No Sew Mini Chicken
Free Crochet Pattern
Craft the cutest companion for your keys with our No Sew Mini Chicken crochet pattern! This pint-sized poultry pal is quick and easy to whip up and NO SEW making it a great project for beginners or a fast dopamine boost for seasoned crocheters. These mini chicks are perfect to give as gifts, as a Random Act of Crochet Kindness, or to look adorable on your market stall.
The paid versions of our patterns are written a little differently with beginner and neurodivergent crafters in mind. The abbreviated instructions are followed by a breakdown in italics making it easier to understand what you need to crochet in each row / round. If you’ve had trouble reading crochet patterns in the past, we hope that you’ll give ours a try! Available to purchase on Ravelry and our website.
A PDF printer-friendly pattern is available for $2 AUD from Ravelry and our website:
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Please read before you start the pattern:
One of the best things about this pattern is that it only uses a small amount of yarn, so get out your scraps.
Just remember that the hook size will depend on your yarn thickness and tension.
Using Chenille yarn and a 4mm hook, our Mini Chicken is approximately 5cm wide. The size will vary depending on yarn, hook, and tension.
MATERIALS
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Bulky Chenille yarn (Bella Baby Nippers)
– Camel -
Scraps of Aran weight yarn
– Red
– Orange -
4.0mm crochet hook or size needed for your yarn and tension
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8mm Kawaii Safety Eyes (not for children under the age of 3 years)
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Stitch Marker
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Scissors
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Tapestry needle
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Polyester Toy Filling
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Keychain with Lobster Clasp (Optional)
ABBREVIATIONS
- sc – single crochet
- inc – increase (2x single crochets in the same stitch)
- dec – invisible decrease (insert the hook into the FLO of the next 2x stitches, yo, pull through 2x loop, yo pull through the rest of the loops on the hook)
- ch – chain
- sl st – slip stitch
- blo – back loop only
- fasten off – cut the yarn and pull through
- Rd – Round
- (#) – total number of stitches at the end of the round
- * * – repeat the stitches inside the asterisks
- [ ] – complete the stitches inside the brackets in the same stitch
The Pattern
Using 4mm hook and X-stitch (Yarn Under, Yarn Over)
Working in continuous spirals and using a stitch marker
Rd 1: In Chenille yarn, 6 sc in a magic circle (Alternatively: ch 2, 6 sc in the 1st ch) (6)
Rd 2: Inc x6, Pull the circle tight and sew in the tail (12)
Rd 3: Inc x12 (24)
Rd 4: In BLO, sc in each stitch around (24)
Rd 5 – 9: sc in each st around (24)
Rd 10: *2 sc, dec* x6 (18)
Hold the piece together flat and work through both sides to close the top of the chicken:
2 hdc in the same st to make the tail
Attach safety eyes between Rounds 8 and 9, 4 stitches apart and evenly on either side of the head
Do not use plastic eyes for children under 3 years old; embroider the eyes for safety
With a scrap of Orange yarn, embroider the beak over 2 stitches between the eyes, repeat the stitch 4 times
Slip stitch in the next 5 stitches working through both sides to continue closing the body
Fasten off leaving a tail to weave in
Stuff the body with polyester toy filling
Tip: Use a chopstick or pencil to push the filling into the opening
In the next stitch (working through both sides again), attach Red yarn (or the colour you want to use for the comb):
Ch 1, [hdc, dc, hdc], sl st, [hdc, dc, hdc, sl st]
Fasten off leaving a tail of yarn to weave in
Weave in all ends
Attach the keyring behind the comb if using
The paid PDF version of this pattern includes step-by-step pictures and the stitch abbreviations written out for beginners to pattern reading and neurodivergent crafters.