inc, 1 sc) * 3, 3 sc, (inc, 1 sc) * 3, 3 sc (24)
R 5: 24 sc
R 6: (inc, 2 sc) * 3, 3 sc, (inc, 2 sc) * 3, 3 sc (30)
R 7: (inc, 3 sc) * 3, 3 sc, (inc, 3 sc) * 3, 3 sc (36)
R 8: 36 sc
R 9: (inc, 4 sc) * 3, 3 sc, (inc, 4 sc) * 3, 3 sc (42)
R 10: (inc, 5 sc) * 3, 3 sc, (inc, 5 sc) * 3, 3 sc (48)
R 11-15: 48 sc (5 rows)
R 16: (5 sc, dec) * 6 (42)
R 17: 42 sc

Do not cut the yarn. Continue crocheting.

Crocheting the Tail

Make 4 ch. Starting from the 2nd ch from the hook, crochet:

3 sc, then sl st into the stitch of the body.

Make 5 ch. Starting from the 2nd ch from the hook, crochet:

4 sc, then sl st into the same stitch of the body.

Make 4 ch. Starting from the 2nd ch from the hook, crochet:

3 sc, then sl st into the same stitch of the body.

All of the slip stitches are worked into the same body stitch – the next stitch after R 17.

R 18: Fold the body in half and crochet 10 sc through both layers across the back.

Begin stuffing the body with fiberfill.

Neck and Head

Continue crocheting the neck and head.

Place a stitch marker at the beginning of the row.

R 19: Crochet 22 sc around the remaining stitches for the neck.
R 20: 22 sc
R 21: 20 sc, dec (21)
R 22: 10 sc, dec, 9 sc (20)
R 23: 20 sc
R 24: dec, 8 sc, dec, 8 sc (18)
R 25: 18 sc
R 26: (1 sc, dec) * 6 (12)
R 27: 12 sc

Insert the safety eyes on the sides of the head.

R 28: 12 sc

Finish stuffing the chicken.

R 29: (dec) * 6 (6)

F. o.

Feet – Make 2

Use a 1.75 mm crochet hook.

R 1: 5 sc in mc (5)
R 2: (inc) * 5 (10)
R 3-10: 10 sc (8 rows)

F. o.

Wings – Make 2

Use a 2.5 mm crochet hook.

Make 7 ch.

R 1: Starting from the 2nd ch from the hook: inc, 4 sc, 3 sc in the last st; turn and work along the opposite side of the chain: 4 sc, inc (14)

Place a stitch marker.

R 2: (In one st: 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc; sl st in the next st) * 3

F. o.

Comb

Use a 1.75 mm crochet hook.

Make 9 ch.

R 1: Starting from the 2nd ch from the hook: (in one st: 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc; sl st in the next st) * 3

F. o.

Beak

Use a 1.75 mm crochet hook.

R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: 6 sc, sl st

F. o.

Assembly

1. Using sewing thread that matches each piece, sew the beak, comb, and feet to the chicken.
2. Sew the wings to the sides of the body with the uneven edge facing downward.
3. Embroider the eye whites using white cotton thread.
   
   
   
   
   
   

Your cute crochet chicken toy is ready!